'70 Grande

SteveG: Any updates regarding the upcoming '68 Coronet Hardtop release; can we still expect release in March/ April 2024?

Funny timing for me as just last night I started cutting the lower rear quarter panels out of a 65 El Camino body to graft into my 65 Chevelle AWB body to get it to a standard wheelbase.

Got my '65 Chevelle AWB Funny Car kit delivered a few days ago. FYI: I decided to remove the chrome treatment on several of the engine parts and used my usual Easy-Off oven cleaner stripping method that works every time for me. On this kit, the chrome came off as usual, but the layer beneath the chrome stayed on the parts as a gooey residue that took a lot of extra effort to remove and in some deep recesses on the parts never came completely clean. Just wanted to provide this heads-up.

Stunning build... simply spectacular!

"Sad mouth" cars... never heard that one before and it made me belly-laugh, too!

Great looking build! I have this same kit just started, so I'll be revisiting this post frequently to steal some of your added details for my own build... thanks!

A work of art; simply spectacular! Most convertibles I see with their top in the up-position look a bit awkward to my eyes, but I really like the look of your build with the top up; it looks terrific either way!

Really like this build! I'm curious how you did the headlights as they look terrific in your photos, (or are they just the kit chrome and the photography lighting makes them look so good)?

This is an impressive build to me! Your interior looks excellent has well! I'm curious about that detailed hood ornament and the Cadillac emblem on the trunk lid; how did you do those so crisply?

Anyone have any suggestions as to what my next steps might be? I'm thinking of adding a styrene strip across the top of the windshield frame and at the base of the C-pillars to raise the entire roof upwards to eliminate that chopped-roof look; also considering sanding the top edges of the door to drop that edge down a bit... thoughts, anyone? Also, any suggestions regarding that back window opening?

The other problem I found was that my attempt also resulted in what looks like a chopped-roof to me... and adding drip rails will only make this worse.

The bad side window shape on the AMT kit troubled me as well. My attempts to correct it included adding styrene strips to not only flatten-out that upward-arch, but also to widen the roof at the side window openings so it lined-up better with the corners of the windshield frame once drip rails are added, (as seen in pic 1 below). I sorta gave-up when I couldn't come up with a plan for how to resolve the back window shape which still seems "off" to me, (as seen in pic 2 below).

Not wanting to take this too far off-topic, but I think the issue with tooling located in China is that the Chinese government "gets to claim ownership of that tooling" no matter where the tooling was developed or who owned it in the first place... and the government has no interest in letting the tooling leave the country. Somewhat back on-topic, I have always liked these MPC Camaro kits even though they have their shortcomings, they always look good when finished. I believe many of the chassis parts underneath these Camaro kits were also used underneath the early-1970's MPC Firebird/Trans-Am kits which makes me wonder if a little cloning-work might bring those older Firebird kits back-to-life?

Great looking build! I'm curious about you saying you made new mudflaps as I'm currently working on a Western Star build and wanting to improve the look of it's mudflaps. Can you provide us with a short description of what you did to create the mudflaps on this build; they have the "look" I'm seeking.

Terrific looking build! One thing that troubled me about this kit was how the taillights looked after completion. I really like the way you handled those taillights on your build and I will be doing my best to duplicate the look you achieved with your taillights.

I've been waiting to see some builds of this new Revell kit to determine if I should throw a question out there about it... to my eyes, I think the clear headlight lenses were molded a tad too big in circumference. Anyone have any thoughts regarding what my eyes are seeing? 1/1 reference pics below with a pic of Chuck Satterwhite's excellent build from the Model Cars tab shown at bottom:

As others have said, this is a fantastic looking build! I've been waiting to see some builds of this new Revell kit to determine if I should throw a question out there about it... to my eyes, I think the clear headlight lenses were molded a tad too big in circumference. Anyone have any thoughts regarding what my eyes are seeing? 1/1 reference pics below with Chuck's excellent build shown at bottom:

Should we expect all those Green panels to be replicated on the decal sheet?

A stunning build Rattlecan! These cars were rolling works-of-art to my eyes!

Do you think the firewall to shock tower braces might get in the way?

Can't wait for this one to arrive!

Stunning work! Looking forward to seeing this build cross the finish line! You don't happen to have any pics of your plumbed engine before it was installed into the chassis, do you? (I'm trying to better educate myself on diesel engine fluid lines and their locations and purpose).

I am looking to trade for (1) of the seat shown in my pics that comes from the 1/25 AMT '29 Ford Woody kit... anyone got one of these seats in the bottom of their parts box? Shipping would be to me in Illinois... thanks.

Very nice build with incredible paint finishes; please share how you achieved that look to the paint on the trunk lid and over most all of the body... (I don't need to know about that Blue front fender because that's the one painted area I think I know how you got the finish)!

Might be a stretch, but some mid-to-late 1960's Mustangs (and potentially other Ford products; thinking Fairlanes/Torino's/Mercury Cyclones), had somewhat similar styled stripes.