'70 Grande

I'm a Dolphins-fan and a Ford guy and I still like it! Nice build!

Both of these are very nice builds. Your paint and detail work is outstanding! I'm somewhat surprised by the size-relationship of these two builds next to each other; the Chevy seems a bit oversized and "dumpy" next to the Olds. I'm guessing that is due to the different eras when these two kits were issued as that Chevy kit is about 30 years older than the Olds kit is, I think.

All beautiful builds! Speaking of those Turquoise paint colors, can you inform us which paint brands and colors are used on each? I'm especially interested in finding out what that color is on the '55! thanks!

Really nice conversion and build! A great era in Nascar!

Really nice build! I had no idea a street-version of these little-monsters ever existed; bet it'd get some attention at the local drive-in!

Wow! I have yet to see a '49 Ford done in Pro-street style, and the results look awesome! There are so many things that I like about this build! I had the same '49 Ford kit a short while ago, and couldn't figure out how I wanted to build it, so I traded it off. I'm regretting that now! Nice job on this monster!

If needed, I could write a new post about the time that I was nearly attacked by a 200lb. Illinois Aardvark; man... that was a scary moment!

Oh yeah, just to add my 2¢ worth, I can't wait for this Cyclone kit to hit the shelves! The good crew at Moebius certainly knows how to produce excellent subject matter!

Living in Illinois, I've only had the chance to see one of these once, probably 15 or 20 years ago! It was much like spotting "Bigfoot", as this Illinois elephant is know for its elusiveness and remote habitat, and I saw one for a few, mere seconds from a distance of 100 yards or so, and then, he was gone! Without my Pentax in hand, he remains just a visual-memory for me, but, as quoted above, his pile of dung remained, and was unmistakeable! Just trying to lightened the mood around here a bit! LOL

I'll be watching your progress. Your work looks great so far!

A few more pics: My chassis also has a fair amount of weathering done to it. I wanted to build my Charger as a early-mid-1970's street machine, hence the shortened exhaust system. Here's the main reason why I stopped on this build. I was pleased with everything until I went too heavy with the paint on the body, and got a bit of orange-peel. I started to polish most of it out, but then got tired of working on it so it went back into its box. This photo also gives you a better idea of my intended early-mid-1970's street-machine finish.

Snake, Here's my work-in-progress; I don't think I've worked on this one for about 4 years now. I think/hope this thread will inspire me to get it finished. This interior shows my first attempt at using embossing powder for the carpet; I am still pretty pleased with how that came out. One thing I never did like about this kit was the piece on the chrome tree that was to be installed in the dash for the gauges; it seems really soft on detail, and just sorta "clumsy" to me. So I designed my own dash gauge's artwork and printed it onto semi-gloss photo paper to replace that chrome gauges piece. I used the kit supplied 426 Hemi, but added some parts box pieces to it. I also weathered my engine compartment pretty heavily as I prefer to build what I consider to be "daily-drivers".

Well, after 30 minutes of digging in the kit barn, I found it! Managed to get 4 or 5 pics taken, and then the camera's battery went dead. I'm recharging it now; will have to post my in-progress pics tomorrow. I'm glad that I dug this old kit out; now I think I'll be motivated to get her done!

Snake, I'll post some pics of my work-in-progress of this kit tomorrow. Mine has been on my Shelf of Doom for about 3 years now... I think! My first challenge, actually finding where this old beast is buried!

Excellent work! Other than the new wheels, tires and decals, did you do anything else to this vintage kit to "dress-it-up" alittle more? Like add any engine details, interior details or chassis work?

Really nice save! I really like the color combination; silver paint with a Red interior! Your foilwork looks outstanding as well; nicely done!

Wow! This build is "wicked' looking, and really well done!

Nicely done in a great paint color! I've always liked these MPC Corvette kits too, and happen to be in-the-middle of a build of this exact same kit! After seeing your excellent build, maybe I'll be motivated to finish mine up!

I'm assuming the "70 Monte Carlo reissue will be based on the 1/25 kit AMT/Ertl newly-tooled back in the mid-1990's or so, correct? (It won't be based on a reissue of the much older, early-1970's Monte Carlo kit that was transformed into the Super Stocker dirt-track race car).

Does anybody have a date for when this 1/25 AMT Scirocco kit might be reissued and available to purchase?

Beautiful and nicely-detailed build! Your paint and decal-work really pop; nicely done!

Beautiful builds! Your paint and detail-work are outstanding! I guess I have never seen a '48 and '49 Ford parked next to each other; I was a little surprised that the '48 appears overall slightly smaller in size than the '49. I have always thought those full-fendered cars "appeared" larger in size than the more modern and "slimmer-appearing" cars of the late-1940's and early-1950's.

My guess; cost savings. Probably easier and more cost-effective to delete than to revise. No real approval-process, (which translates into "time" and "money"), necessary with making a deletion. More time, reviews and approvals required with making a revision; hence more cost.

All excellent looking builds! And, now a quick question for you. Back in the late-1980's-mid-1990's when the Busch Series race cars were limited to using V-6 engines, I've always wondered approximately how many cubic inches those V-6 engines were... any idea?

My thought, exactly! What was part #83 that looks like it was to be mounted underneath the dashboard... a television?