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Marc @ MPC Motorsports

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  1. So am I, Rob. I got a nice built MPC '70 Challenger this year. I'm even contemplating using the AMT Challenger chassis and interior on this one and doing a full detail build with the 6.1 Hemi from the Magnum. The Cuda will be a curbside.
  2. Most Mopar muscle car enthusiasts have no doubt heard of XV Motorsports by now. Their Challenger is featured in the current issue of Car and Driver. With the release of the Revell AAR, the Cuda is getting lots of attention on the message boards. While I ONLY have one MPC 1970 Cuda, and a resin promo body at that, I got out one of my built MPC 1971 Cudas and gave it some attention. I got this one about 5 years ago. I think I only paid about $10 for it. I stripped most of the Testors yellow when I got it. The body is pretty clean with some minor glue damage that still needs repaired. One area that I feel is kinda weak on the otherwise nice MPC body is the taillight and backup light area. The taillights are nice, molded in clear red. The backups are molded into the body. BTW, this body is my second MPC '71. BTW, this body is my second MPC '71. I drilled out the molded in backups. Then, I took a pair of Revellogram 1971 Hemi Cuda taillights and filed them down to fit the openings. Here's the result. I'll be sending these lights to be cast in clear resin. I've also modified the Revellogram Cuda street machine hood to fit the MPC Cuda. My intention is to build a scale replica of this XV Motorsports development vehicle. Enjoy!!!
  3. Nice work there. The Micro Mark Tire Casting Rubber I use has a 24 hour cure time. I use a traditional two part mold to cast tires. I'd like to see a pic of your mold.
  4. I've used Micro Marks TCR 40 Tire Casting Resin successfully for over two years. Check it out here. You have to purchase the black dye separately.
  5. Johan did these kits for AMT back in the day. The Johan Maverick and Cutlass were also sold as AMT kits. Were there any others?
  6. Looks good for far. What are you plans for this one? First one in years...how long has it been?
  7. Harry, Is this the new body? The roof looks short to me. Look at the quarter window versus the 1:1.
  8. Got this from Model Roundup. Better than the original, but still incorrect. Prepare to be disappointed.
  9. '72 Demon, huh? How are you pulling this one off? Looks like you have done some MAJOR surgery here. How about some details?
  10. Someone mentioned the other day that they wished they had "My Mailman". Well, guess what "My Mailman" brought me today... Sure hope none of you guys figure out where I live !!! Unfortunately, this will be the last of the real cool stuff for awhile. A grand a month for my daughter's college expenses kinda does that. At least I have my priorities in line.
  11. I'd rather purchase more vintage metal axle kits
  12. Phil, I believe you are confusing the '71 Cuda with the soon to be rereleased '70 Cuda AAR with the retooled body. The AMT '70 Cuda was cancelled when RC2 announced that the plastic/diecast divisions were for sale. Who knows what will happen if/when they get new ownership. I haven't seen the new reissue of the '71 Cuda that Rob mentioned with the vinyl top on the boxart.
  13. Thanks, Ron. It was in good shape except for some glue melt around the posts that hold the glass and interior tub. The chassis was heavy glued so it will be replaced with one from a reissue 1967. Same with the instrument panel. Chrome will be replaced with Modelhaus repops, which arrived today in the mailbox. I'm sure there are some purists that are groaning because I've removed the trim from the body , not to mention everyone else that will argue that I should be building the modern Revell '66 GTO. I figured out that I suffer from an iron deficiency, thus my obsession/addiction to vintage, metal axle model kits.
  14. My ADD had kicked in again. Got this last week via Ebay. It was a decent builder of a rare model that I've wanted for a long time. Here it is before it went for a swim in the purple pond. I spent a little time Sunday night after the NHRA broadcast and removed the trim and the molded on pinstripe from the drivers side of the car, rocker panel trim, emblems and door handle. Also used my Dremel to open the hood scoop. Tonight, I worked on rolling stock and stance. This will be a simple, low stress curbside build so metal axles are the rule. Rolling stock is courtesy of Aoshima...19" Kranze LXZ rims with the rear tires from a set of Aoshima Weds Racing 19" rims. These tires are a hair taller and wider than the other 19" tires that come in the VIP series of rims. Perfect for a "big n little" look. The spokes will probably get the blackout treatment. Here's a close up of the wheel. My postman delivered some new Modelhaus chrome for it today and I already have a Modelhaus engine plate for the chassis. I'm thinking about a two tone finish using HOK Black Pearl over Chrome Yellow, inspired by this killer 1:1 ride. More to come...
  15. I come here for the chicks!!! !!! Seriously, I'm here so people like Ken can abuse me because of my metal axle fetish. Perhaps I suffer from an iron deficiency. I'm not sure.
  16. Today, the mailman left for me a nice, built MPC 1966 GTO annual. Yesterday, the mailman delivered a built MPC 1977 Camaro and a mint, sealed MPC 1977 Camaro. Well, it was sealed LOL!!! I opened it to smell that new 30 year old styrene!!!
  17. I see the "Bug Man" is at it again!!! With those narrowed axles, what kind of rolling stock are you going with? Engine mods too I hope.
  18. Thanks. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress. I just wonder how SMBC widened the body. I was aware of the hood and wheel openings, but to widen the body, hood, grille, bumpers, etc, just seems a little extreme. The dash panel and the interior tub would also have to be widened to fit as well. Dont' get me wrong...this looks like an AWESOME kit. I'm just questioning if the body really is wider.
  19. Welcome to the forum from a fellow CPA. I'm 10 years behind you in age and not dealing with the impairments you have (yet...they always said with CPA's that the eyes are always the first to go) but there are model builders out there that build inspite of theirs. I'm sure you'll find some tips here.
  20. Now that I've spent all afternoon reading this thread, it's time for me to waste a little bandwidth. My name is Marc Nellis. I'm 47 years young, been married for 21 years to the same beautiful woman, and I have two wonderful daughters, the oldest is 18 and a freshman in college and a 14 year old freshman in high school. I have a BS in Accounting from the University of Tulsa and have been a licensed Certified Public Accountant for over 20 years. I am currently employed as the Controller for Red Devil, Inc. I was destined to be a car nut. My Dad was a gearhead when he was young and hid Dad was a auto mechanic. My Grandfather was an early performance guru who told stories about the likes of Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson. These two notorious outlaws were customers of my Grandfather, who tuned their cars so they could outrun the authorities. My Parents have always told me that the first words out of my mouth as an infant were "Chevy" and "Ford", not "Mama" and "Dada" LOL!!! I started building models at the age of six. I was spray painting models by age 8 and was raiding my Mother's sewing basket for thread by the time I was 11. I became a subscriber to Car Model and Model Car Science when I was 9. along with Car Craft magazine. Made my first mail order from Auto World at age 12. I built models until I turned 15 and focused my energies on 1:1 cars, girls, and everything else a teenager in the mid-late 1970's did. Even though I stopped building models, I never stopped thinking about the hobby. Every store I would ever shop at, if they had a toy department, I would go look for the model kits. As an adult, I've been lucky to have owned a 1969 Firebird and a 1974 Camaro, the latter of which I restored and drove daily for nine years. But once the Camaro was finished in the fall of 1994, the model bug bit me again. My favorite local book and magazine shop carried Scale Auto Enthusiast and Car Modeler and one day, I bought SAE. It was the February 1995 issue. Shortly thereafter, I bought my first new kit, an AMT 1967 Mercury Cyclone. The early years of my adult model building were hit and miss...mostly miss. I did not have a place indoors to build but I had a workbench in my garage. But Oklahoma weather the way it is, it was usually too hot, too cold, too wet, too something to build. That all changed in 2002 when my Wife gave the "OK" to a workbench inside our extra bedroom. That was a major milestone and thus began the "MPC Motorsports" era. Five short years later, MPC Motorsports has taken over the whole bedroom and now features an indoor paint booth. I like all cars, but my build preference leans toward pro-touring styled muscle cars of the 1960s and 1970s. But I go against the grain of many of my peers by building vintage "metal axle" kits. My collection of unbuilts, builders, and resin kits is somewhere north of 500 and consists almost exclusively of vintage MPC, AMT and reissues thereof. I do have some modern kits that I rob for detail parts. I also hoard Aoshima wheel sets for my future G-Machine projects. I've mastered parts for several resin casters and have dabbled in resin casting myself. I travel to at least three shows annually, the MCMA Showdown, Heartland Model Car Nationals, and the Lonestar NNL. I have met many model builders in person at shows that I previously only knew online. Many of these builders I consider some of my best friends. My "things to do before I die" list include attending other shows around the USA, including GSL, NNL East, NNL West, Toledo, and whatever the NNL in the South is called. I also enjoy the various model car forums on the internet, without which my building skills would have never progressed to the level that they are today. The internet has also taken a individual hobby and turned it into a group hobby to be shared with all. Except that I have now used up all the excess bandwidth and nobody will be able to access the world wide web until more bandwidth is released.
  21. That is going together very nice, Raisin. Chris claims that the body has been widened and stretched from the original MPC piece. Do you have an AMT/MPC Firefighter body to compare to? I'd like to see the differences.
  22. Thanks for the "heads up" guys!!! Fonzell Brown built the Camaro pictured above using the five slot centers and derby caps from the MPC Motorsports resin billet rally wheels with Pegasus 23" stepped aluminum sleeves on the front and pieces from Arrowhead Aluminum resin and aluminum wheels on the rear. And Simon, you have mail.
  23. Microscale Krystal Kleer is what I use.
  24. Scratchbuilt a four point roll bar for the Camaro. Used Evergreen tubing with brass rod insert. Had some minor breakage at the top bend that I repaired with CA mixed with Microballoons. Down bars attached with white glue for the pics. Simple, yet effective. More to come...
  25. That's too cool for words!!! One question VW Dave...where did you get the BRM's? I'd love to build a Cal Look Bug someday and those rims would be just the ticket.
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