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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.

That's amazing work. You had a great year.

Great work as always Jim. I like the carburetor setup that includes a fuel line to the pump. Something I never thought to include underhood.

Great looking build and that Bahama Blue is such a nice color.

Display shelves look great Bill. And quite the collection of builds on display including what looks to be a rare '69 or '70 Grand Prix.

Two great builds. I especially like the Chevy as it is very eye catching. Looks to be a pretty rare T-Bird behing the Impala.

That's an eye popping build. Great work particularly with the glossy paint. I like the wood tone detail on the instrument panel and console.

Tickles is a beauty and such a perfect fit for the model box top.

That looks great! I built one of these a couple years back (in a similar color) and have couple more of these 2+2's and Bonnevilles to build so I really admire this build.

The modified rear quarter trim is an interesting look I've never seen before on a '57 and fitting for what looks to be a restomod.

Very impressive and the paint work looks flawless.

Simply stunning build and photography. Great color combination and the red carpet is a nice touch. Firewall is the most detailed I've ever seen on one of these and it looks as though you fabricated the round front marker lights since this kit doesn't include one.

Beautifully done and sharp looking color combination.

Sharp looking build and nice attention to detail throughout.

That is a very impressive build throughout. Great work on a great subject.

Sharp looking build and the windows turned out perfect.

Very nice build and I like the factory look.