Mongram LN7 - Remeber these? 1/32 Loser out of box!

[Faust]

It’s one thing for a car’s styling to be weird or polarizing (or both – ask AMC), but it’s another to be both of those things and STILL be forgotten! If you think about the Ford EXP (which I do, more than I should), it was pretty odd and polarizing too. Weird bug-eye headlights and odd two-seaterness certainly made it a car that most people recognized, even if they didn’t want to.



Now imagine being even weirder looking than that, and then being almost totally forgotten! That’s what it’s like to be the EXP’s upscale brother. That’s right, the EXP had a twin: the Mercury LN7! Most of the time, Mercuries don’t get kitted for some reason. However, back in the early ‘80s, Monogram came to the rescue and re-tooled their EXP mould to produce the bubble-backed Mercury version.



It may be a small kit, but it certainly captures all the increased awkwardness of the real thing! Check out the 1/32 Mongram LN7 at the link below. Remember, sometimes we forget things as a favour to ourselves; you’ll see what I mean!



adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/monogram-132-mercury-ln-7-sport-coupe-oob/

[harron68]

I checked the web,yeah that was a Lynx variant. Actually, in 1/32 with an engine is hugely sweet. For many, the alleged upscale variants from Detroit were at best "snob appeal." They tended to have a bit more luxury and sometimes power at least. That said, I remember a man once saying that a Mercury is just a Ford with lock washers added.

[Faust]

I didn't realize that so many small scale cars didn't have engines! My first "real" car kit (ie built in my adult life) was the EXP version of this kit: adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/cars/mongram-132-ford-exp/ 

Since it had an engine, I was spoiled and figured most cars, regardless of scale, would! Turns out small scale cars and almost all Japanese kits don't bother with such a detail. Huh.

Gotta love American car kits for at least giving you the whole sad story to build up!