Nacho Z

That is such a nice looking T/A! Great job on it!

This model was never intended to be a contest winning model. After starting on it and having so many issues with the body pieces, I quickly just wanted to be able to finish it and have it not be an embarrassment. I kept plugging away and the front and rear bumper areas. Lots of filling and sanding. The next two pictures are showing progress but not I was not finished yet. The front was just as bad as the rear. The rear spoiler did not fit properly. The fender flares were not horrible but were not anything to write home about. I had to use so much filler on the front that I decided to give up on having the prototypically correct separation between the fender and front fascia. I just filled it all in and tried my best to get a smooth transition. Even the hood needed work...lol Next up will be the interior.

This is going to be one of those "aww, man, cool beans!" kinda moments. This model right here is what inspired me to keep plugging away at mine. While doing some internet searches for the model I came across your thread and pictures. Although I already knew that I was going to go with the box art color, I had not started airbrushing yet and had to use a spray can. I went with the Icy Blue. I felt it was close enough for my purposes. You just never know how what you do in this life might affect someone else. Maybe not today or tomorrow. Maybe not life altering. Maybe just silly model cars. But what we do in our lives definitely affects others, even if what don't realize it. Wow! That is too deep for a model car board...lol. Anyhow, Craig, thanks for giving me something to shoot for!

She is a beauty, Steve!

No worries, Mike. Your model looks good! My kit definitely had some issues. I did a fair bit of work on it which I will share in this thread.

I thought I would share the WIP on a '79 T/A that I recently built. I am posting this WIP to help out anyone who is thinking of building this kit. Maybe it will help someone. This is the MPC kit that was popped in 2015. I really fell in love with the box art. Yup, I'm a sucker for box art, always have been and probably always will be...?. I have been around plenty long enough to know that what is on the box doesn't always match what is in the box...lol. This kit was a bit of a pig. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. Let's take a look. What I started with. The ubiquitous spoon test. In the end, I got carried away and put too many coats on the body and it was a little darker than I wanted. A picture of the beautiful decals. They really are nice! It goes downhill from here...lol. Here is how the bumpers and spoiler are attached to the sprue. Why?!?! Here is an example of what you will find in the kit. At least this is what I had in mine. I started work on the body. I attached the front and rear bumpers. They did not fit. Not. At. All. I compromise a little on the fit and still had to add shims to fill in the massive gaps. Pictures are from both sides of the rear end.

Very impressive!! That is just a flat out great looking model!

It is looking great so far! I’m looking forward to seeing more progress pics!

You are doing a great job on this! I’m looking forward to seeing more updates!

That is a great looking Indy car, John! Thanks for sharing!

Well thank you for that little interesting factoid about NASCAR. I really had never seen this before. Thanks!

Well I’ll be! I never knew that. I’ll be lazy and ask here, (instead of Googling it), was it just his car or the entire field?

Great looking NASCAR, Mack! I’m having trouble figuring out the roof number...lol. Is the image reversed? It might just be me. Either way it is a nice looking model.

Good looking TF, Rusty! You did a nice job with it.

She is a stunning looking model, Rich! Everything I have read about these kits have made me shy away from building mine. You have really done a beautiful job on this one. Thanks for sharing all of your tips, tricks and techniques!

Here is a picture of one of Curt’s wheels vs. the kit wheel from the AMT Dragula kit. Here it is on the model.

Now that is one great looking Mopar! Everything comes together so nicely on this one. Perfect color for it.

Very nice, Tony!

What a gorgeous model! You did such a nice job on it, Steve!

Beautiful!! Stunning car, stunning model!

Beautiful! Such a great looking model.

Love me some Skoal Bandit! Great looking model, Mark. NASCAR had some great characters back in the day. Harry Gant was one of them.

Dale was my driver. I loved seeing that black #3 on the track. It didn’t take too many seasons after his death that I lost interest in NASCAR. I really like your model. It put a smile on my face! Thanks for sharing.

She looks great, Bruce! This is one a the few kits that I have more than one of.

Love it!!! Very cool build, Steve!