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Wonderful thread with great pictures, like an advanced course in how to rationally and precisely build AMT/MPC kits that lack localization points. Very informative, MCF at its best, Thanks !

Wow, that body modification turned out great. Your car could have passed for a box stock AMT build if I hadn't read the text.

Why, why, why didn't I buy this earlier? It's so incredibly good that I'm considering having it bound in hardcover.

If Round2 made a “Craftsman” and developed a new tool for coupe and roadster bodies combined with the Tudor and Victoria chassis, they would probably have a winner. I have a 1932 coupe from 1975 that will one day become my right-hand drive JAGO fiberglass 32 and that body has its charm but also certain shortcomings.

Very nice build, good job. Admit that you now understand and respect the fascination with Jo-Han ? Despite its relative simplicity, the form is perfect. The silver look great.

I wish you all the strength you need for your rehabilitation. In the meantime, I’ll scroll through your thread for inspiration.

Of course, my phone is full of dreams. Today, I saw my role model, so I went home and grabbed the project, my folding rule, and my phone.

I kept my eyes peeled and spotted my role model on my way home from the gym, so I went home and grabbed my projectt, phone and a folding rule. The crew took the time to stop for a few minutes (thanks!), so I was able to take some measurements. The next step will be to glue together a mock-up and go to the company outside the city to check the proportions in peace and quiet.

Fantastic build. Thank you for showing how you corrected the much-discussed height of the windshield. I have a coupe lying around that will get the same treatment one day.

Nice build! Very creative kit bashing, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Time well spent, working away requires discipline. Model building helps, I have even brought kits, parts with me to overnight conferences.

Perfect stance, I really like the front height.

It looks mean.

Super clean, this must be the finest AMT 39-40 Ford ever, sharp.

There is a build somewhere online featuring a 1937 Chevrolet coupe with a chopped roof from AMT's 3 window 1936 Ford. I seem to recall that it was jet-powered, but regardless of the propulsion, the Ford roof was a perfect fit.

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My tip is to hold a piece of paper inside the body and draw the outline of the opening, cut it out, and place it on the iPhone screen. You should get an idea of whether the proportions are correct. Pictures are difficult; few are accurate representations, and many product images are manipulated.

Nice build. It's cool to build something based on a nearly 60-year-old magazine; it shows the significance of the hobby.

Hello Tim Yes, that's exactly what I meant, but you put it better. Do you know if there is a list, newspaper article, etc. about these kits as you wrote ”mid-to-late 1990s AMT-Ertl kits designed and engineered by John Mueller, Dave Carlock, and the team there” ? AMT has had its ups and downs, but during this period they seem to have made an extra effort.

Very nicely built, you have taken advantage of this kit's fantastic design and overcome some well-known difficulties (?). This kit and a few contemporaries are truly top-notch, which is easy to overlook.

Undoubtedly one of the absolute nicest cars made. A bit of a bummer to leave the party before the fun started, the Boxster and Cayman have gone out of production and are to be replaced by two electric models, the manual Boxster and Cayman are rising in price after decades of the epithet as ladies hairdresser cars. All Boxster and Cayman were assembled in Finland(even US sold ??) and the quality of all their cars is impeccable.

It turned out great, very inspiring.

See my q a few days ago regarding AMT 77 + MPC 79 Chevrolet Nova kitbash. I think think think another Nova like Revell's 69 and sub frame and front end from a Camaro is a way to build a detailed Nova out of MPC's 79 Nova.

Thanks Mark and 1972coronet. //U

Yes, but that project stopped for several reasons that could be summarized in the phrase, I'll continue on this one when the risk of making a mistake is significantly reduced (read stressful time). I'm almost there so I can start building on the 34 again. https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/187992-ford-34-a-street-hot-rod-who-did-not-reach-the-finish-line/