AMT68

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.

Paint and decal work is beautiful. I wasn't even aware of this kit.

That is as gorgeous a paint finish as I've ever seen on a scale model. Stunning restoration.

That's spectacular work all around and I wouldn't even know how to begin restoring a model that started in such a condition. Nice backstory on the car that provided the inspiration.

Extremely impressed with mirror-like finish and equally impressed with the detail and realism on the instrument panel side of the dash.

Superb work as always and I like the attention to detail right down to the rub strips on the bumpers. I also like the tan with white seats interior. Gauges look good and I'll have to get a couple of sets for my builds in the near future.

Very nice and clean build as always. The blackwash on the front grill and rear panel are very sharp looking.

This will be an interesting one because I don't ever recall seeing a Rallye 350 scale model.

That.....is really cool. Great work.

That is just a spectacular build. The lowered stance and those wheels create a slick look. Great detail work and the polished paint looks superb.

Nice detail work on the interior. Did you use a decal or is that paint for the floor mat? Hopefully I'll get mine on the bench in the near future since I've always heard positive reviews on this kit.

Oh, I see. Well thanks for non recommendations.....lol. Nice seamless job on the seats.

Sharp looking build and very nicely detailed.

What is your preferred filler and does it differ whether you are using enamels or lacquers as a top coat. I ask because I've used Tamiya putty sometimes successfully and yet another time small depressions appeared where I'd filled a low spot months after completing the model. I always like what you're able to accomplish with the door panels by separating them from the interior bucket. Eventually I'll have to try the technique with one of my builds.

Out of curiosity do you enjoy rehabilitation builds more than building models brand new out of box? I often see a lot of rehab models on ebay and wonder if I'd be able to successfully pull everything apart and strip them down to bare plastic for repainting as you're doing here.

That would also be my holy grail kit as the '67-'68 Impala fastbacks are amongst my most favorite body styles. The trim lines on this one appears well defined and it looks as though there will be a fair amount of foil work on this body. The chrome looks very bright on this very rare kit.

Nice work on the chassis. So was it a Testors One Coat Lacquer that caused an issue?