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Yea, I've been working on my 1/1 Trans Am, getting it ready to take to my uncle's garage for bodywork and paint over the winter. Got it there yesterday so I'll be spending more time at the work table now.

I've never done it but a friend told me he floats the decal in a large bowl of water and brings the tire up to it from underneath. Seems like it should work.

Thanks again everyone.

Thanks guys. I appreciate the comments, it kind of encourages me yo keep at whatever I'm working on at the moment to get it finished. Helps keep me motivated, I guess.

I wouldn't mind taking another crack at that one myself. Too bad your decals are toast but Keith Marks has them in several colors. Here's mine , built around '87 or '88. The pics were taken 11 years ago. That blue plastic never did bleed through my white Duplicolor laquer. Simple kit but can look pretty good built up.

I hope to be able to post a new finished model soon but I thought I'd repost this one I did several years ago just for fun. It's an R+R resin '70 Chrysler 300. It was quite a bear to get the body prepped and ready for paint. Door handles and all emblems were shaved off. Curbside build, paint is a candy olive I mixed myself and sprayed over metallic gold. I wanted it to be similar to the factory color available that year but with more depth. Interior is a matching green. Pegasus wheels with red line tires. Hope you like it, it's one of my favourites

A bit of putty work. Not "done" but it's getting there.

Yes, back then Ertl owned both MPC and AMT.

I see Meng is releasing a civvy Hummer H1 in 1/24 scale. Not really my thing but it looks like an incredible kit. Full detail with separate frame, floorpan etc, even the doors are separate. I guess the big thing would be the diesel engine for swapping. ,, but price being close to $100.00 CDN it would be a pretty expensive swap.

Never mind what it means, just forget you ever heard it, OK.

CB radios were deader than disco by the time these kits were made.

I also missed out on the '71 back in '87 [got a cute little daughter named Merica instead so funds were short] If they do reissue it, I hope they keep it as a '71, ,, '72?, I have mine.

I agree Chuck, just wanted to clarify it for those not familiar with the kits. I also agree that the MPC kits had the poorest representation of the windshield area of the 3rd gen kits available. The glass really should be flush. with the thin black trim strip.

Actually. MPC and AMT did all the annual updates to the models that GM did to the real cars. Tail lights, seat and door panel patterns, wheels, various spoilers, etc. I just wish they made the later wheels look larger. BTW Chuck, Side window drip mouldings were an option on 3rd gen F-bodys. My '85 T/A has them but my '82 S/E didn't. I have an unopen '82 in my stash and still have the one I originally bought back then. Both the T/A and Z-28 kits had the solid roof the first year. The T/A had T-tops from then on, IIRC the Z changed at the same time. I have an unbuilt '82 T/A I'm swapping the body with an '85 when I build a replica of my 1/1 T/A as mine's a hardtop

It is.

I'd love to have a kit of that Olds.

That's gotta be the nicest build I've seen on that old kit. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the post, I was expecting another gasser build for some reason.

Well,, while we're doing Volare engine shots, here's a shot of my '77. You can still do a lot with those cars[and the model]

I put a little clear blue wash on the bottom and a little clear smoke wash on the top. Makes li kinda look like the natural reflection in the light. ,, but even with a replated part, drilling out and replacement with something better is best. If you're worried about ruining your grille. just start with a small hole in the center of the light and carefully make it bigger with a sharp x-acto and needle files. That's how I always do it. This is the original kit plating on this grille, not replated after drilling out the lights. If you're careful, it's not that difficult and nothing is damaged.

That looks great.

Very nice save Tommy. Looks great with the darker green top.

My wife's a Lee Child reader. She flipped when I told her who'd be playing Reacher. Cruise is about a foot short and probably 100 pounds shy of being Reacher. We watched the first movie. She grumbled all through it, I liked it in spite of the casting but we agree Liev Schreiber would be the perfect fit ,, especially after watching Ray Donovan. I really don't think religion [or whatever] had anything to do with the casting, I think it was just a bad decision ,, and besides, Child is OK with it.

I have to agree on that sweet Olds. Low, but not what I see as a "Lowrider". That said, a lowrider doesn't necessarily have to have wire wheels or hydraulics. ,,, or even crazy paint for that matter. The most famous lowrider of all,, the "Gypsy Rose" [both versions] originally rode on 5 spoke wheels. Either Cragar SS or Astro Supremes and as Martin says, lots of older ones use original or custom wheel covers. IIRC, Gypsy Rose didn't even have hydraulics installed until sometime in the '80s. I also see a lot of lows in single colors or factory style 2 tones instead of the wild multi-color paintjobs that are the expected style. Seems that extreme lowness and white walls is a must though. I may not be able to explain it very well but I know one when I build it. So, I guess I'm in, I have a few more big Chevys to do.

"professional wrestler" maybe ?