Round2 Models for October

[Junkman]

Is the Blazer a reissue of the MPC Rescue Blazer?

[Fat Brian]

Yes, its supposed to be.

[Junkman]

Depending on one's viewpoint, that could be good news. I consider it actually a quite decent kit, if you just want to model a square Blazer and don't care too much about what's underneath bonnets and floorboards, like I do, me being a shapes and colours man, I.
I have the Rescue issue of quite recent and wonder how involved it would be to convert it to depict the '78 K5 Cheyenne I once owned.
I'd have to create the always ill fitting side trim and scribe a fuel filler door. But apart from that?

Edited October 3 by Junkman

[Can-Con]

1 hour ago, Junkman said:

Depending on one's viewpoint, that could be good news. I consider it actually a quite decent kit, if you just want to model a square Blazer and don't care too much about what's underneath bonnets and floorboards, like I do, me being a shapes and colours man, I.
I have the Rescue issue of quite recent and wonder how involved it would be to convert it to depict the '78 K5 Cheyenne I once owned.
I'd have to create the always ill fitting side trim and scribe a fuel filler door. But apart from that?

I agree. Only issue I have is with the brush guard being molded right to the bumper instead of being a separate part. 

Since mine will be dropped right down over a set of '20s, the chassis won't be an issue as it's being chucked, maybe [probably??] for a printed modern aftermarket 2WD chassis. 

BTW, Christian, I see the side trim is depicted on the decal sheet on this reissue. Not as good as molded to the body so you can foil it but better then nothing.

[Junkman]

Well, I'll have to live with that brush guard, I guess, although my real car didn't have it.
If you want to stance it with daft wheels, this kit should not give you any trouble.
Decals vs moulded side trim will forever be a source for discussions.

Be it as it may, the general shape of the real thing was quite formidably captured by the mould makers half a century ago.

Sadly, I don't even look like Steve Guthmiller or Juha Airio.

Edited October 3 by Junkman

[Ron Hamilton]

Years ago, I bought this raggedy gluebomb. I fixed everything,  got a hood and grille from Missing Link, and now it's in primer.  I'd love to have a new kit at today's pricing,  but I'm convinced that's not happening.  The last Nascar 71 Cyclone I bought had a set of stock 71 Cyclone Spoiler decals. It's on my list to bring back. I have a nice 429/C6 to put in it.

[stavanzer]

2 hours ago, Junkman said:

Well, I'll have to live with that brush guard, I guess, although my real car didn't have it.
If you want to stance it with daft wheels, this kit should not give you any trouble.
Decals vs moulded side trim will forever be a source for discussions.

Be it as it may, the general shape of the real thing was quite formidably captured by the mould makers half a century ago.

You might look at the for the Early MPC Chevy Pickups. The Deserter & Sodbuster have the later Bumper with the Turn Signals in it. The Early kits with the older grill have the good bumper. The Monogram Chevy's have the correct bumper, but they are 1/24, so the bumper might be too wide. The Older versions of the Revell Square Body have stock bumpers, but the most recent issue (the '77 Street Machine) only has a custom Bumper.

I've included links to all Chris Martin's History Of Chevy Square Bodies from Revell, MPC, and Monogram. It will at least give you box art photos to hunt for kits that have the correct bumpers.

https://www.sprue.xyz/articles/monogram_squarebody

https://www.sprue.xyz/articles/mpc_squarebody

https://www.sprue.xyz/articles/revell_squarebody

Hope this helps.

 

[slusher]

Cyclone and  Charger the rest not so much."

[Can-Con]

13 hours ago, stavanzer said:

You might look at the for the Early MPC Chevy Pickups. The Deserter & Sodbuster have the later Bumper with the Turn Signals in it. The Early kits with the older grill have the good bumper. The Monogram Chevy's have the correct bumper, but they are 1/24, so the bumper might be too wide. The Older versions of the Revell Square Body have stock bumpers, but the most recent issue (the '77 Street Machine) only has a custom Bumper.

I've included links to all Chris Martin's History Of Chevy Square Bodies from Revell, MPC, and Monogram. It will at least give you box art photos to hunt for kits that have the correct bumpers.

https://www.sprue.xyz/articles/monogram_squarebody

https://www.sprue.xyz/articles/mpc_squarebody

https://www.sprue.xyz/articles/revell_squarebody

Hope this helps.

 

I actually got one of the MPC '78 front bumpers along with a grille from Chris earlier this year and made a mold of the bumper and now have several for future builds so I'm good. 

Under normal circumstances I'd gladly send Christian one but with Canada Post on strike again and all the kerfuffle sending stuff across the border at the moment, I don't really feel comfortable offering as you never know what could happen now,

[Can-Con]

16 hours ago, Ron Hamilton said:

Years ago, I bought this raggedy gluebomb. I fixed everything,  got a hood and grille from Missing Link, and now it's in primer.  I'd love to have a new kit at today's pricing,  but I'm convinced that's not happening.  The last Nascar 71 Cyclone I bought had a set of stock 71 Cyclone Spoiler decals. It's on my list to bring back. I have a nice 429/C6 to put in it.

 

Got mine too. Picked it up a long time ago.

I actually had 2 but one wasn't complete. A previously cleanly built, unpainted one and an unbuilt missing some suspension parts. Had a chance to trade for an MPC annual '70 Charger so I bundled up the parts to build a stock one and let it go.

Kept the best body, interior, etc as I had always planned to use the then freshly issued Revell '70 Torino as a parts donor. Never got around to it but I have it for when the mood strikes.

[Sledsel]

On 10/2/2025 at 10:32 PM, bytownshaker said:

Really like this Spoiler but I've never seen that hood scoop on one.

FYI..... The scoop is from a Cougar Eliminator (69-70) 71 Cougar GT or 71-76 Comet GT

[Ragtop Man]

On 10/2/2025 at 2:53 PM, Stef said:

Never built the Cyclone, but I do want, and intend to get. What donor kit(s) would be the best for creating something close to this factory gem?

NASCAR Cyclone for the basic body and glass. Revell '70 Torino for all the underbit gubbins. MissingLink for the interior, IP, chrome and hood. Hate to say it, but by the time you buy all that, you could probably score a decent builder... the funny car kits were bone stock outside, and very fragile, so few survived so you can usually score one for a decent-ish price. 

[DJMar]

On 10/3/2025 at 1:39 PM, Junkman said:

I have the Rescue issue of quite recent and wonder how involved it would be to convert it to depict the '78 K5 Cheyenne I once owned.
I'd have to create the always ill fitting side trim and scribe a fuel filler door. But apart from that?

I had a '76 K5 Cheyenne for the better part of 20 years, and I used the MPC Blazer to build a model of that truck.

The main body issue you've got to deal with is the top. The MPC kit represents a '73-'75 with a full top, 3/4 doors and a non-stock sunroof. Filling the sunroof and getting it to match the roof contour is the first step. Rescribing the top to look like the '76-up "half cab" is next. That includes reshaping the upper door area to make it look like full doors. None of this is particularly involved. Some Dymo tape and a decent scriber is really all you need, along with some sanding sticks and patience.

The Cheyenne two tone side trim is straightforward enough to make with stretched sprue or appropriately sized Evergreen rod. Mine had the trim removed at some point in it's life, so I didn't bother with it.

If you want a stock or near stock ride height, some cutting of the suspension mounts will get it lowered. And Fireball models has the correct, stock GM 6-bolt 4x4 rally wheels if you want to go that route.

Of course, copious rust behind the front wheels and under both doors isn't required but it's certainly accurate.

 

[Junkman]

Mine actually had an aftermarket sunroof, so no problem there.
It didn't have a trace of rust anywhere. Don't ask, I don't know either.

[Mr mopar]

Long nose Mustang Funny car look to be a fun kit to build and it comes with glass this time orange/clear  how cool is that ,I'll get one maybe two for sure !

[fairlane1320]

On 10/3/2025 at 3:34 PM, tim boyd said:

The `1970 Cyclone was originally planned to include the Boss429 as an option.  IIRC, the brochure noted that the hood on that version would have a secondary bump, IIRC, approximately above where the power brake booster would be.  While the MPC annual kit only included the Boss 429 as the engine, it did not include that secondary hood bump.  Yeah, I admit, useless trivia....:)  TB 

There were plans for a Boss 429 Cougar Eliminator in 1970 as well according to this Car Craft mag article. So, there were at least 3 real Boss 429 Cougars made according to my math. This one being a prototype most likely didn't get a KK number or a "Z" engine code.

 

[Ragtop Man]

That is the only test I've seen of the Boss 429 Eliminator "Press Car" that was mentioned in some discussion online about how many Boss 9 Cougars were actually built.

Sources are sketchy about Cougar builds, but we know two for sure went to Nicholson and Fast Eddie, and there was at least one "Press" car built - discussed here but not photographed.

Possibly there was also a 'mule' car for development (perhaps one and the same as the press/PR unit) and a crash test/validation unit.  

In any case, many thanks for posting!!!!

[fairlane1320]

On 10/4/2025 at 10:09 PM, Sledsel said:

FYI..... The scoop is from a Cougar Eliminator (69-70) 71 Cougar GT or 71-76 Comet GT

This scoop on the pictured '70 Cyclone is actually a Boss 429 Mustang scoop.

The Cougar/Comet (and 69 Cyclone) scoop is shorter and shaped a bit different, the front of the scoop is narrower than the rear. I have one of these scoops on my 1:1 '68 Fairlane. 

 

 

[Sledsel]

1 hour ago, fairlane1320 said:

This scoop on the pictured '70 Cyclone is actually a Boss 429 Mustang scoop.

The Cougar/Comet (and 69 Cyclone) scoop is shorter and shaped a bit different, the front of the scoop is narrower than the rear. I have one of these scoops on my 1:1 '68 Fairlane. 

 

 

At that angle I agree 100%..... My mistake.

[1972coronet]

1969 part number on that scoop C9GB-16056-C .