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They're all nice but that blue T/A just pops !!

They all look great but I love that green and black sedan.

Thanks David. I took the T/A to a friends place on higher ground about a block away when the flood came so it was fine. You don't see many dark blue '85s. Mine's actually a '14 Honda color, Dyno blue pearl. It's almost the same blue that was on it but the old blue was a solid color and this one's pearl. I changed it because the original solid color looked a bit too "industrial" for my tastes. We knew what to expect so no real damage, just one shelf unit fell over. Had a couple built models and some paint on it. That was about it.

Should have finished a couple more this year but the flood in late April put a halt on my building. Just getting set up for models again. Taking a bit longer than it normally would as I'm doing up a more dedicated room to work in with a 10 foot counter top work area instead of an old kitchen table. Anyway, Here's what I finished before being so rudely interrupted by Mother Nature in April. Long term '68 C-10 project. Curbside resin '66 Fury. and this took up a lot of my free time last summer. The fade stripe decals above the silver skirts have been added since these pics were taken. Thanks for looking.

That's true Snake but it can also be said for pretty well any pre-'73 Chevelle you could mention. Far as that goes, you could even build the exact same car Revell just issued using the AMT '69, one of the '68 conversion kits and a suitably detailed donor chassis for example.

Since Revell/Monogram has licencing for Baldwin Motion, how about one of these??

If I may speculate here now, They may go the same route they did with thier '67 Camaros. They gave us a new variation with new front grille, new tail lights, new hood and new interior. Plus some new engine parts. IF they did the same with the Chevelle they could do a '69 Malibu with the side trim and a flat hood plus maybe a small block engine. [or at least some hop-up parts for the big block]

The old Monogram Chevy wans were 1/24. Last seen in a Revell box. This should give you a more accurate front suspension.

Just beautiful. Gotta love a candy red Eldorado.

I was just on the phone with Scott. He won't have them for a couple weeks but his price is only a couple bucks more than Hobby Lobby after the US to CDN $ exchange. No idea what his shipping rates are though.

Very sweet !! Love the fades.

Just keeps gett'n better Daniel.

Thanks everyone.

That's what I had read back at the time too about the heads. IIRC, they were supposed to represent aftermarket "Stage V" heads made to be used with the 383 or 440 block. http://www.stagev.com/pages/hcheads.html

I had always thought that the hood's been modified too to mate up to the oversized headlight trim but maybe not ,, it's kinda hard to say without the kit and a stock one in hand.

I'd say those are from the MPC "California Flash" Duster pro stock.

I liked the original better too. and RESPECT, sending the chrome out for re-plating instead of going the quick & easy route.

Still working on my model room so here's another old build. Hope no one minds. Thought this would be a good one to re-post as the kit's being re-released soon. This is actually a re-build of an AMT release from the late '60s or early '70s. Pretty strait forward build. I like my hot rods to have factory stock bodys so not many mods on this one. I did mount the headlights directly to the fenders instead of to a headlight bar and added a second tail light. The kit only came with a driver's side light, which would have been correct for a factory stock build. The box was slightly tubbed to clear the wider Revell tires and keep them inside the fenders. Paint is HOK Pagen Gold with generic black lacquer. The flame separation was masked and the black pinstrip around the flames is freehand. The wood box floor is a hand painted faux-finish. Interior is box stock. The wheels are copies of the ones in the first issue Revell '32 Ford roadster I cast in resin and finished with Alclad with Revell tires. Engine is from the AMT '32 Victoria kit with a parts box air cleaner. Coil was made from aluminum tube. Thanks for looking.

Looks like Chopper used the interior from a 5th gen Camaro.

Thanks everyone. I was trying to get as close as possible to something that would be believable as a factory stock vehicle.

Still working on my new model room so I'm doing another re-post. Built this back in 2011. AMT Impala kit stretched a bit and the bed from the AMT '68 elCamino added. Rear bumper is the elCamino piece modified to look like an Impala wagon bumper. I also reworked the top of the doors to re-arrange the character line so it flows with the rest of the lines better. The back of the rear 1/4 panels were also brought up to look more like the station wagon 1/4s. I thought I'd do the interior in the factory gold color but I didn't like it when it was done. I should have went with tan or burgundy instead. Wheels and tires are from an AMT '70 Chevelle SS kit. This gives you an idea of the bodywork gone into making this look "factory stock".

BTW, I have one of the R+R Resin kits. It's a modified copy of Arts Anderson's Resin one as all of the boat tails available now.

Did you lower the door window sill ? The bottom of the rear window now looks more concentric with the wheel opening and the character line between the two. Did you do anything with the 1/4 panel besides the window opening?

Your mods are definitely an improvement , especially on the rear quarters. But I can't exactly tell what was done. BTW, I'd check the height of the windshield. Looks a bit low to me. Could also be the height of the front of the door window.

MPC flip nose 53 Ford pickup. OR possibly their flip nose '57 Chevy. ,, IIRC, both kits use the same chassis and engine.