DDA Collectibles Ford Falcon XY

[Michael jones]

Hi guys,

As stated above, DDA has brought out some Ford Falcon kits. There are a few different versions of this kitset including stock and modded for the XY an XW Falcon. See online for more info.

https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/blogs/from-the-desk-sms/first-look-at-the-new-1-24-xy-falcon-kit-from-dda

Edited April 14, 2024 by Michael jones

[ChrisBcritter]

That roofline/window opening... a bit off?

[garagepunk66]

On 4/14/2024 at 11:59 AM, ChrisBcritter said:

That roofline/window opening... a bit off?

I am no Aussie, but that's a XR Falcon. The XY roof definitely has sail panel extensions for a slight tunneling effect 

[alan barton]

To my eye, the rake of the rear window is not quite right.  When built and painted it can only possibly be an XW or XY Falcon and Aussies have waited half a century or more to get our homegrown cars manufactured but I just wish they would take that little bit longer to get them right. Dan, you are correct about it being an XR and having a different roofline to the XY but sadly the XY is still not quite right to my eye.

I had a dear friend in Sydney who was somewhat of an oracle on toys and models of Australian manufactured cars. He had quite a lot to do with providing reference information for the first ever modern range of 1/43rd diecast Australian cars.  Some of these didn't quite look right and the owner of the company confirmed that one of the biggest problems he had was that a Chinese designer or pattern maker had never seen any of these cars in real life and thus was unaware when a line or a detail was just a smidgen off, as with the XY shown above.

I just wish the Aussie owners of the companies who HAVE seen real Holdens, Falcons and Valiant were just a bit fussier on getting the proportions spot on.

Nonetheless, I have bought four of DDA's products so far and just hope that they will improve with time.

Cheers

Alan

 

[Michael jones]

25 minutes ago, alan barton said:

To my eye, the rake of the rear window is not quite right.  When built and painted it can only possibly be an XW or XY Falcon and Aussies have waited half a century or more to get our homegrown cars manufactured but I just wish they would take that little bit longer to get them right. Dan, you are correct about it being an XR and having a different roofline to the XY but sadly the XY is still not quite right to my eye.

I had a dear friend in Sydney who was somewhat of an oracle on toys and models of Australian manufactured cars. He had quite a lot to do with providing reference information for the first ever modern range of 1/43rd diecast Australian cars.  Some of these didn't quite look right and the owner of the company confirmed that one of the biggest problems he had was that a Chinese designer or pattern maker had never seen any of these cars in real life and thus was unaware when a line or a detail was just a smidgen off, as with the XY shown above.

I just wish the Aussie owners of the companies who HAVE seen real Holdens, Falcons and Valiant were just a bit fussier on getting the proportions spot on.

Nonetheless, I have bought four of DDA's products so far and just hope that they will improve with time.

Cheers

Alan

 

As these kits are taken from molds used for diecast cars, I am unsure if they will be changing the body shape at all. I know that the DDA Torana LJ has a rear spoiler a little too tall and the A9X is a little to low at the back as well (neither of these cars have been released yet as kits). I hope I am wrong! This Falcon looks cool to me anyway, and I have one coming to build.

[alan barton]

Yes, Michael, I was aware of the diecast connection.  I have wondered about the significance of that.  When you see DDA diecast in a hobby shop, they look pretty good but they are all painted nice and shiny and you are seeing them inside a box generally.  They also have a bit of a Jada D rods look about them as well which is probably quite acceptable to a diecast collector.  

I guess what I am hoping is that DDA will be more fussy about their diecast moulds so that, in turn, the plastic models are more accurate!

Cheers

Alan

[br67]

I also thought that something looked off with it too but bit the bullet and ordered one. I’ve also ordered myself a 3d printed XW/XY too as a back up

[ShawnS]

Side by side comparison.

It's not the roof line as such but the top of the door frame is too straight compared to the real car which has a downward curve. I'm not too sure how easily that could be fixed as there have been issues with the plastic DDA uses that doesn't like to take glue.  The other issues are with the wheel arches. The front wheel arch flare is too wide at the bottom (easily fixed with the Dremel) and the front of the rear wheel arch flare needs to meet the door shut line. Also the rear lower swage line is a bit too high where it meets the bumper. Honestly, the model is still buildable so these issues shouldn't really be of concern to the casual modeller.

Cheers

ShwnS

 

 

 

[Cool Hand]

I thoroughly enjoyed building the XW GT Falcon kit. Really looking forward to all the future release's from DDA Collectibles.

 

 

[Michael jones]

10 minutes ago, Cool Hand said:

I thoroughly enjoyed building the XW GT Falcon kit. Really looking forward to all the future release's from DDA Collectibles.

 

 

Man, that looks amazing. Well done!

[alan barton]

Beautiful job, Luke, you really have done it justice.  And ShaunS, thanks for the comparison views, that does it illustrate the difference very well indeed.  Funny how a line out here or there can have so much impact on style!

Cheers

Alan

[Brockc]

I really do wish DDA would of done a single headlight option on these falcon kits so we can do Fairmonts or Larry Ormsbys  Braker 3but other wise there a good kit 

[bigryan18]

Is there a US distributor for those kits because the shop costs from Australia is ridiculous...

[Luc Janssens]

58 minutes ago, bigryan18 said:

Is there a US distributor for those kits because the shop costs from Australia is ridiculous...

Same for Europe and then there's the matter of sales tax and cost to get it past customs. A couple of months ago I had an issue with replacement parts, sent to me at no cost, but to get it into the country would cost me $25, so returned it to sender and they had it sent to a friend in the US where I will pick it up when visiting next year. Belgium I really had it! GRRRR 

[Ulf]

Has anyone built or seen such a kit as an American Ford Falcon Futura ? I hitchhiked home from the muster once a long time ago in a metallic blue with inline six and four bolt wheels, it would be fun to build.

[Edsel-Dan]

I think the 63 Annuals were Futura Spints. I have a convertible Promo in Rangoon Red

of the 63 Falcon Futura.Can't say anything about rims as she has Full wheel covers.

[bill-e-boy]

On 4/27/2024 at 9:13 PM, bigryan18 said:

Is there a US distributor for those kits because the shop costs from Australia is ridiculous...

It's the same when we buy from US. Shipping often costs more than the purchase. And some suppliers do not ship out of the US at all.

[michelle]

i would love to build all 4 of these  but ordering from australia is not a option for me due to how much the shipping would be it would not be as bad if  they were on amazon with free international shipping but they are not availible on there i dought any big box store that sells kits or small hobby shops would be able to get them in 

Edited June 4, 2024 by michelle

[Michael jones]

1 hour ago, michelle said:

i would love to build all 4 of these  but ordering from australia is not a option for me due to how much the shipping would be it would not be as bad if  they were on amazon with free international shipping but they are not availible on there i dought any big box store that sells kits or small hobby shops would be able to get them in 

It goes both ways sadly. American kits cost a lot to import from the USA to New Zealand/Australia. But from japan, is ok for us.

[michelle]

1 hour ago, Michael jones said:

It goes both ways sadly. American kits cost a lot to import from the USA to New Zealand/Australia. But from japan, is ok for us.

you can get most Japanese kit brands in  brick and morter stores that sell kits here in the us and on amazon with free shipping same 

[ABC Auto Industry]

I still wish someone would do a kit of an XA or XB Falcon so I could make some Mad Max models. I know one company did some resin kits of those decades ago, but I'm talking an actual factory-made kit.

[Cool Hand]

9 hours ago, ABC Auto Industry said:

I still wish someone would do a kit of an XA or XB Falcon so I could make some Mad Max models. I know one company did some resin kits of those decades ago, but I'm talking an actual factory-made kit.

DDA are doing some of the Mad Max models next year and I assume like all previous release's the diecast versions will be released first then 6-8 months later the plastic kits usually follow.

[ABC Auto Industry]

On 6/6/2024 at 11:14 PM, Cool Hand said:

DDA are doing some of the Mad Max models next year and I assume like all previous release's the diecast versions will be released first then 6-8 months later the plastic kits usually follow.

Awesome sauce!

Actually, speaking of Mad Max, I have an old 1977-78 Dodge Monaco police car kit laying around that I had an idea to turn into a "what if Mad Max took place in America?" sort of project.