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Thanks Larry, now that I've built one, I'll have to try another!

Here is the build thread, basically I wanted a flip nose and Ed at Drag City Castings makes some of the best resin available.

Finished up and in Drag section under glass.

Calling complete, for now. Drag City Castings body, chassis is stock minus the hood hinges. Tamiya clear coat, clear red over pink metallic.

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I’d love to hear your review!

Great looking Pro Camaro...

Interesting build, you have my attention.

Well the decals are on and body cleared. Final details and assembly next week, hopefully. Also since I used the Drag City Castings body and have extra decals I can do a second body, perhaps in blue!

Quite Lovely, big wheels, perfect stance, shiny and all the right details.

Solid assembly today.

Me and the shop foreman got the color on today.

Thanks Karl, it’s Tamiya TS25. I heard the 1:1 was painted like this, that’s how they got such a bright candy red.

Worked out the hood issue by modifying the openings and reshaping the spring mounts. I used material to center the rear axle in the fender openings as seen in the previous picture. This mock up worked well. Engine assembly next…

Assembly has begun…

Masterfully done, coming together nicely....

Very nice...

Very interesting subject matter and a great build, nicely done so far.

Prep/prime complete and paint applied. Alclad black base with yellow brass, white aluminum and chrome. Tamiya semi flat black, pink metallic base that will get the clear red color seen on the test piece. Obviously still have detail paint to go.

Up next, fine tuning the hinges and body prep then primer.

Short of sanding and polishing the area I know of nothing helpful. Except using Future Floor wax of Testor clear glue to attach items. I have had success with both.

Thanks Zippi. I made some pivot points to open the hood. 1st the pattern and then the pieces. They work but I may need to re-engineer when the front suspension is installed. Pretty happy so far… I can see now that the hood hits the hinges but not enough the keep it from working.

Coming along nicely Dennis.

Yes, the Revell kit is the donor. And I’ll say the floor board and chassis fits perfectly.