Mercury Comet pace car

[scottg]

This kit was missing parts, but I ended up cannibalizing a few things, making a few things, and getting through it to get to what I wanted. I don't have the funds for a real '66 Comet Cyclone kit, so I started with the '67 Comet kit. This build was started off by chopping off the top and the front. I then used styrene to get the basic shape of the front end (which I think is much nicer than the '67 front end). I used a reusable coffee filter to make the grill. It was missing the hood, so I had to make a resin copy from another kit. I flocked the interior, but otherwise the interior is all box-stock. I used some parts box wheels and tires, then lowered the ride height just a little. I then made some home-made decals and coated the body in Future. I finished it off by using Sculpey to make a convertible boot. Overall, I am happy with it. I wish I were a better sculptor so I could have done better on the front end and the folded-up top, but this will have to do.
Here's the pics:









And a few more - here's the interior



Here's the engine compartment



Here's the underside



and finally, here's a good-bye shot

[harron68]

I am stunned that it is a remade front end. I'll have to check the Web for the changes between the 2 yrs. The convertible cover also looks pretty real. Nice work and as a tip, sometimes "promos" the more basic models dealers used to hand out to customers, are more available and can be cheaper than a real kit. Thanx!