What did you get today? (Model Car Related Items)

[FoMoCo66]

10 minutes ago, Daddyfink said:

Have you compared them? 

Nope, ive just been told that moebius used a lot of amt stuff for basic measurements (like the chassis on the Comet is baced off of the amt 66 fairlane).

 

11 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

or both got scaled properly

Yeah, probably.

[sfhess]

Scores from the Sprit of Speed show"

Entex 1/20 Porsche 914 kit.  I haven't seen one of these for a long time.  Another vendor had one, partially built, for more money than the one I got.

Tamiya Porsche 956 Rothman's livery

Tamiya Ferrari Mythos

Original issue Revell 1856 Chevy kit

Revell 56 Chevy Del Ray

Two Revell 32 Ford 3-window coupes

 

[Zen]

Got some 66 Fairlane hoods from SMH, 2 look good and fit but the teardrop looks like it may be for a 64?

[FoMoCo66]

3 hours ago, Zen said:

Got some 66 Fairlane hoods from SMH, 2 look good and fit but the teardrop looks like it may be for a 64?

That teardrop could be for an annual kit, the hoods were a tad bigger on them. They also came with clear teardrop hoods so thats most likely what its molded off of.

[Rodent]

4 hours ago, Zen said:

Got some 66 Fairlane hoods from SMH, 2 look good and fit but the teardrop looks like it may be for a 64?

 

Do you have an AMT 66 Galaxie? That might be what the teardrop actually fits, by the curvature of the nose.

[Can-Con]

24 minutes ago, Rodent said:

Do you have an AMT 66 Galaxie? That might be what the teardrop actually fits, by the curvature of the nose.

That's what I was thinking too from the width.

But why would anyone waste time and materials making a teardrop hood for the '66 Galaxie when every issue had one in it already?

[John M.]

I bought this trailer off E Bay a short time ago. The price was right and it'll look good behind a my 53 Ford PU or 61 Ford Ranchero. An E Bay photo of it. 

 

 

 

 

 

[FoMoCo66]

5 hours ago, Zen said:

Got some 66 Fairlane hoods from SMH, 2 look good and fit but the teardrop looks like it may be for a 64?

1 hour ago, Rodent said:

Do you have an AMT 66 Galaxie? That might be what the teardrop actually fits, by the curvature of the nose.

1 hour ago, Can-Con said:

That's what I was thinking too from the width.

But why would anyone waste time and materials making a teardrop hood for the '66 Galaxie when every issue had one in it already?

Well, I did some looking, its definitely just a coppy of the annual 66 fairlane clear hood. The annual hoods were a tad wider than the retooled version so thats were your fitment issue comes from. Heres a photo of an annual clear hood, even has the hood pins.

[TarheelRick]

On 11/1/2025 at 10:42 PM, TarheelRick said:

Ok, I've got this off my chest, maybe I'll be able to continue on with no more downfalls.

Went by WalMart for a completely different reason today, but somehow the '66 Mustang GT, the only one left, jumped into my shopping cart as I walked by. So now, that makes it an even dozen.

[Zen]

1 hour ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Well, I did some looking, its definitely just a coppy of the annual 66 fairlane clear hood. The annual hoods were a tad wider than the retooled version so thats were your fitment issue comes from. Heres a photo of an annual clear hood, even has the hood pins.

Interesting, thanks for solving the mystery. The front edge/face seemed off too, shaped differently than the other 2 hoods. I guess I'll modify it to fit then.

[ewetwo]

Picked these up today.