lordairgtar Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 OK. Reversed the top image (but kept the quarter panel emblem as it was) and lined them up. What do you think? Maybe the top of the rear wheel opening could be slightly flatter and aligned more with the body crease, but that's it for me. I'm assuming the windshield will be molded with the trim around it. And again, will the rectangular trim on the grille be a separate part? I'm seeing a difference in the front fender. The character line that goes up to the three "vents" could be at a more shallow slope and the badge below it could go forward a smidge. Smidge is a technical term..;)
Exotics_Builder Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 Well, before comparing, I edited the photo to brighten it and reduce the shadows. Here it is cleaned up:
MrObsessive Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Looks like Moebius will be getting more money out of my wallet! While I'm not a super big fan of this car, I do like what I'm seeing so far! It appears as though the glass will mount once again from the outside. Not a deal breaker for me by any means, and from the way the 1:1 looks I can see why they're doing it this way. There needs to be some real estate to support the roof for the glass namely the windshield---------there's no way that Moebius would mold a cantilevered roof. That would be a disaster for a lot of builders by the time it reached their workbenches!
Robberbaron Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Really like what I'm seeing so far. Also, very happy to see a second set of wheels being included in some of these new Moebius kits like this one and the upcoming '65 Belvedere.
Maindrian Pace Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) Maybe a resin caster will eventually do a Comet 2dr sedan. MCW does a '64 Falcon 2dr sedan, that would be the correct roof for a '65 Comet 2dr sedan. I've never seen the MCW body, but here is the Bandit Resin '63 Falcon sedan. They did a nice job on the C pillars. This roof is correct for late '62(Futura)-'65 Falcons, and on the '64 Comet, but it looked too short on the longer Comet body, so they lengthened it for the '65 Comet and slanted the C pillars back to bring it into proportion. That makes the '65 Comet sedan a one car, one year only roof. Edited February 21, 2016 by Maindrian Pace
Rob Hall Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 They did a nice job on the C pillars. This roof is correct for late '62(Futura)-'65 Falcons, and on the '64 Comet, but it looked too short on the longer Comet body, so they lengthened it for the '65 Comet and slanted the C pillars back to bring it into proportion. That makes the '65 Comet sedan a one car, one year only roof. Interesting factoid..didn't know that. '64 or '65 Comet 2dr sedans have to be pretty scarce..think I've only seen one in my lifetime.
afx Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Wonder how the vent window & frame will be mounted?
CometMan Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Interesting factoid..didn't know that. '64 or '65 Comet 2dr sedans have to be pretty scarce..think I've only seen one in my lifetime.All Comets are pretty scarce Rob. Being a Mercury they never sold nearly as many as their sibling Ford, most of them that were out there gave up their mechanical parts for restoring a more popular Ford model many years ago! But it is very welcome to see one being made that's not just a promo type model!!
Rob Hall Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 All Comets are pretty scarce Rob. Being a Mercury they never sold nearly as many as their sibling Ford, most of them that were out there gave up their mechanical parts for restoring a more popular Ford model many years ago! But it is very welcome to see one being made that's not just a promo type model!!There was one around here...a 2dr sedan, pale yellow..saw it in traffic back around '09 one time..pretty sure it was a '65 (distinctive taillights).
CometMan Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 There was one around here...a 2dr sedan, pale yellow..saw it in traffic back around '09 one time..pretty sure it was a '65 (distinctive taillights). My '66 hardtop is that same yellow, but is a much larger car. You can see pics of it in the General section if you're interested, hence my call name!!
Maindrian Pace Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 I have a '60 2dr wagon in my garage.
ChrisBcritter Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 I used to have a '64 V8 wagon in mine:
Reeves Racing Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 I've never seen the MCW body, but here is the Bandit Resin '63 Falcon sedan. They did a nice job on the C pillars. This roof is correct for late '62(Futura)-'65 Falcons, and on the '64 Comet, but it looked too short on the longer Comet body, so they lengthened it for the '65 Comet and slanted the C pillars back to bring it into proportion. That makes the '65 Comet sedan a one car, one year only roof. The top on that body is similar to the 65 Comet sedan as far as the sail panel from a side view but it is far from the "correct" one. The back glass opening is very different from the 65 Comet. It would take just as much work if not more to correct it. Plus its resin and not easily modified. I stand by my original suggestion to use the top off of the Revell Thunderbolt. The back glass opening is more correct and although you will have to narrow the sail panel or c pillar its plastic which isn't that tough to do since its plastic it's much easier to work with. The Thunderbolt (Fairlane) and Comet didn't share any parts in real life but as far as a plastic model goes its the best option out there. I just want to get my hands on the new Moebius kit and start having fun.
Reeves Racing Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 All Comets are pretty scarce Rob. Being a Mercury they never sold nearly as many as their sibling Ford, most of them that were out there gave up their mechanical parts for restoring a more popular Ford model many years ago! But it is very welcome to see one being made that's not just a promo type model!!They were prone to rusting in some critical places just like the other unitbodies of that era. Mine was rust in the torque box area and had to be repaired. FoMoCo wasn't dipping the unitbodies in the primer and other rust protection like in later model unitbody production.The Falcon and Comet shared the same platform but they were an inch and half narrower in the engine bay and the wheel base was different than the more popular Mustang so you only choice for repair and replacement body/chassis parts was another Comet or Falcon..
Maindrian Pace Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 I wasn't suggesting using that roof, just demonstrating the difference between the Falcon roof and the Comet '65 roof. The top on that body is similar to the 65 Comet sedan as far as the sail panel from a side view but it is far from the "correct" one. The back glass opening is very different from the 65 Comet. It would take just as much work if not more to correct it.
Reeves Racing Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) I wasn't suggesting using that roof, just demonstrating the difference between the Falcon roof and the Comet '65 roof. Oh, okay, that makes sense... I have only ever had 65s. I didn't realize the sedan top was different from 64 to 65 until you mentioned it.With Comet and Falcon sharing the same doors in 64 and 65 you would think Ford would have used the 64 top on the 65s. Especially since they made a wholesale change in the platform in 66. Edited February 22, 2016 by Reeves Racing
64Comet404 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Can't wait to see this kit come out, as well as any variations that may be planned by Moebius. If you can see your way to tooling up a '64 in the future, Dave, I wouldn't object (Hint, Hint...)
Jon Cole Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Already available. Or should I say, it was recently. Of course, an old kit save by Model King. If Moebius does a version, obviously it would likely have a lot more detail. I built one in red similar to the one in Ken's photo.
MrObsessive Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 Ok, spotted this nifty buildup on the Moebius tables at the NNL East.. Someone correct me if I'm wrong (Dave M.) but I think this is the second test shot buildup, with a third on the way. Perhaps Dave can check in and fill us in on more details. I think it looks great! I'm not a fanatic of this car, but I'll definitely be buying one!
Bill J Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 Moebius makes some great kits but most of their wheels are in serious need of help. The wheels on the Merc look especially out of whack.
Art Anderson Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 Moebius makes some great kits but most of their wheels are in serious need of help. The wheels on the Merc look especially out of whack.Those are the chromed "open steel wheel" wheel covers which were an optional wheel cover for Comets in 1965--they are pretty correctly done in the kit!Art
MrObsessive Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 Those are the chromed "open steel wheel" wheel covers which were an optional wheel cover for Comets in 1965--they are pretty correctly done in the kit! Art Hey Art, I'm not familiar much with this car, but do you know if that will be the sole wheel option in the kit? I think they look pretty good, although I can't remember what the standard ones look like. BTW, it was GREAT to see you again at the NNL yesterday! Hope to see you again next year!
Dave Metzner Posted April 17, 2016 Author Posted April 17, 2016 If there were photos of the other side 0f the model you'd see the Cragar wheels that were offered from Mercury for that car.. The wheels in the photo are not wheels on the real car they were wheel covers - just as Art just posted..
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