StanGlover

Here is a ‘91 Geo Storm Promo from AMT that I painted and detailed. I wanted to keep it in its bare molded-in-color metallic teal, but it had some noticeable flow swirls in the plastic so I decided to paint it this Rust-O Gloss “Golden Sunset” yellow. The windows are molded in a dark gray tint, which made the black-molded interior disappear. I painted it in a two-tone gray (Krylon) similar to the factory option, which makes the interior visible now. The wheels are painted in Tamiya Pearl White. This car was begging for some ‘90s swoosh graphics, so I robbed the set from a ‘90s-issue AMT ‘40 Ford (the one with the horribly dull beige box art). Luckily the old decals held up and laid down beautifully. I wish these cheap sporty 2-door compacts would make a comeback in the real-world car market. I’d love to pick up a modern one for my work commute, especially as a cheap sporty EV. I miss the Mazda MX3 I had briefly in high school, and the Ford Escort ZX2 I had in college!

Here is my 1978 Chevy Monza promo in Dark Camel that I added some detail to. I randomly came across this one on eBay recently for a good price and jumped on it. These Monza’s are pretty sharp looking for a peak-malaise-era econo-box! The original paint finish was a little box-worn on the roof and nose, but I was able to save it by polishing out the paint and clear-coating it with Extreme Lacquer Clear. Window trim is silver Sharpie and other bright work is generic Molotow-style chrome pen. Mirrors came from an Academy ‘75 Hyundai Pony, the Asian market fender mirrors. I love doing up these old promos and simple snap kits like this; it’s a nice slump buster and lets you practice or exercise your detailing skills without investing the time and money into a full kit!

You have impeccable taste in cars and excellent craftsmanship! Keep them coming! I see you’re a new member, but clearly not new to the hobby, welcome!

Here’s the International Scout II by AMT that I finally finished. This one is from the older ERTL-era issue. It’s painted in Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red with various Krylon sprays for the interior. For whatever reason, I struggled big time with the paint finish on this build - I ended up stripping it twice, I cracked the body in two places, and then the final clear coat bubbled at the front driver’s side fender. I decided to let it go and finish it since I was getting burnt out on it. That fender looks worse in person but the rest of the paint turned out great! The kit itself is pretty simple but it fits together great and there are no warping issues. The mirrors that came with the kit were misshaped blobs, so I used a set from a Mobius Ford.

I’m relatively a young timer here! My first model kit was the Revell Mustang Mach III Concept. I received it as a Christmas gift from my grandmother in 1998, at the age of 9. My 2-years-younger brother received the Sting Ray III that same Christmas. I remember us starting to build them together, but my brother immediately got bored and gave up. So I built his for him! I also remember my mother being pissed that she had to go out and buy us model glue since Grandma didn’t send any with the kit! (She notoriously never sent batteries with toys either lol). Both kits were definitely glue-bombed, parts-twisted-from-sprue, messes when I was done with them. I’ve since bought the same pair from eBay so I can do them justice!

Ok Revell, next variant on the Blazer needs to be an ‘86 Silverado package Blazer on Rallye wheels, so I can build my high school ride! Or maybe a C-10 Silverado for variety, so I could swap grills with the ST Blazer and get a work truck C-10…

Thank you!

Here’s my build of the AMT/ERTL Plymouth Prowler with Trailer. Painted in Extreme Lacquer Purplelicious with Krylon matte gray interior and top. Fit and finish on this kit was tricky: the headlight pods don’t fit in the body with the chrome inner headlight buckets mounted, the front suspension is incredibly fragile, and the rear tires don’t fit in the wheel wells. I had to crudely grind out the chassis and remove the rear sway bar and upper dual shocks to get the wheels in. I managed to get it together and looking ok. At final assembly, I realized that I assembled one of the front wheels with the tire tread backwards. This kit has those hard solid rubber tires that you have to assemble the rim halves around, so no chance of fixing the tread direction. These Prowlers are such cool looking cars; it’s kind of a shame they were panned by enthusiasts since they were “only” v6 automatics (and wildly impractical). It’s shocking Chrysler even built these cars in the first place!

FYI, the Blazer is finally available for order from megahobby.com! I got the availability email today. I already have it pre-ordered from Model Roundup so I’ll just wait until they get it in (their website still says March). I’m excited about this one for sure!

Oh and brace yourself for 10 mpg fuel economy.

I had a 1973 Cadillac Coupe Deville for several years during my mid-late 20s (mid 30s now so this was during the 20-teens). I sold it in 2018 due to a long distance move and loosing a secure place to store it. As far as driving and parking it, as long as you can find a spot big enough, I found it to be quite easy. Cars from that era have spectacular visibility with pencil-thin A-pillars. And they’re basically a rectangle so you can clearly see where each corner of the car is from the driver’s seat. The hood ornament makes a perfect gun sight to align with the right side road markings which places you perfectly in the center of your lane. At 18.5’ in length, these boats will barely fit in a modern garage so make sure the car will fit your space before buying. My house at the time had a 2-compact-car tandem garage which was perfect for 1 land yacht haha.

Heads up, the Blazer is available for preorder at Model Roundup! It has a March availability date though… hopefully won’t take that long.

I built this kit a few years ago from an early issue that I got from eBay for a surprisingly low price. Really nice kit with tons of detail. The engine plate looks pretty good when detailed. It has several pieces that you glue on to the plate almost like you would a “full” engine. I gave it to my stepdad (he owned a red quattro in the UK in the 90’s), and I couldn’t find another reasonably affordable copy so I will definitely need to get one of these!

I second that wish for a convertible ’71-‘73!

Someone has a red one parked along my work commute, but I don’t think it’s moved in a few years!

Thanks! Yeah that was my thought, she sat in the Phoenix sun for 20 years 😂

Everyone’s favorite mid-2000’s airport rental: the 2005 PT Cruiser Convertible in Grandma Gold! I never would have admitted it as a teen when these were new, but I always thought the convertible version of the PT Cruiser looked kinda cool. This is the Revell Snap kit and it goes together nicely with decent detail despite having ~30 parts. Something odd I noticed- the interior door panels don’t match the real car at all. I’m guessing Revell took the 4-door interior mold and modified it for the convertible instead of making a new mold? Anyway this was a fun quick build to break in my new hobby room! Colors used. I’ve had bad luck with Pledge floor gloss cracking when applied over air-brushed Tamiya acrylics, and Krylon’s spray clear being too hot and streaking the paint. So, I tried out Mod-Podge’s acrylic gloss clear spray can on this kit. It turned out pretty good, left a great shine with no polishing. However it was still a little hot when applied over the Tamiya acrylic, so be careful and make sure your first coat is a very light one. It also reacted with the clear headlight lenses and made them hazy so I’d avoid using it on clear parts.

No affiliation, but Carney Display Cases are great! They have several different pre-designed case sizes for 1:24, or they will build custom sizes to your specs (they make them for all kinds of collectibles, not just model cars). They’re a little pricey, but they are very high quality and look great! I have one of their “NASCAR 1:24” cases, and another I custom designed to fit taller trucks and SUVs. Both are almost full so I will need another soon!

Here’s the two Pintos I’ve built. Have a couple more in the stash I’ll get to eventually!

Here’s my build of Monogram’s snap kit 1982 Corvette, from the recent Ollie’s Special release. It’s a quick slump buster of a kit that goes together nicely although it’s not super detailed. I airbrushed it in Tamiya X-5 green with XF-93 light brown for the interior. This was my first acrylic airbrushed body in a couple of years (been using Tamiya spray lacquer for some time for bodies since I get way better results), so it’s not my best work but looks ok. I think I’m not thinning out the paint enough so there are a few orange-peel spots. The green is not factory for ‘82 and the windshield trim should be black, but I think the green over tan and silver trim gives it a nice luxury look. Late C3’s are oddly my favorite Corvettes style-wise although I know they were lacking in the performance department.

Just finished this MPC Jeep CJ-2A! It’s the Godzilla movie kit that I picked up from Ollie’s a little while ago for $12. Like most classic MPC kits, there’s lots of detail and build options, but also questionable fit and finish and tons of flash. My kit had several warped trees including most of the military parts, so Surrey top it is! The hood was very warped too so I got it as straight as I could. Paint is Tamiya TS45 Pearl White (first primed in gray to cover the green plastic, then white primer) with Krylon True Blue for the seats and wheels. Top is Tamiya white primer and XF-8 Flat Blue. The top supports that come with the kit are way too short for the height of the windshield, so I used toothpicks with Tamiya black wash. Overall it goes together ok and was pretty fun to design.

@ea0863 Rims came with the kit! Along with two other wheel choices

Here’s my Revell Honda Civic EK Hatchback! These Tuner Series kits are a ton of fun with lots of custom options. I built the Integra and Civic coupe as a kid when these kits were new, so this was definitely a nostalgia trip for me! I recently bought the entire series from eBay now that I have adult money; my allowance back then did not stretch far. ? I built this one with a more modern JDM/tuner look than the fun-but-gaudy 2000s style the kit represents. I painted it in Testors Extreme Lacquer Purplicious to vaguely match the best Honda color ever, Dark Amethyst Pearl. Interior is in Krylon gray. The racing seats came from the SVT Focus from the same series, in Rustoleum Gloss Apple Red. These Tuner Series kits build up very nicely. Revell seriously needs to reissue the entire series, I would buy several of each. That red Civic coupe is the very one I built when I was 12, in full early-2000s-tuner regalia. I brush painted that one in Testors Acrylic; body graphics were kit decals applied long before I knew Tamiya Mark Fit existed. It’s one of my better childhood builds of the surviving few, but the camera is definitely hiding a ton of blemishes. It’s fun to see how much my skills (and taste) have improved!

I think you have your headlights mounted wrong, that’s why they look huge. The chrome part should mount to the inside of the body from underneath, just the clear lenses should be placed from outside of the body. Aside from that it looks great!

Here’s mine!