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$48.75 at my local shop here in Fredericton.

The rear of the '69/'70 is completely different than the '71/'72 also

So, here's that it looks like all taped together. Should turn out fine but I wonder if I'd be better off just getting a '29 sedan delivery body from Jimmy Flintstone. It would be more accurate in the side panel area and it's only $10USD. But, I'mm gonna keep hacking away at this old thing as I already have it. ?

Well, I wasn't happy with the paint after I got it buffed out. It was full of tiny stress cracks. I don't know where they came from as I didn't twist or flex the body in any way. So, I stripped it and started over. The body came out of the stripper much smoother than the first time too. It looks much crisper this time around. I'm going to go with a gold base this time so the green should be a bit more on the yellow side.

I'm thinking it might be the pro street version.

Pretty well ready for paint now. Just need to fit the rear pan that I cut away from the chassis plate and fix up a glue mark a little better on the trunk lid.

Apparently Atlantis Models has also re-released this 1/32 kit too. I see it listed at several on line vendors. I've never had one so I can't say as to the quality but I do think it's another multi-piece body kit. There's also this Gunze kit in 1/32. Harder to find but it has a 1-peice body and better proportions then the larger Revell/Atlantis kit. I've had their '59 Caddy and these kits are pretty easy to assemble and look good finished.

If you go strait to the source, it says they have 3 ins tock. https://www.fabresinworks.com/newstore2020/product/1-25th-w-25-ram-air-hood-for-the-johan-70-olds-442-kit/

Like this one, Scott? https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1157501/1980-oldsmobile-delta-88-for-sale-in-cadillac-michigan-49601

That's like "327 Corvette engines". Every old clapped out piece of carp that was aloud on the street with a small block Chevy engine had a "Corvette 327 with fuelie heads and a 3/4 cam" even if it said it's a late '70s 305 2BBL when you looked up the serial numbers. ?

What on earth are you doing in Moncton Greg?. The Atlantic Nationals aren't until next month. That's the time to be there.

Well, I speculate that say, you want to hear something in line with The Eagles or Jackson Brown and you ask someone to put on "some music" and you get Nickleback instead. ?

Yes, they definitely are. Looks like I was down stairs checking my '63 kit while you were posting this Patrick.

To quote from the Hurst/Olds Club of America's web page on the '74, "The engines were a 455 engine with a casting # 396021F or 396021FA, painted Oldsmobile blue or a 350 with casting #395558 painted Oldsmobile gold." Here's a link to that page. It's in pdf format. There might be some other info there you could use, Bill. https://www.hurstolds.com/tips/1974 Hurst Spotters tips.pdf

John's thinking of the Cutlass Supreme with the Monte Carlo style roof as opposed to the fastback. But, no, a lot of people thought it was going to be the Supreme but the only thing Revell ever showed samples of was the fastback.

I'm thinking it depends on the horsepower rating and what the engine's in determining the color. The 455 in the Delta 88 I had was gold, like this one, But I'd say metallic blue for a 455 in a 442 but I have seen them with gold and red too. Maybe the red and blue was a running change as I see more '69s with red and more '70s with blue but I have seen both colors in both years. It's kind of a kettle of worms as to the color. but I'd just pick whichever of the 3 you like. BTW, almost all the '70 W30 cars seem to have the metallic blue.

Model Car Garage has PE sets for those too. ?

Not necessarily a "factory stock" tail light. Could be a lens from some custom option.

Maybe, seeing as it was once announced a couple years ago, maybe they're going to take another swing at this one.

Bondo, as we know it has been around since '55.

Gotcha ,Dale. ?

I have the Targa version. great kits that compare very favorably with the Tamiya EM kits but looks a bit easier to assemble so some might actually get finished. Only nit I can pick on these is the tires. They're pretty plain. The fronts and backs are actually slightly different size so you have to look out for that. In my kit, I got 3 of one size and one of the other but I won't be using them anyway. Lots of Canada love on the decal sheet though. Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia license plates are included on the Targa's sheet.

Nice hint Tom. SO, It's this one then.

Oven cleaner will take that right off. It seems to actually dissolve the thin foil and since they're unpainted, you don't need to worry about ruining the paint.

Very impressive work. Great movie too. Pretty well the whole male cast of SCTV was in it. A lot of the voice actors names would be familiar to those who grew up in Canada with our Canadian made TV and movies like Don Francks, John Vernon and Harold Ramis and produced by Ivan Reitman a couple years before Ghostbusters. Incredible soundtrack album too.