Bob Ellis

Maybe I missed it, is that the '68 Roadrunner chassis with new Round2 printed tires. The model is looking really nice.

The grille detail is very nice. Just a small suggestion, find a small tip black magic marker and cover the little shiny spots. It will complete your nice work.

Yes Tom, the 71s and 72 seem hard to find. I wish I had a new '71 kit to start with. My brother had a '72 BelAir for a company car. Had a 350, but it was really slow. The 72s versus 71s are totally different in the performance department.

Nice 73 philo

unclescott58, boy, you hit the nail on the head. I forgot all about Palmer. Isn't it funny how Palmer is spelled with a micrometer as the "P"? The '71 Palmer Mustang is really a '69 with a '71 nose. I have one, and it really bites. The wheels are useable. Which is a good deal, this Palmer '65 Impala for 98 cents or the original AMT version for $2 ?

This convertible kit is a great kit. It became a Trophy Series kit in 1967. I have never built the original, but I built the re-issue from 1967. I have to think Round2 may have it because I am sure AMT never modified it in the '70s. Maybe somebody knows? A very nice job. Maybe you will get me to build one too.

While I think I did a pretty good job having cobbled together 3 kits, it has to look good as if AMT did it. Evergreen Styrene is my Bondo. I like to fill voids with Evergreen Styrene and rarely use putty. I have tried by pushing the grille in place, but it resists fitting like it did on the original AMT '72 Chevelle kit. My goal is to have the grille in place with no gaps. Varying pieces of 0.010 and thicker plastic shims are great because they become part of the plastic body.

The Revell '57 Nomad with opening doors. Looked out of proportion, fit together pooly and the chrome spears over the rear quarter panels didn't even match. never finished it. The Mod Squad Woody was maybe worse, I did throw that in the trash (a long time ago, because today, I would have sent it to eBay).

Chris, it's funny you mention the VWs. I remember them racing at the Norwood 1/4 mile track. They were incredibly loud with a buzzing sound. Like bees at 150 decibels. Not super fast, but as a group, they were competitive.

Dynomight, I am thinking about light yellow with black vinyl roof. I have the Model Car Garage '70 Chevelle which has the SS and el Camino emblems. It will be an SS

I had to add some Evergreen Styrene to fill hood gap and still needs more. It is really 3 AMT kits combined, so a little engineering is required. Sanded backs of 72 SS wheels fit okay too.

The '65 Chevelle Modified kit is close to what I remember at a track in Norwood, MA back in 1971. It was a 1/4 mile track. Follow this link where you will see these cars. www.norwoodarena.com This has a great track history, pictures of cars through out all the years. I went there last time in 1971

The '90s ERTL '70.5 Z28 version was originally a promo in 1970. So, it is a very simple kit. It was a decent full front bumper kit until 1973. Okay, not a lot of detail, but it appeared okay. It just didn't translate to well from a '77 antiquated kit by ERTL.

Wow, a lot of work!

Revell had a pre=production model at a hobby show once, and there are pictures. I thought it looked okay, but not enough dealer orders I hear.

Those Hasegawa Caddies build nicely

The core kit is the recent Round2 AMT '69 Chevelle convertible. It comes with this boot.

I am sure you can use the AMT 70 Chevelle and do the same conversion. Yes, I remember seeing 1:1 64 Impala SSs for $2000 back in '82. No room, no money then.

Outstanding work

I finally glued it together with a lot of evergreen patches inside. I had to CA glue with wire two pieces in the front that were weak. The primer paint really showed defects to be fixed. More fit issues, but I will tackle that next.

I cut about 1 inch off the front of an AMT 1972 Chevelle kit and attached it to an ERTL AMT 1968 El Camino. All the '68 side trim was removed and Model Car Garage '70 Chevelle etchings will replace it. The 1972 needs wheel moldings and back up lights in the lift gate. Also, I swapped the 1972 dash. Still have some fit issues.

The Round2 '69 Chevelle convertible is a nice start to make a '68 Chevelle Convertible. All the body work is done except for the Model Car Garage 1968 Chevelle front marker lights with 396.

I put some effort into the '71 hardtop and the 71 hardtop turned into a convertible. The '69 Ford will have to wait a bit

The AMT Elegance Series kits had half the parts of a regular version.

Chief Joseph, you are correct, the original interest came from lowriders and Donk modelers. Some people try to scratch build them but never as good as a kit from say Revell. For Revell to make any money, they would have to issue it at least 4 times as a Donk, Lowrider, Hurst Olds and a 442. If the distributers and dealers thumbs down it, it will be dead with not enough orders. I had a Pontiac Grand Prix. I liked it. Though, I will admit, the Cutlas was probably the best looking of the '81-'88 GM G body cars.