Jason R

hgbben I’m so excited that I can’t hardly stand it! LOL. I’ve had my 1:1 for 25 years and have been hanging onto my 1/8 kit for nearly as long just waiting to be able to build the model to match. Ray is doing both the 85-87 stripe version as well as the 88-90 with the gap between the stripes. By the time he’s done, these will be the ultimate decal set for the 82-89 Camaro kit! I plan to build at least three, matching these two and my 1:1.

Your build is looking fantastic so far! Definitely going the extra mile to fill in the gaps that Monogram should have done in the first place! These kits are terribly under-detailed for their size. Definitely looking forward to seeing it finished!

Kelson, I even shipped a box full of 1/8 82 and 85 parts to Ray so he could verify the fit. He’s sent me a few screen shots of his progress and it’s incredible.

Kelson, I’m working with Ray right now to create a super detailed decal set for the 82-89 Camaro in 4 different scales, including 1/16 and 1/8. The plan is to offer all trim levels and all color options. He’s even doing seat pattern decals for the different materials GM used on the various years. It’s going to be amazing when he gets it done! I took a ton of photos and measurements of my unrestored 1:1 ‘89 and and sent everything to him. All the under hood decals, badges, everything inside, door jamb decals. He’s including everything!

Thank you for all the wonderful comments everyone!!

Thank you for the compliments on my build everyone!!

Those are from the MCG set. I usually hold down the parts I need with tweezers, and use a fresh xacto blade to cut them free.

Looks awesome! Very clean detailing!!

Thank you!!

I’m pretty proud of this one, especially considering it was a glue bomb restoration.

So my latest competed work is the old Monogram High Performance series Buick GNX kit. I’ve wanted to build this one for a long time and glad I finally did it. I added some detail to the kit using a Rays decal set for the GNX as well as a Revell decal sheet from their latest Buick Grand National/GNX kit. Also added small details like the keys in the ignition, valve stems, etc. The tires in my kit didn’t fit the GNX wheels at all, so I fortunately found a set of tires that fit perfectly in my spares box. Tamiya spray paints were used top to bottom on this one. It fought me a bit as I originally polished through the paint and had to strip and respray it, then I dropped the body and broke both A pillars and had to repair and paint again. Finally got it together though, and am happy with the result!

So I fairly recently discovered Rays decals out of the Netherlands, and when I found that he had a set for an ‘83 / ‘84 Monte Carlo SS, I had to order a set. Using the latest release of Revell’s ‘86 MC SS kit, I got to work. Ordered the factory correct ‘84 Medium Dark Metallic Blue paint in a spray can from paintscratch.com, and sourced the wheels and exterior mirrors from the AMT El Camino SS kit. The interior is Tamiya Navy Blue from a rattle can. Finished it up a couple of months ago, and am very pleased with the results!

Beautiful build!

Great build! You should get you one of the Monogram 1/8 Scale ‘65 Corvettes to add to your collection! I built a replica of my father’s ‘64 for him a few years ago. I backdated a Monogram ‘65 “Black Rat” to a ‘64. Need to build another now though; he’s changed the wheels, hood, and added side exhaust.

That’s a beautiful build! Makes me want to dig mine out and get started on it.

That’s from a 1972 Chevelle.

Hi all, Newbie here. Picked up my first edition of Model Cars at my favorite LHS today and signed up here as soon as I saw the info about it on the last page. Been building for 36 years and am still learning. Just getting into 3D printing as well and am really enjoying that. Look forward to seeing everyone’s work and sharing some of my own.