Sport Suburban Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Here is a 70 Javelin Mark Donahue edition that I finished in 2016 but didn’t get to posting it. This was one of my long going projects that I started in 2010. Almost all resin. So it is not a restoration but more of a recreation. Decals are Fred Cady. Glass is from a damaged promo. Engine is mostly Johan. Wheels and tires are AMT. the rest is resin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drag Monster Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Beautiful Work on a rare kit. Love the color "Bittersweet Orange" but I must say i'm a bit bias. I once owned a 70 in the same color. I would love to find this kit at a fair price I do have a promo but there is nothing like having a full detail kit. Very nice build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Very, very nice Raoul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestoModGuy Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Very nice, well done 70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Absolutely fabulous--my favorite build of yours yet, and that's saying something. I have a glue bomb to restore and believe it or not I'm planning to do it almost exactly like this. (Not sure if I'm gonna use the stripe or not.) Thanks for the sneak preview! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister 4x4 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Nice! Are those stripes on the side decals, or did you mask & paint, or what? The car looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Very well done, nice neat paint and foil work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Now that's a great looking model, I sure wish somebody would produce the kit in plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Wow, now that's nice! Great to see one of these built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Suburban Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 57 minutes ago, Mister 4x4 said: Nice! Are those stripes on the side decals, or did you mask & paint, or what? The car looks awesome! They are from Fred Cady. An old sheet I had picked up along the way. Funny part was it had both black stripes and only one white side. Other side was missing from the print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Suburban Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Drag Monster said: Beautiful Work on a rare kit. Love the color "Bittersweet Orange" but I must say i'm a bit bias. I once owned a 70 in the same color. I would love to find this kit at a fair price I do have a promo but there is nothing like having a full detail kit. Very nice build!! Awesome! I also picked this one up to rebuild. It will become a dealer issued Trans Am version. I now have all the parts I need to build this one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Fantastic looking model. Well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Very nice Raoul, always enjoy your builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 19 minutes ago, Sport Suburban said: Awesome! I also picked this one up to rebuild. It will become a dealer issued Trans Am version. I now have all the parts I need to build this one too. Fabulous! I assume you have the hood? If that were mine, I'd restore it as-is and preserve it as part of modeling history. I've done several restorations of this sort, and I'm starting to find them just as satisfying as my own new builds. This one has good enough "bones" I could easily work with it and turn it into something fairly nice. But hey, that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Extraordinary build. Super sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Looks really nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Your paint work is great as usual! Very nice stuff again, thx! Love to see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Very nice!! I love the color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Suburban Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Snake45 said: Fabulous! I assume you have the hood? If that were mine, I'd restore it as-is and preserve it as part of modeling history. I've done several restorations of this sort, and I'm starting to find them just as satisfying as my own new builds. This one has good enough "bones" I could easily work with it and turn it into something fairly nice. But hey, that's just me. I have one cut from a promo and fitted to this one. Plus I have stock wheels and tires for it also. I think I have a stock engine for it now. I originally bought this for the glass to finish the above build. I stripped it and it was nicer that the resin body kit I started with so that is when I decided to restore this one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I was thinking Penske red white and blue......but that works.....we need a few Javelin kits made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Sport Suburban said: I have one cut from a promo and fitted to this one. Plus I have stock wheels and tires for it also. I think I have a stock engine for it now. I originally bought this for the glass to finish the above build. I stripped it and it was nicer that the resin body kit I started with so that is when I decided to restore this one as well. Well, since it's a racer, I'd just paint the hood matte black, put a lump on it, and do it as a Modified Production. MP would also give you more freedom with the engine. I would LOVE to restore this one! It would look fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Nice AMC ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Very Nice! I was lucky enough to get a 73 version a couple years ago. Any AMC vehicle is hard to come by and it's nice to see some examples being built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Suburban Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Dave Van said: I was thinking Penske red white and blue......but that works.....we need a few Javelin kits made. Pretty much what it is. They made 100 of these Trans Am versions as they were called. Hardest part is the special rear spoiler but I think I know how I'm going to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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