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Thanks, but like I said, it's just something I picked up from someone else along the way. It's just the insulation stripped off of some phone wire. I really don't know the gage size but it fits perfectly into the 30 gage wrapping wire.

I'll check that for you Luc. I don't think it could fit any worse than the kit part though. 😉

Thanks David, The decals are Keith Marks' and the wheel rims are made from copies of the large steel wheels in the older issues of the MPC Dodge pickups that I had cast myself and had plated.

Luc, do you mean "thread"?

Tom, have you heard of the "Internet Archive" ? There's a lot of stuff saved by those people. https://archive.org/

The Barris "Crusin USA" version of the AMT '70 Impala has a set exactly like the ones shown in the pic of the real ones.

If it's like real life, it's a 305 from an early '80s Impala but the owner tells everyone it's a 327 from a '67 Corvette 😉😄

Dunno ,, the proportions looked pretty good to me. But, everyone is different.

Yes. That's the second tool MPC cut to keep up with demand for the Blackbird kit. It's the same kit that's out now in this box,, The '79 that's been out for a couple years was the annual.

They're really easy to make. But I think you mean 90 degree boots as shown in your pic?? First I made a simple jig. I cut a slit in a peice of plastic to hold the boot material. Then I cut that off at a 45 degree angle so the slit is the length you want your boot. Cut a bunch of peices. Normally you need 2 per end so 4 per wire. 16 for a V8 plus 4 if you have a separate coil so 18 pieces total. Put 2 pieces on your plug wire so the angles are pointing at each other and make a sharp 90 degree bend between them. Shove the pieces together aligned so they form the 90 degree boot and secure it with a drop of super glue. That's all there is to it. But, you might want to use strait boots on the plug end but it varies BTW, I can't take credit for this technique. I was told about it years ago. So long ago that I can't remember who it was that told me about it.

Anyone else look at that and think "TURTLE POWER !!" 😁

I dig it Michelle. 👍👍👍 Leave off the white hood stripes and add a set of Magnum 500 wheels with white letter tires and it'd be a replica of my old Nova.

Just incredible Marcos !! 👍👍👍

This is my original '74. Hopefully, you can see the character lines around the wheel openings in this shot.

Well, she's up on wheels. Just details to do now.Again,, MPC cab and interior and rear fenders. Revell chassis, engine and box.

I have a couple bottles of the stuff only because my local shop stocks it instead of Testers. I haven't actually used any yet. One thing about it is you HAVE TO use their thinner. I usually use lacquer thinner but it doesn't mix into the stuff. Alcohol won't mix into it either.

Yes, but the BBC Life on Mars though, NOT the American version.

The kit is not supposed to be the "Imposter" Impala It's supposed to have the look of an Impala that was on the show. The kit is just the regular '65 Impala kit with wheels decals and some engine dress up parts added. The engine is a '65 era 396 big block, not any kind of an LS. Here's a link to the page I got the pics from. https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1965-chevy-impala/

Super build. You don't see many of those built, especially to such standards. I wonder if I'm the only one who caught the reference of the first line though. 😉 Loved the show and have been wanting to also build the car.

Man !! That's clean !! 👍👍👍

Yes. The body was used to make a couple NASCAR kits and kinda restored back to almost stock in the early '80s.

Takes a little trimming but, , , With a little work you can get everything,including the glass from the Revell kit into the MPC body [AMT never made a 2nd gen Firebird] The decals are from Keith Marks and hood and scoop is from Missing Link. It'll be painted dark silver with red interior.

That guy from Nova Scotia?,,, I've seen him in person, he's an idiot.