AMT68

Thanks Steve and it would be great to see your build. I like your avatar of the '74 Nova. Thank you David.

Thanks Curtis. Fortunately I picked up four of these before the prices went sky high in the past year or so. I've seen the conversions with the 3D parts and they look very good.

Thanks Carl, David, Trevor and Larry. It's an old kit that I still enjoy building.

I appreciate that Josh, I definitely spent alot of time with it trying to get it right.

Beautiful looking paint and great work with the engine mods. And I hear you on making a dent in the stash.

Thanks Gary, eventually I'll get another can of this TS-92. Thanks Keith and thanks for posting your build. I wouldn't change a thing. While I didn't feel the need to foil the perimeter of the vinyl top I still think it looks good.

Very nice clean build and definitely one of a kind. This hobby is all about creativity.

Thanks Mario. I haven't mastered indoor shots....yet. Thanks Craig. I haven't built my '68 Revell kit yet but looking forward to it.

Wow, that is a brilliant build. I actually have a can of that color that I've never used. What color primer did you use under the base coat?

Nice picture John of a couple of inquisitive beauties.

Turned out great and nice work on the vinyl top. I've been thinking about doing a build at some point in a similar exterior color combination.

Paint work is beautiful and that is a really sharp color.

Superb build with excellent detail throughout.

Thanks Alan and thanks for posting your super looking Monte Carlos. I have to ask, where did you get the factory full wheels covers for the orange and white build?

Thanks Marten.

Thank you Tim, Lee, Don, Mike, James, Glen, Rusty,Chris, Tom, Jim, and David. And probably a one of a kind with a Buick motor.

I have this kit and a couple of the Revell '69's and would like to do a vinyl top on at least one of them and this topic provides and excellent tutorial on trimming the edges of the top. I never would've thought about building out the lower sections of the rear quarter windows.

This 1/25 scale AMT '69 Chevelle was built from a parts lot I purchased off ebay and contained everything needed for the build less the engine and tires/wheels. Painted in Dupli-Color Bordeaux Red (a Honda Color) and cleared with Rustoeum Acrylic Auto Lacquer. Not a build for SS-396 purists since I had some fun with this one. Originally planned as a curbside I installed a spare motor from the '69 Riviera which only required some minor modifications to the chassis and top of the transmission to get it to fit. For what it's worth the correct motor for this kit is not the greatest fit in the transmission area either. I added some heater hoses to the engine compartment but didn't bother to upload the pictures since I'm still a work in progress when it comes to detailing in that area. The lower bodyside area has been foiled and the panel between the rear tail lights done with matte foil further distancing this one from a factory original. The buckskin interior though isn't too far off from the saddle offered from the factory. And the wheels are spares from one of the AMT '69 Chevelles kits I have as are the Good Year tires that were frequently found in AMT kits from the '70's and 80's.

Very impressive work and as a fan of green cars definitely admire the shade. Pretty cool seeing a build of a vintage kit.

That is beautifully detailed build. That exterior color is awesome.

Great restoration.

Excellent work as always and having built one I agree that overall it is a great kit right down to the posable wheels. Didn't dress up my interior nearly as much as this build and the scratch built armrests would be a great addition to many of the older promo style kits in my collection.

That is one stunningly beautiful '69 Impala.

I've been thinking about doing gauge bezels in this way. May I ask what size aluminum tubing you're using? And I guessing they are applied to the instrument panel with super glue.

The TS-20 was a great choice. Excellent work.