'70 Grande

This is a stunning build! Super clean and everything looks so "right"! It never occurred to me that this car had the large openings cut into the engine compartment's inner side panels... was that done for reducing the weight or for some other reason?

Really like what you did here; excellent looking body and swapping in the wagon's chassis and engine makes for a stunning combination... it nails the look of a 1:1 perfectly! (but this never existed as a 1:1... correct?)

Lei, Thought I'd add a few photos that I took of some other excellent builds at this event!

I really like your build of this vintage kit! I've also read many comments from those that dislike this kit, but I always thought it captured the look of the 1:1s very well! Your build has an excellent sleeper-vibe to it, and encourages me to pull the kit I have in progress out of the kit vault and get it finished! Great work!

Bil-e-boy: Just so I understand you correctly, when you said, "...the infamous wedge section is all to evident.", you're referring to the firewall being shorter than it would be on a 1:1 and that shorter firewall is the reason the bottom edge of the body sides kicks-upward from mid-door forward to the firewall edge... (the bottom edge of the doors is incorrectly curved), right?

These additional pics mean I've got additional questions about this fantastic build! How did you create the textured ramps the cars are parked on? Are those ramps 3D printed? What did you do underneath the deck to extend the frame out all the way to the very back, (I'm assuming you have some support pieces working with the extended main frame's 2 pieces)? I assume the large White toolboxes underneath the deck were scratch built?

I am looking to trade for the following parts from the 1/25 AMT Jimmy GMC kit: (2) of the Chrome 6-lug deep dish front wheels The (2) parts that make-up the 4WD transfer case The (2) parts that make-up the 4WD Gear Selector These parts can be fresh-from-the-tree or from a built-up if in good, restorable condition. I am not interested in a complete kit. I am in Illinois. Thanks

Fantastic build! I'd bet that I'm not the only one who'd like to see more pictures of this excellent build!

I like the looks of the front wheel in that box art... is that wheel from a previous release of any of these vintage Revell tri-5 Chevy kits is it from some other vintage Revell kit?

I'm looking to trade for a set of (4) of the 1/25 AMT 1970 Ford Galaxie 4-door dog-dish wheels and hubcaps. These can be found in the James Bond/007 Police car kit or in the Yellow Cab Taxi kit. I'm not interested in a complete kit, just these wheels and hubcaps. I am in Illinois... thanks!

There are many old stories of "lost and forgotten" tooling in the AMT facilities of the past... "We think that tooling might be in the large warehouse's back, NW corner on the top rack, but you'd hafta look!" I remember in the 1990's when it was announced they had found the tooling for the 1/25 ex-MPC 1971 Mercury Cyclone (in factory stock/not Nascar), and were cleaning it up for a reissue... my excitement level went thru the roof! (a Holy Grail kit for me). When they poured-in the styrene, out popped the 1/25 AMT 1970/72 Hemi-Hunter Dodge Dart with its 426 Hemi engine in the trunk... the mold was mis-labeled in the warehouse! I filled a few beers with my tears upon hearing that!

I am looking for some 1/25 Weber Side-draft Carbs for a 4-cylinder engine "hop-up" project I have in the works... anyone have a pair in their parts box that they'd be willing to trade to me? I am in Illinois... thanks!

Great looking build! Are the wheels on your build straight from the kit or did you source those wheels elsewhere? They look excellent!

Great looking build! Got any engine or chassis pics... would love to see 'em!

My license plate making source only has a 1985-version of a British Columbia plate... a test version shown here. If that'll work for you, let me know what custom text/lettering you want on the plate and I'll see about getting one or more if needed to you.

For British Columbia?... just wanted to confirm.

I have an article in an old issue of "Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords" magazine somewhere in my library with a 1:1 '70 Boss 302 Maverick built to replicate what a factory offering would have looked like... that article inspired me to get a JoHan Mav and the Boss 302 from the AMT/Errl '69 Mercury Cougar Eliminator kit to build my own 1/25 version. I'll dig a bit deeper in my library to see if I can find the article and post some pics from it.

Prototypes that never made it into production: Boss 302 Maverick and Boss 429 Maverick

Really nice save and rebuild! Proudly displays all the glamour of early/mid-1960's American cars... glamour being a word that describes almost no autos in this day and age! I'm curious what paint color that Green is; to my eyes it goes really well with the Black.

Rob, With that little collection ya' got there, we're gonna send your name and address to the product development team at Round-2... looks like you have a dozen or so "subjects that need to be cloned" and they could tap into your inventory for kits to clone from... that won't be a problem for ya', will it? LOL

Beautiful build of a piece of drag racing history! Did that roof piece come in the kit or did you source it elsewhere?

Stunning... simply stunning!

Despite the issues it gave you, the finished build looks great! I have this same kit with all major sub-assemblies finished and ready to all get put together with a body that's painted quite well for me. Dry-fit everything and I can see that I'll have the same type of issues you dealt with regarding the frame not wanting to mate completely with the body. So I decided to postpone the frustration-game and back into the box it went! Your build might inspire me to pull it outta the box and get it finished. Hopefully mine will turn out as well as your's did!

You have a gift for making videos! The production quality is outstanding! Good luck in your search for more footage... sadly I can't help you but wanted to let you know how impressed I am with the quality of your work and your mission here!

Lei, Yes, please bring it to the August meeting. I have a 289 that I'll bring to trade... thanks!