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Looks great!! Especially love the whole shop set up. Awesome details and great photos.

It is easier to find a promo than a kit (if you have to have one). Sometimes one pops up at a decent price. That said, I have been looking for a 68 for a long time but I am cheap.

Sooooo close to done....still have some minor touchups and engine detail to do but was too nice a day not to get some pictures.

Had a paint mess up that caused me to put a pause on this one for a bit but finally got some paint on it.

Thanks all. This is probably the most under rated AMT kit. I think it went together easier than almost any other AMT kit I have built in a year or so.

I really liked this kit. Maybe because I was coming off of a 70.5 Camaro build that plagued my sanity, but this kit gave me very little issues or fight and went together well. Pretty much straight out of the box on this one. I did replace the wheels with the ones from the 70.5 camaro. I had to sand the bowties off the center caps. Painted with Duplicolor (for possibly the last time -----leaky can mess). The Eliminator side stripe proved to be a problem and I ended up ripping them all to heck and giving up on the decals. That may have been user error but it seemed they fell apart really easily. The side mirrors were not put on because I had put them in the box of another kit and couldn't find them. I will probably paint them up some day and add them. I have yet to master the ability to only black out the recesses in the grill and trying to chrome the very tiny ridges in the tail lights was difficult, but otherwise I am pretty happy with this one.

I only have four going at one time and really no system. In fact I just recently got parts mixed up and had to dig through all my started kits to find parts for one that I didn't put back in the correct box.

Going a little overboard on the interior this time around... Added: 4 point seatbelt, cell phone, tablet stand and tablet, police scanner, infrared camera display, drinks, snacks and duffle, and had to scratch up a new e-brake handle and shifter. Still finishing the deleted rear seat and auxillary fuel tank.

Can't wait to see this one all done up. I have yet to master 3d printing.

Awesome build!! So much attention to detail. Brings me back to highschool in the 80's and my 70 nova. License plate gas tank is my favorite.

Thank you. Being so stinking cold here I won't be able to paint for like another month or so. Gives me lots of time to keep messing with it, which is not always a good thing.

Test fitting and sanding and modding and retest fitting...

Looks great!! I have never even attempted the 24 build. I always seem to get to a point where it is either put the model down for at least a day or throw it at the wall. Awesome job you did.

Did some pretty extensive frame modifications to get the Ferrari trans-axle and rear suspension under the firebird. Kept the Pontiac front suspension but lowered the front end and added the double fans.

The body on mine was warped like crazy.

It fits!! (With some minor modifications) And driver's seat is pretty much done.

Ferrari 5.7L/533 hp/434 lb-ft DOHC 48-valve V-12. it's gonna require some reworking to fit the firebird.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have an engine!! Now to make it fit.

And just like that... No more back seats. Figure I will just cover up the previous owners affection for glue.

Good find!! I never find dropped parts until I have already replaced them.

Y'all are moving right along. Already in primer and all I have done is the side markers filled and trim and panel lines made smooth....no engine,. No glass,. 3/4 of an interior, no tires or wheels, and an unmodified chassis. So much to do!!

I remember reading about that. Looks good. That cooler in the background is pretty cool too.

Here are the three I have done so far.

Figure I'll throw my hat back in this year. Only this time I'll remember to post in the completed thread.... I am planning on this for my humble submission. It is a mostly disassembled glue bomb. It is going to be modified quite a bit so even the "completed" parts will require quite a bit of work.

Very nice work. I discovered that although the basics aren't that hard the application of getting the suspension on right and then not to break it 10 times during the rest of the assembly, is a challenge. Yours looks great!!