Steve_L

These are pictures of my 1969 Pontiac GTO mild custom. I built it from a vintage (1982) Monogram GTO Judge kit and used the engine, 5-speed transmission, wheels and tires from the Revell/Monogram 1991 Pontiac Firebird Formula.

It features a mild de-chroming (including the rear bumper) and molded front and rear bumpers. I used Duplicolor white primer, Testors one-coat purple-licious color coat and Duplicolor clear. I polished it with 3200, 4000, 6000, 8000 and 12000 pads. I used Novus #'s 3, 2 and 1 polish. As an experiment, I applied Turtle Wax ICE detail treatment. The interior is painted with Krylon Short Shots Iris color covered with a coat of Krylon Matte clear. I used Bare Metal Foil and paint to detail the interior.

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Bare Metal Foil Phobic (Like me)? These items may help.

 

 

These are pictures of the Jimmy Flintstone Chopped 1950 Oldsmobile Body. It is a high quality resin piece that came with an average amount of easily removable flash. The body is straight and there are few, if any, defects to deal with.

These comparison pictures show both the JF body and the body from the Revell plastic kit. The plastic kit hood fits well onto the resin body, but the rear fender wheel openings may need some work to fit the plastic kit fender skirts. I attribute that situation to my flash removal techniques.

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My daughter Melissa is dating Kevin, who is a "motor head" and works at Year One. He owns a 1:1 1971 Dodge Charger R/T and helps run the online 1971 Charger Registry. He's a cool guy and I decided to build him a model of his car.

I started with the AMT 1971 Dodge Charger R/T plastic kit and added bucket seats from Missing Linc and a kit bashed console and shifter. Kevin's 1:1 Charger has a Tremec 5-Speed transmission, so I kit bashed one from a Mustang kit. I air brushed the Bright Red lacquer paint from Model Car World and used Duplicolor Clear coat. I used information from Clay Kemp's Scale Auto article to complete the vinyl top.

It was a fun project and I hope he likes it.

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These are pictures of my curbside 1968 Chevy Caprice. It is number twelve in a series of models I have built of 1:1 cars I have owned/driven.

 

In 1986, I sold an uncompleted 1:1 1923 Ford T-Bucket. It wasn't long until I needed another hobby car, so I picked up a nice 1968 Chevy Caprice through the local Auto Trader. I de-chromed the side trim, patched a few dings, installed a dual exhaust system, added Monte Carlo Rally Wheels and tires and had it repainted. It was a nice running cruiser. Both of my daughters drove it during high school.

 

The project to build a model of it was stalled for so long I forgot where I got the resin 1968 Caprice Body kit. I used an AMT 1967 Chevy Impala plastic kit as the donor. I used a rear seat from a second 1967 Chevy Impala plastic kit to build the bench front seat for this model. I painted it with Duplicolor Santa Fe Tan and used an enamel clear coat. It was a fun build and one of seven stalled projects I plan to complete during 2013.

 

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