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I hauled these home from Walmart. They had all their kits on sale for $10 each. I hauled these home from Wes’s Model Car Corner.

No, back in 1993 I had never heard of a WIP. Back in those days digital cameras hadn’t become part of my world yet and the internet was just making its way out of Al Gore’s imagination. I was focused mostly on hot chicks, which have now become gray headed grandmothers. Dang it, man.

It’s going on 32 years since I built this one ( Wow, time has flown by. ) I don’t remember all the details of it, but I can recall some of the things I used. At the time in 1993, I only used hobby enamels. The yellow was sprayed on with the rattle can, and after I let it cure out some, I decanted the green from the rattle can, thinning it slightly with mineral spirits. I shot it with a cheap Badger external mix air brush at around 20 psi. I began the green at the fade point and worked away from the fade. Attention to the angle of the spray pattern is key, as to keep the blend clean. After the same process on both ends, I let it cure out before decanting the clear enamel. I again thinned it with mineral spirits and shot it at around 20 psi. I didn’t seem too difficult to me, but if you want to try it, practice on something first to get you a game plan going. If you start with the mindset of “ I can do it “ the road to success is always shorter than the one of “ I can’t do it “. I have faith that you, or anyone else for that matter, can do it, if you want to bad enough.

I’m a firm believer that either example could be built into something special. The Revell kit being a 2 n 1 is based off the stock configuration, that includes several different options. It can be built stock or as a street machine with several options for the engine. It’s a very nice kit with outstanding engineering and parts fit. The AMT kit, however, only includes the street machine version and doesn’t contain any optional parts. It does contain features that no other ‘57 Chevy kit has, like the back halfed frame as a separate unit, mini tubbs, a 4 link rear suspension and a big block engine with some fairly modern looking dress up parts. It also has the trunk lid molded open with some details included for the trunk area. As a bonus, the kit comes with wire for the plug wires and bare metal foil for the trim. It’s a very nice kit with outstanding engineering and parts fit, also. Considering that I don’t care for the Corvette wheels included in the AMT kit, I believe the kit is deserving of a set of some really nice, modern looking 3D printed wheels and tires. Just adding that feature alone would take it over the top for me. So, my opinion would be the AMT, it just has a little more potential. BUT, if you can’t decide, you could always just buy both of them. You couldn’t go wrong with either of them or both of them.

I did the yellow with a rattle can and then the green with a cheep Badger external mix air brush. It wasn’t anything too complicated, but it turned out good enough to suit me.

Thank you. You’re very kind.

I’ll take it.

Good luck.

Wow! That’s flatout awesome.

GBO! Coon dogs rule the world!!!

62 Oldsmobile Cutlass F-85

I really like all three versions, but I’ll vote for the third and most recent version as my favorite. It’s a stellar example of what can be achieved using the ancient 32 Ford kit. It still looks great after all these years.

I really enjoyed following along during the build process in your WIP. Every day I checked into the forum, the first thing I would do was look and see if you had updated your build thread. I was riveted! Now that you have posted photos of the finished product, I can describe it in one word, Outstanding!

Here are a couple photos of my Heavy Chevy with Boyd’s black and blue pearl.

Another solution would be to use a small wire with black insulation. Experiment with what size would work best. Make sure the wire is long enough to wrap around the windshield and rear window. Strip the insulation from the wire and carefully split the insulation and push it down onto the edge of the glass and trim to fit. It will resemble the gasket used on the actual truck and it will no longer be too small for the opening and much easier to install cleanly.