Mr Stock Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 I traded this old Johan 69 AMX from a friend of mine (thanks Tommy), despite the look of it in the before photos it was a proper glue bomb and was a bit of a mess. First task after stripping it down was to repair the chassis which had broke in two...I did this trying to remove it. I did a bit of work on the body, the door shut lines were filled and rescribed and the original glass sanded and polished to look as good as I could get it. The bumpers front and rear were stripped and repainted with Spazstix mirror chrome, I used wheels from the parts box and painted the interior with cheap craft acrylics and embossing powder for the carpet. Body was painted with Halfords rattle can paint, buffed and polished.....no lacquer. It turned out great and I'm very happy with it, apart from finding out afterwards that the kit engine is wrong.....its an older AMC 327....oh well nevermind.
BIGTRUCK Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 Thats a great looking AMX , sharp color and workmanship.
El Caballo Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) A family friend bought one of these new and still has it. I remember it as a little kid and it was the trippiest thing I remember seeing at the time. Edited December 11, 2017 by El Caballo
Snake45 Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 Fabulous restoration, and I love the color!
Snake45 Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, El Caballo said: A family friend bought one of these new and still has it. I remember it as a little kid and it was the trippiest thing I remember seeing at the time. Sorry, I simply cannot resist.
MrObsessive Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 Beautiful save on that!! The yellow one pictured was the EXACT shade of the 1:1 I once had! I sure miss that car which is 25 years gone now.
shoopdog Posted December 12, 2017 Posted December 12, 2017 Excellent save,looks great. A car like this is more along the lines that I was expecting with Moebius's upcoming release!
baycolony Posted December 12, 2017 Posted December 12, 2017 Don't listen to any criticisms, you did a fine job on this resto of a simplified kit at best. Love it.
disabled modeler Posted December 12, 2017 Posted December 12, 2017 very nicely done Gary....she looks great..!
Renegade Posted December 12, 2017 Posted December 12, 2017 12 hours ago, Snake45 said: Fabulous restoration, and I love the color! x2
espo Posted December 12, 2017 Posted December 12, 2017 Beautiful restoration and I really like your color choice.
donb Posted December 12, 2017 Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, PARTSMARTY said: Boy I really love this save-congrats!!! Yeah. Me too!
El Caballo Posted December 12, 2017 Posted December 12, 2017 16 hours ago, Snake45 said: Sorry, I simply cannot resist. Nothing wrong with Big n' Littles, Snake, it's what I'd do.
Snake45 Posted December 12, 2017 Posted December 12, 2017 7 minutes ago, El Caballo said: Nothing wrong with Big n' Littles, Snake, it's what I'd do. The car in the mag I used for reference had them.
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