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On 11/17/2024 at 9:58 AM, bbowser said:
Great looking conversion! Used to see a lot of these on the street.
Thank you!
On 11/17/2024 at 10:15 AM, Dentz said:Nice Work!. I love Malaise era and late 80's-90's models. Can we see the Uncle Buck car?
Would be cool to get a Mercury from too many projects 3D printed bodies
On 11/17/2024 at 10:16 AM, BK9300 said:Your finished body work, paint and trim look like it came from the showroom - amazing quality!
Thank you!
On 11/17/2024 at 1:00 PM, michelle said:very nice work with the conversion
Thank you!
On 11/17/2024 at 1:36 PM, happy grumpy said:awesome work.It look fantastic.
Thank you!
On 11/17/2024 at 2:12 PM, karbuildr said:Outstanding, looks great, lots of work but definitely worth it.
Thank you!
On 11/17/2024 at 3:45 PM, polybius said:Wow! Beautiful work and nice job with the conversion! One of the first cars I remember riding in as a kid was a maroon '73 Malibu coupe with white vinyl swivel buckets. As the story goes when my mom turned 16 my grandfather let her pick out the next family car, and it was the only one on the lot with an 8-track so that's what she picked. You've so authentically duplicated it right down to those 14" wheel covers. Kudos!!
Thank you! Glad it matches your memories
On 11/17/2024 at 4:13 PM, iBorg said:That's an impressive conversion.
Thank you!
On 11/17/2024 at 7:30 PM, Leica007 said:The work you did, especially the front end, is really impressive. Great job.
Thank you!
On 11/17/2024 at 7:32 PM, bondo bill said:wow that's a lot of work nice job
Thank you!
On 11/17/2024 at 8:03 PM, charger74 said:You did a great job on it
Thank you!
On 11/17/2024 at 10:09 PM, Sledsel said:Nice job on it. My first thought on the headlights was '70 Monte Carlo.
Thank you!
On 11/17/2024 at 11:28 PM, XYHARRY said:Very well done there Cosmo, it looks great.
Cheers,
David. ??
Thank you!
On 11/18/2024 at 3:36 AM, TooOld said:Excellent conversion , well done !
Thank you!
On 11/18/2024 at 3:37 AM, ChrisR said:Awesome.
Thank you!
On 11/18/2024 at 4:45 AM, Dave Van said:VERY WELL DONE!!!!!!
Thank you!
On 11/18/2024 at 6:11 AM, Tom99 said:Great work!!
Thank you!
On 11/18/2024 at 7:30 AM, ncbuckeye67 said:That's amazing! Perfect color choice too.
Thank you! I used testor's root beer, very simple rattle can
On 11/18/2024 at 9:34 AM, Hi-Po said:Your conversion skills are to be admired. Nicely done and great color choice.
Thank you!
On 11/18/2024 at 9:38 AM, Ragtop Man said:Seriously: I washed an IDENTICAL 'Bu when I was a porter at a Chevy dealer back in the late '70s.
That is as close as I've seen, superb job with the conversion and scratchbuilding!
Made my day!
Thank you! Glad it reminded you of a real one very similar
On 11/18/2024 at 10:33 AM, espo said:Remember seeing all the body work you had to do on this build. The finished body looks just like the 1:1 and I like the base wheel covers for the classic model line. The paint color looks great as does the finish.
Thank you!
On 11/18/2024 at 11:42 AM, kelson said:Just beautiful!!?
Thank you!
On 11/18/2024 at 3:03 PM, spkgibsonfirebird said:Wow that looks amazing!!! Very nicely done, that body work has to be an absolute pain to get perfectly done. I only wish you would have cast it in resin for us to be able to build one. Perfectly done my friend!
Thank you! Maybe when I figure out how to cast one haha
On 11/18/2024 at 9:28 PM, carrucha said:Very impressive conversion!
Thank you!
On 11/18/2024 at 10:48 PM, Spottedlaurel said:Stunning! The super-clean finished look gives no clue as to how much work you did to create this, amazing.
Thank you!
12 hours ago, slusher said:Looks fantastic!
Thank you!
6 hours ago, W-409 said:WOW! I never saw the WIP thread for some reason, but I'm really glad I came across this right now, see, I have a great interest for these cars, together with my dad we have a Race Team where we run a '74 Malibu Classic in Stock Eliminator. I also used to have a '74 Malibu Classic Wagon as a daily driver. So with that said, a conversion like this has been in the planning several times and now that I have a Missing Link Resin '73 Chevelle and one 3D-printed '73 Chevelle, both of which are factory stock, I think the 3D-printed one will end up going through the modification of being a '74 like yours.
Anyway, incredible work with this build. The body modifications are really well done and I admire the scratchbuilt parts on it. Especially the grill is a tricky one, and yours is actually pretty close to the 1:1. Fantastic work overall!
Where did you source those hubcaps? I need a similar set or two...
Thank you! I found this set from ebay seller - hoppersbazaar
The quality is superb!
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Finished as Nov.17th
Many thanks to DoctorLarry's interior donor parts!
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Main modifications:
- Increased roof height and moved backward, increased length of A pillar
- Shortened rear wheel opening, copied shape as a resin piece and glued to replace front wheel opening
- Scratch-build front grille and taillights area
- Resin copied headlights from Johan Cutlass
- Clear orange and red acrylic sheet to mimic side signals with foil underneath
- Door handle copied from '76 Caprice with foil and super glue on the back
More bodywork process can be seen here
Starting point: AMT Lennie Pond Nascar
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A mainstream 70s Malibu converted from AMT Lennie Pond Nascar
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Amazing build! Where did you get those hubcaps?
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Hi, I'm interested in this kit. The forum showed "cargostar cannot receive messages." Could you send me a message? Thanks
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Amazing work and details! Where did you source the side mirrors? Were they 3D printed?
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On 8/18/2023 at 2:24 PM, karbuildr said:
Wow, what a huge difference between the original promo and your rebuild. Completely changed the character of the car. Very nice.
Thank you! It was really some small areas of change but I think it's essential to make it look closer to an actual vehicle from the 70s. The bumper rubber was simply a vinyl tape strip, and I foiled a styrene strip and added a super think vinyl tape stripe to mimic the side trim.
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On 8/18/2023 at 2:39 PM, AMT68 said:
Very impressive work. The rear shot almost passes for the 1:1 and the canopy top works well with this body style. The side mirrors, rub strips on the bumpers and the whitewalls add greatly to the overall appearance.
Thank you! Yes I really like these promo cars from the 70s but side mirrors were not common to be included until kits from the 80s. I'm so glad I was able to cast the mirrors from Greenlight's 1/24 Monaco cop car.
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Started with a MPC promo from eBay, I added the vinyl top, side trim, transparent signal lights with acrylic sheet and some chrome details. Also casted the side mirrors from a 1/24 Greenlight Monaco cop car diecast.
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6 hours ago, Mattilacken said:
@Cosmo_Song here is my project.
Super cool build! Glad to see we are doing very different approach to a Gen3 Chevelle haha! Mine would be a mainstream grandma car
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19 hours ago, 1972coronet said:
Quite the ambitious project ! It would appear that you've got the skills required to tackle this conversion -- those tail lamp fixtures alone are tricky.
Is this going to be a Laguna S-3 ?
Some 40 years ago someone made a street / stock Laguna from the MPC Hawaiian Tropic (from Cannonball Run) . I'm sure that someone has images of it.
Keep on keepin' on !
Thank you! I'm planning to do a mainstream Lumina Classic
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In the meantime I'm looking for an interior that I can use, any suggestion for the bench seat and dashboard options?
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The rear wheel opening was also a little too long comparing to my reference photos, so I started with cutting from the middle of the rear wheel opening and moved it forward about 2mm. In the meantime I cut the A pillar from the bottom and made cut on the B pillar to adjust the roof angles, I moved the entire roof backward for 2mm and extended the A pillars.
I could technically cut the fenders from another AMT Malibu body but I decided to try something different for replicating the body panels without damaging an existing body. I built a box with cardboard to cover the inside and outside of the rear panel area that I wanted to replicate, and sealed the curvy gaps with silly putty. Once the silicone mold was cured I poured resin into it and it came out quite good and maintained the same body panel thickness from the parent part. I will use the resin duplicate parts to implant into the front fender area.
I marked the fenders on the line when the surface would bend to align with the main body and installed the duplicated resin parts with super glue + baking soda. Then I started to use Tamiya epoxy putty to merge the gaps and start forming the shapes all around the main body.
The original tail panel was too short, I added 1mm styrene sheet on the bottom and scratch built the taillight and license plate opening areas.
I used the Gray Mr. Hobby Mr Surfacer 1200 to check the body curvature consistency and now all the flaws became very noticeable. I'll continue work on smoothing out the main body.
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I was excited to get this '74 Malibu from AMT since there hasn't been many mid 70s midsize GM colonnade cars from major model makers (except for the Johan Cutlass decades ago). I'm a big fan of Malaise era cars so I figured I could get this Nascar car and convert it into a mainstream factory stock '74 Malibu.
I thought it looked quite okay if I modify the front fender and wheel opening a bit.
Until I took a closer look at the side profile and compared it to a Johan Cutlass that I have, big difference on the pillars and greenhouse proportions. It looks like the AMT Malibu had a chopped top. I realized there's much more need to be done to fix the proportions before I can work on the front fenders.
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Awesome progress of the sedan conversion! Cant`t wait for the following results. Good job sir.
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3 hours ago, DEL said:
Good work on the conversion and the body damage is VERY realistic. Take that model, set it in a diorama setting with some real vegetation in the distant background and you could fool someone into thinking it was a real car in a real place.
Did you mess up the styrene fender & hood or did you tap out a new steel hood then twist it up? I've seen that done before.
Good work! Dwayne
Thanks Dwayne!
I used aluminum foil to duplicate the fender and hood and then I damaged them. I used epoxy on the backside to secure the foil afterwards and glue them on to the styrene body with super glue.
You can see my whole process in here:
Good luck with your builds too.
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Fantastic work! Please check out my 4DR build too:
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Wonderfull Challenger , love that base model!
From where do you have the flat hood?
greatings
Michael
Thank you Michael, I got the flat hood from here: http://www.reliableresin.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=77
Can you show me where can I buy the mopar volcano wheel that you 3D printed?
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BingoHi Michael, super impressive work!
I`m building a base model `70 Challenger would like to use your mopar volcano hubcaps, could you post a link of that your casting hubcap item on ebay?
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The other one is starting. My Other CADrafter is making arrangements to begin work. He has to get an additional program to help. I've learned a lot from the CV and will apply it to this to make it go smoother and faster
This is going to be masterpiece, I admire your dedication Robert!
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How did you scribe those door lines so nicely?
I used pencil to draw the outline on the primer body first, ant then I just used X-acto knife to slightly do some strokes along the pencil line (free hand). After a couple of strokes for the depth I pushed harder to achieve the desired depth for the door lines. I think it just takes some patience and a fresh blade
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Great work.
How much arm-twisting would it take for you to do another one and send it off to D.R.A.G. to cast it?
Charlie Larkin
Thank you Charlie. Haha I`ll put it in my calendar, next one should be an accurate "glasshouse" style 4-door sedan with the correct Caprice full trim.
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Very, VERY nice! Fabulous, in fact! What a change!
I have this very promo on my workbench even as we speak. I'm planning to just polish up the red plastic, and then detail it out similar to how you did yours. I hope mine comes out even half as well!
Thank you very much! Good luck with your own build too.
One modifucation I did to this model was to reshape the C-pillar. The original shape was missing a triangle area so I had to use styrene to fix it.
Ford Torino 4Dr Sedan/Taxi
in WIP: Model Cars
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Trying to recreate a 1/25 version of the taxi in Driver: You Are the Wheelman.
Started with Revell’s ‘76 Torino and extended the body, interior and chassis by 8mm to fit the wheelbase of the sedan version of Ford Torino.