Marc @ MPC Motorsports

Not aware of too many out there. Reliable Resin's '71 Challenger is the promo body. Email Don at ReliableResin@aol.com for more information. Missing Link Resin Casters has a '66 (I think) Valiant promo kit. Email kevin@kawifreek@msn.com I have a RARE '70 Hemi Cuda promo body in resin that is believed to be a short run, private issue, cast by Modelhaus. And, no, it is not for sale!

#1...no as far as I know. #2...yes, it will still be a curbside.

Colored plastic or not, I can't wait to see what you do with this one!

Yes, it was just reissued in red styrene by Round 2. This one, among others are being issued in colored plastic and are geared toward the mass market. Mass market sales will allow them to issue more cool stuff for us, the lunatic fringers of the hobby.

It's 1:24 scale, but perhaps could be scaled up with a photocopier and printed on clear laser decal paper.

Took the Cyclone out of the dehydrator after work tonight. I could not wait to put the Modelhaus bumpers on it and set it on the chassis. I masked the Cyclone GT fender emblems before painting so not to lose the detail. I would have shaved them but the character line would have been destroyed in the process. With a 427 SOHC and some gold leaf lettering it could pass for a street version of Dyno Don's Eliminator flopper. I just love playing with 43 year old styrene!!!

It might be overkill, but I use Wenol metal polish and my Dremel with a polishing pad to give photo etch a nice shine.

This is Stage 1 of the paintwork on the Cyclone. Two coats of Tamiya TS-74 Clear Red over three coats of TS-18 Metallic Red over Tamiya white primer. Pics were taken minutes after the final coat and before tape was removed from the front fender emblems and rear panel trim. It is a beautiful representation of Candy Apple Red in my opinion. It will spend the night in the dehydrator before I apply the white rocker panel stripes from a Fred Cady pace car decal sheet and top the whole enchilada with Tamiya TS-13 clear. The stripes look like this... Enjoy!!! Marc @ MPC Motorsports

Well, nine months have come and gone since I last posted on this build. After a self-imposed sabbotical from the bench, I have returned to building and the Cyclone is once again front and center. The body work has been completed and after a couple of coats of Tamiya white primer it is ready for paint. It will be painted with Tamiya Metallic Red topped with Clear Red. Once some white rocker panel stripes from a Fred Cady '66 Cyclone Indy Pace Car decal sheet are applied, it will be topped with Tamiya TS-13 clear gloss. My goal is to finish this and one or two other "in process" builds before I begin an "all new" project. All the "in process" projects are at a similar stage as the Cyclone, so they should be easy to finish if I can remain focused. If all goes well, I should have some color on the Cyclone tonight, so watch for some new pics. Enjoy! Marc

You can get a chrome plated replacement from Modelhaus.

I have the week off from work, the first whole week since last August. Mrs. MPC is working this week so I can pretty much do what I want to this week. That said, I found the bench!!! I made a vow to myself to finish several "works in process" before returning to the vault with something new. First up is the MPC '74 Charger. A curbside build, it is nearly complete except for the interior. But after tonight, it too is nearly complete. The seats are the custom units found in the AMT '57 Ford Fairlane kit. I added a strip of .040" half round Evergreen to the door panels and covered the wood grain patterns with .010" styrene painted with Testors Fabric Tan. Rest of the interior is Tamiya TS-82 Rubber Black and AS-15 Tan. Tomorrow, I will paint the seat inserts with the Fabric Tan. The dash pad will be painted black with the lower dash tan. Gauge cluster, insert on passenger side of dash, and top of console will be painted aluminum. Just wanted to do something a little different than all black or dark grey. Once I button this one up, I think I'll move on to the '66 Mercury Cyclone or go way back to the Year One '66 Mustang FB. Or maybe both? What do you think? Marc @ MPC Motorsports

Kit reviews on paper are nice, but most new kits are reviewed "ad infinitum" online as soon as they hit the store shelves and sooner in some cases.

You can add the MPC 1971 Chevelle, Duster, and Demon to the list too.

If you want a turn key paint booth, and I don't blame you, look at Pace Paint Booths. Bob Pace has expert knowledge in venting systems from his 40-plus years of experience. I have the top of the line Peacekeeper Deluxe, but I have heard good reviews on all models. Get the one that fits your budget and you'll be happy you did. Any questions or to order, call Bob at the phone number on the website. Marc

Once upon a time, someone made PE for the GN but they are LONG OOP. I saw one once on Ebay but didn't win it.

Most of the MPC 1971 annuals were the "mild and wild" versions. I remember the '71 Charger and Cougar did not have the "wild" parts.

Steve, I no longer have my old collection of 1:1 car mags, but I remember in the 1972-74 range when guys started running Mulholland Drive in SoCal in cars called "Cafe Racers", soon to be followed with the "IMSA-look" cars of the mid-late 1970's. All precursors to the Pro Touring/G Machine movement.

Nice, accurate review on this kit. Many builders poo-poo these old kits because of their molded in details, chrome lights, etc, but with some patience and judicious use of old fashioned detailing and parts swapping ANY vintage AMT or MPC kit can be made into something nice. I prefer these style of kits over the new, better detailed kits. So, any of you builders that don't like old kits and want to get rid of them, feel free to send them to me!!!

That used to be the case, but not anymore. Go to Air Ride Technologies website for the latest in air suspension technology. And for Pro Touring in scale, click on my Fotki link down in my signature. Marc

Hey Cruz! Not trying to steal your thread here, but I thought I would share what I did to a Vega back in 2003. I used the SBC from an MPC Chevy Monza kit with intake and front accessories from an AMT 1997 Camaro LT1 motor. Even the headers were from the Monza kit. This motor fits like a glove in the Vega since the Vega and Monza were cousins under the sheet metal. I plumbed the headers into the Vega chassis and made a two-into-one-into-two exhaust system using the molded in components of the chassis. I used Pegasus IROK's for rolling stock. The fronts were narrowed to fit Revell Acura Tuner tires. I hope this helps a little and feel free to PM me with any questions. There are more pics in my Fotki, just click the link in my sig. Marc

The "original" AMT 1969 Camaro annual became the "Super Hugger" Camaro funny car in 1970 with a stock wheelbase body and radiused rear wheelwells. It was later revised to the "Super Hugger II" kit with the extended front wheelbase. This was the kit that Model King reissued in 2007. I have several of the AMT '69 annual kits and the body proportions are VERY close to the Revell Camaro. Below is a side profile of an AMT '69 Camaro annual that I replaced the rear quarters on. The MPC '69 Camaro annual, while a decent kit in its own right, is nowhere as accurate as the AMT annual or the MPC '68 Camaro annual that preceded it. The MPC '69 Camaro and Firebird bodies from the annual kits suffer the same proportion problems as the current "AMT" issues. The MPC '69 Camaro annual became the MPC Jegs USAC stock car in the early 1970's, then was retooled back to stock body in the early 1980's with the '69 Firebird chassis and engine package. In the mid-1980's, the body was modified to the convertible and a big block Chevy engine replaced the Pontiac V8. RC2 modified the convertible tooling to create the "Fast and Furious" Yenko Camaro with a new standard grille, misproportioned hardtop and molded in front and rear spoilers. Any of the MPC-derived '69 Camaro kits can be made into a convincing replica with a little work. Here's one I did about six years ago. Someday, I'll do a photoshoot comparison of the AMT and MPC '69 annuals along side the current Revell body. Marc

Email my friend Terry Love at ylove_1999@yahoo.com he sells the REAL House of Kolor paints from Black Gold. www.blackgoldweb.com. I'm sure you can get that Tangelo Pearl in a rattle can and it's the REAL STUFF!!!

George, Back in the day, Revell made a 1969 Mustang Grande (coupe) and I believe it was updated to the 1970 version before the body became a Funny Car in the early 1970's. It too, was 1:25 scale I think. Marc

Any pics yet of the Fujimi 20" BBS rims? I'd be up for a set or three.

This is the BEST response in this thread. Build for yourself and be sure to have fun doing it. Don't worry about what others may or may not think. If you let go of this, you will have much more fun and hobbies are supposed to be fun, aren't they?