AMT68

That '73 Eldorado needs to have been under a carport at a minimum all this time. From that picture it looks like a pretty solid car despite the condition of the hood and missing bumper fillers. That must've been one of the first years those had body colored wheel covers.

Thanks Rusty, I was thinking of the '69 Chevelle I built last year when I decided to foil the cowl vents on this one.

Oh I see it now, I made an incorrect assumption based on the white car with blue and red striping.

Nice work and the "Spirit of '76" theme works well.

Great looking build and I've heard this is a nice kit to build. I have one unbuilt that I'm looking forward to completing eventually and thanks for the helpful tips. And nice job wiring the engine.

Great work as always Eric and fantastic job aligning all of those decals.

These are nicely detailed kits throughout. Nice work on the engine and I feel your pain about buffing through the base coat as I've done it more times than I care to remember.

Thank you Mike. Thank you Larry. Thank you Jim. Thank you Greg. rivet counter is a very appropriate description.

Thanks Tom. While I admire those who do factory correct I'm also of a belief that these models give me a creative license to modify (if only slightly sometimes) how they left the factory.

Those came out great and being a fan of blue cars I really admire the custom mixed blue. I followed the WIP and was impressed with the craft paint on the interior as it appears to have the look of vinyl. I wouldn't mind trying the craft paints on my interiors but not sure if I could use them as successfully as you have since I don't have an airbrush.

I like the color combination on this very nice build. Did you remove the headrests? I ask because this looks to be a Monogram kit and the one I have (that can be built as a '68 or '69) has headrests.

Our family car was a two door version of the this Impala and it was Nantucket Blue with a black vinyl top and interior with the same full wheel covers and bumperettes. It also had the front fender lights which were an option on the Impala. So this one brings back some memories. Truly a beautifully detailed build.

Thank you Nigel. It was an enjoyable build and while there's always room for improvement the trim foil was a valuable experience.

That's a beauty Gareth as all your foil and two tone work looks perfect. And chocolate wrappers? Now that's being creative and it works well. I'll have to try your overspray technique on a chassis at some point as it creates a visual interest.

Thanks Eric. Thanks Chris. Thanks Steve. On this model the trim that runs along the top of the front fenders was the most difficult for me and I thought the narrow "A" pillars also created a challenge. Nevertheless it didn't stop me from acquiring another kit when I was done.

I've never seen anyone correct the asymmetrical drivers side window opening on one of these '65 Pontiacs. Very impressive and the replacement styrene strip looks like it would be easier to foil than the original trim molded into the model.

This is going to be a helpful thread when I get around to building mine since I've heard there are fitment issues with this kit. You obviously overcame the kits issues and it resulted in a beautiful build. Thanks for posting the link to this one.

The Impala is coming along very nicely. I had a similar fit issue with the front glass in my build of the AMT '70 Monte Carlo and it's basic design bears similarity to this Impala's glass.

The detail of the interior is extraordinary..

That's a beauty and in an excellent color. Nice work on the foil and picking out the detail on the molded in exhaust.

Thanks michelle. Thanks Keith, it took quite a bit of time and foil to get this one presentable.. Thank you Ray. Thanks Cliff. Thank you David. If nothing else I'm persistent with the foil work. And there's room for improvement. Thanks Jason. I picked up another can of this color as I'm quite fond of the look. Thanks Glen I seem to do a lot of my builds in white or off white interiors. Thanks Lee.

That turned out absolutely gorgeous and in a great color. I also built one these and recall spending more time sanding and smoothing the body for paint than any other model I've ever built.

Recent Round 2 release of the 1/25 scale 1969 Olds 442. Painted in Testors Revving Red and topped in Testors Glosscote. Going against factory correctness I omitted the hood decals, foiled the cowl vents and didn't darken the areas around the headlight bezels all out of personal preference. Overall this nicely detailed kit assembled well with just a few fitment issues. I slightly adjusted the ride height by gluing a series of styrene strips to the chassis. Some of the trim lines on this one were definitely a challenge for my foiling "skills".

Great restoration and I'm impressed with the High-Lustre Rustoleum. I'm also impressed with the scratch building of the suspension parts as you described. And I think the purple works well on this style Nova.

Excellent restoration and I'm rather partial to this kit as I've built a few of the '69 models which of course is essentially the same kit as the '68.