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This is a rebuild of a car passed on to me back in the late 70s. Originally belonged to my cousin Rocky who passed on from complications from diabetes 10 years ago on the 12th of this month. We were like brothers growing up. Very simple kit. Body was shaved of emblems, door handles, etc. Revlon nail polish finish. Wheels are from a Jada 1/32 Cobra Roadster, they scale out to about 17" on this car. Tires are a set of Monogram 1/24 Goodyear Gatorbacks which fit the wheels quite well after cutting out a raised ridge from the inside.

Not a lot of detail inside this one and I didn't bother doing much besides paint and flocking. Only change I made was adding a basket handle shifter, the kit only comes with a stick which is incorrect for this console. The car's actually almost finished. Just want to add a bit of detail under the hood before I call it finished.

It's an MPC "Blackjack "T"" kit with a few mods.

I just did a little checking. I've known for years that you can't easily swap the old tool AMT '69 grille /bumper onto the newer tool AMT '68 elCamino ,, BUT I just checked the Revell '68 grille into the AMT elCamino. right width. I'd say the Revell '69 should fit with a little sanding.

As far as I know, he's still making decals. You'll need to e-mail him at mofobow@hotmail.com , IIRC. I suggest you mention decals in the header of the e-mail so he knows it isn't spam.

Needs more pipe !! ??

No, it's a 1953 model. "Starliner" was Studebaker's name for their hardtop cars.

No, sorry Gareth. Those are not Cragars at all. I don't know exactly what they are supposed to be but they certinly are not Cragars.

Yea, that's the guy I was thinking of. I do have a few of his early kits. Those are about average. I'd imagine quality would have improved since then. Nothing really wrong with them, just a bit more cleanup than more expansive resin. I'd happily buy more. I built this from one of his kits. I had the chrome plated and made the windows from clear sheet stock. Tail light lenses were from Modelhaus.

Same here but I suspect they're about the same as the ones some of the larger model sellers like Model King, Hobby Heaven and Model Roundup were selling about 10 to 15 years ago.

Sorry, no. They're a couple rebuilders. I never bothered to take any pics of them.

Yup. I have a couple old ones. Very simple kit that was originally released back in 1960. It was also reissues by Entex, Revell , Minicraft and Masterkit.

Pretty sweet Tim. Never see enough of those old luxury cars done up.

No pressure, right guys. ?

Sorry, don't know what happened there. The computer shop I use tells me my 10 year old Dell is on it's last legs so??? Anyway, here's the link I was trying to post. The link Geoff posted is to an '80s reissue. Here's a link to the original issue https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/amt-instructions/automotive-cars--pi/chevrolet/1951-1960/amt-57-chevrolet-2-/

That's pretty sweet Gary. I've been a fan of your cars for years.

Gareth, Here's a link to a page with instruction sheet from the original release. You may find it intresting. You'r build is looking good. Hard to go wrong with red and white. ?

I've used it. Works great but much too expensive for something I only use about 10% of before it hardens up. Last time I just bought the smallest tin of lightweight body filler I could find. The tin hold about 1/2 a cup.

Wasn't this the last reissue of it? from 2002? I know the turbine wheels were in the '70s and '80s reissues. It shows all the parts on the box and in the instruction sheet. The pic I posted above is from the same box. Was there a reissue between this one and the one with Godzilla?

I made the boots by cutting lengths if material at 45 degree angles and mating them up on the plug wires. The wire itself is some from scaleproshop.com Nice stuff. has just the right "gravity" to it to hold it's shape but still stay a bit soft and springy. I highly recommend it. Here's a little photo how-to on the plug boots. I learned this years ago, can't remember who showed me how to do it now. https://public.fotki.com/SteveMilberry/projects/90-degree-plug-boot/#media

I don't mind you asking but it was done around 20 years ago and the bottle's long gone.?

It shows them on the side illustration.

I'm using the "resto rod" engine from that issue of the AMT '66 Galaxie with the valve covers from the '69 Galaxie donor kit. Nice of them to include a complete spare engine in those kits. This one looks to be a 428 but it's kinda hard to tell for sure.

Made a little progress on this one. The front clip just needs a little more filler. I also received a spare hood today so I'll be able to swap between clear and body color hoods.

They're in some of the reissues of the MPC '50s era Jeep, including the current one with the Godzilla artwork and the one from a few years ago.