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1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Pro Street
Dragonhawk1066 replied to Chuck Most's topic in Model Cars
Nice looking Chevelle! -
Very nicely done!
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Looks good! I just started that one myself, also as a non-Grumpy Pro Streeter.
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Revell 1981 Camaro Z28, White w/Gold Stripes.
Dragonhawk1066 replied to Dragonhawk1066's topic in Model Cars
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Revell 1981 Camaro Z28, White w/Gold Stripes.
Dragonhawk1066 replied to Dragonhawk1066's topic in Model Cars
Thanks! I some X-19 Tamiya Smoke and sprayed about 5 coats to the inside of the T-tops. -
Revell '41 Willys "Feelin Groovy!" gasser
Dragonhawk1066 replied to the60falcon's topic in Drag Racing
Nice! Good looking pair! -
That's a good looking Brat!
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Here's my version of the Revell 1981 Camaro Z28 with some modifications. I painted it in Createx Opaque White and it was cleared with Createx 4053 High Gloss, then wet-sanded, polished, and waxed. I masked off and painted the trim and light openings with Createx opaque black. I ordered the 20 and 21-inch 80's style Camaro wheels from Jay's Resin Wheels on Ebay. Those were painted with Ammo by Mig Aluminum and Tamiya X-31 Titanium Gold, and I added copper wire painted black for valve stems. I did have to drill holes to re-locate the front wheels for the lower profile look, but the rear wheel location was un-modified. I cut out the molded in engine and transmission plate and exhaust and used the engine/transmission and exhaust from the Revell 1969 Camaro Z28 RS. It fit perfectly with no alterations needed. I did add an intake manifold and carburetor from a NASCAR kit with a machined aluminum air cleaner from Off The Sprue. I added spark plug wires, an aftermarket Accel coil, and heater hoses to help with the engine compartment detail. The interior was painted in a custom mixed color using craft paints with embossing powder for carpet, a sewing pin for the shifter ball, and copper wire painted black for door locks. The stripe decals were very nice and applied without an issue. I did need some setting solution and made a couple of cuts on the taillight decals. This is a bit of a mis-leading kit from Revell as it is a Snap-Together kit that should have been labeled as such. That being said, while lacking in details, it is not a bad kit as far as snap kits are concerned. The parts fit was pretty good and, again, the decals are pretty nice. It was very easy to remove the parts that I did and it seems that you can replace them with pretty much any engine/trans/exhaust combo with minimal effort. This turned out to be a pretty fun build, and I recently acquired another to do in a different color. As always, thanks for looking!
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Nice looking Porsche!
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Nice job!
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That looks great!
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Fantastic! That TS-53 is a great color!
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Moebius 1964 Mercury Comet Pro Touring
Dragonhawk1066 replied to Justin Porter's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Oh man, I'm definitely going to have to get this one! -
Very nice! I love the look of the GT3 cars, probably from my many races with them on Gran Turismo, lol.
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Tamiya Ford GT-4
Dragonhawk1066 replied to RKP111's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
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Absolutely outstanding!
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Looks great! One of these days I'll get started on mine, lol.
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That has a great 70's and early 80's street machine vibe!
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Very nice!
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AMT 1964 Chevelle Malibu SS in Turquoise Metallic.
Dragonhawk1066 replied to Dragonhawk1066's topic in Model Cars
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Looks excellent! Kind of close to the Cuda in Furious 7 I just watched on Saturday, although that one was a '70.
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Thanks! Not much to see as the kit motor isn't very detailed and I didn't spend any time with any extra details.
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Nice looking Nissan's! I like that red!
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Good looking Mustang!
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Very nice, great color combo!