unclescott58

Gary you hit the nail on the head. My biggest problem is the more detail I try putting in, the more there is a chance of screwing things up. And using chrome foil, I just don't have the patients for doing the minutia work required for that. But, I love building models cars. And I'm quite pleased when they turn out as well as my Chevelle above did. Thanks to all you guys for the kind compliments above. Sometimes it's a little intimidating putting my kits up against those who love doing the little detailed things. I can appreciate the detailed work of others. I'm just not interested in going that far with my models. Scott

Very nice. Or not nice depending on how you look at it. I like it. Need to be more careful. Flipping a car like that could be dangerous. Scott

I didn't post a photo of the engine. So here it is. Scott

Thank you.

Wow! Very nice. Unlike a lot of others, I've always like the '66 and '67 Chargers. You did a great job on with kit. Love the red lines, by the way. Was that done with the kit's decals? Or some other way? Scott

Here's a quick build of kit that's been in waiting for awhile. Built box stock. Nothing added other than paint and correct to scale 1965 MN license plates. This the way I like to build my kits. Simple, almost promo like. No chrome foil. No wired engines (unlike a promo, it does have the engine in it though). No back washed grilles. So I'm sure some of you are going to feel it's not finished. But it is. And I'm happy with it as is. Fun and easy kit to build. Everything fits well over all. Detail is lacking compared to modern kits. Especially in chassis detail. There everything is molded in. Typical of kits of the day. I don't mind, I rarely flip my models over to admire the chassis once I'm done with a kit. There might be a lot to criticize in this kit and the way I built it. But again, I like the way it turned out. Now I need to dig out its companion. AMT's '65 El Camino. I'm debating on whether to do it to look like the wagon? Or do I go with some other color scheme? Scott

Isn't that the reason for the corn cob on top of the shifter? Scott

I'm impressed. The box always made this kit tempting. But, I didn't trust Revell kits of the time. Scott

On the Drastic Plastic Fotki instruction site you see instructions and box for many old kits. Including MPC's 60's Pontiac kits. I see no spy stuff with MPC's GTO kits. The MPC '66 Bonneville kit had extra spy equipment. Scott

Fun! Scott

Thanks Greg. Scott

Again it's fun to see this one come up. The details make it worth looking at a 2nd..... 3rd.... 4th..... Oh, I don't know, many times. Scott P.S. Just noticed the hangers on the short clothing rod attached to the refrigerator cabinet.

Cool. I'm envious. So how many models are you getting done in a month - week on an average? Don't get me wrong. I like that your getting a lot of models done and posted here. I think you do a great job. I'm just wondering? Scott

I don't know if others on this forum have talked about, or know even know about the Old Car Manual web site. This is a great site for doing research for building model cars. I go in their old sales brochure section and research and/or get inspired on ideas on building models and other things all of the time. Plus it's just fun looking and dreaming about those car when they were brand new. You can go to oldcarbrochures.com. Scott Sorry I don't know make a direct link to the site.

I'm with Charlie on this one. I'd love to more kits of modern, ordinary cars, like the Chevy Cruze offered in model form. And like Charlie, the more I look at this kit. The more likely I'll be passing on it. Scott

Very nice Al. But, I have one question. I love anything blue. So I need to know, what blue is that that you used to paint your Goat? It looks great. Scott

Another nice one Jim. By the way, I'm just wondering, how long does it take you to build a kit? It seems like we're seeing a new one from you every couple of days. And all of them sure look nice. You must not have a real job, or what? I maybe can get four out in one month at most. And no where to the quality of yours. In my eyes, you are a master. I bow down to you. Scott

Very nice Jurgen. There just is something right about Britsh Sports Cars from the 1950's and 60's. And your model does justice to the beauty of the TR 3. Scott

This is the guy that made custom Minneasota Highway Patrol decals for me. They turned out great. And he is a great guy to work with. Haven't put the decals to use yet. But, looking at his work I'm sure they'll be great. Scott

I like it! Scott

Andy is correct on this. Though the kit I have has Rally IIs. Scott

OK, I amendment to my posting two back. Looking at the present MPC '67 GTO it does not have the tri-carb set up in it. The stock carburetor set up in the kit is the correct single four barrel. And the upholstery on the front seats is not correct or an exact match to the upholstery on the rear seats. Somewhere along the line I'm guessing there were some modifications made to this kit. At least as far the front seats go. They are close. But, not exact. Scott

Forgot to mention, the one big change from the original kit unit now, is the lack of the funny car conversion parts. An odd thing about the original MPC '67 GTO you could build it stock, custom, or funny car. Which made the kit really cool at the time. Scott

The rumors about the seats being wrong. They are not wrong. The optional headrests make people out there think these seat are wrong. Headrests became an option on many GM cars starting in 1966. MPC's '67 GTO represents an interior with this option, as the it did back in 1967. The same with the Rally II wheels. These are correct for 1967. Your right about the tri-carb set up, Charlie. Other than on Corvette, all other GM cars lost they're multiple carb set up from the factory after 1966. But, MPC still offered several Pontiacs model kits with this set up, right or wrong. The '69 and '70 MPC Bonnevilles came with tri-carbs! But these kits were originally aimed at kids who would not know the difference, and think its cools. The interiors and bodies are more correct because they are based on the Promos MPC produced for Pontiac and others. Promos of course are curb sides. No engines. I'd be willing to bet the engines used in the late 60's Pontiacs was tooled up in the mid 60's. And again, since the kit is aimed at kids, why spend the money tooling up a correct engine? I think it's Drastic Plastic that has web site showing old kit boxes and instruction sheets? If you go to that site and look at the MPC instructions for their '67 GTO, you'll see it's the exact same kit. Headrests and all. Scott

From what I'm reading here, I think I'll be sticking with Tamyia paint. I'm seeing no advantage to using Krylon's Fusion paint in building model kits. Scott