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I also stay away from the early promos that warp, that’s why I was a little concerned about this 58, I sometimes have a little trouble telling them apart but everyone here gave me some good tips to make sure I’m getting a kit!

Steve that is a beautiful 58! As all of your stuff is! What hubcaps did you use? Those early interiors are very shallow, this was missing a dash and steering wheel, I picked a dash up on eBay and I’m sure I have a parts box steering wheel that should look ok. The missing window might be a little troublesome because I have tried to make replacements for some other 50’s kits and I struggle with it, they never fit!

Mark, what year was the first AMT styrene promos made? Was it 61 or 62? Were the 58 kits and promos made from the same molds or did they require different molds due to the acetate or styrene? Just curious!

Thanks David! This does have the axle blocks glued in the frame but they are the larger diameter axles with only 1 ride height choice. The chassis looks as if it was screwed to the body. Hopefully I will be able to find the missing parts!

Thanks Mark! Didn’t even think about a metal chassis!

Hi all, I figured someone on here could maybe give me some insight on a recent kit? I picked up at a show. It is a 58 Ford that had a good thick coat of paint, white on top and metallic blue on the bottom with trim painted gold. I thought it was a kit as there is no warping at all showing, a very light twist to the body. When I got home and took a closer look I wasn’t sure it actually was a kit. I am not real familiar with these early promos or kits other than most promos I’ve seen have a lot of warping and shrinking. The reason I thought it might be a promo is the inside was painted which as I understand helps stop warp age. So when I stripped it I was looking on the inside of the body and I had thought the early kits had “partial holes” underneath to open up for mirrors, antenna and custom stuff. This does not have any and the underside is not smooth. I know it’s not resin, this may sound stupid but it “sounds” like styrene, I ground a little from the inside and it smelled like styrene and I glued the crack in the windshield. The frame and interior are only slightly brush painted and show no warping at all. I would appreciate any opinions/comments, if it’s a promo I may put it up for trade but if it’s a kit I would like to try and restore it. It has some sanding done on the body and might make a nice custom! Thanks!

Nice! Looks great!

Just finished a great trade with NCbuckeye67, fast shipping well packed and a great kit! Would trade with anytime!

That’s a really sharp looking truck!

Beautiful work on this, looks fantastic!

Looks Awesome!

Beautiful model! Your detail work is awesome!

Thanks for the comments guys! This had its issues but overall I had a really good time building it!

Thanks for all the comments guys! I have been trying to improve my building and painting skills and have really been enjoying building!

Model car world, I think for the most part they just do paints but I could be wrong!

Yep you are right! Missed that and I built it!,,???

It went on nice, the color was called a Milano maroon metallic, the metallic was very fine. As with most of my paint jobs the problem was me! I just didn’t get the hood even color with the rest of the car, this is cleared with 2 part automotive clear and I just thinned it with cheaper lacquer thinner. I also recently used one of their lacquers and I liked that a lot!

This is Revells 1941 Chevy pickup. A few months back I was vending at a local model show and as we were packing up there were a couple of ladies selling their dads collection, some nice stuff and good deals, bought quite a few things! Anyway they asked if I wanted this as it was damaged from packing up and the front axle was busted, the bed was off and a few parts missing, I said sure and thanked them! All I did was fix the axle glue a couple loose items and a little detail painting like the grille wash, the wood in the bed and a couple other minor things. Whoever built this did a great job as it has a fantastic paint job (a couple small scratch’s but that’s it). Have it on displayin my case!

This is the Mobius 64 Nova, this was a really nice kit that went together really well, any issues with this build were of my own doing! This was the first time I used MCW enamel paint, very nice paint but again the paint didn’t come out that well due to my own fault, the hood doesn’t quite match the body even though I painted them at the same time. Next time I will tape the hood from the inside and paint with it on the body. Anybody that has any tips for this please let me know! I used some Cragar wheels with the AMT parts pack gold line tires. These are nice but the tires didn’t fit with a “positive” location so I epoxied them in. Comments always welcome!

This is the Lindberg 1/16 scale Bull Horn T bucket that I finished up awhile back. This wasn’t a bad kit but was a little fiddly at times like assembling the frame and getting the suspension to sit somewhat level and square! Comments always welcome and thanks for looking!

Your mods look great, that front end look perfect!

Finished another excellent trade with Bigtruck, Thanks Ken, will trade anytime!!

Thanks guys, glad you like it and are still looking at it!

OK Thanks!

I think AMT did a kit as I have a built up. What are you thinking for a trade?