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Mike

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  1. Fantastic job Lyle! You've completely nailed it. 8)
  2. Mike

    Cadillac STS-V

    Here's my most recently completed build. I experimented with some nail polish I found at Wal Mart for the "flop" finish. It changes from green/gold/purple. Sorry for the picture quality. I don't have a "real" place I can set up for photography yet. LOL
  3. Last name is added. I do plan on building a photo box where I can get clean photos and lighting consistently. That is something on the top priority list for sure. Thank you for the kind comments on the build also. It is much appreciated.
  4. Great looking buggy. I've never seen one in blue.
  5. VEHICLE: 2006 Chevrolet Camaro concept KIT MANUFACTURER: AMT PRICE PAID: $8.99 KIT #: 38467 SCALE: 1/25 YEAR PRODUCED: 2007 CURBSIDE OR FULL DETAIL: Full detail OVERALL RATING 1-5: 3 (1 being lowest, 5 being highest): The kit comes with gray styrene, clear, red, and chrome sprues. One decal sheet is included with car emblems and licence plates. The stripes on mine were robbed from one of my '69 Camaro kits. Initial inspection of the kit shows a pretty clean new mold that I only needed my "fine" (600-800 grit) sanding stick to remove mold lines. There is flash on a couple small parts (easily removed), and sink marks in the tire rim spokes which was a bit disappointing. The seat halves didn't fit well either, but it's nothing a spot of putty and a little sanding can’t fix. The body did have a couple mold lines at the bottom rear corner of the side windows that are not in a convenient spot, but not impossible to remove either. Overall fit of the kit is great. The only trouble spots came when I went to mount the motor in the chassis. The headers were too long and caused the engine not to sit flush. Cutting the end of the headers back slightly cured this problem. The other issue with fit comes with the chassis and body on final assembly. The chassis does not fit tight, and slides front to back, but can be set in place. Again, not a huge issue, but something one wouldn't expect from a new tool kit. The engine/engine bay are very simplistic, but it’s a concept car and 1:1 photos showed the same and is accurate. The interior is simplistic also, but with some paint, can be dressed up without issue. Overall, I would recommend this kit as something for a beginner or experienced builder. The kit does have a ton of potential. AMT could include a set of rally stripes for the kit, seeing's that many builds I've seen of this kit have them.
  6. It does include a driver figure (though I'm not using it) and overall the fit's good thus far. The only issue I've found, are some sink holes in the molding of the bottom pan and in the nose, which are easily remedied by some putty and sanding.
  7. Smooth build. Tastefully done.
  8. I built this one as a young teen when I first got into modeling. Figured I'd pick up another one and build it again.
  9. Man ! Superb job on the dusting/weathering!
  10. Mike

    Old '55

    Nice build. Very classy and tastefully done.
  11. Another muscle car. I built it factory stock just like the box art picture. A great kit and I'm glad Revell's repopping it.
  12. WOW!!!! I've got this kit and plan to build it stock with a set of honeycomb wheels. Yours looks SMOOOOOOOOOOOOTH. Fantastic finish.
  13. Mike

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    Fantastic build! I've thought of picking up that kit and making a street machine out of it. I love the stock look. Well done!
  14. This little project was a T O N of fun to break the monotony of building cars etc. It's a 1/87 scale scene on a Jif peanut butter lid. I highly recommend trying to build one of these.
  15. This was my first attempt at weathering and building a 1/24 diorama. Thank you for looking
  16. Mike

    My 69 Camaro's

    I got back into this hobby about 3 years ago with "my dream car". Been loving it ever since!!! Thank you for looking. This is my return to modeling build. It's already falling apart, but was enough to get me back to this wonderful hobby. This one was box-stock and was my first attempt at wiring an engine and using BMF This one was my first attempt at scratch-building anything. I added 3/16" styrene around the bottom for the lowered profile, left everything else alone, and blended the body out with putty.
  17. I think I've seen this somewhere before.... Looks fantastic Brian!
  18. Looks great! I love the Model King box art. Great stuff!
  19. Looks fantastic!!!!
  20. Here's a way to make poseable steering on most/some models as long as they've got spindles and a tie-rod. Here's a quick and easy way to make (some/most) model car tires steerable - ***What you need - Xacto knife and a lighter 1 - Put tie-rod in position on the spindles DO NOT GLUE 2 - Heat up Xacto knife blade with your lighter 3 - Quickly put hot knife onto spindle point with a little pressure for a little less than a second. Careful not to hold too long or you'll melt the tie-rod to the spindle. 4 - The plastic will melt into a mushroom head capping off the connection and leaving the tie-rod loose on the spindles and able to turn/position the front tires 5 - Touch up any paint as necessary
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