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Thanks Richard. I was aware of the subframe as well. I'll look for some Rustoleum primer for that. I just want it to look period correct. Also, I have a question for the engine color. I couldn't find any model paint for Chevy Engine Orange in my neck of the woods. So, I bought a can of Duplicolor Engine Enamel for the Chevrolet orange, but I want to airbrush it. Have you ever airbrushed any of the Duplicolor engine paint? If so, how and what did you use to thin it, ratio etc.?

Yes, I do know there was no such thing as a 69 COPO Nova. Just would like to have the floorpan painted the correct colors for what any trim level of Nova would have had in 1969.

Nice to know about the gills Richard. I haven't done my research on them yet, lol. I haven't looked enough of them up on the internet yet. My Dad is my biggest resource as he had BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH tons of SS Nova's, SS Chevelle's, Monte Carlo's, C10's....pretty much all of the cool 60-70 model Chevy's back in the day. I didn't get the chance to ask him about the gills yesterday when I talked to him. Was mainly asking about underbody and correct engines for this car. Richard, would you happen to know if your Nova was all black on the floorpan/chassis or did it happen to have any red oxide primer with body color overspray?

Is that a transfer case I see? AWD Nomad..awesome!

Started this one Saturday evening now that I have finished my 3000GT build. Plan on building box stock, maybe lower the front a little bit to get it out of the air, and sanding off the goofy fender vent/gills. May not be correct, but I have never liked the way that these looked on these cars. Paint is going to be Chevrolet Green Mist from ScaleFinishes. Upon taking this one out of the box, I was impressed with the contents, but not with the mold lines left on the body. The trunk has the most hideous mold line ever on it. Also looks like something happened during shipping to the store that left a huge indention on the drivers side C-pillar. So I addressed this first and foremost. I used Tamiya putty and the painters tape to keep my bodyline present during the sanding. This is my reference pic that I am shooting for, Minus the chrome around the windows. I'm on the fence about making the bottom rocker panel chrome trim. Here you can see the big dent left in the body from shipping. \ Pretty deep as it almost went through the plastic to the inside of the body. As stated, check out the horrible mold line on the trunk. Left side is corrected, right side is terrible.

Thanks fellas.

Awesome build .

Thank you. Thanks! Thank you, you're right..they were awesome, but it's hard to find a nice clean one now days.

Super clean build. The paint work is top notch man, you nailed it.

Thanks guys!

Thanks! I've always loved that color combo on these cars. Thank you very much.

I bought these a couple of years back off of Ebay. The seller is no longer a registered user unfortunately. Thanks a lot Yuri. Thank you! Thanks Ray!

This one is under glass now http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/118018-tamiya-3000gt-vr-4/

Thank you Tommy. I try to build my models to how I'd have them if I were to have them. Tastefully and not over the top always wins in my book. This was actually the setup of my 1:1 minus the body color.

Finally got this one finished up yesterday evening. Paint is the correct Mitsubishi Fiji Blue from ScaleFinishes, cleared with Tamiya TS-13 clear. Wheels are Aoshima Advan GT's painted with Duplicolor Bronze Wheel Paint. Interior is flocked, rear glass tinted with Tamiya Smoke, suspension lowered slightly for a better look, and I added a Resin FMIC finished in Spazstix Chrome. Thanks for looking

Awesome build

Thanks Dave. The wheel decals are a PITA, lol.

Awesome build, any under body and under hood shots? The interior color goes perfectly with the body color, what color name/brand is it?

Almost finished up with this build. I ran out of time last night with having to do other things around the house. I did manage to get the panel lines done, the windows finished up, third brake light painted and spoiler mounted, mirrors mounted, front mount intercooler painted and mounted, all of the decals put on the body, and one wheels decals finished up. Tonight I plan on getting the wheel decals finished up and doing last minute details like the windshield wipers, tag/tag bracket mount, and the suspension bolts on the chassis and this one will be under glass

Thanks Dave

Well I finally have a rolling chassis now. Only thing that is left to do is get the windows finished up, get the intercooler painted, and get the decals installed and this one will be finished up.

Back to the bench finally. Been super busy lately with work and at home work. Got a little bit of time yesterday to get my exhaust, brake rotors, transfer case/axles, and my back glass painted and tinted. It's kind of hard to tell, but I drilled the tips of the exhaust out as well. I still have to do some weathering/detailing on the exhaust. This is my first time tinting glass with Tamiya Smoke with my airbrush, and I really am pleased with the results.

Looking good man!

Saw this on Facebook yesterday....must have one, lol.

Looks great! Paint looks nice and smooth. I have this same kit that I plan on doing in pale yellow.