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Well, the haters are out in force about the Pontiac Honeycomb wheels. I'd bet that none of them have ever seen a 1971-76 'bird Honeycomb wheel in the flesh, so to speak. But i have. And when this Dart Sport was reissued i hunted down an eBay seller who was parting these kits out and i loaded up on these wheels, because they're actually pretty good. I can use them on MPC 1971-76 Formulas and also 1971-72 GTOs & 1971-72 GPs ?

Wow! I don't recall seeing Honeycomb wheels in ANY of the MPC Trans Am kits!

I picked up a couple of 'Spanish Toothpick' folding knives off eBay. When they arrived i sharpened them to a razor edge with a very low angle, like 15° on a side, because they are dedicated plastic knives. I can do things with these knives that i was never able to do before. And if your flesh gets in the way, better have HELP on your speed dial.

Excellent work! Love the hood pins!

THAT is some seriously nice work , there!

That's clearly a 1965 Chevrolet Impala instrument panel.

I don't believe one speck of that.

I ? this kind of thread! It's weird how it's okay to copy the work of corporations and the employees who worked for them but that it's somehow objectionable if someone copies something that someone else first copied from the original creator/corporation. Almost all resin products are thievery. Why would anyone expect to see honor among thieves? All the resin parts i have ever bought could fit into a small thimble. I like it that way.

The headrest and fairing is in the AMT 1964 Corvette Convertible kit

Instead of using the doors, i'd first glue in some heavy stock to join the front fender and rear quarter panel along the imaginary line where the top of the door would be. You can make the ends of this bridge conform to the inside of the fender and quarter by heating it and then pressing it into place. Or glue it with a blob of epoxy if you dare. Then i'd hot-knife the roof out, windshield edge first, finesse the cutlines along the W/S frame with the Dremel while holding the top of the W/S frame firmly. Do the same with the other cutline. Then glue in the H piece after reinforcing it with steel wire, probably 2 large 'C' shaped pieces to make it very stiff.

1967 ?

The tub with the mismatched pattern is 1966.

See? You have it all figured out! Keep up the Good Work!

Matador Xs are So COOL!

It seems pretty obvious to me that you're eager to show off your scratchbuilding skills and for that reason i'm here to cheer you on!

I dunno. Will a whole grocery cart full of popcorn get me thru to the end?

The first MPC Jeepsters were 1968s, both issued in 1968. One was the Sports Convertible with the Holy Toledo drag option. Other was the 'Commando' Service Station Plow Truck. Neither had side marker lights. Nor did the MPC 1969, 1970, and 1971 Jeepsters. They never bothered to add them after they cut the original mold to 1967-spec. The side markers did not appear until the mold was altered to make the 1972 Commando. This mold still wears the '67-'69 Sports Conv. paint dividers. That amuses me ?

I cut it up. Can't help you.

Well, that's the Fever Bee Funny Car body. I cut one up that got too close to a 50-grit guardrail at the '68 U.S. Nationals

I wish they would start a new forum category called 'The Good Old Days'. I'd never post in it, though. Promise! ?

There's a reason why this kit came with a 'goofy convertible top'. The 1968 & 1969 MPC Jeepsters were modeled after the 1967 Jeepster Sports Convertible. There were 2 Jeepster convertibles, 1967-1969. A Commando Convertible and the Sports Convertible, which was the top of the Jeepster lineup and was not part of the Commando line. ONLY the Sports Convertible came with paint divider moldings and 2 tone paint. These were standard features to set it apart from the lesser Commando lineup. The Sports Convertible also came with a tailgate-mounted spare tire and cover with special rear bumper to accommodate the spare. The Custom Sports Convertible added front and rear carpets, rear armrests, deluxe pleated seats, courtesy lights, and more. The Sports Convertible was marketed to the beach and country club crowds as well as to upscale wives. I see real Sports Convertibles listed on eBay as Commandos, usually butchered in many ways. But the paint dividers and lack of Commando emblems on the hood are always the giveaway. Sad that so many of them got hacked into something that they were never intended for, because the Sports Convertibles were rare when new.

See the AC adapter? Bet you can stall it with one finger.

Hi: Do you want the dimensions off a real MPC 1968 Camaro? If so, i have them. As you recall, MPC was the promo supplier and had the accurate dimensions to start with.

YAY! That's it! Found the sheets on Drastic Plastic & it's a match. Thank You!

The MPC 1969 Camaro annual has a pretty nice body but they reworked it for i-don't-remember-what. And then when it reappeared in the 80's as the Hardtop molded in black there were some ghastly bulges in the front fenders where they had welded up the mold and the steel shrunk around the welds. The bulges are still there, last time i looked. Too bad because i got stuck with a bunch of Pace Cars. But there is a silver lining: i can rob parts out of them to restore MPC 1967-68 Firebirds and 1968 Camaros