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Nice job! Nailing the correct stance on model cars is the secret, you definitely cracked the code! Beautiful!!

That's...an ATTENTION GETTER! Great job on this one.

Very nice job on this one! Great engine detail, a sinister low profile "don't look my way officer" paint job, and properly executed body color spray over gray primer underside. Kudos!

I love it! Great looking build for sure!

Nice looking 'Pony' you got there! Looks like you definitely stay busy with your builds, as you normally showcase a few at a time...nice!

Awesome build!

Wow!...very nice. I've had one of these on my shelf collecting dust unbuilt for well over 20 years now. Your build is inspiring me to throw some glue at it finally. Great job!

Great looking ride!.. and a nice job on the subject matter as well! Color choices you chose are prefect for this build.

Nice job! I'm glad you're taking on the cars we didn't see on this side of this big blue marble we live on, keep up the great work!

Great looking pinto! I have a couple each of these and the later wagons in my to build collection, and you did a great job! All you need to make it more realistic is to place a fire extinguisher nearby, lol!

Hello fellow modelers! I finally got around to featuring the sister to my 1/8 scale '83 Z-28 I showcased several weeks ago here. This '85 Camaro IROC-Z was built back in '89 and is the second oldest in my collection. Since I wanted to model a Camaro in my favorite color combination of the time as shown, I couldn't use the red decal stripes and IROC door script's that were included in the kit, especially since I wanted my build to have the gold pocketed wheels (IROC-Z Camaro's only had the gold pocketed wheels when gold graphics were used) I ultimately used gold and black pinstriping for the lower body striping, but since this was years before having the ability to create your own decals like we can today, I had no choice but to omit using the large IROC-Z door decals. The interior was built stock, with the only addition being front and rear seat belts (made from shoestring). As with its sister mentioned earlier, the details were basically limited to the engine compartment. The Tuned Port Injected 215 hp 305 V8 (LB9) was faithfully detailed with just about every component or electrical sensor, relay, wiring harnesses, etc. Other scratch built components include but not limited to wiper motor, cruise control assembly, emissions system, fuel system, and much more. I've had to do a little paint chip touch up over the years, but I think the kit still show's well for it's advanced age. I have not detailed any other kit under the hood this completely since, my eyes and patience just won't allow that anymore, lol! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this old blast from the past, so until next time happy building, and thanks for stopping and taking a look.

Thats a nice looking T/A you got there! Smooth glossy paint and attitude to match. Gives me inspiration to maybe get my Firebird GTA built over the summer.

Forgot this interior shot.

Okay, okay...I know you all must be getting tired of all the GM F-body 3rd-gen builds I've been posting lately, but c'mon man!...these things were some of the coolest cars on the road in the '80's. But here's a question for you my fellow modelers out there; How many of you still have three decade plus old survivor builds still hanging around? Well, I do, and this is one of a handful that I have. Built in 1988, this Monogram '82 Z-28 was built as an '83 model by simply painting the engine block black, as GM no longer used corporate engine blue. I wanted to test my scratch building ability of making under hood components, and what better subject than a Camaro, especially since my farther owned an '84 Z-28 at the time (which I own today) that could be a captive audience for detailing references in the evenings when he returned home from work. As any of you may know, large models (in this case 1/8 scale by Monogram) were simply blown up 1/25 scale offerings with about the same level of detail...i.e. sparse at best. And the detail omissions in these large scale kits stood out like a swollen thumb. With that task in mind, I set out to fully detail the engine (code LU5) "Cross-Fire" Fuel Injected 305 small block V-8. I began to scratch build everything I could easily see from the under hood of my dad's car, sensors, relays, vacuum switches and lines, fuel lines, the emission system including the A.I.R. pump and manifold tubing, cruise control and wiper motors, electrical harnesses, hood release cable, oil and trans dipsticks, HVAC hoses, power steering hoses, and much more. I can't say honestly everything was done, but real close. The interior was built stock, but with the addition of seat belts (shoestring) front and rear, sun visors, and dome light. The exterior color was originally a bright white, but over the last 35 years its faded to a yellowish color, scratch built and added the rear window wiper (which GM eventually did away with) and of course added the body/door rub strips. This kit is again one of the oldest and dearest in my collection, along with its sister an '85 IROC-Z which I will be posting soon. Thanks again for stopping and taking a look, and of course happy modeling!

Hello again friends! This is another youth build redo I actually done back in '09. My first crack at this build was in early '83, and like many of my early projects back in the day it had its shortcomings, but even so I enjoyed having it on my shelf...flaws and all. I happened to find this kit on Ebay in '05, and quickly snapped it up. I'm aware that this kit was reissued just a few years ago, but this one is the original MPC offering. Built primarily box stock, this 1/16th scale Firebird had a few issues that had to be worked out to make the model present better. Door fit and operation had to be corrected, as well as the t-top panels for better roof fit. Rear "glass" hatch, taillight panel, roof panels, and upper windshield were treated to a few coats of clear smoke enamel. Interior floor and rear cargo area, lower interior doors, along with the sun visors were flocked in red. The t-bar roof also was treated to a scratch built dome light assembly as well. To complete the outside of the car, I added the black door/body rub strips that were usually always present on highly optioned units of the time. The stock "bowling ball" style wheels in the kit just did not appear accurate to me, so I opted for the custom BBS "lace" style wheels that were provided in the kit instead, painted the centers black, and decided against the white letter look on the tires for a more formal sinister look. The "Cross-Fire" Injected 305 V-8 was finished in authentic corporate GM blue, and is backed up by the mandatory WS-6 4-speed manual transmission. The cars underbody was lightly sprayed body color over gray primer to somewhat replicate the factory overspray "look", as they were back then. As always, thankyou for stopping and taking a look, but I just have one question...has anybody seen my Van Halen cassette? lol!

Very nice, I finally recently added one of these kits to my stash, and you've given me some Idea's for sure. Adding the vinyl top is just about mandatory for this kit as well, and your execution is spot on! Again...nice job!

Hello again friends! Question, how many of you still have builds from over 30 years ago? As in say the George W. Bush Presidency era. Well, I do for sure. Now even though this kit has been reproduced in a few different forms since, I purchased and built this one back in '91. I can remember looking most all summer for detailed pictures of the famed optional Chevy cross ram dual carb 302 small block high performance V-8 featured in this kit, just to be as accurate as possible in my detailing plan. Remember, back then you had to find information the hard way, not like now with the help of the internet and smart phones. Anyway, I built this Monogram 1/12th scale Camaro Z/28 completely box stock, adding the kit supplied Goodyear Eagle Radial tires, and Cragar SST wheels for that classic weekend cruiser look. Dechromed and painted the front bumper to replicate the optional "Endurance" bumper, bare metal foiled the exterior trim, and added the woodgrain accents to the dash to better replicate the Deluxe interior package. I also used authentic automotive DupliColor "Glacier Blue" paint that would've been an available color choice for '69 Camaro's. Engine detailing include spark plug wiring (in the correct firing order) heater hoses, carb linkages and return spring, fuel lines, battery cables, vacuum and crankcase vent hoses, and a plumbed brake master cylinder. Since I've been a member here for now more than 10 years, I've seen several much nicer examples done of this kit, and most were simply stunning to see. I just hope my old prehistoric build can at least stand in the back of the same room with them. Thanks for looking!

Nice build! And you are absolutely correct about losing small parts, my absolute mistake was having carpet in my building room! I've a couple times in the past literally had to go buy another whole kit just to get a small replacement part.

Beautiful Duster there my friend, nice job! But for some reason I feel the need to purchase more auto insurance...hmm, lol!

Very very nice Mercury Comet build! It's somewhat rare to see these kits featured...in ANY form. Glad to see I caught this one. Is this the Caliente version by the way?

A very nice super clean build! One of many pending build projects on my to do list that await my attention in my stash.

I love it! I've got a couple Ranchero kits buried in my stash somewhere, looks like you've given me a few ideas...nice!

Great looking build, and in a nice period correct color too!

Hello again friends! Once again, I have a very old build from my collection to showcase while current projects are coming together on my workbench. I originally built this kit back in 1982 when MPC put it out, and being a high school kid with lack luster modeling skills at the time produced some...let's say very interesting models, but I'm sure I wasn't the only one, lol! At any rate, I decided years later to revisit and rebuild some kits of my youth in an attempt to right the many mistakes and building blunders I had on my way to hopefully becoming a better model builder. I came across this particular kit at a garage sale some 25 plus years ago, and decided this would be the beginning build of eventually many that I would make right...finally. Built in '99, I decided to copy the original exterior/interior colors I chose back while in high school from my original build, paying attention to details, and adding other subtle details such as the window filler triangles behind the mirrors on the "A" pillars, some styrene strips to replicate the side window rear weatherstrips at the "B" pillars. Added the "blackout" surrounds on the front windshield and rear hatch window, detailed the interior with the period correct black instrument panel and side door arm rest and door details, along with the center console. '82 was the last year GM used corporate engine blue on their engines, so as I had some on hand that's what I used. The model as you can see was otherwise built box stock, and I feel even today that MPC really nailed the overall look of the then newly redesigned Camaro. We Gen X people remember these cars well, as they were absolutely everywhere back then...uh, just like that infamous mullet hair style was too, lol! Thanks for looking.

Bravo sir!!! Beautiful build!