Any updates on the Moebius 72 Maverick?

[GMP440]

 

A while back there was news of Moebius releasing a 72 Ford Maverick sometime in the future.  Anymore updates?  

[Mark]

Next year, according to anyone who is even remotely connected to Pegasus and/or Moebius. 

[fairlane1320]

The rumor that refuses to die! ?

 

[Mark]

No, someone from Moebius has addressed this and the '68-'72 Chevy pickups.

[Dave Metzner]

We're working on Mavericks and same years of Comets - my best guess is a first kit sometime first quarter 2025 - Maybe, March / Aprilish. 

We're getting close to mock-ups, might see tooling started before end of 2024 test shots take a couple months at best - box art , instructions and decals take a while - so yeah sometime  late 1st Quarter - early 2nd Q of next year is a reasonable guess.

As for 68-72 Chevy Trucks - we're working on getting 3D's now I'm expecting 3D files around the end of this month - if everything were to go smoothly we might see the first kit in that series by mid year 2025 maybe a tad sooner if everything goes without a hitch  Without a hitch is the key phrase here!

I just unpacked first test shots of our 1964 Comets - I haven't glued anything together yet, but the pieces look pretty good No box art instructions or decals have been started yet  - best guess for these is early 2025 - stay tuned for news on those kits.

These are my best guesses NOT PROMISES! There are lots of moving parts to get all these things done and parts don't always move smoothly.

We do have a few more new pieces in the works beyond those mentioned here

Edited October 4, 2024 by Dave Metzner

[PintoKING]

1-9-6-4 Mercury COMET from Moebius???

[Luc Janssens]

1 hour ago, PintoKING said:

1-9-6-4 Mercury COMET from Moebius???

It makes sense since they already have a kit of the '65.

[ChrisBcritter]

2 hours ago, Dave Metzner said:

I just unpacked first test shots of our 1964 Comets - I haven't glued anything together yet, but the pieces look pretty good No box art instructions or decals have been started yet  - best guess for these is early 2025 - stay tuned for news on those kits.

Woah. Big surprise here! Hope we can get stock height front suspension and the side window opening corrected (two issues the '65 has). Looking forward to doing the A/B comparison to the AMT Craftsman.

[slusher]

Looking forward to a Maverick kit!

[Luc Janssens]

12 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Woah. Big surprise here! Hope we can get stock height front suspension and the side window opening corrected (two issues the '65 has). Looking forward to doing the A/B comparison to the AMT Craftsman.

IIRC the drip rail of both the amt '64 and the Moebius '65 kits in the C-pillar area are the same.

[Radretireddad]

An upcoming 1964 Comet kit is great news! The possible versions are numerous. Everything from an AFX cammer to a rally Monte Carlo stormer.
 

Mavericks and same era Comets as well! We can now look forward to no longer being stuck with the scarce, outdated, non-stock, never to be reissued Johan tools! Even better!

Other new pieces in the works! I’m a kid at Christmas again!

Thanks so much to the crew at Moebius for all your hard work and dedication. You make this a fantastic time to be in the hobby.

Edited October 8, 2024 by Radretireddad

[Radretireddad]

On 10/4/2024 at 12:13 AM, ChrisBcritter said:

Woah. Big surprise here! Hope we can get stock height front suspension and the side window opening corrected (two issues the '65 has). Looking forward to doing the A/B comparison to the AMT Craftsman.

I’ve got a feeling the future sales outlook for the Round2 craftsman ‘64 Comet is about to dim significantly.

Edited October 8, 2024 by Radretireddad

[Chris V]

A full-detail '64 Comet is a very welcome addition to the Moebius range.

I'll definitely put my Jack Chrisman "Sachs & Sons" Comet-project on hold until I get a chance to see the new kit.  

[fairlane1320]

On 10/3/2024 at 10:16 PM, Dave Metzner said:

We're working on Mavericks and same years of Comets - my best guess is a first kit sometime first quarter 2025 - Maybe, March / Aprilish. 

We're getting close to mock-ups, might see tooling started before end of 2024 test shots take a couple months at best - box art , instructions and decals take a while - so yeah sometime  late 1st Quarter - early 2nd Q of next year is a reasonable guess.

As for 68-72 Chevy Trucks - we're working on getting 3D's now I'm expecting 3D files around the end of this month - if everything were to go smoothly we might see the first kit in that series by mid year 2025 maybe a tad sooner if everything goes without a hitch  Without a hitch is the key phrase here!

I just unpacked first test shots of our 1964 Comets - I haven't glued anything together yet, but the pieces look pretty good No box art instructions or decals have been started yet  - best guess for these is early 2025 - stay tuned for news on those kits.

These are my best guesses NOT PROMISES! There are lots of moving parts to get all these things done and parts don't always move smoothly.

We do have a few more new pieces in the works beyond those mentioned here

Wow...GREAT news for us Ford/Mercury guys! 

Will there be a Maverick Grabber with the rear spoiler and fake hood scoops?

THX DAVE!!!!

[drodg]

I have wanted to build a stock early 70's Comet GT for years.  

[Mr mopar]

I hope the Mavrick will come stock and or Pro stock ?

[RancheroSteve]

14 hours ago, Radretireddad said:

An upcoming 1964 Comet kit is great news! The possible versions are numerous. Everything from an AFX cammer to a rally Monte Carlo stormer.

I'm not sure that any '64 Comets ran in the Monte Carlo Rally - they did compete in the East African Safari Rally however.

[Radretireddad]

This looks like a road race version of that rally car.

 

Edited October 8, 2024 by Radretireddad

[Radretireddad]

3 hours ago, RancheroSteve said:

I'm not sure that any '64 Comets ran in the Monte Carlo Rally - they did compete in the East African Safari Rally however.

Just as cool. Thanks for posting the cool pic.

[M W Elky]

On 10/3/2024 at 10:16 PM, Dave Metzner said:

We're working on Mavericks and same years of Comets - my best guess is a first kit sometime first quarter 2025 - Maybe, March / Aprilish. 

We're getting close to mock-ups, might see tooling started before end of 2024 test shots take a couple months at best - box art , instructions and decals take a while - so yeah sometime  late 1st Quarter - early 2nd Q of next year is a reasonable guess.

As for 68-72 Chevy Trucks - we're working on getting 3D's now I'm expecting 3D files around the end of this month - if everything were to go smoothly we might see the first kit in that series by mid year 2025 maybe a tad sooner if everything goes without a hitch  Without a hitch is the key phrase here!

I just unpacked first test shots of our 1964 Comets - I haven't glued anything together yet, but the pieces look pretty good No box art instructions or decals have been started yet  - best guess for these is early 2025 - stay tuned for news on those kits.

These are my best guesses NOT PROMISES! There are lots of moving parts to get all these things done and parts don't always move smoothly.

We do have a few more new pieces in the works beyond those mentioned here

Will the maverick kit be released as a full on pro stock kit in the future?

[RancheroSteve]

5 hours ago, Radretireddad said:

This looks like a road race version of that rally car.

Indeed it does. There were six Comets built for the '64 African Safari Rally - according to the internet this is one of them, converted for road racing. 

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/09/one-of-actual-1964-mercury-cars-that.html

[RancheroSteve]

5 hours ago, Radretireddad said:

Just as cool. Thanks for posting the cool pic.

I did a version of an African Safari Comet a few years back, based on the AMT kit, of course:

 

[sfhess]

On 10/7/2024 at 8:04 PM, Radretireddad said:

An upcoming 1964 Comet kit is great news! The possible versions are numerous. Everything from an AFX cammer to a rally Monte Carlo stormer.
 

You could also do one of the 100,000-mile durability run Comets....

 

[Radretireddad]

10 hours ago, RancheroSteve said:

I did a version of an African Safari Comet a few years back, based on the AMT kit, of course:

 

No wonder you're so knowledgeable about these cars. That’s a fantastic job duplicating the rally car.

[Radretireddad]

8 hours ago, sfhess said:

You could also do one of the 100,000-mile durability run Comets....

 

Absolutely! This is another great historical idea!