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There's no way to do that at 1:25th scale. My only purpose would be to emulate the look of depth by recessing the faces and maybe a drop of CA on top of the faces. It could work ?

I'm glad you brought this to me, LM. I had no idea. I just looked at my dash -what about drilling the guage faces out and attaching a piece of sheet on the back side and using photo reduced guage faces from Best? In fact, I'm going to order some right now! Thanks for the tip!

First, I really like this kit for a gasser build. It's a natural (AMT thought so.) The black paint job makes me very envious. Absolutely beautiful. The rest of it is super nice too. I would keep the decal count low so as not to cover up too much of that paint job. ?. I'm following now, can't wait to see it completed!

I especially like the "realness" of the weathered/repaired/neglected finishes. Very insightful in concept and execution. Brilliant! I love that steering wheel, James. It's very '60s.

It's getting kinda tricky playing with stuff that small. I went through a whole length of brass wire to get there ?. 3 or 4 hinge attempts, one time using fabric, one time using that thick foil from my Trelegy packs. Coulda saved a lot of time if I just resigned myself to cutting the trans tunnel from the beginning. It's been a strange day. Thanks, Steve. ?

More crazy time ?....It looked easy. I figured I could do it. It ain't pretty but I got it. Tried some different things and this is where it ended up. Enjoy!

I can't forgive myself for passing up this kit when I found it at Michael's on clearance. It was a choice between this one and the AMT '70 Impala, both on clearance. I had already built the Merc once so I opted for the Chevy in the big flat box. Big mistake. ? That was the last time I have ever seen this kit on any store shelf. I still scout Ebay for one but it seems like a waste of time.

Yup, this one and the '48 custom coupe. Great kits.

In my opinion this kit is one of Revell's very best and I wish I could find one at a reasonable price. Beautiful work on this one, Derek! Love it!

Gave this a shot because I want the nicely molded interior to look a little bit better by tending to a few things. One thing that I thought I could improve on was the inside door handles which are rendered in high relief- why not open 'em up? They still need some work but now they really look like handles.....sort of ?. The big problem is that the "handles" are located on the ribbed area that will eventually be covered with foil and getting it smooth there is difficult. To get this far I drilled through 4 or 5 holes in a row first and then dug the rest out with an #11 surgical blade. The effort will likely amount to a trade-off but we shall see. Thanks for checking in. lp l

The wash on the engine is a huge factor in making it look realistic. Beautiful work!

Progress ?. Got the bottom pan with front and rear end assembled and painted. Further assembled engine and exhaust system Just a heads-up for those of you who have expressed a desire to get your paint-stained, CA encrusted digits on a copy of this wondrous AMT/ERTL kit (you know who you are, Michael.) These are not complaints, mind you, just pointing out some things....... that if you were not checking for them, you'll wish you had when it's too late. Earlier (somewhere above), I mentioned the dash width adjustment. There was quite a lot of fitting involved and you gotta go slow ...and the glass needs to be in place. On a lighter note...the engine mounting can be worrisome. By the way; if you have not read the reviews of this kit on the Hobbylinc.com site, it's a good idea. Also watch the assembly sequence of the chassis. The exhaust is 3 pieces. A connected pair of exhaust pipes and a L & R tail pipes, all of which have really cool connections molded in (I've never seen one like this) This allows you to assemble the rear end to the chassis and then paint, should you want to play that way. Another way to play is to assemble the entire exhaust system first, then you can make the connection vanish. ?. Drop it in and then drop in the rear end. Maybe they had something completely different in mind ? I dunno, I just look at the uh....pictures. Think about it .... but I digress....you may need to clean up the connections a little - see photo. If you apply glue and then find out they're too tight....? While contemplating the engine install, I discovered I was able to glue the trans mount first, then I installed the engine with a tiny bit of extreme care and, since my rear end is already in,........well, don't forget the driveshaft! I did it this way so I had a place for the exhaust pipes to land, rather than trying to deal with pipes while installing the big engine on a somewhat difficult mounting. Thanks for your attention.

Steve, I think you may have an alcohol problem ?. I gotta follow this one; I have an itch to start my '70 Impala. I'm kinda glad I didn't cut the roof off it ?. Paint looks great; at what point are you employing the "Scratch X"? Is it better than Novus for a final polish in your opinion? I know it's got to be cheaper.

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I have the Lindberg kit. I believe it is the same tool. It's a pretty good kit regardless of the brand. The decal sheet is a big plus with the factory labels, scripts and badging. Check out the pix below.

Yup....I saw that one. Probably built for a foot-loose playboy with three kids . ? Has there ever been a kit or resin body of a Vista Cruiser? ?

But is it the greenhouse or the.....the...bird catcher?.

I can't put a handle on this one : how about "Qustom" ??

Naaah.....

I was lucky enough to get a heads-up about the clearance issue involving the dash width so I spent some time with that today. Thank you, TJ, you saved me from a whole bunch of very loud vulgar language. I had to shave the ends of the dash and that seemed to take care of it. But then I wondered about the glass thickness so I installed the glass into the frame and tried it again. ? Nope....in order to get it all to fit I had to remove material, a little at a time, from the front edge of the dash and from the bottom edge of the glass. This is where a Dremel comes in handy. Got my grille and wheels washed and...... I entertained the "swing-away steering wheel" idea. ?

I've got an interesting "what if" for ya........pretty cool, huh?

So what are you tryin' to say, Charlie? 345 horsepower ain't enough for you? Good ? grief. OK, so tell us what you got there ?

Had to do it. Not just the handles, either. Side trim must have been an option because half the '62s don't have it. I think they look better without it. So much for one coat of primer ?. Got the engine almost finished but I'm gonna do a dip stick. Black-washed the wheels and grille. Removed the fender badging....OK, I didn't see any way those front badges could possibly be workable. So it's a restoration and I'm waiting for a set of N.O.S. scripts and badges. I can drill some holes....? I put the rear end together and found the mold of the springs was shifted enough to make clean-up impractical. A common situation. Lots of small parts need cleaning-up but the big stuff is fine. When I opened the bag that the parts came in I found the front suspension had suffered some sort of mishap in packaging. It was twisted severely. I attempted to straighten it out and I eventually got it installed after cutting the sway bar. That stuff happens and it was still usable so "no harm, no fowl."

I have done it on other cars but on those with "normal" handles, which are fairly easy to drill out. You're right, though, they look darn good the way they come.

That's a very cool 'Bird, Dennis. I can't tell from the photo but did you open up the door handles? I'm thinking about trying it but it looks like it might end badly for me. Thanks for sharing!