ford fan Posted July 25 Posted July 25 Hi ! I wish to show you my latest completed model : a Paul Hettick's 1977 Merc Cougar. I am a massive Cougar fan & try & buy every model available. When I saw this model for sale on eBay, I had to have it. As with all Paul's models, the fit is perfect. Pricey but well worth it ! I painted it using a FireScaleModeller spray paint (a 70's Citroën hue in fact) & the interior in Tamiya insignia white. Hope you like it ! 20
Falcon Ranchero Posted July 25 Posted July 25 Looks great; a guy in town here has a ‘77 Cougar in the same colour, but witha dark blue vinyl top.
iwantmodels Posted July 25 Posted July 25 Wow. That is stunning. I want one. I had a real 1977 Mercury Cougar XR-7, mine was white with a brown vinyl top and a brown interior. I loved that car.
Chuckyg1 Posted July 25 Posted July 25 Another sweet looking build. One of my buddies had one of this vintage. Lotta memories. Some good, some not so much.
Shark Posted Saturday at 01:01 AM Posted Saturday at 01:01 AM Looks real, except for that hand in one picture.
Rattlecan Dan Posted Saturday at 01:22 AM Posted Saturday at 01:22 AM Very nice build. Sharp-looking car.
AMT68 Posted Saturday at 02:02 AM Posted Saturday at 02:02 AM Awesome representation and build of that XR7.. Comfortable riding cars that were very popular during their three year run.
Tyreman Posted Saturday at 06:17 AM Posted Saturday at 06:17 AM Wonderful! i owned a 68 XR7 so lucky! one of these for sale UK Black with Blue roof and looks a good car...i like your build Sir.
baycolony Posted Saturday at 11:19 AM Posted Saturday at 11:19 AM Bertrand!!!! That is killer. You did a fantastic job on this. I am glad to see it completed, and so clean.
ford fan Posted Saturday at 12:28 PM Author Posted Saturday at 12:28 PM Thank you my friends ! @baycolony : Gil, it's thanks to you that I could have this kit ! For some reason, the American eBay seller didn't want to ship to France. So Gil (we are long-distance friends for years) bought it & kindly sent it to me. I will never thank you enough since I wish to have every existing Cougar model in my collection (I am not that far away) ! Glad to see you here ! @Tony : ouch ! You owned a '68 XR7 !!! In a perfect world, I would drive my good old New Edge daily & have an early Cougar for the week-end drives !
espo Posted Saturday at 05:27 PM Posted Saturday at 05:27 PM Great looking paint and trim. The resin body all looks in proportion.
ford fan Posted Sunday at 08:19 AM Author Posted Sunday at 08:19 AM Thanks so much ! I'm really glad to discover that there is a nice proportion of women on this forum. I'm part of a French modeling forum too (called Koolest Kruzers) & unfortunately, among the 500+ members, there isn't a single woman 😞 . It's a shame...
XYHARRY Posted Sunday at 11:46 AM Posted Sunday at 11:46 AM Very nice Cougar there Bertrand, I remember seeing many of these 'land yachts ' as a 13 yo when my family lived in Vancouver BC for a year in 1979/80. You never see these here in Australia. Really well done and welcome to the forum.
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