Snake45

Very, VERY nice and very clean build! What's the paint?

You were just born about 30 years too late. He was all over the radio back in those days. Most of us enjoyed all of him we could stand at the time.

One of the Japanese kitmakers did a '74 Trans Am, which might be easier to find than an original MPC. Aoshima, maybe, or Otaki? I think mine says something about "American Violence" series on the box. I think I'll have to kitbash it with a Monogram '78 to get a decent model out of it.

Cat Stevens, Wild World.

I think so, but I think that's also an axle-through-block kit. Should be able to use the blower parts on some other full block, though. The AMT '69 and '70 Chevelle kits used to have blowers in them. Not sure about the latest issues, though.

The "preshading" and "postshading" effect is used by aircraft modelers to add visual interest. Done correctly (which is VERY rare), it works and adds realism. But 95% of the time I've seen it overdone--too much and too uniform, and it looks like "makeup" on the model. Same thing for black washes in airplane panel lines. I've said many times, if the weathering or the panel lines are the very first thing you notice about a model, it's been way overdone. That said, I'm going to try something along these lines on an upcoming build. The real car has a VERY subtle crease/line running the length of the body that isn't on the kit. Due to trim and emblems in the area, it would be nearly impossible to sand this line into the body or build it up, so I'm going to mask the line and airbrush a line of white on top of it and black on the underside as primer, the idea being to create a subtle shadow effect where this crease line is. Final color will be burgundy or maroon and the rest of the model will be primed with Model Master Rust. I think it'll work.

Bob, I recently restored my old original MPC '66 GTO and took the opportunity to compare its body to the "modern" Revell. There are a couple of notable glitches in the MPC body but overall, I thought that it actually captured the shape slightly better than the Revell. Not that the Revell GTO body is bad, mind you, it's just that the MPC was just a little bit better.

The original AMT '65 through '67 annual Corvettes had the optional hard top. It was also seen in the Premier reissue of the '63. Modelhaus sells a resin repro of it. With slight modification, it should fit the Revell kit. (I believe Ron Hamilton posted that the AMT top fit his Revell kit almost perfectly.)

Me too. Better looking car than the '69.

This has come up on model airplane boards. Some guys have used black Sharpies for various purposes under paint, only to have it migrate or bleed up through multiple layers of enamel or lacquer paint weeks, months, or years later and ruin a long-finished model. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen the photos. I'll see if I can find the discussion.

As you noted, Dodge and Plymouth had a number of such combinations. I've got a "Red Book" that lists quite a few of them, by model, for the musclecar years. I know Chevy offered a blue & white interior in the '67 Corvette. I believe the '69 Camaro also had an orange and white houndstooth upholstery pattern.

The Highwayman!

The Revell kit will be larger in every dimension than your MPC. That's probably going to cause problems in what you want to do. But I wish you luck. Would be cool to have the parts you mention on the market. Modelhaus might have some of the stuff you need for '70-'74 Firebird.

In some ways it is, in others, it's not. I have the original AMT '67 annual, an original MPC '68 annual, several of the "recent" AMT '67s and '68s, and the new Revell '67. None of them is perfect. Each has its strong and weak points. I think that overall, the original AMT annual '67 best captures the shape. The others can be improved in small ways to improve their appearance. I don't think any of them is as accurate as either Revell's '69 Camaro or Revell's '68 Firebird.

Good choice. Plug in the Modelhaus repop of the original annual AMT '67 SS/RS grille and the problems at the front end of the car go away.

Nice job on GTIII, and very skillful photography of it as well.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I like that!

I have to admit--from that particular angle, it sure does! Very skillful photography!

I like this a lot! Wish I'd built it!

I usually buy new kits with a 40 or 50 percent off coupon from Hobby Lobby or Michael's. Anything I can't get there, I get from ModelRoundup.com--good prices and good service.

That was repopped by AMT not all that long ago, and is available on eBay. I'd love to see the '33 Panel Truck version back, though.

Every build and every paint job is a law unto itself. With experience, you'll be able to know the painting sequence for optimal results with minimal effort.

Do you have an airbrush? You can get to that color by adding a bright red or red-orange to Testor Turn Signal Amber. It almost looks like Testors Boyds Pearl Orange, but I don't think that's made anymore.

It's not, unless you're a real big fan of the first-gen Camaros, and then you see all the little annoying shape and detail problems with the body. (All of which could easily have been avoided with just a LITTLE more care, IMHO.) When I get around to building mine (hopefully soon), I'll be making tweaks and fixes and I'll post tutorial/how-to here. This could have been a GREAT kit, instead of yet another one where you can only consider it raw material for a project. Sigh.

I have no interest in that, but I have seen a couple of Fiat and Bantam street rods that were pretty cool. Would like to model one of those someday. I think I've seen guys stock-out the AMT '41 Willys and the Revell Henry J, but don't remember when or where.