Mr Stock

Looks like I must have seen that photo before Dave !, I cloned your model lol. That's the only decal that I had to use on the body and it fell apart in the water unfortunately, I should have known better considering they were 24 year old decals.

Thanks Stu, I couldn't find many reference photos of the underside so wasn't too sure, that's handy to know.

I used boiling water from a kettle, you don't need to hold it in the water for too long !

Niko the body on my 65 Belvedere was warped really bad, but it's definitely fixable, it's normally the front that's twisted, I put my body in a jug of hot water for about 10 seconds, corrected the twist and then plunged it straight into very cold water to set it, it worked perfect for me....although I do agree that you shouldn't have to do this with a new kit !!

To be honest I think most of those old tools that were last seen in 1969 will never be released again, they may still exist in some form but I would imagine they are damaged beyond repair ....rust on the mold surfaces, missing inserts etc. However you never know......

Great work Raoul, that's a very nice tidy build

Thanks JC !, I'm not a fan of that dipped in syrup clearcoat look, the real cars were never like that back in the day I'm sure.

First completed kit of 2018. This is the old Ertl issue of the Cougar, you don't see so many of these CJ428s built as you do the Eliminators. Overall not a bad kit considering it's pretty much the old 1969 annual kit with a different engine and seats!. The only glaring omission from these kits is a centre console, so I adapted a console from a Revell 70 Torino, not perfect but does the job. Painted with a spray can, Ford red, wet sanded and polished.couldn't use the decals as they fell apart when I tried using them....its only the 1 decal on the hood anyway. Hope you like it .....

I've used them a few times the thinner the red line the harder they are to put on, I found them pretty difficult to get them centered evenly on the tyre. But once I did them I just sealed them with an acrylic clearcoat....Tamiya

Well I'm part of a youtube group build for big rigs and I've entered this kit, so I'm sort if committed to getting it back on the bench now. Sound like yours is coming along nicely!. Cornwall is a beautiful place, can't really imagine living anywhere else to be honest, even if it does seem to rain pretty much all the time lol !!. That post you quoted....wow, now that's a work of art, really does improve the look by narrowing the wrecker bed, too late for me to attempt that.....already put my bed together, if I can make mine look half as good as that I'll be happy. Keep us updated on your progress Phil, we can build it side by side lol !

Phil I've got the exact same wrecker kit, I started mine probably 3 years ago, got the chassis together after a fashion and a lifetime of filling and sanding. The main thing that put a stop to the build was the really poor instructions, parts location is vague at best !. That being said most of AMTs truck kits originate from the late 60s early 70s when kit engineering and instruction sheets were nowhere near the standard they are at today. Back then kids managed to put the things together !!, so perhaps I need to put it back on the bench and try again lol.

Very nice job Matt, and so nice to see one built bone stock !

Very clean and tidy build well done!

Works of art Don !, seriously nice work. Quick question, the 67 Camaro race car what wheels/tires did you use on that one, they suit it perfectly.

It's a UK GM Vauxhall colour Monty, called Champagne Gold, just a regular spray can of car paint.....but it came out nice !.

Thanks Don, I'd say take it off the shelf and dig in, it really is a great kit goes together beautifully

Thanks Snake !. Next up is an AMT original 1979 Ford Bronco, the wild hoss kit, building it for a YouTube Ford truck month group build.

Very clean building style good work

Thanks guys really appreciate all your kind comments, the 65 Mustang was lucky to be saved, probably one of the worst glue bombs I've ever tried to restore.

This is Coco. .....she likes Johan kits....build more oldies Daddy !

The gold on the Buick came out great I'm really happy with it, like you I'm a big fan of these old screw bottom kits Tulio.

Thanks for all the very kind comments guys!, makes it all worthwhile. The 62 Buick Electra was the old AMT screw bottom kit I never posted up the completed photos here for it, no idea why as it came out really nice.

Beautiful David !, one of the best completed builds of this kit I've seen, the colour and everything is spot on.