98 (97) Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible by Motormax

[THarrison351]

Here is another cheap ($10) diecast form Motormax I found at Walmart. It's not bad for a shelf model, and with some paint and foil, looks much better. The A-pillar, wheel/tire, taillight, bumper, spoiler, and color are the biggest offenders to the actual car. As you will see by the photo's, the coupe suffers worse due to the A-pillar issue. Also it says 1998, but no green Cobras were offered in 1998 and they had cup holders in the center console. This console is shaped like a 1997's. Once again, I forgot to take pictures before I took it apart, so I have to rely on the internet, and there was only photos of convertibles in boxes.

(not my picture, found on the internet)

Interior should be tan. Wheels are more 1995 Mustang Cobras and slightly undersized. Needs some black on the trim and the A-Pillar is too laid back

(picture form carmodel.com)

Hey look, the engine isn't a black blob, it's a silver blob. The headlight posts are yuuge! That roof is so wrong. I looked at a red coupe, just shook my head and put it back, it was so bad. That interior mirror post is bad too, but so many are. Remember, it's a toy first not a sophisticated replica.

(picture form carmodel.com)

Those taillights are so so wrong, but once again its only $10, right? The shape is wrong and they should be flush and smooth. The spoiler is bowed up too much in the center. No embossed Cobra in the bumper cover. How did they miss that? The emblems are way too big and the marker light should be flush.

Here is what it looks like now:

Post gone from headlight, so they look a little better. Sorry for the blurry photo, it didn't appear like that when I looked through the viewer, and I had already broke down my photo table when I downloaded the pictures.

 

Drilled exhaust tips and a little Molotow chrome paint. See how the spoiler is bowed up? And surprise, it's brittle pot metal, so good luck bending it without breaking it or cracking the paint.

I know that's not factory correct tan, but it's what I had in a spray bomb. Had a little accident with the black paint on the seat. Even with acrylics, black stains tan enamel and is hard to remove.

 

The inner fenders, firewall, and radiator header, should be the body color, but I don't have the color on hand. The hood is always closed on the shelf anyways. Man the Molotow pens look like chrome (horse emblem).

The base isn't too bad and could be enhanced with paint if I cared to do it, but its going in a case on the shelf and I'll be the only one to see it.

Overall for $10, paint, foil, and a few hours of my time, it didn't turn out to bad to me.

Edited March 1, 2018 by THarrison351

[Geno]

Tim, it's a definite improvement. Good job.

[Snake45]

Very cool, and I dig what you've done with it. Well done! 

Does the convertible come with the coupe top as a separate piece, or is the coupe a different model? I'd be interested in the coupe, but not the droptop. 

[THarrison351]

Thanks. The coupe is in a different box, and there is no boot to cover holes if you were take the top off. The sun visors are molded to the frame so they would stay.

Edited March 2, 2018 by THarrison351