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YIKES! I never would've figured that one out on my own. Too bad there wasn't more of this one in the box. Thank You

That works for me, Thank You

Give it a couple months. They'll be at 13.99 & Free Shipping on eBay. Most will probably look like they've been thrown at a wall. So they have someone manning the FB page, keeping it positive. Drawing straws to see who pulls the overnight shift.

The mailman brought me one of those famous unsearched eBay 1960's vintage parts boxes the other day and it was a small box but oh, so delightful Anyhow, these were in there. They look like back seats. But from what? I promise i'll write the best answers on the back side of the seats so i won't have to ask again.

No, but i'll bet the windows are the scale thickness of the glass in a Brinks truck

Sadly, 'Palmer' is the best analysis. That bellhousing and inspection cover is science fiction material. The transmission not far behind. The ejector pins issue isn't a hard fix for a mold maker. It's just startling that nobody thought it worthwhile to deal with it. I learned from the Trumpeter 1960 Bonneville debacle - i'll shower my money on companies with a proven track record.

I couldn't stop watching the role, or lack thereof, that the little fingers play.

I'll play...........these were made from sections of 4x4 timbers that we used to set machinery and things on so the fork truck could get the forks out after setting something down. I picked out a broken timber that wasn't too greasy and had some knot-free sections that i could turn into pine cars. rather than bore you with the process i'll say instead that they are both single-piece chunks of yellow pine. The wheelbases, the track width, the overall length and the amount of front and rear overhang relative to the axles are all BSA legal and could've run in a BSA-sanctioned Cub Scouts race. But at the time the grownups could only display and not take up the time of the event by having their own races. Shapes hand-carved with bandsaw, 1/4" die grinder, sanding belt, files, sandpaper. They are about 20 years old so the red one has a Nascar Thunderbird/Lumina look going on. Was kinda thinking Mako Shark II with the other. Might have a couple more to post by the end of the week, if i can uncover them.

When in your situation i'll google the kit number from the sprue along with the word Revell, AMT, IMC, etc, one manufacturer at a time. Just the kit number and one manufacturer until i get a match. And it rarely takes more than a couple minutes.

The new paint color is 100 times more interesting than white. Someone told me once that people who choose white for their cars/trucks are indecisive so they go with the most generic color. So tell us about the paint, please. Looks like base coat/clear coat, yes? Didja shoot it in a real spray booth? You sanded the color coat before the last application of color? It came out real nice.

WHEW~! It's always a relief when an expert chimes in and settles these things before they get out of hand!

She must be the nanny - he's way too homely to land a filly like that.

Ok , i saw that 1969 Charger 500 in what looks to be B9 Blue. Could be a one-off car right there.

IIRC you could get a 1968 Camaro in British (Racing) Green but yours look closer to 1968 Camaro Rallye Green. Nice job!

The interior work is quite stunning. Unusually accurate & realistic!

Saw the pic of the instructions sheet calling it a 183 and looking at the length behind the front seats compared to the brochure pic of the 183 it would seem to be a Charger 183. Hafta agree with your calculations making it closer to 1/20 scale than 1/18. And 1/20 makes more sense because MPC had other 1/20 kits in the pipeline around the time. It would not make any sense to reduce the masters to an oddball or even an unused scale like 1/18. We'll have to get our greasy little hands on one and measure it but i'm already thinking i'm gonna be a buyer simply because i remember that kit from when it was new and always coveted one.

The Chrysler badge on the rear sides is gone too. The boats, motors and trailers were all made and marketed by Chrysler Marine Products Division. Curiously, they named their boat models after their car models like: Polara, Fury, Sport Fury, Sport Satellite, Valiant. The kit boat appears to be a Charger 151, probably a 1968. The Charger came in a 118, 151 or a 183 length (11'8", 15'1", 18'3") If we subtract a 1/2" from the advertised length of the kit boat for the engine overhang we end up with 10" which scales up to a 15' boat, making the kit boat a Charger 151.

The 'Chrysler' badging is conspicuously absent, isn't it? Wonder if i can hook it to a Lindberg 1/20 pickup or SUV.

I'm makin' popcorn

If you're spraying lacquer thinner on bare plastic or most aerosol primers you're probably gonna have a bad day.

For your next 1968 Corvette/Camaro project you might wanna look at Model Masters 28111- 1968 Dark Bronze Metallic.