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NICE. Can't wait to see her done.

It's my understanding Aces and Eights is a good hand to have; a winning hand. A hand so good Wild Bill was killed for it. If that's wrong, then: Do the same with your Riv, and that'll be THE ACE OF SPADES... THE ACE OF SPADES #Motorhead

Hello Peter, not able to see the first picture, but the other two look wicked. Do the same with your Riv, and that'll be Aces and Eights.

Hello Peter Looking really nice; I just wonder about the back window. Specifically, the upper line you have pencilled in. Seems to be a bit on the high side, and I wonder about the curvature of the roof, and how compound of a curvature it is. It might help to see a perfect rear-on shot, and maybe a straight line is what is needed along its top edge, but from the rear 3/4 view, it's looking like the upper edge of your window will bow-upwards in the middle. If you add a curvature to your upper line, and lower it down a bit on the body, it might create a slimmer rear window with a more flat upper edge without any bowing. Hopefully this ghetto quick mockup helps, thanks.

Hello Joe I loved this kit growing up, and I agree, that rear bumper does stick out a lot. Last year, I tucked in the rear bumper flush; here's what it looks like. I bashed my 88 with the ex-MPC 69 Charger Daytona's Hemi, wheels, shortened chassis/exhaust, super-modified wing, interior bits, and Round2 redlines . You're off to a great start; can't wait to see where you take this beauty.

EXP-ERT WITNESS: > Nice clean build of a forgotten "loser" > Paging Dr. Faust, we got a live one here > Round 2/Revellogram: please reissue your EXPs

CAUGHT SOMEWHERE IN TIME: > Classic MPC Mopar, frozen in time > Built this in '86 while headbangin' to Iron Maiden's new album > One of my fave builds, then Moms trashed it > Would do almost anything to build this one again > Time. Is always on OUR side.

NOOICE. This is going to look better than any of the actual cars ever did.

Hello, CabDriver Sick build; nice attention to detail. It may just be the lighting in this shot; the panel gaps seem a bit shallow, filling in with paint. If it's not too late, maybe you can scribe them a bit deeper before repainting? Hope this helps, thanks.

Could not resist. > Smoothed out the fins > Hogged-out the rear bumper > Carved an oval .040 panel, sprayed it TS-30 silver leaf, brushed on two coats X-27 clear red

THE GOOD: Revellogram could easily rework their 70 Trans Am into a 73 SD. And with just a little more work, could create a nice 74-76 THE RAD: Round2 could exhume/retool MPC's old 74-76 kits THE FUNKY: Somebody creates an all-new 74-76 kit

1977 ZAM: Did anyone else see the bottom of the box where it says it's molded in blue? I've built squillions of nearly every Firebird/Trans Am ever kitted, though I've never done a 74-76. TAKE MY MONEY: Make a 74-76 backdate, and I'll buy ALL of 'em.

Ha ha, you may be right, though I think we can give it a really good shot:

Very nice suggestion, Richard:

Two nice ideas; here's a hybrid of both:

Nice suggestions, Richard. Lights have been added to the fins, and the toilet seat has been flushed away. Anyone want me to take a crack at adding a full spare?

Just saw hpiguy's 1959 Imperial build and review: Now I want one more than ever. Something about the rear got me thinking it was time for a ghetto-quick PhotoChop™: Thoughts?

Never knew about that kit, and can't seem to find anything online about it. Post more pics of yours!

Passed on this kit a squillion times cuz the box art made the kit look so toy-like. Your build is clean and mean; will have to pick one up and throw on some evil meats like you've done. Did you add a smoke tint to the headlights? They have a nice depth to them.

Totally agree. So happy to relive the nostalgia of things I built as a kid, and things I never got around to building the first time around. I'm supporting the kit companies as much as I possibly can, and do appreciate when they scrape up enough cash to give us something old, new, borrowed, or blue. Loved gluebombing MPC's 78 Pinto back in the day, and hoping to do better this time around; can't decide whether to pick up the tempting Pony Express reissue, or wait for the upcoming 77 hatch.

SECOND MODEL? Clean build, strong theme, great paint. You sir, will be a force to reckon with in the future.

I agree, that super-dark grey is badass; I'm considering trying a two-tone police Monaco with the hot rod grey primer and flat black. Thanks, Brent. I do try to keep things light and fun, and need to constantly remind myself to not get so stressed out over all the millions of little flaws, heh. Nooice, Rex. Is that Revellogram's 69 Shelby GT-500? Looks more Mad Max than Mad Max.

Ha ha Thanks, guys. The truth is, the flat black is a compromise. I just don't have the time, or the eyesight, to do all the stuff I used to do; insane detail painting, polished clearcoated bodies, foiling, decaling, etc. All through the 80s and 90s, I built every 50s classic, muscle car, Mustang, Corvette, Firebird on the planet, and did tons of research on each to nail colours and correct details. Good times. But these days, especially after seven false starts before I'd finished my first kit, I'd decided to pull back, and simplify my approach. Really big into oddballs right now, stuff I never built, and stuff I hadn't built since I was a zygote. I love the pure joy of building model cars, and there's so many kits I'm dying to build, so hopefully I can bang out a few more in 2019.

Hello everyone Been lurking here for years; I love the mindblowing stuff you guys do. I came back to the hobby in late 2015, after a 13-year hiatus. 2015/2016: started seven kits; completed none of 'em. 2017: started another five kits; finished them all, plus two from 2016, for a total of seven. 2018: started new kits, and finished some old ones, for a total of twelve. Questions/comments/critiques are most welcome, and I certainly can post more photos of anything you see here, if you're interested. Until then... LET'S KEEP BUILDING IN 2019! CLITAURUS - AMT 1991 Ford Taurus SHO Started October 2017 - Completed January 2018 Clipped bumpers, body smoothing, modified HOTROD Lincoln headlights, ported Lindberg Crown Vic wheels, mounted behind deep dish trim rings AMT 1970 1/2 Chevy Camaro Z28 Started late 2000 - Completed February 2018 Box stock model was 95% complete for 17 years; removed foil, decals, spoilers, plate bracket and mirrors, sprayed body flat black, while leaving everything else as it was originally painted. Added wheels/tires from Monogram 1979 Camaro. Monogram BMW 635 CSI Started December 2017 - Completed March 2018 Box stock except for wheels/tires from Revell BMW 318i CAPRICIOUS - AMT 1976 Chevy Caprice Started September 2016 - Completed May 2018 Body smoothing, Revell 2013 Camaro ZL1 hood scoop, Revell 2006 Camaro concept wheels/tires/disc brakes, chassis floorboard/gastank/firewall/engine compartment surgery/rebuilding, ported grille, Lindberg 1/20 scale 1993 Camaro bucketed headlights, various late-model Chevy engine/detail parts, custom dual exhaust, custom front and rear roll pans Revell 2003 Ford Thunderbird Started June 2018 - Completed June 2018 Basic box stock build, except for Revell 1999 Mustang SVT Cobra wheels and tires, ported hood scoop, body smoothing, and deep panel scribing Monogram 1932 Packard Speedster Phaeton Started November 2017 - Completed April 2018 Basic box stock build except for minor smoothing and cleanup, as well as replacing plastic spare tire covers with whitewall tires (and wheels), from Monogram's 1939 Mercedes 540-K roadster. Chrome was bad on this super-vintage, nearly flawless kit, so rather than go full flat black, decided to try Tamiya silver leaf TS-30 accents for a nice contrast. Johan 1970 Mercury Comet Started June 2018 - Completed July 2018 This was a mint, flawless, sealed kit I picked up at a model car show, for an insane price, but was worth every penny. Built mostly box stock, except for ported/backfilled side marker lights, headlights from Revell's 32 Ford five-window coupe, lengthened steering column, raised seats, and a couple coats of Tamiya TS-71 smoke on the glass and wheels. GALAXIAN - AMT 1969 Ford Galaxie Started November 2016 - Completed August 2018 Body smoothing, sunken grille, larger wheel wells, peaked and "squared-off" front and rear fender caps, removed front plate bracket, sectioned rear bumper, stock wheel covers mounted inside the BACK side of the custom wheels/tires found in Revell's recent 1/25 1970 Cuda (not the 1995 or 2007 1/24 versions) DAYCLONA - AMT 1988 Dodge Daytona Started October 2015 - Completed September 2018 Hemi, main chassis, exhaust, wheels, interior bits, heavily-modified wing, came from the AMT 1969 Dodge Daytona, while the 88 kit got body smoothing, tucked-in rear bumper, parts box headlights, Round 2 redlines, and a hybrid McPherson strut/torsion bar front suspension, bashed together from parts box items and several Revellogram late 60s Mopar kits. Round 2/MPC 1974 Ford Econoline Started September 2018 - Completed November 2018 Mostly box stock build, except for hacking off the lower grillework and reconfiguring the pushbar/lights, removing the vent windows, mounting the exhaust to the frame rather than the floorboards (and extending the tips with styrene tube), reworking the side vents, raising the sagging rear suspension just a bit, and cutting the top of the doghouse off AMT 1991 Chevy Beretta GTZ Started November 2018 - Completed December 2018 99% box stock build, except for Monogram 1985 Camaro Z28 wheels, mounted inside ported AMT Eagle VR 50 tires BUSHWHACKER 2.0 - Round 2/MPC WWII Jeep Started May 2017 - Completed December 2018 Massive American Satco Desert Dogs, thicker, scratchbuilt shocks, deeper wheels, wider track, axles flipped underneath leafs for higher lift, 340 V8 from Round 2/MPC's 1975 Dodge Dart reissue, custom exhaust, scratchbuilt side-saddle fuel tank, cold air intake through driver's headlight, tons o guns, chopped windshield (olive colour achieved via Tamiya Smoke TS-71 on one side, and two coats of Tamiya clear green X-25 mixed 1:5 with Tamiya clear X-22 on the other side), scratchbuilt side-mount for 50. cal., scratchbuilt hard case spare tire and double jerry can mounts, bespoke Confederate flag graphic design for spare tire cover. Thanks everyone, do hope you cats enjoyed these. Considering posting my 2017 builds; let me know if you're interested. In the meantime, can't wait for Christmas 2019 to see what you guys built the rest of current year. Take care.

Hello everyone Nice review as always; was so looking forward to getting more epic fat rubber from the original Datsun kits. MPC's Rising Sun had these on the front, and IIRC, even wider meats on the rear. These tires were common on MPC's NASCAR kits, ie., "Southern Stocker" Regal, Monte Carlo, etc. Would love to get more and throw 'em under everything I'm working on.