StevenGuthmiller

The '70 Monte Carlo would probably be your best bet. Steve

The trouble I've had recently with hoods was just basically dumb luck with the paint. Nothing like this. Normally I don't have a lot of trouble with these type of cut outs because of the multiple primer coats that I use. The plastic is usually sealed up very well by the time I start shooting color. But this one is so thin that I'll want to make sure to take any precautions I can. Steve

Now I'm trying to tackle what is probably the worst aspect of these MPC Coronet kits. That horrible "cut out" in the hood! The cut out area is so thin that there were actually places where there were pinholes all the way to the surface. A really stupid design! What I did was fill the recesses on the back side with super glue and plastic stock. hopefully that will fill it in well enough to prevent any "ghosting" problems when it comes time to paint. You can see how thin the plastic is by how the black plastic filler shows through in the second photo. Steve

Just a small update. I started doing a little prep this morning, & I took Bill Geary's suggestion to heart. I leveled off the rear quarter window sill & it made a very big difference. Thank you Bill. There's a good possibility I may not have noticed this before paint. Steve Before After

I guess tastes are different. I like this the best of all of them. I absolutely do not like the "Spring Green", & the F5 looks a little too much like an army truck. Never really liked dark greens either. Now I think I remember why I ordered the one I did. Steve

Very nice Raoul! Much "greener" than the color I have. The color I'm using is a much "mistier" green. I'm planning on the 440 "Six Pack" right out of the Super Bee kit for mine. Steve

Love to see them Raoul! Steve

Looks like it needs a car wash Richard! Actually I thought the paint that I had ordered months ago was B5, but I was mistaken. The color I have is "Avocado Green" which was a name used in '68 & '69 by Mopar. The one I have is the '68 Color which looks to be a little lighter & possibly closer to '69 "F3 Light Green". Steve

Now that I look at it, you're right. It does look a little too high. I thought only AMT did stuff like this like with the Road Runner kit. MPC was usually pretty good about body proportions. If it's something I can do pretty simply without throwing off the look of the rear window opening, I may investigate it. I won't dive into a whole bunch of modifications if it does. Steve

I'm probably not fussy enough to justify another purchase for those hubcaps Ron. Nothing is set in stone anyway, & there's always the possibility that I may go with a set of Magnums. I've always liked the magnums anyway & if I use the steelies, I'll probably want to go with the redline tires which I never really liked. But they just look "right" with steel wheels & dog dish caps. The Magnums look better with white letters which I really like the look of. So time will tell. I won't worry too much about it until I'm ready to paint. Steve

Strange huh? But it's a rare kit, & I love the rare ones. I've always loved the body style of the '68-'70 Plymouth & Dodge intermediates. I decided shortly after finding this kit that one of the very common & popular greens from '69 would be appropriate. I settled on "F5 Medium Green". What I haven't decided on is the top & interior. I'm planning on a vinyl top but I'm undecided as to whether I should do it in white, or the popular dark green. The top color will determine interior color. If I go with white, I'm thinking a white & green combo interior. If I go with the green top, a green interior would probably be the way to go. I'm also undecided on the bumble bee stripe. I'm leaning towards leaving it off altogether. I think they're nice, but a little over done. I'll be using the steel wheels & poverty caps from the Revell '68 Charger kit. Steve

I've been thinking about getting started on this MPC '69 Coronet so I got it out & started doing a little messing around with it. I had decided quite a while ago that I would replace the chassis & engine with some modern kit parts, but I never dreamed that the parts from the AMT '70 Super Bee would virtually fall into place! I guess it only makes sense as the '70 Coronet was originally an MPC kit & the bodies are basically the same in dimension. I'll be able to use all of the chassis & engine parts as well as a few interior parts and the decals from that kit. For some strange reason, the glass does not fit very well, so I'll be reconditioning the original glass. Steve

It's funny, but as much as I detest working with black paint jobs, two of my favorites are black. Steve

Good! That means that I'm not addicted. I do plan on building everything I buy. Steve

I have nothing against people who like to gamble. I guess you could say it's a hobby like anything else. Someone who likes to gamble might think that guys who waste their money on little plastic cars are the fools. But there are far too many people who take it too the next level, become addicted & spend money that they don't have or can ill afford to support that addiction. Building models is not addicting...........is it? Steve

Gambling has never been my thing either. I work too hard for my money to piss it away like that. The wife & I went to Vegas once many years ago. I enjoyed seeing the sights, eating in some interesting restaurants & spent a couple of afternoons enjoying an auto museum & the "Art of the Motorcycle" exhibit that happened to be in town. Never even dropped a quarter in a slot machine. Didn't feel like I missed anything either. Steve

It's kind of strange to me that we haven't seen more Buick Grand Sport kits. With the huge muscle car craze over the years in the model kit world, with all of the Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, GTOs, etc, you'd think we would have seen more than the 2 Grand Sports kitted. The AMT '66 & the Monogram '70 GSX. I personally would have loved to see a '68/'69 GS. My absolute favorite Skylark body style! Steve

That's extremely funny! And absolutely true! Steve

Now I'm really bummed! I was positive that "Pawn Stars" was on the level! Steve

I'd be willing to bet that it's going to be a rough retirement. Steve

No Kevin. Not in plastic anyway. AMT did all of the big Pontiacs up until 1966 when MPC took over. AMT did the '64 & '65 Grand Prix, but when MPC took over, the Grand Prix went away. Until 1969 anyway. It's too bad because I'm inclined to think that if AMT would have continued on with the Pontiac line, we would have gotten the '66-'68 Grand Prix in kit form as well. Kits we probably all would have loved to have seen. Now resin may be a different story. I know Modelhaus at least did a '67 Grand Prix. Steve

I'll try again tomorrow. My time is too valuable to me. Steve

This thread came to mind this evening after work as I stood in line at the service counter at the grocery store to pick up a shipping box. The woman ahead of me had a stack of Powerball tickets as thick as your arm & the poor girl at the register was forced to check them all to see if there were any winners. I thought to myself as I was thinking about shipping a recent modeling trade, "now there's a giant waste of money"! I guess the next time I feel guilty about spending money on model related items, I will just console myself with the fact that I'm not holding up the rest of the world while some unfortunate person has to waste their time, & everyone elses in line, checking my $200.00 worth of losing lottery tickets! In a side note, after about 5 minutes of that, I walked away. Steve

This just came today. An AMT 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix. I already had one that's a little rougher, but I just had to pull the trigger on this one when I saw the condition it was in. The other grille half is there, it just fell through & I'll fish it out when I dis-assemble. It took me all of about three seconds to decide on a color for this build when I came across this photo! Steve

I agree 100%. In my case anyway, the cost of the paint alone can eat up nearly 50% of the kit cost by the time you figure paint, primer & clear, & interior, chassis, engine & general detail paint. Sand paper, polishing pads & compounds, glues, detail parts.......the list goes on. It's very easy to spend as much or more on a build than the kit originally cost. Steve