rico_mack Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Howdy folks: It's been a while, i.e. many, many years, since I've built a model car. So I picked up a 66 Mustang hardtop AMT model, with the goal of repoducing a model of the car I had as young man. I must admit I was some what disappointed with the detail of this particular model kit. For example the wire axle that is used to hold the wheels on, the big clear glass that stretches from front to back instead of glueing in the front and rear windows. It appears this model is a throw back to how I remember model being when I was building them as a kid. So my question is, and perhaps this isn't the place to ask, how can one know find out the details of what is in the box without opening it? I vaguely remember a friend of mine building a 66 or 67 Mustang 350 and the under carriage was much better than the hardtop version. For instance the differential was seperate and needed to be glued in and not a molded part of under-carriage. Makes for much better detail. Anyway, I've looked at some of the pictures of the builder's cars on this site and hope that I can build models of that quality some day. You guys are really good. Regards, Rico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 So my question is, and perhaps this isn't the place to ask, how can one know find out the details of what is in the box without opening it? This is absolutely the right place to ask! Just fire away and the brain trust here will tell you exactly what you need to know! For instance, if you want a '66 Mustang, the kit you purchased is the correct one to buy. BUT, if you want a great chassis under it, get a '67 Mustang kit and transplant that chassis under your '66. The difference is that the '66 kit was originally tooled up when the car was new, so it has the old style chassis with very limited detail. The '67 kit was tooled in the not too distant past (last 15 years) so the same manufacturer went to more detail that builders required at that time. And that's still a valid chassis that a lot of us use under many different Mustang kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Welcome Rico.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedi'am Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 WELCOME to the forum Rico!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 welcome Rico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico_mack Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Thanks for the welcome and the responses to my query about the 66 Mustang HT model. I know I will have many more questions for you kind folks but will do my best to post them in the correct place. Happy modelling. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Rico, do not forget the upcoming spring model contests here in the Phoenix valley! The big one in is May! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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