I just looked up the Dodge Rampage and some of the fronts of their 1980s vehicles have almost the same front shape as the Mustangs I pointed out.
Many (MANY!) Chrysler cars from that era had a similar front end (Charger, Horizon, TC-3, Turismo/Duster, and the Rampage), but because the were all in the "economy" class, they would likely be much too narrow.
That's exactly the model Mustang I used the front end from and grafted to the front of a '77 hatchback. In early attempts I cut the entire front end off from the doors forward, but in this case I just used the front clip, retaining the '77's fenders. It actually worked much better.
Now that I think about it, I may have once used a Maverick/Comet body in the same fashion (there's pics online where someone did a real life conversion). Also, an early issue of Fangoria had reader submitted pics where the guy used an AMC Hornet.
This is what I did with an '85 Camero and a '70 Torino. Its not done yet, it still needs the supercharger. Not exact but close enough to know what it is!
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That looks pretty good. I didn't know that the Monogram Camaro kit was still in production (I haven't found it at Hobby Lobby or Michaels, as I prefer going to the store and buying the kit if I have the chance). The only thing that seems off about it is that the front looks like its sitting pretty high (but that's just me). But I agree, it does look pretty good.
I ordered both the kits off Amazon. The front end is a little high up because the underneath isn't completely glued on. Need to fix that soon. Thanks for the compliment!
Almost done. Obviously it still needs quite a bit of work (Like front tires.)
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My god, that thing is freakin' sweet!
Hi, it's been a while. Here are the the updated photos:
It is hard to tell, but I added the yellow around the headlights to complete the main look. I also added a bit more dirt as well as the tires.
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(The bottom is not that attractive.)
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I need to find a scoop that works still. I have also started a Hot Wheels version as well, and that is coming along well.View attachment 576894
I'm resurrecting this old thread because I have discovered the best combination of model kits to get a close body to the Interceptor. The first one was already mentioned: the Revell '70 Ford Torino GT 2'n1 model kit. The second is a more recent kit: '73 Ford Mustang kit from Round 2 Models under the MPC retro model brand. After looking at my '71 Mustang Mach 1 die cast from Testors, I got to wondering how different it was from the '73. However, I noticed there wasn't much different and saw the page on the Mad Max fans website with the comparison of the Falcon with the Torino and Mustang from the same year. I noticed that the front half, from the front of the car to the doors could be used with the roof and back half of the Torino body to create a body close to the Falcon/Interceptor style.
Now, there'd be some modifications that would need to be made to both halves so to make it fit together properly (one such example is trying to figure out if either the Mustang or Torino model windshield match the Falcon, and determine which one to go with. The Arcadipane front would need to be scratch build in whole (I.e. As it is in the first film) or in part (I.e. The start of the second film), which looks like it can be done easily if you create a template for it first.
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