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Hard_2_Handle_454

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  1. Looks great. That green was a good choice.
  2. Nice color combination. These were really good kits. I greatly enjoyed mine.
  3. Nice work
  4. Very Nice!
  5. Not liking the 440 call out decals. Would like to have seen some other color choices for a stock build. May have to pass on the kit, now.
  6. Came out amazing. I might have to pick one up now.
  7. Used to see a lot of these at the Charlotte Auto Fair. The have a Desoto club that attends every year.
  8. There's a Charger/Galant kit on the market. You might be able to make a nice Valiant Charger conversion out of it. I have the kit in my stash somewhere and it's not bad at all.
  9. Gonna start mine next week. Have a wedding to attend this week so I didn't want to start it.
  10. You did a real good job on this one. I think it's one of my favorites I've seen you do.
  11. Just a regular pen. I start in pencil and then go over it with a pen.
  12. Just wanted to show off some of my art. Comments appreciated.
  13. Good job
  14. Very nice; I think it's you best yet.
  15. I found out Reliable Resin has a better conversion kit a couple months after I got this one. I think the rear wing is sold separate and runs about $15.
  16. indeed
  17. I've been wanting a 70 GTO for awhile, but there aren't any modern kits, and the vintage kits are way to pricey. The other day I saw a conversion kit for the 72 MPC GTO and decided to give it a try based on my previous experience with the Challenger conversions. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: DO NOT ATTEMPT UNLESS YOU ARE AT PRO LEVEL! So, with that being said; this kit and build was a nightmare. First off the conversion was way over molded. The hood alone was a 1/4 in thick. There was a lot of sanding...........so much sanding. I never did get it sanded down. I ended up doing some cutting and gluing the hood to the body. Irritation number two, the MPC kit front end is attached to the body. So I had to cut the front end off and sand some more, YAY! So, I get it the way I think it would be good. I go to see how the new front end will look once put on and..............The hood is too long. Yay, more sanding, just what I wanted. So, now I get it good, and I go to glue the front end on. There's now a gap because it doesn't want to glue all the way down. Great! A lot of cursing later and I finally get it some what looking....... OK. As a previous poster commented on their build; the rear end on the MPC kit has a fit issue. I tried to get it looking good, but it was pretty hard. I also hate that the MPC kit is molded in orange. It's a pretty bad, basic kit. There's also a problem with the pipes. They hang down way too far. Gotta glue them to the body later. My last problem was the stripes. They are Keith Marks and look good. However, they are not one piece. Yeah, I had to put on a strip, let it set, and put another strip over it. What could go wrong? A lot. Had one double over on itself and it's also hard to line them up.. Over all though, it looks passable for my collection. SAM_0078 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0079 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0080 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0081 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
  18. Never cared to much for the 66 from the design stand point. Saw someone else's build the other day and thought it looked OK, so I decided to get one for the collection. The model came out real well, and the car doesn't look too bad in black. I believe someone had an issue with the windshield and rear window not having much room to glue in, and that was a major issue I had as well. Over all though, it's a good kit. SAM_0070 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0071 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0072 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0073 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0074 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0075 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0076 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0077 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
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