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Very cool, the two of them look good together!

That's awesome, I like the look of it!

Thanks, guys! The movie used a Skylark in place of the Nova, but left out all the stuff that made it cool (as much as he often gets the little details wrong, Stephen King can add personality to a car like few others) The roof was one of my main areas of concern, thank you for your earlier help letting me know what to watch out for. The left C pillar is probably the worst remaining offender, but seeing the problem was nearly impossible until I got it in paint. Now I know what to look for, though, so it should help on my next go at this kit. On this one, the extra "dent" can be excused as more of its character.

Nice clean work, that's a real beauty!

Very cool, love the colors and the stance!

I always liked these kits, and this is is a good example of why. Nicely done!

That's just awesome, both the car and the scene!

Love the color combo you used, this is a beauty!

Beautiful work on this, the detail work is fantastic!

Very clean work, nicely done!

I am building the AMT Nova as the Beverly Hills Cop car, but knowing how old the tooling was and that it had some problems (plus I had an extra Pro Stock Nova in my stash from the good old "cheap kits" days), I wanted to do a test build more or less straight from the box so I could see what I had to work with. Enter the Thinner Nova. The novel suggests the Nova was customized sometime in the late 70s/early 80s, and uses all the tropes Stephen King loves to include with his cars: jacked up rear suspension, supercharger, dents, glasspacks, etc. Most of the build is detailed and weathered using kit-supplied parts, with my additions being the front tires, supercharger, valve covers, transmission, exhaust, bench seat, steering wheel, rear wheels, and brakes. The valve covers were from Calnaga Castings, the transmission was from Morgan Automotive Detail (with a scratchbuilt pan), and the seat was from Harts Parts. As always, any comments/criticisms are welcome!

Nice clean work on this, it looks great!

That looks great, I love the bare metal finish

I like what you did here - the new parts go perfectly with the original design

Very cool, this turned out great!

Nicely done! I have one of these on deck, and will be keeping this thread for inspiration.

Beautiful work once again!

Thanks!

Thanks, guys!

Thanks, guys! OK, you asked for it The grille was a resin copy of the A-Team van grille, with the guts cut out and rebuilt using styrene rod and wire. The headlights were also cut out and replaced by clear resin copies. Roof ribs were half-round styrene stock, tapered at both ends and arranged according to the A-Team van (minus the sunroof). The rear bumper started out as the front bumper from an MPC Blazer, but since it had the right basic shape just needed the grille guard removed and was good to go. All of the original trim was shaved, and new badges were made as decals to reflect the newer style. The rear windows are black vinyl, which I discovered looked remarkably close to factory blackout on a previous diecast that needed a sunroof. Inside, the dash was built from sheet styrene, metal rod, and Tamiya 2-part epoxy putty. Finding reference pics was harder than I expected when I started, so there were a few places where I had to make some guesses. PE, the kit's 2-way radio, a Monte Carlo steering wheel, parts box seats, an aftermarket cup, and the clipboard from Revell's Caprice taxi were used to finish detailing it. It's really hard to get photos through those side windows, this was the closest I could come:

Built from AMT's Chevy Rescue Van, updated to early/mid 1980s design with custom grille, bumpers, roof, and interior. Mirrors are resin bits from Modelhaus, and the decals are my own custom. There are a few things I'd do differently if I had to do it over again, but overall I'm happy with the results. Any comments/criticisms welcome!

Looks good, I like the upgrades you've made!

Nice & simple, you can't go wrong with black and red. Plus you've gotta love these sharks!

Nicely done, I like what you did on this!

Nice clean work, that looks great!