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Thanks Sreve and I will say that Revell created an excellent starting point. Thanks Mario, and the trim was a bit of a challenge but glad I stuck with it. Thank you Jim. Color is pretty close to the factory code for that year.

They all look great and I remember that Chevelle when it was originally posted.

That looks superb and great work getting the 4 door roof line to look just like the 1:1.

Looks great and I actually like that roof line somewhat better than the '66.

Thankks Anton, Anders and Larry.

That is a spectacular build. Exceptional attention to detail on this one.

Very clean builds.

Beautiful builds and I love the backgrounds.

Thanks Lee. Fortunately I purchased my kits a couple years ago when they were somewhat more common and much lower priced. I personally wouldn't pay the prices they're going for now. Thanks Bob. Did what I could to keep it factory looking. Thanks for the link Monty. The turbine wheels available look great but I don't have an airbrush to apply molotow or Alclad.

Very nice John and.....you've given me a good idea with respect using this color on a body.

Very nice build. That Firebird looks sharp in that color combination. Nice underhood detailing.

Sounds like your dad had quite a sharp car and I'm aware of the poor gas mileage. I owned a '74 Malibu Classic coupe which had very luxurious interior for a mid size and the gas mileage was definitely a downfall with that car. Interesting information about the resin caster. In the event Revell reissued this kit it would be great if they included the Turbine wheels that are shown in the picture.

Excellent work on all of them and I particularly like the '66 Cadillac.

Very neat looking build Ray. I've never seen one done in that style before.

Extremely clean build Eric. There's a lot of foil on that one and it looks perfect.

Thank you Bill and Revell might do well if they issued a Cutlass and Grand Prix in 1/25 scale. Interesting info about the 3D Cutlass. And that picture of the red and white Cutlass is the reason for my intense interest in these cars and they definitely were more desirable than the g-bodies which I would still take versus the styling of most of what's on the road today.

Thanks Patrick and yes that image provided inspiration as did this one.....

Thank you Eric, Philippe, Chris, Oliver and Tom. Thanks Nigel. It tested my patience at times but glad I stuck with it. Thanks Robert and yeah it's fortunate at least the Rally wheels from the Chevelle (and Nova) kits are available I'd be happy if they would reissue it even though I have a few more of these kits in my stash. From looking at my old brochures it appears only the full vinyl topped Monte Carlos from this era had brightwork around the rear windows. Thanks Gareth. I liked Metallic Orange especially since it wasn't available each and every year on these cars. Thanks Peter and I agree with improving the headlight posts which is something I may attempt on my next build. The other issue I noticed with the headlights is that the lenses are flush and not recessed into the chrome bezels. That would require figuring out a way to scratch build the lenses which would create a more accurate looking front end. Thanks Eric and the two cars I remember seeing the most in the late '70's were these Monte Carlos and '76-'77 Cutllass Supremes. Thank you Terry. Thank you Dan.

Thank you Bill, John, Howard and Don. I've always preferred whitewalls as opposed to white letter tires on these Monte Carlos since they're personal luxury cars.

All first rate exceptional work.

Thanks Steve. While the Colonnades aren't every car enthusiasts cup of tea I think they have a loyal following. And yeah the details definitely took time to complete. Thanks Hector. Thank you Chris. Thanks Greg and to look at them is to see why they were so popular.

They all turned out great and I especially like that shade of purple.

Revell 1/25 scale '77 Monte Carlo built from the 2004 reissue (green/white car on box). Painted in Tamiya TS-92 Metallic Orange and cleared with TS-13. I cut strips of black adhesive vinyl for the rub strips on the bumpers and rocker moldings. The vinyl worked fairly well on the rockers but tended to lift on the bumpers requiring a few touches of white glue and was locked in with a couple coats of Pledge Floor Gloss. Pledge was also used to lock in the foiled sections of the tail lights. The Rally wheels purchasaed as a parts lot off ebay are from the Revell '68-'69 Chevelle kits. Whitewall tires are from the AMT PP002 which I can't seem to find anymore. Inaccuracies with the build include the space between the grill sections not being painted (I may use the vinyl tape spray painted body color on my next build), the lack of side marker lights (I could have used .015 clear lay film but actually prefer the way it looks) and the bottom section of the tail lights that were left intentionally left red. While I've seen BMF used on the vinyl top and rear window trim and think it looks good I didn't feel the need to foil those moldings since they are vinyl on factory applied Landau roofs. Besides this one has plenty of BMF anyway. Overall I think Revell did a great job on this kit and as an enthusiast who has a bit of an obsession with the '73-'77 Colonnade coupes I'm grateful for this model.

Great work all around. I especially like the VW and the split window Vette.

Another extremely clean build and you definitely excel at two tone paint jobs. Nice detail work on the seats and picking out the "Edsel" logo on the split section of the grill.