Superbird McMonte

I believe there was a 1/20th scale version of this kit also that came out much earlier, sometime in the 80s. I had that one and it was very clunky. I think I have this one too, I’ll have to look and see. I’d like to build it!

Well thank you very much!?? I was somewhat late I guess, August 27th

Finished the dead 1958 Impala last night! more pictures will be in under glass section.

I put together the best small block parts from multiple kits to create the ultimate Chevy small block! I cast them in resin so I’ll have an endless supply!??

Oh it will be panther pink , and it will like it!??? I was never really a big fan Of Plum Crazy.... ?‍♂️

It is an industrial type. It’s about 3 feet by 3 feet inside.

Recently I painted an AAR ‘cuda in Panther Pink. I went to apply clearcoat the other day and it went horribly wrong. The paint built up too much in certain areas are then hardly any in others. So I decided to strip it with Easy-Off. Well, that didn’t work. Clearcoat was hard as nails! I was about to trash it when I thought I’ve got nothing to lose by putting it in the bead blaster. I really expected it just to get blown apart. But to my surprise it worked! And quite well I made it. A day later the car is back in prime. And waiting for more Panther Pink! Halfway through I considered doing a barn find! Maybe next time!

I took the push buttons from the doors of this 68 convertible to add to the 69 doors. I also took the rear panel below the bumpers off the 68 and added it to the 69. I was able to take the 69 panel and swap it back into the 68 convertible. I filled the holes in the doors of the 69 and did not end up wasting a kit. The small block hood is my own casting.

This is the 68 in metalizer.

I have a few of the AMT 70 and 71s. They are tesl nice too!

I have always felt that Revell’s 1968 and 1969 Corvette kits captured the look and feel of that C3 body style the best. My only beef with this kit is that the rear window is incorrect. But I don’t feel the need to correct all of them. Maybe just the replicas of my father’s car. Over the years, they have been offered in many different variations. The 68 has been offered as a convertible only. A couple times with the “rare” small block hood. Oddly, I never cared much for the big block 427 hood. I did like the L88 hood much better. I may be biased because my father has an aftermarket L88 hood on his 69 Corvette. Here is an assortment of just some of the issues of these cars. It is not by any means all of them. Since the 68 was only offered as a convertible on 69 only offered as a hardtop, I will be swapping parts from one to the other to make the missing links. The 68 hardtop is currently in prime at work. And may be in paint by tomorrow night. 69 convertible is also there and will probably be in prime tomorrow. Two of the cars are earmarked to replicate my father‘s car. The first one will be a medium blue metallic with a small block hood in place, and the rally wheels that came with it. The second one will have the L88 hood and American Racing Vector wheels that are currently on his car. All in all, there should be at least six builds in this thread along. Probably more! Lord knows I have enough kits. Can anybody really say that? Anyway, here is four of the first six. Correcting the small block hood was a bit of a challenge to make correct, or at least to my standards. I bought one off of eBay that somebody had resin cast a few years ago. To say the least it was horrible. For some unknown reason they sanded down the front and rear of it. It fits like garbage. And that’s being kind. The hood out of the box has a depression in the middle of the insulation on the underside. This was so you could cut out a giant rectangle for a blower to stick through the hood. On a convertible? Really? Is that a thing? I know, I’ve seen it. But it looks real dangerous! Anyway, the seller made a halfhearted attempt to fill that area but it was still smooth. So I did my best to fill that area with a section from an extra hood so that it would have the insulation texture. I don’t think it came out too bad. So I made a mold and cast more of them in resin. I resisted the urge to sand down the front and back of them like the other guy did! LOL! I think it came out pretty well! That’s it so far. I’ll take some more pictures of the other two at work tomorrow. Questions and comments always welcome good or bad!

Snake! Can I throw my 58 impala convertible back into the ring? Finally got the paint to correct the interior color. I just painted the interior a couple days ago. This one was started in the last bring out your dead period.

That’s right up my alley!??

What paint scheme are you doing, A or B?

I’m lovin’ it!

That happens a lot. That is why I have so many started projects in boxes. At least you’re going forward!?

Cool project! I was like that car better than the actual Grease Lightning car?‍♂️

Very cool! Looking forward to more! ??

Awesome!?

A favorite Ford of mine!??

I like them in white! I’ll be doing mine the same!??

Great color! Awesome work!??

That is what it all comes down to!?

I didn’t know they existed until SAE did the AAR conversion article in the early 90’s. I believe he added them. I’m not sure what is correct. I had pictures of an unrestored completely original car from the local MOPAR show but can’t find them.... yet

All of my AAR reference shows these rectangles in the grill too. I cast this grill in resin if anyone is interested.