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The Michaels here in Fredericton has a 10 or 12 foot long isle of kits. ,,, BUT, last time I was in was a few months ago and they hadn't restocked since the Christmas season. We're also lucky enough to have a local hobby shop that's also the Canadian distributor for Scale Finishes paint.

I bet the chassis from the soon to be released Revell '68 Chevelle will be an excellent chassis and engine donor for both the Revell snap kit and the AMT kits. BTW, here's a few shots of my AMT kit. Lots of filling and sanding on the sides to get it right [ish]. I added a vinyl top and the chrome strips and photoetch emblems to convert it to a Malibu.

But, yea, I like the original better than both of those.

Have you driven that car? If not, then how can you comment on what the modifications have done to it? Personally, I don't want a car that floats over the road with no steering feedback. But , that's just me. I find it odd sometimes that some people [people in general, not picking out anyone in particular] will go on about how a car should stay exactly how it came from the factory and never be modified in any way. This is because most cars come out of the factory with many many modifications and compromises compared to what the original designer of the car had in mind, sketched out, on paper worked up in clay, etc. So, IF the design of a car has been so modified between what was envisioned for it and what finally rolled off the assembly line then what's the problem with more modifications as long as they are in good taste?

I have quite a few pics of Beaumonts in my fotki album. If you guys need a pic of anything specific just ask.

Airbrushing on a solid coat of Zinzer "BIN" between a light coat of primer and color coats works for me. You can get the BIN in a spray can but it comes out very heavy. These two were painted with HOK laquer, no ghosting from removed trim or bodywork , and there was extensive body work.

Exactly what I was going to say. Excellent work.

I've always just used regular lacquer thinner. For primer I airbrush BIN from Zinzer thinned with rubbing alcohol over a mist coat of regular primer so it sticks..

The kit is designed that way because it was originally a die-cast. I'd imaging the AMT '67 Mustang and '67 Shelby 350 chassis would be the closest for a swap.

I'd be very surprised to see a wagon from this tooling. Not only would it need a new body but also new frame. floor pan and mostly new interior. The wagons and Elcaminos were built on a longer wheelbase meaning it would be a lot of different parts. I'm thinking the only things a wagon kit could share would be the suspension, dash , front bumper/grille maybe windshield and some small odds and ends.

Where it says "all Morrokide in four colors" I'm pretty sure it means 4 of the color combos in all vinyl [Morrokide] as apposed to the vinyl and cloth, not one solid color. I was thinking that maybe the convertible was available with a different pattern for it's all vinyl upholstery or maybe it was a Canadian car they had for reference [even though Bonnevilles were not sold in Canada] but I can't find any evidence of either of those being possible either. I'd tend to agree with Stu about them copying a car with a custom interior and not knowing the difference.

Looks really good to me Snake.

Here's a thread from almost 10 years ago on the subject,,

Looks just right Lee, Skidoo safe and remember your trail pass!

No, they didn't. Not uncommon to see an Elky with a Beaumont front clip though.

There's actually quite a few peices in the set you need to do a factory stock model. Scripts for the grille and trunk lid. [yes, the slanted trunk lid script on my cvt. is correct for a stock build] "custom" and "deluxe" scripts for the fenders and engine callout badges. Script badges for the cash and inner door panels, not to mention all the stuff like door locks and rear view mirror that's shared with the Chevelle. My bud, Steve Curbishly loaned the MCG guys his Beaumont brochures to do the PE set, hasn't got them beck yet. ALSO, the block letter "beaumont" scripts are for a '68, so that's covered already. BTW, there shouldn't be an arrowhead on the grille divider of a stock Beaumont, just the ones on each headlight assembly.

I don't have an MPC '69 dash but the Monogram one is actually a hair smaller anyway. Fits right in. If you're gonna offer it in a conversion kit you might think about including the door arm rests from the Monogram kit too. They add a lot to the door panel. PM me with your info Mike and I'll get those out to you. BTW, have you noticed that you can easily modify my '69 tail lights to '68 by eliminating a couple bits of trim and painting the middle strip body color?

I have an original '68 annual. I could lend the dash from. Maybe for a couple copies of it? Also, would it be of any help if I sent along a couple sets of my tail lights and 1/4 panel extensions?

What Mike is referring to is that the Monogram '68 GTO is just the '69 kit with a '68 front and back bumper. All the rest is directly from the '69 kit, including the whole interior. The Beaumonts did indeed have the Pontiac dash from whichever year they were.

Izzy, before you get too far into that, I'd take another look at those front fenders and how the inner fenders attach to them. I did the same thing you did on one I was working on years ago and had to remove the strips. They interfered with the inner fenders. The top edge of them sit against the hood opening and form a lip very close to the same width as the strips you added. Granted, mine was the Fleetline and the BelAir may not be exactly the same. As for the windshield and rear window, I etched a line around the window trim and sanded it almost flush. Then beveled the openings out slightly so the glass would fit in from the outside. Don't know if you can tell from these pics but the windows look much better.

,,,and here's a couple pics of the Bel Air in the grey/blue 2-tone that was available. I like it myself.

Hi Izzy, I got a chuckle out of your story. Anyway, I found this,, Looks like a good site. https://51classicchevy.com/1951-chevrolet-body-colors There's also the Old Car Manual Project site, The listing for '51 Chevy has a lot of info. http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Chevrolet/1951_Chevrolet/dirindex.html Looks like "Trophy Blue" was the only blue offered on a Chevy that year ,, but it's not a bad one.

I've been slowly re-working the MCG resin part to get it more accurate. The grille openings were too small and the outer ends were completely wrong. This is what you'd call a "long term project", last time I worked on it was about 5 years ago. LOL I did the tail lights years ago. Looks like your going to cast it as all one piece? Anyway, good luck with it. Seeing another one being built may motovate me to finish up the one I've been working on. [my second one]

Well, I stand by my statement, I still say it's the Corvair wheel. , The Corvair wheel in an AMT compact car white wall with the white painted with something red other than model paint. Aside from the paint the tire looks exactly like the ones that I have from the '61 Corvair I rebuilt a few years ago and the chassis from the one in the pic below that's in my basement right now. But, hey, who knows. Maybe I am wrong.