afx Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 (edited) M&S Hobbies is releasing a resin curbside kit of this car, and from what I have seen it looks like a nice kit. However I wanted to try my hand at building this car with full detail. I personally feel the MPC kit of the Monza is the most accurate. AMT and Revell also offer their own versions. MPC dropped the ball however with the racing body panels, AMT’s version more accurately represent the 1:1. So starting with the MPC body I grafted on the AMT panels. Still lots of shaping and cleanup work to do along with adding the wrap-around rear spoiler but not a bad start. Edited July 28, 2016 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Interesting project. Will be following. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Nice-I love Trans Am type cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Yeah, I like this. Looks like a lot of work but to me that's half the fun of building. Please keep us updated on your progress if you can. Thanks. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 (edited) Looks like the start of another great one! Edited June 18, 2016 by RancheroSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Now this............I've gotta see!! Bring it on J.C.!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 It does look like another interesting project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I saw it in person at our meeting, and I am quite impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Very cool! I'll be following along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Been tempted to try this since the 70's.....be watching!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy D Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Will be following along JC. The body work to date is superb!! Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspective Customs Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 This is definitely one to follow. Looks like the AMT panels fit perfectly on the MPC body. Any fitment issues? Sometimes there can be a slight difference in scale between different manufacturers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Thank you gentleman for the comments. Fitting the AMT panels was no picnic but that may have been the easy part. The cars ran a full tubular chassis so lots of scratch building will be required. Edited June 19, 2016 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Very kool, will be watching this one myself.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Pleasantly surprised with how well the GTO chassis fits so far. Only had to cut down the width of the belly pan and reduce the roll cage height about 3mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbike-shaun Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 very nice fab work, are you gonna keep it period correct, or add modern upgrades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Pleasantly surprised with how well the GTO chassis fits so far. Only had to cut down the width of the belly pan and reduce the roll cage height about 3mm. Wow man! I like to slice and dice too but not even as close to clean as you. So amazed at your perfect cut lines/work etc... This is a killer project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Thanks Shaun, I like to build the cars as they raced or as close as I can.Thanks Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 JC you do really nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Looking great!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Looks like another home run in the making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) I'll be pulling up a chair for this one. These cars rock. Great start. Edited June 22, 2016 by Rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Very cool...I love the look of '70s road race cars.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Schuuuwweeeeeeet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Watch, another HRM kit comes out of this one Edited June 22, 2016 by aurfalien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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