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I disagree, as long as it's not a $30 kit. It seems to be a good one for unskilled builders and people who just don't want to spends hours detailing the engine bay but want a nice looking shelf model.

I got mine today. The biggest difference between the '67 & '68 is in fact the taillight and rear bumper. The '67 has the rectangular taillights in a panel above the bumper, the '68 has round(ish) lights in the bumper. So there would need to be some decent mods to make this kit a '68 but the front end wouldn't be that bad.

Does anyone make a '68 conversion kit? I want to build one like I had many years ago.

More new stuff guys! Olson Brothers Resin Cast Model Parts

My son and one of his co-workers did a sound gig in the Cleveland area a few weeks ago. Apparently the Cavs had been at this location and they played someone the weekend before that had a player (now two I guess) that tested positive for CV19. So... my son and his co-worker were sent home immediately after they found out and told to self-confine for two weeks. They were going to be paid for it, until a few days ago. The entire staff, here in the USA, England and Australia were all laid off yesterday until the end of April when the company will re-visit the status. Fortunately, they will be able to get unemployment and the company is going to keep their health insurance going and is paying the part the employees would have paid from their paychecks so they won't lose their insurance while they're laid off. Hopefully by then this will be under control and they can go back to work. So far my son hasn't shown any symptoms, hopefully they didn't catch it but he's healthy and young so we're keeping our fingers crossed.

Ok so not the car itself, but the particular engine. I've never had a big block Buick engine, only the 300s and one 225 V6 in my '64s and '65s.

Buicks are on the passenger side.

Yep, it's a Highway Series which is American. I looked at the others but nothing fit or felt as good as this. I bought it new in 2004 and the finish wear is real, not faked. There's a large spot under my forearm that you can't see there. It has vintage pickups and a really cool sound recorded straight into a deck. I started out playing drums along with CCR, Elton John, Frampton and KISS in the mid-70s. After playing guitar for a year I discovered the bass and it was off to the races from there on. I mostly play rock, motown, blues and once in a while metal. The bands I've been in in recent years focused on blues and motown for the most part. My amp is an Ampeg SVT III running through either a Hartke 15" or an EV SRO 15".

I started on drums at age 12 (1975), guitar at 13 and bass at 14. My normal instrument is bass bit I have played rhythm and lead guitar in a couple of church praise bands over the years.

Hey guys, Chris has been working on some new stuff that you truck guys might appreciate. A new winch is now available on our updated website and we finally have a shopping cart so you can order direct. This is 100% new, hand drawn in CAD, printed on a new 3D printer and cast using our standard resin process. And there is more coming soon...

Just wanted to send kudos to Kris Morgan for some fantastic resin parts I got in the mail today. I ordered some auto transmissions and a couple of '78 Ford pickup grilles and they are all outstanding. Crisp and clean like always!

Yes it does. I met them and Kris Morgan at one of the Detroit shows in the past. They are all good guys, I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them. Actually I placed an order with Kris last week.

I am one of those builders that will not pay big bucks for any kit. I don't care how rare it is, I don't need to have it that bad. I just shake my head when I see kits at shows that are priced at $150 and up when they were dirt-cheap originally. The ones I wish weren't so doggoned expensive and I would love to see re-released are the '69-72 Grand Prixs. I love that body style but $200 for an unbuilt kit isn't happening on my end. I wish I had all the kits I had when I was a kid because those buck and a half kits are fetching hundreds of dollars that I won't spend on them now. The quality of the kits today is far superior to most of the old ones, the nostalgia factor is what people are paying big bucks for.

Beautiful work, love the detailing under the hood. I built a ragtop in a similar color and also used a slant-6 in mine.

To answer a question asked earlier: Tops and any/all parts shown (in the eBay ad) are available individually - Just ask. Kits may also be ordered with specific parts omitted by request.

As promised, there are a couple more top option back-date kits available now! By the way, the link toward the top of the page should be https://www.resincastmodelparts.com without the /index2.html at the end.

We've had 60+ humidity and 80+ temps for days, there's no way I'd try pouring resin right now. I don't have A/C so it would be fighting a losing battle for me.

You could be pleasantly surprised soon...

Bill, I don't want to talk out of place but when you get that done it should be cast in resin. You can get a LOT more out of it if you want to sell it than printing them each time someone wants one.

We've been toying with the idea, but the grille has compound curves and angles so it's difficult to replicate it by hand. It would almost take having one in hand to measure, get angles, etc. That one is not simple to do without that information. I did a rough model in 3D last year but I'm not good enough with the software to pull it off. I know Chris has it in the back of his mind but he hasn't had time to learn the CAD software either.

Thanks!

That's pretty close to the colors I used on mine.

I'm not sure what it was intended for, but I think you could adapt it to about any 4x4 application.

Those are going to be a while yet, Mike, probably a few weeks or so. The website is updated! www.resincastmodelparts.com

Sorry guys, I haven't had a chance to update the website yet. Hopefully soon. There is also a 'vert top and the full wagon hard top coming, as well as a Jeepster-style snowplow.