Ron35369 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) I see a lot of members are posting what they accomplished in the past year so I thought I'd do the same. This group will give you some idea of my style(s) of building. I built some new on the market kits, some original old annual kits, some resin trans kits & some rebuilds of cars I found on Ebay. I ended the year with 23 total builds so I will be posting their photos in three posts...in no particular order. I hope you enjoy. 1. 1966 Impala SS convertible - AMT original annual 2. Toyota Hiace Van 3. 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang - pre painted body 4. 1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL convertible - restoration of original annual 5. 1971 Ford Mustang Mach I - pre painted body 6. 1966 Mercury Park Lane - restoration of original annual 7. 1963 Chevy Bel Air - R & R Resin kit 8. 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 - New Revell kit 9. 1967 Chevy Impala SS Wagon - R & R Resin kit 10. 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 convertible pre painted body / clearcoated with HOK clear. Edited January 4, 2013 by Ron35369 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron35369 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Second set of photos: 11. 194 Chevy Impala SS convertible - Original AMT annual 12. 1963 Chevy Impala SS - New Revell kit 13. Ala Kart Show Rod 14. 1963 Chevy Corvette Roadster - AMT Prestige kit 15. Lincoln Futura Concept Show Car 16. 1958 Chevy Impala Sport Coupe 17. 1964 Chevy El Camino - AMT original annual Restoration 18. 1958 Plymouth Sport Fury - Resin kit 19. 1963 Chevy Impala Station Wagon - R & R Resin kit 20. 1964 Pontiac GTO Coupe - pre painted body / clearcoated with HOK clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron35369 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Third & last set of photos: 21. 1962 Pontiac Bonneville convertible - AMT original annual 22. 1932 Ford Highboy 23. 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix - MPC original annual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 wow- nice shiny builds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Love that '62 Bonnie. Very nice models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) WOW Ron!!! 23 builds in one year? You've been a busy boy! And they're all great! The '67 wagon is my personal fav, I've gotta get one & convert to a '68 someday... Who made the '58 Fury resin kit? Thanks for sharing these super-nice builds, congrats on a productive year! Edited January 4, 2013 by jeffs396 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Ooooo . . . You got my attention with the '66 SS convertible ! ! Beautiful ! They all are great looking builds and your attention to detail ( like the dash and fuel cap on the Vette roadster ) is excellent . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Every build, has an excellent paint finish, all well foiled and detailed. Beautiful models.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron35369 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thank you guys, I really appreciate your comments! When I decided to do a "year in review" I had no idea how many builds I had done & was very surprised that I finished 23 of them. I hope you liked my selections as I try to change things up now & then, trying to avoid burn out. I've got a lot of builds planned for 2013 so you will be seeing plenty of posts from me in the coming months. Right now on my work bench I have an original 1960 Impala convertible rebuilder, a 98 Saleen Mustang & a 70 Dodge Super Bee. Jeff, the 58 Sport Fury I believe was from Art Anderson at All American, if I'm not mistaken. I was buying loads of stuff from him back in the late 80's & early 90's. I had actually started that build many years ago & had it painted way back then. It got put on the back burner until last year when I found it stuffed away in it's original box. On the subject of the 68 Chevy wagon...I've seen one on Ebay from R & R Resin, just haven't stepped up to buy one yet. I want to convert one to an Estate Wagon to replicate the car I took my driving test in when I was 16. One of these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Great builds all. Didn't see a bad one in the bunch. Makes me wish AMT would re-issue those kits for us old guys who built them as kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron35369 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thanks Terry. I almost would prefer Revell to do the reissues anymore as they have really stepped up to the plate & improved their game. AMT seems to reissue with no upgrading where Revell is doing all new tooling, like on their 63 Impala. Very nice kit with a lot of detail. When I was a kid I really didn't like Revell at all. their kits were bad fitting & not proportioned correctly & a general pain in the rear to build. Not so much these days. Maybe the merger with Monogram was just what they needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Great builds Ron, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 WOW Ron!!! 23 builds in one year? You've been a busy boy! And they're all great! [...] Thanks for sharing these super-nice builds, congrats on a productive year! I agree! I love your Futura and 58 Impala. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 You do excellent work!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachinistMark Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 nice paint... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragfreak Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Beautiful work!! paint is top notch!! -jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 You had an excellent year! A man after my own heart with all the Impalas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 wow. you must have pushed out a lot of model expecting the world to end or something. they are all nice. you should be proud of your self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 you sir are an excellent builder, that is a impressive collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNTR Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Very nice builds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Excellent builds! It's good to see the old AMT annuals being saved. Nice work on all the builds! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron35369 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thanks guys, I appreciate all the nice comments. I will be posting more photos of these builds so you can see some other angles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Muncy Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Question, what wheels are those on the Firebird? That thing has my eye. Love it, although all are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Johnston Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 WOW you are a building mashine ! Plus...look at that paint work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron35369 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Thanks guys...I'm glad you like my work. Mike, the wheels on the 68 Firebird are Chrome T's from Pegasus (19"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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