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Nice work on those, they are sharp! I've always liked the looks of the rally's on them too, but man I'm a sucker for Torque Thrusts!

Thanks again for your comments guys, I'm truly humbled by them. The early 2nd gen Firebirds/TA's are easily some of my favorite GM's of all time, even though I'm more of a Ford and Mopar guy.

Thanks a lot guys, glad you like it. It was a pretty enjoyable kit to build. Those are decals from Fireball Modelworks, I had forgotten to mention that. Man, I do wish I could paint small details that well though!

I finished up my second build of the year over this past weekend. It went together pretty well. The rear spoiler was the most troublesome, had to do a fair bit of sanding and reshaping to get it to fit decently. The grille/headlight unit didn't fit the nose piece very well either. What I ended up doing was cutting it down the middle between the grilles and splitting it into two pieces, which then allowed them to fully seat into the nose the way they should. One other thing, I also had to shave down the top of the carburetor to get the scoop lowered so the hood would sit flat. Everything else in the kit just fell together with ease. I used the decals from the 1991 issue which have the Trans Am scripts (and the blue stripes look a lot closer color-wise to the real thing, the ones in this newer issue just seem way too dark to me). I do have to say though that while taking these pics I couldn't get a photo with a real accurate representation of the blue stripes, they kept getting blown out a bit, but oh well. Paint is Duplicolor Arctic White, and the interior was treated to Model Master Nassau Blue. The carpet was sprayed with a darker Tamiya blue, but for the life of me I can't remember which one Lol.

Now that's a street brawler I'd love to drive, where's the keys?! Sweet build, Mike.

Another beauty, Randy! Nice job with the extra spacing between the trunk stripes, a detail that seems to get easily overlooked.

I'd say so! Very cool.

Very sharp! I've got this one on my to do list, someday I'll get to it.

Excellent Chevelle, Randy. That color works well on it

Yuri, that is fantastic!

Great shine and a great color. Very nice build, Jim. I really love this year Road Runner too.

That's one sharp Camaro, Randy. Love those redlines.

Exactly what I was going to say! That is a stunner!

Nicely done, you don't see many of these built.

Thanks again guys.

Oh man, good eyes, I didn't even realize it. Can't believe I did that Lol. Since there's not much in the way, I might have to see if I can get them swapped around....

Thanks a lot for your comments guys, glad you like it. Thanks Snake. Actually it wasn't too bad removing the trim. The leading edges of the front fenders were a little tricky though, with the tight spaces within those three body lines. I agree, though I still try to watch some now and then.

I finished this one up about two weeks ago, but just got around to taking some pics of it today. These really are fun little kits to build. Even though they're so basic and simple, you can still build them into a pretty cool looking unit. That being said, I did change up a few things to spruce it up a bit. I swapped in some Cragars from the Revell '67 Charger, tires and slicks came from the parts box. The valve covers are from the AMT '66 Galaxie, and I added some collectors to the headers that also came from the parts box. Bodywise, I did file down the screw posts on the radiator support, removed the body side trim, and removed the wing windows as I had seen pics of the real car both with and without them. Paint is Testors One Coat Star Spangled Blue lacquer. I'm really happy with how this little bugger turned out. On to the pics....

Oh man I like this one. Moving the front axle really helps the apperance of this kit. Well done!

I love those first gen Monte's too. Good looking build, Kevin.

That is a great looking Buick, well done!

The Revell 99 Mustang Cobra and Saleen Speedster kits had those as well, I don't recall if they had different sizes for fronts and rears though. I want to say the Monogram 55 F100 (with the 5 spoke billet-type wheels) had them too?

Nice variety of subjects, and all are well done!

I like what you did on this Boss, Ronny. I'll be interested in seeing what you do with the Cuda when you build it. I agree, very good tips here, Walter. While I didn't experience clearance issues with the windshield wipers, I did to some extent all the others. A chunk of it was my doing, as I had glued the rear valence on prior to painting making chassis installation (and exhaust tips) even more of a battle. Thanks again for all the comments guys.

That is really sharp, well done!