skymnky721 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) Hey all,,enjoy all the great builds here,,gotta be the best builders on the web today,,IMO. A recent build of MPC's 1970 AMX. I built it as a replica of my Dads 69' 1:1 AMX,,same color+ stripes,,changed the rim highlights a bit,,did some accent painting on the bumpers + sidepipes,added the blower{ my Dads was a 390 4 -speed w/carbs ,},w/ dealer factory "Go Package",,I remember always having to climb around the rollbar to get in back when dad and me and my older brother would jump in for what my Dad called " a sunday drive" lol. And off to MIS speedway to watch the early 70's Trans-Am cars race,,,All the ol" Stangs,,Cudas,,Javlins,Camaros, were there,,fun stuff. That car was a ground pounder,,As far as the kit goes,,it was a bit of x-tra work to clean flashing on alot of the parts,,but it was worth it. The working steering setup works well,,and most of it went together well. Keep up the great works out there,,,S Edited April 29, 2017 by skymnky721 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Blue chrome or is it the pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Hi Jim,,the accent painting on bumpers,,rims,,sidepipes,,was painted with Testors transparent green metalflake. I like chrome and all,,but sometimes its fun to mix it up w/the paint layouts,,thanks for looking,,Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Looks blue but I can understand green. Cool looking car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Looks blue but I can understand green. Cool looking car.Thanks sir,,,yes its a bit different,,but I get bored w/too much chrome,I like to accent off the main body colors,,keep up the great works! S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Interesting ...! I was just looking at this kit at my LHS Saturday... Kinda interested me but the scale was probably why I left it on the shelf... Nice job on yours...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Nice, I need to get working on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Looks real nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 Thanks so much,,you guys do great work also. Its a decent kit overall,,did have to clean flashing on many parts,,but it turned out ok.,,not a contest level,,but still fun,,cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Looks great, how detailed was it from the box......anything like the Gremlin 1/20? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I always liked these... Nicely done. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Looks great, how detailed was it from the box......anything like the Gremlin 1/20?Hey thanks DD,,it had a kit supplied roll bar,,which I ended up scratch building mine I like radius style corners for the upper roll bar,,the kit had this square looking deal,,And the motor wiring/plumbing was added by me. I also Sbuilt some headrests for the seats. And the front lower bumper air splitter. Most everything was pretty decent in detail,,I did have to clean quite a bit of flash off alot of the parts,,not a big deal though. The front steering set up works well,,a bit fragile,,but decent. I havent built the 1/20th gremlin,,but that would be a fun one also. It also comes w/2 sets of rims,,,slot mags or the rallys,,which are the ones I used. If you built the 1/20 Gremlin,,post a pic here,,Id like to see it. And if I dont get back right away in response,,its because Im limited on web time these days. Thanks again,,,S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 I always liked these... Nicely done. Thanks for sharing!Thanks KWT,,yours are looking great also. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJ6 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 WOW...amazing some of the work I see on here, Great Job..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 WOW...amazing some of the work I see on here, Great Job.....Thanks,,and yea your right,,its like a constant 'best of" of modelers from everywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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