Steamboat

Bend some solder or aluminum welding wire? I would just connect the one side and leave the other side as a dummy.

Looking awesome. Your work is amazing!

Very nice. I think the Mica red looks great and I like the Rallye wheels. I'm currently building the same kit as a 4-dr sedan. Nice to have a completed model to look at..

After adding some styrene strips, filing and Tamiya putty it's starting to look like a Chevelle again. I rounded the upper corners of the back glass opening. I also raised the windshield opening as the Lindberg windshield looked too small compared to 1:1 photos.

Well done. The outside photos could be a real car!

Nicely done!

Awesome! Thanks

First test of the roof section on the '66 and it was too high in the front. I made a few pie cuts in the C-pillar to lower it. There are some other changes needed to the C-pillar so I'm not too concerned about body work on it right now. The second fit is much better. Now it needs to be lowered just a bit in the rear. Should be easy enough to do by incrementally shortening the distance between the C-pillar and the trunk lid.

Well done. Love the color!

It was a sand color from the factory. When I got it, it had spots of gray and red primer. Later on, I painted the body red and left the top tan. I still haven't decided which way it'll go.

Next up is a model of my 1:1 Chevelle Model 300 4-door sedan, which I bought from a farmer's widow around 1978. It was stored in a chicken coop, and not matter how much soap and air fresheners I used, it always smelled like chicken $#!7. It had a 230 straight six with 2-speed Powerglide, and manual everything else. Other than needing a battery once, it never let me down. I wish I still had it. I'm starting with the Lindberg '66 Hardtop, and using the top from the Revell '65 Chevelle Z-16. You can see the radical difference in the '66 in the foreground. I braced up the inside of the Lindberg before performing surgery. Even though the plastic seems fairly thick, I'm being cautious about warping or breaking the body. A bit of Dymo tape helps me make a straight saw cut on the top of the '65. '65 with the top removed. Do I see a '65 convertible or a phantom hardtop in the future? More to come...

Wow! Nicely done. The engine compartment detail is fabulous!

I ended up drawing and printing my own. Necessity is the mother of invention!

Wow! That kit was probably issued before I was born. Way to make lemonade out of lemons!

Beautiful! I remember building that when it first came out. It's a great kit and has probably the best 426 hemi in 1:25 scale.

Very nice. Lots of small details everywhere I look. Is it 1/16 scale?

Nicely done. The paint looks great.

It's a beauty. Very clean. Nice work on the paint.

Very nice. I like the stripe work.

Thanks everyone for the kind words and support!

Very nice! Love them Mopars.

I sure do wish I still had it. Traded it for a 70 Challenger RT. I had fun with the Challenger but IMO the Chevelle was a much better car.

Very nice!

Apparently AMT reissued the MPC kit with some modifications. The grille in the AMT kit looks like a Monte Carlo. The rear pan is connected to the rear bumper, which I liked. This build is a combination of the best parts from both kits.