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This kit is a re-re-re-issue of the original mpc kit shown in Rex's post and is available with many different forms of box art under the amt banner. Maybe there's some info here that might help sorting these out... According to some that know a great deal more than I, the original amt '69 body was retooled into the long nose funny car; never to be reissued. The '70 was a separate tool with a new chassis, issued in both stock and funny car themed kits but never released again. mike

After hearing you paste everyone here north of the medicine line as foolish buffoons wanting to pay more for everything, I doubt you'd have my business either It could be there's a teensy possibility that modellers will order from businesses promoted on the sites they haunt the most and if there doesn't appear to be a somewhat local source that's publicized, it will most likely be overlooked. Just curious where you advertised and under what name... mike

I would guess you've never had a rock hit any of your windshields Windshields are made of laminated glass; three layers, two of glass sandwiching a plastic middle layer. When heat is applied to the inner layer, it will expand and put pressure on the colder outer layer. If there any rock chips down low, they will create a weak spot and with the applied pressure, a crack will often issue from it. Elementary thermal dynamics at work.

Great vid for showing what's in the kit. Lots of restoration detail pics and vids out there so we should see some excellent realistic builds of this subject surface. mike

These look pretty good Bill. Maybe a thin sheet (.010) of plastic on the back of the bars would decrease the fragility for casting? Then all one would have to do is some light Dremel work to reopen the gaps... mike

The car that launched a thousand builds Very nice! mike

True, but that's the way amt rendered it A closer look at the subject of this discussion will help one see that the oil pan has been glued on backwards and the valve covers are positioned too far outward. No 385 series engine ever came with those log manifolds either. In the context of the original surrounding model, it would represent an FE 360/390. Of course, being that it's Your model, Pat, you reserve the right to call it whatever you want mike

That may be what amt wrongly calls it on the box but the physical design reveals it to be an FE series engine; could represent anything from a 332 through the 352, 360, 390, 406, 427 and 428 cubic inch variants. mike

True, but free doesn't always last forever Putting the magazine-destined content and bonuses into a premium area makes a lot of sense for the reasons Bill clearly elucidates. You'd pay for the magazine anyways. mike

...and styrene bodies too

Looking forward to riding along on another one of your fantastic builds, JC Here's what she looked like twenty-five years ago; original body work, new paint... One thing that appealed to me about this car was that it didn't have the extreme rear axle forward move (only 8") that some other AFXs had. I was actually at a friend's bodyshop in London the day a sikkens (I think) rep gave her a fresh coat of pearl white. The T-Bolt chassis is a great fit and easy swap in scale but the comet chassis is closer prototypically with floorpan engraving, etc. The scale '65 comet chassis is actually a modified 'borrow' from the '66 Fairlane/comet kit, so availability is plentiful for the basic design. mike

Thought some of these looked familiar... more here...

Long past time for Kevin to refresh his resin '69 … and maybe a notchback as well mike

Worked fine for me yesterday. Thanks Casey, for taking the time to dig it up. mike

Nicest build I've seen yet of that monogram kit

My high school shop teacher had one in pieces in a box. He let me take it home to reassemble and bring back. Wish now that I'd bought it from him.

A pic comparing the revel '69 Mach 1 body to the revised Boss 302 body... and a comparison of the original amt body to the revell '69 body.... The amt body has the reputation of being the best representation of balance and scale fidelity. An opportunity to get some measurements recently from a 1:1 revealed a few points of interest. Revell's body looks vaguely off for a reason; the side 'panels' and door height are each about 1" taller than the prototypes, the rear wheel openings are too big and the quarter windows can stand a slight reshaping. They did, however, capture the correct rocker height below the doors whereas the amt rendition is too skinny. The side window height on both is about an inch short. Having gotten the lower rear quarters and rear wheel openings correct, the real surprise on the amt body is that the rear quarters themselves are at least two inches too short! Revell got them the right length. Other minor weaknesses on the amt '69, like the windshield height, chassis and interior detail and small tail lights, are there as well, but the nicely sculpted front fenders and headlight area bring the whole package together as the most appealing. The revised front headlight area on revell's just released Boss 302 is a noticeable improvement over the Mach 1's treatment but it is obvious that without some finessing of the fender itself, the ghost of the misshapen 35 year old 1/10 master will continue to lurk. mike

Sure glad it fell into your hands... that's a beauty mike

Blame those on Bob Black... he's got a great reference site mike

Here's a link to the King T instructions... https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/mpc-instructions/show-rods/mpc-tognottis-t/?view=roll#10 and the Wild Dream.... https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/mpc-instructions/show-rods/mpc-wilhelms-wonder/?view=roll#6 mike

About half-way between the MPC and revell dash cluster design would be about right...

I would tend to agree with Stu regarding the proportionality of the revell body; it's always looked kinda pudgy, a little thick through the middle to me. You've nailed it, Rich. There's definitely a slight upward slope toward the middle but not as severe as the one designed into the monogram 1/10 master and passed on to all the succeeding variants. Bill's pics show part of the rest of the hot mess made of the front fenders. These views shows how they splay outwards, adding to the wonky look. The fender lines actually have a more gentle curve into the front. A little careful sanding will probably reduce the worst of this flaw.

The scale issue may make a slight difference, but the '69/'70 fenders are the same front profile in 1:1. The headlight doors bolt up to either one. mike

I guess you can't blame revell for not blowing a lot of money on the modifications to make this kit look better. Thanks, Raoul, for the confirmation of what I'd suspected looking at Bill's pics. Unfortunately that means most of the original flaws are still present, including the quarter window revell top, amt middle, mpc bottom mike

Great review, Bill. Here's the best pic I could currently find of the MCG fret for the Chevelles...