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Tamiya clear gloss acrylic. I used the stuff in the bottle thinned with rubbing alcohol on this one over Testors bottle paints over 20 years ago and the white is still as bright as the day I sprayed it.

Same here. I've had people argue with me about it even after showing them pics of the horn. They really have to change that on the instruction sheet but I see the actual wiper motor has been removed from the chrome tree of the last couple reissues of the kit that use that chassis.

Good point, Terry.

OK. I'll buy that but I don't see anywhere that anyone posted a price.

More likely this one Chris,

No, Only the '89 Indy pace car edition had that engine and it was a "Turbo TransAm", not a GTA . All GTAs are fuel injected small block V8s.

The factory aluminum wheels have replaces the Cragars since these pics had been taken. Plus I scored this lot since. So, I'm good for '64s for a while but any '66 through '68 would be very cool. I know only the '67 has been done in resin but one can hope. ?

Here's the look. Lights and grilles are now permanently attached. Sometimes "simple" isn't easy.

Yes, exactly, thank you.

Looks like it was cloned directly from the JoHan Toro engine. Great looking engine. BTW, Keith, your valve covers appear to be upside down.

Um, no. It's well documented that all the cars were real '70 and '71 convertibles to start off with. But maybe it's this one ?

Only place around here now that sells Testors model paint is Michaels. Last fall the rack was almost empty. Last time I was there was a couple weeks ago but the rack was almost full then. As I understand it, they, like many other companies had just ran low on materials so they had to halt production for a while on most paint lines and the "Extreme Lacquer" sprays were dropped.

They probably just buy it from Testors.

Love it Gary. Right up my alley. ???

finished the paint and foiling but still need to run some black around the window openings before I install the glass. ,,and this is the final combination of parts for the engine. Just the stock assembly with the finned valve covers and I molotow penned the intake manifold and air cleaner. I think I'll drill out that snorkel on the air cleaner later.

The detail decals, especially the ones on the interior look photoshopped but definitely one of the better box art builds I've seen.

I can't honestly say for sure but I think I glued the firewall to the body when I built mine. One thing you might want to consider if this is to be a factory stock build, and it may be too late anyway, is wide white walls were last offered from the factory on cars back in '62 so the tires as is would not be correct for the time period. The white inserts on those tired was meant to be painted black and the raised ridges scraped off to produce a couple nice sharp twin white stripes. But, hey, it's whatever the builder likes, right.

Yes. Been there, done that. In fact, you can spray the smoke right over the clear red also.

I don't really know what you're referring to Les. I don't know anything about that particular Mk1, just the best pic I found with the wheels on it. The "maybe my next Mk1" is I have built 2 of the AMT 1/25 Rabbits/Mk1s and have a couple more in my stash to build yet. I do plan to do the next one in light blue and those wheels would be naturals on it.

Only thing I can think of that would be even remotely similar are the '65 Chevelle wheel covers. They're in the AMT '65 Chevelle wagon and Elcamino. BTW, is that your Firebird, Steve? look to be in really good shape.

Both are fantastic. Shows you don't need a 300 piece super detailed kit to build a great looking model.

Not really the same design wheel. These are much more of a genuine racing wheel. They look like an LM used my some Porsche race cars.. And when I said "big American iron, I was referring to the Thunderbird and Chevy pickup kits those RS wheels came in. Definitely not in the same class as Big Red.

Yes, definitely more at home on a European fwd car, not big '60s American iron. Humm,, maybe my next Mk 1 ??? ?

AMT '72 Chevy pickup. The '66 Thunderbird has a set of those in it now too. Here's a link to a page with some BBS catalogues. https://vintagewheelcatalogs.com/bbs/ also a google search for BBS mesh wheel. https://www.google.com/search?q=bbs+mesh+wheels&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjG_vjN0e72AhU4lXIEHS0ZAJ4Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=bbs+mesh+wheel&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgUIABCABDIGCAAQCBAeMgQIABAYOgcIIxDvAxAnOgQIABBDOgQIABAeUIcUWKE3YJlEaABwAHgAgAGpAYgBoAmSAQM2LjWYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=mbhEYobOBriqytMPrbKA8Ak&bih=688&biw=1455 BBS is one of the larger wheel manufacturers worldwide and has made hundreds of wheel designs over the years.

I think you'll be OK with the dark blue. I've only had problems with "hot" colors like red, orange and yellow. Never had a problem with blues or greens. BUT, a good blocker is a good idea. Never hurts to have insurance and do try your paint on the sprue or an unused part to make sure it's OK. This MPC '81 Z-28 was molded in dark blue. I sprayed Duplicolor white lacquer directly over the bare plastic. That was about 35 years ago and it's still just as bright as the day I painted it.