Plowboy

That's weird. The one I have doesn't have a blower or mention it in the instructions. The one I built didn't have a blower either.

The AMT '69 Chevelle has a fuel injection intake. The AMT '68 El Camino Street Machine version has a supercharger with modern fuel injection that fits under the hood.

Try spraying your clear as soon as the last coat of paint flashes. I've sprayed two coats of paint one day. Then sprayed a coat of paint and a coat of clear the next day. Whichever paint you use, make sure your clear is the same brand. The spots on your paint looks like the clear has spit out. Droplets can can effect the paint because they're thick at the moment they hit the paint which can make that spot wet again.

I have to respectfully disagree Tim. There was no excess material at the top of the door panels. Please look at the photos that J C and I posted. Making the DLO the right height ruined the top of the door panels as well as the framing at the quarter windows and door. The framing under the drip rail is barely there. There's no denying it. The roof height is wrong. Measurements prove it. The AMT '63 Nova wagon has the correct roof height. It measures .6755 from the beltline to the bottom of the drip rail. The Moebius '65 Nova measures .6175. That's a difference of 1.45 scale inches. The backlight measures 1.8665 inches. That scales out to 46.6625 inches. It should be 55 inches. That's a difference of 8.3375 inches. How can anyone explain that away? I'm going to attempt to fix it and have began the process. It probably won't be 100% correct. But, it will be way better than it is out of the box.

Nice looking base Chevy Terry! I plan on doing the same thing with the 454 SS to build a phantom. Did you use the long bed frame?

We do have the technology to get the body shapes right. It's called 3-D scanning. Revell used it on the Foose Cadillac and FD-100. Those kits look exactly like the real deals. Every shape and contour were exactly right. They also used it on their upcoming '71 Mustang. We'll see how that turns out. I'm willing to bet Moebius spent more money on the "fix" they had to have done to fool the eye than it would have cost them to scan a '65 Nova. When a backlight is over eight scale inches too narrow, that's a huge blunder by anyone's standard.

It must be some kind of hodge podge. It has a '64 grille and a '65 bumper. Is it possible it's a late '64 with a '65 roof? Kinda like how they used the '61 roofs on the first '62 Impalas? I hadn't looked at the front or rear before now. I just found that photo in a Google search and it showed the door and quarter window frames well.

If I'm not mistaken, someone from here (Moebius) that has seen (hopefully) a '65 Nova has to approve the test shot before production begins.

I noticed it. But, for myself, I see it as an advantage. Does the stock '64 have the same floorpan?

That's the reason we get kits like this. As long as builders accept mediocre kits, the kit companies will keep pumping them out.

Pretty sure it's actually a '64. Same sedan roof. The reason I used that photo is it shows the framing on the door and quarter windows well because of the way it's painted.

A lot. The first thing I noticed out of the box was the huge flat spot at the top of the C pillar. Another angle. When viewed from above, you can see how much the rear of the roof tapers off. That taper causes a huge problem with the backlight. It measures 1.8665 inches which scales out to 46.6625 inches. Per the Nova Resource website, it should be 55 inches. That's a huge difference. But, it explains the overly tapered issue and the angled tulip panel lines. Then there's the two crowns that run the length of the roof. Those can be sanded away if the styrene is thick enough. Then, there's the roof height. I did comparative measurements with the AMT '63 Nova wagon. Most of the measurements were fairly close. Until I measured from the beltline to the bottom of the drip rail. The wagon measured .6755. The sedan measured .6175. Scaled out, there's a difference of 1.45 scale inches. The DLO openings were almost identical. But, that came at the expense of the frame of the door and quarter window and the lip at the bottom of the DLO. Both are almost gone. The frame at the top of the door only measures 1/2 mm. If there was a panel line between the frame and drip rail, it would be even less. This photo shows how the door and quarter frames should look quite well. This photo shows how the bottom of the backlight and the DLO are the exact same plane. It also shows that the lip above the beltline is pretty substantial. So, no, I wouldn't say it's accurate at all.

I have to figure out how to fix the roof, especially the rear section, first. If I can't fix it, I'll stick a '66 Nova body and interior on the '65 chassis.

That is soooo COOL!!! Such great imagination and execution! It has everything going for it: paint, wheels/tires and a killer stance! Great work Ville!

Since you're using Tamiya sprays, I would use Mica Red over Tamiya Gold or Mica Silver. This Mica Red over Mica Silver. Mica Red over Gold.

Something else Round2 could with the unibodies (like they did with the Nova wagon) is do a second release with the uber rare camper top that extended over the cab. Another with a trailer and the AWB Falcon.

And the '63 Nova wagon. I would love to see Round2 do the same thing with the '60 along with the '61-'63s. I'd be happy with them just the way they were.

Just got mine a couple of days ago. My plan was to stick a '66 Nova pro street chassis under it. Here's a few photos of the body.

It's a Ford 3.5 with over 160,000 miles. I would have traded it as the repair was close to half of what the entire car would be worth.

No, just the water pump. It's a 12 hours job according to the dealership (internal water pump). Of course, the independent claims it's a 16 hours job.

Therein lies the problem. Finding a competent or honest independent. There's exactly one in my area. But, he's down to only doing simple repairs. The rest are liars and have the skills barely above mine. My niece just got ripped off on a water pump repair by an independent. He told her the water pump cost over $700. I called the dealership and was quoted $158. But, it was too late since she was supposed to pick it up the next day. I going to tell her to go back and have him show her the invoice for her water pump. It'll be interesting to see if he can produce it. Total charge was over $2300! Same repair at the dealership, just over $1600. If your car needs a serious repair, check with the dealership first.

Pegasus makes a similar wheel called the Shuey. The slots are shaped differently. They come with three bar knock offs. But, I trim the bars off. There's also the Hella by Pegasus.

If I were going to build a '57 Chevy, I'd probably pick this kit. Lots of cool parts. Just not a fan of the Corvette wheels. I look forward to seeing the color on it!

Thanx! No, they're the kit originals. It was actually a lot easier to fix them than I thought it would be. The best part was there was no cutting involved! The hardest part was putting the reveal on the quarters back on. This was a test run before I attempted to do it on the '68 Road Runner.

The best way to make panel lines look more realistic is to deepen them. No panel line accent has the natural effect that making the panel lines deeper does. It does take more time. But, the effort is always worth it.