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Here's a few pics of the finished interior. I wanted to keep it simple and use as much of the original kit parts as I could. The seats and are from an MPC '69 Mustang and the shifter is from the parts box, the rest is original. Actually, I could have used the better dash and steering wheel from the Monogram 1/24 Mach 1 as it surprisingly fit the interior tub quite well.

Picked these up last week. The Olds is painted and previously built custom but has all the stock parts except the stock hubcaps and lower tail lights. The Riviera was built and stripped. The roof/trunk overlay was glued on at one time and left some rash on the sail panels and trunk lid but can easily be repaired. Again, all the stock parts are here except wheels. The Bonneville was assembles but no paint. Super clean body except a little excess glue where the front bumper was glued on. All stock parts are there except one tail light and the stock grille insert. Also not shown is a JoHan '63 Caddy cvt. Just body, front and rear bumpers, interior, top boot and chassis plate. Windshield is gone and I don't have a spare hood for it right now but I definitely have some cool plans for it. ? [BTW, anyone have a spare '63 or '64 Caddy hood they don't need?] I was also gifted these sets of wheels and tires that my friend Steve Knox printed. You probably can't tell from the pic but they scale out to about 20 or 21 inches. Not exactly sure what I'll use the Cragars on but I definitely know where those big Caddy wheels are going. ?

I did this one last week for the '29 roadster I'm working on. All you need is some thin sheet stock. First, I cut a piece that fit inside the back of the hood. That will give you the exact size and shape of the front of the firewall that attaches to the body. Check it against the opening where the original firewall glues too to make sure it covers the hole and extends far enough around the opening far enough for a good gluing surface I also made a small, square box, slightly narrower than the firewall face piece but still wide enough to clear the sides of the engine you'll be using. Leave it open at the bottom but close off the top. You can make the top piece angled like I did or make it square, your choice. But make sure the box will be tall enough to clear the back of the engine and distributor if it's an engine with it on the back. Trim off any excess plastic from the box and make sure it's the same depth and sits square on the face piece. I usually run it over a large file a few times to true it up. Position the box on the face and mark around it to you know where to cut an opening. Make sure you leave enough material on the inside of the opening so the box will glue down and completely cover the opening. Again, make sure it's sitting square on the face when gluing. Test fit again to make sure the part fits the body well and covers the opening. Some more filing may be necessary for the part to sit flush with the bottom edge of the body and still look even around the top and sides. You will probably also need to make an arch opening in the back of the box to clear the transmission. I did this in a couple seconds with my Dremel and a barrel sanding head. It should also still fit in the back of the hood well. This will keep the hood in position when it's all assembled. When you're happy with the fit, trim off the excess material around the opening and clean up the edges with some fine sandpaper. You can use it like this but I used some putty to round off the inside corners a bit and also rounded the outer edges some for a more finished look. A couple shots of primer and your ready for paint Pretty easy little project for an afternoon. Namaste my friends.

Ray's Kits Decals has a rather comprehensive sheet for that car. If you order it strait from them you can have the strips in custom colors along with choice of license plates and tire decals. https://rayskits.com/product/1975-plymouth-roadrunner/

Nope, two completely different cars.

Racing Champions had 0 interest in the model kit business. They just bought AMT/Ertl for the licensing that they held at the time. They didn't care at all if the box art was correct ot even if there was a model in it. AMT/Ertl held licensing for a lot of car manufacturers and NASCAR teams and they got it all in one shot for a fraction of what it would have cost them to actually go out and make the deals for themselves. The model kit side of it was just something they didn't really want that came along with what they really wanted.

Oh, Man, you nailed that one

But, if you're wanting to swap the frames just because someone told you the '56 frame is "somewhat simplified", I wouldn't bother unless you plan to do a wild custom . The only real drawback to the '56 kit I see is the molded in exhaust. The rest really isn't bad and even has poseable front wheels. Just because it doesn't have 300 parts doesn't make it bad.

It's on the tree with the seats, bed lower suspension, etc. I found it right away, didn't even need my glasses. Maybe it fell off the tree in your kit.

Pat, I'd try using a set of skirts from an AMT '57 T-bird. Looks like they should fit, have the right curves at the bottom and look right with a bit of filing and sanding. Looks great so far, BTW.

I agree.

I have the current reissues of the '67 911R and the '69 911S. I checked both and neither has a RHD dash. [or plated parts for that matter] I didn't check the original issue '73 911RS I have though.

The new Revell kits have both right and left hand dashes in them.

It's on the chrome tree. I don't think I've seen an AMT Chevy van kit that didn't have that stock grille in it. Even the A-Team GMC van kits has it.

Those are the pics I was referring to above, Dan. It doesn't look too bad really but I doubt the swirl pattern on the hood would match up to the pattern on the top of the fenders and cowl panel.

I think you did good David all things concidered. And I wouldn't worry too much about not sanding the seams off those slicks. A lot of slicks actually have a seam around the center just like that when they're new.

It was white with light blue and a little dark brown/black in it. There's some pics of an unpainted kit on the new if you do a google image search.

Monogram did this kit like that. IIRC, it wasn't very popular. The show wasn't either, cancelled after 13 episodes. The original Monkees were having a bit of renewed popularity at the time so I guess this was a cash grab by the TV producers.

Well, he must have been paid for them at some point in time or they wouldn't be out there.

I don't think you took any business away from Kris. Spotlight get them from Kris so he gets paid for them either way.

You are an evil man.

Try here Mike. loads of stuff to check out. you should be able to find something here. Klik on the book and a lot of them have a wright up of what it's about. https://www.fantasticfiction.com/genres/?gp=H

Stop it, you're giving me ideas that I shouldn't have after the paint's finished. ? That would be a good color for the '29 delivery I started though. ?

OK, cool.

Nice non-answer. Seriously though. I'd like a strait answer please.