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Excellent

Anyone else having trouble sending messages to other members? The site keeps crashing on me when trying to send a message to another member. Stays down for a bit, then pops back up later. Been like this for a day now. Can't send a message to the staff either. Crashes when doing that as well. Thought I'd try this work around. Everything else works fine.

That's the thing; they had a good reputation. The problem was too many people giving 5-stars for the kit looking good, but not detracting any for the service and time. I didn't see the reviews from the few other people that had the same problem as me until I looked thru all the reviews. They did a good job burying them.

So this thing was a pain even before I got it in the mail. First week went by, it wasn't sent out. Two weeks go by and nothing. "Hey, you sending it out?" No reply. The third week I said I was contacting ebay if it wasn't sent soon. It was in the mail a couple days later. No apology or anything. I get it and the bumpers are missing. Contact the seller again. "Sure we'll get those out ASAP." (Weird they replied quick to that one) After two weeks I contacted eBay. They were in the mail the next day. Needless to say the seller got one star. So the kit isn't bad for a printed one. The body and interior look great. Part of one bumper didn't fully print, but I was so frustrated I just went with it. So, kit problem one was it doesn't include suspension. I found a Chevelle chassis that fit it and used that . Reworking the wheel/tire combo a bit. The hood fit isn't great. It's curbside; so I just glued it shut. The rear bumper fit is a bit off. The bumper hangs a bit low. This is due to the recessed area for the tail lights. It hits the area where the bumper need to be attached. My last problem was the windows. Cutting out the plastic and getting it right was a challenge. I eventually got it right, then I put the interior tub in. It's heavy so I had to super glue it. Some how the glue bled over to the windows and fogged them. So, I had to make new ones. Luckily, they go on from the exterior. After a few tries I got them on. However, they are starting to bow a bit. At some point I'll go back and fix it, right now I'm just glad it's finished. It was such a pain I almost gave up on 3D prints. However, I did see a seller that includes everything with the print and I'm going to try another in the future. I saw a few I'd like to have. They're just pricey. Overall, it did come out looking nice for my collection. SAM_1969 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1970 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1971 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1972 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

Nice

Did the suspension come from the Chevelle donor? Trying to figure out what suspension to get for mine.

Beautiful

Very nice. I saw one of these not long ago at a local show.

I like that color

Excellent work

Beautiful. These are great kits. I did the convertible several years ago and won model of the year on another site.

Nice. I've only ever seen one. Someone in an apartment complex had a black one that was in really bad shape.

Looks good. I know what you mean about the engine. I did the same thing with mine as I ran into the same problem with one side not wanting to sit down. I didn't have any problems with the windshield; though I will agree painting the headlights/tail lights/ and windows sucked.

Very nice. I just ordered one, but it's been over a week and it hasn't even shipped yet.

Not this one. The Datsun kit I posted did though.

Aoshima

Another model I got with my gift card this past Christmas. I saw a few of these on eBay and decided I wanted one for the collection. It's not a bad kit as far as detail, however, assembly was kinda hard. The windshield plastic was a little too wide for the frame. I actually ended up trimming some of it off. The interior is not a tub and the doors attach to the body interior. It's tricky getting the interior in and getting the doors in the correct position. Getting the dash to fit right with the doors and all was a nightmare. Getting the chassis to fit right was also a nightmare. Lots of repositioning and using a knife to pull the body apart to adjust the ride height. To start the front was higher than the rear and it had the Carolina squat look. It took forever to get it to go in the right spot. SAM_1957 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1958 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1959 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

I did one of these a few years ago, but I ended up breaking the grill and botching some of the paint job. Since then I have wanted to get another, but I really didn't like the prices they are going for. I ended up getting a gift card from my mom for Christmas and decided to get this kit and another. It's a really nice kit. The only real issue I had was fitting the chassis to the body. On the first kit I made it with an opening hood to show off the engine, but this time around I didn't have access to the tools and decided not to do that. SAM_1952 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1953 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1954 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

Looks great. Back around 2006-2007 I found one exactly like this one in Myrtle for $20,000. Wish I had the money to buy it at the time.

Nice, the first model car I ever tried doing as an adult. Same color too.

Beautiful. Excellent color choice.

Great looking car and nice review. I've been thinking about getting the 69 Buick and 69 Monacco. Haven't done it yet since they're a little on the pricey side for me right now. I didn't want to take a chance. I may break down and get the buick soon thanks to your review.

Very nice. I don't remember any problems building my two.

Beautiful. Been wanting one of these for a long time, but the prices are just outrageous.

Looks really good