Eleanor Mustang Trans kit

[Plasticated Guy]

I've been searching for an Eleanor Trans kit for a future project. The Mustang will be based off of the one used in the Driv3r promo. Here is a the video. 

 

After some searching I managed to find this.

https://www.modeliukai.lt/en/uscp-shelby-gt500-eleanor-transkit-for-revellmonogram-124-24t009

It says it's for a 1/24 Revell Mustang of the same vintage. But I plan to use a 1/25 AMT Mustang. Has anyone used this Trans kit and if so which Mustang will fit better?

[Can-Con]

10 minutes ago, Plasticated Guy said:

I've been searching for an Eleanor Trans kit for a future project. The Mustang will be based off of the one used in the Driv3r promo. Here is a the video. 

 

After some searching I managed to find this.

https://www.modeliukai.lt/en/uscp-shelby-gt500-eleanor-transkit-for-revellmonogram-124-24t009

It says it's for a 1/24 Revell Mustang of the same vintage. But I plan to use a 1/25 AMT Mustang. Has anyone used this Trans kit and if so which Mustang will fit better?

Mike, I may be wrong on this but, in spite of that they say on that website,  I'm pretty sure all the Mustangs made of the '67/'68 body style were 1/25. Both Revell and AMT.

[vamach1]

15 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

Mike, I may be wrong on this but, in spite of that they say on that website,  I'm pretty sure all the Mustangs made of the '67/'68 body style were 1/25. Both Revell and AMT.

Correct but for whatever reason the suggested donor kit is the RM 1/24 Mustang kit.  As the 67 dash and door panels are provided it will probably not be a problem for most.  I have on of the older versions and used the 1/25 AMT Mustang donor parts.  Picture is of the current USCP kit.

Edited May 28, 2023 by vamach1

[Can-Con]

2 minutes ago, vamach1 said:

Correct but for whatever reason the suggested donor kit is the RM 1/24 Mustang kit.

I know Rex, I did look at the site. That's why I said in spite of what they said.

They must have assumed that just because the Revell/Monogram '65/'66 kits were 1/24, it would be too.

[Plasticated Guy]

Thanks to you both for the input.

[vamach1]

21 minutes ago, Plasticated Guy said:

Thanks to you both for the input.

I guess I should have watched the video first.  Honestly the car in the video looks like a 67 Mustang with some Eleanor like touches.  I would not rule out the Tokyo drift Mustang kit with some parts from the AMT 67 GT350 as an alternative.  Otherwise it is going to be pretty pricey to use the USCP kit and a donor kit and it would not be as accurate for what you are trying to replicate.  The Tokyo drift kit can out decades ago so it may be hard to find also.

[Plasticated Guy]

Rex, I saw some pics of the Tokyo Drift Mustang and I see what you mean. I also kept watching and watching (and watching and watching) the video in slow motion and paused it at key points where the camera angles showed as good a view as possible of the side scoops. And after looking closely as far as I could tell there weren't any. The car does have the Eleanor front clip and hood but to me it looked like a stock '67 fastback body. Even if it did have the scoops I plan to put my own personal spin on this and I think it would be more interesting to go stock with just the Eleanor front clip and hood.

[vamach1]

4 hours ago, Plasticated Guy said:

Rex, I saw some pics of the Tokyo Drift Mustang and I see what you mean. I also kept watching and watching (and watching and watching) the video in slow motion and paused it at key points where the camera angles showed as good a view as possible of the side scoops. And after looking closely as far as I could tell there weren't any. The car does have the Eleanor front clip and hood but to me it looked like a stock '67 fastback body. Even if it did have the scoops I plan to put my own personal spin on this and I think it would be more interesting to go stock with just the Eleanor front clip and hood.

Good call.  It looked to me like it had the Shelby scoops behind the doors but the standard Mustang vents and not the Shelby type above the rear quarters.  No surprise it’s a hodgepodge like most movie cars that rarely replicate a showroom stock one.  The John Wick BossMach1fastbackGT is a good example where they interchange enough parts so it ends up being unique.  In many old movies I laugh every time I see the actor or stunt driver manually “shift” an automatic several times during a chase scene.  ?