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  1. Paul Hettick
    One thing on the resin kit that has always bugged me is that the length of the rear from the rear of the rear wheel opening to the end of the quarter panel is way too long. Get out your saw! I'm guessing .080 to .10 needs to be removed.
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    More photos
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    Here comes a bunch of photos.
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    Getting the Riv out of storage and will take photos today.
  6. Paul Hettick
    Here's mine. Can provide any pics you need.
  7. Paul Hettick
    No I am talking about the angle of the front leading edge of the front fenders. they are too blocky, need to be angled back more. do a Google image search of 72 Rivieras, find a straight on side shot, no need to worry about the size, then take the model body and hold it up to the photo to check the angle.
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    Wow I love the new box art!
  9. Paul Hettick
    I have a real car if there is any detail photos you need.
  10. Paul Hettick
    Looking good so far. Also you need to shrink the boat tail protrusion by about 50% and give the leading edge of the front fenders more of a swept back angle.
  11. Paul Hettick
    Thanks for your interest guys.. First sorry to say I have plans for the taillights. The LTD II would be a logical project to do once the T Bird is done along with a 77- 79 Cougar. Will keep posting pics as work progresses.
  12. Paul Hettick
    The rough start on a 77- 79 Thunderbird master. I located a 78 Bird to measure and made scale drawings. The wheel was done by 3D printing. The roof was quite the challenge but am quite happy with the results. Next is to cut out the upper trunk lid and fab one from evergreen. Then the upper forward portion of the doors and front fenders. I wanted to used the Revell Torino as a base but the wheelbase was not correct and that would have thrown everything off.
  13. Paul Hettick
    Don't forget the rare Yugo FRT sport package.
  14. Paul Hettick
    Bill, how are Tapani's castings compared to Juha's? Years ago I bought several kits through Tapani. Along with giant air bubbles and short shots everywhere, when I repaired the holes in the bodies, primed and painted them, the resin started peeling off in layers. Hopefully his quality has improved but what I received from him 8 years ago were quite poor in quality. All of the castings I received through Juha were perfect.
  15. Paul Hettick
    Hopefully I get some clean plating, if it needs re doing, I'll send it somewhere else.
  16. Paul Hettick
    Hi Bob, Are you referring to the chrome scripts? They are on the chrome tree. Also, the small front flag is well hidden in the kit. I thought it was part of the sprue and tossed it out. Had to buy another kit to get it.
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    Thank you very much Casey. Looks like Chrome Tech does very nice work.
  18. Paul Hettick
    I have some racks of parts out at Chrome Tech for plating, now I'm getting a little nervous..... May I hear of some personal experiences from some of you who have used their service? Thanks.
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    more pics
  20. Paul Hettick
    Here's my 59 Imperial LeBaron 4 dr. sedan trans kit for the AMT kit.
  21. Paul Hettick
    Thanks! It will be molded up and available as a resin kit. Hopefully by late spring. The roof I lifted off my 63 Squire, It was made by layering evergreen then sculpting.
  22. Paul Hettick
    Been working on this for a while. The body and rear bumper/ tail light panel are nearly finished. Still have an interior and wheel covers to do.
  23. Paul Hettick
    I'm working on a 68 Squire. A 67 Squire will follow.
  24. Paul Hettick
    Thanks Keith and Tom! I do like Hazel... Have to roll that one around for a bit and see if it sticks.
  25. Paul Hettick
    This old gal followed me home last week
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