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Amazing job so far Andy on super-detailing this ancient AMT kit. Question on your emblem comment:
On 10/15/2023 at 3:16 AM, Andy Oldenburg said:The emblems on the hood and sides are printed images on glossy photo paper and the AK spray didn´t bother them either.
Did you print these downloaded emblem images onto decal paper or bond cut-out printed images from white photo paper print-outs? If they’re from photo paper, I’d love to learn more details about this technique. I’ve been able to get some Chevy emblem decals from Keith Marks in Canada but when I last checked, he doesn’t offer emblems for the ‘58 Impala.
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Fabulous job on this El Camino, the two-tone paint, foil work, brightwork script, black wash on the wheel covers, everything about this build is just about perfect! Hard to believe you built this one from an old tooled (1964?) AMT kit, came out looking like a more modern Monogram/ Revell tooled kit.
The Gothic Gold gold paint you used came out looking like a good match for “suntan copper metallic” - a ‘60 factory color which I think looks awesome on this car. I have this kit in my queue which I’m hoping to build into an early super stock drag car, your build inspires me to start it soon.
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Very nice job Brian and a perfect color for that car (I remember lots of white Pontiacs back in my childhood). Despite your challenges, looks like you won the war with the ill-fitting windshield and grill (unusual for Moebius, their other kits are nearly perfect). I’ve built one each of the Ventura and Catalina kit and have a Ventura left in my stash with a set of Royal Oak S/S decals, your build is inspiring me!
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Great color scheme and beautiful clean build of this fun Revell kit. I built this kit when it was first issued in 2017 because it brought back childhood memories of a tin toy one my parents gave me in I think 1958 (yeh, I’m a geezer…) I painted mine dark Navy blue & white but I think this lighter blue you used looks better. Here’s a photo of the toy one I had as a kid which included an opening door like the Revell model. Thanks for posting!
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Very cool subject and very well executed. I like that you kept all the selling feature embossed script on the underside of this promo chassis. I also love the black steelies and narrow WW slicks in the rear and white steelies with black walls in the front; whatever wheel/ tire combo they had that would give them the lowest ET that day, esthetics be damned! I wish there were new or better kits available for ‘61 - ‘64 Fords (other than the T-Bolt) and ANY re-issued or new kits for ‘60 -‘63 Mopars to allow building these early ‘60’s super stock drag cars.
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Really enjoyed following your excellent WIP on this build Steve, a real master-class in the fine scale model building. Thank you for all the efforts you put into and details you shared in your WIP postings.
My favorite parts of this beautiful Pontiac are the incredibly realistic engine bay and the weathered undercarriage. I’d love to see what you could do building a weathered WWII warbird, AFV or ship model kit, I’m sure you’d win awards in whatever genres you were to build. Bravo!
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Really nice to see a ‘41 Willys gasser that isn’t the commonly modeled S-W-C, Big John or K.S. Pittman cars (love those too) and this one’s a real beauty! The muted gold paint looks “period perfect” and you did a great job filling in the front grill opening and removing and filling-in Revell’s funky slot & tab hood locks (why did they ever do that???). The engine details look interesting for which I’d love to see a few more pics of along with a pic of the chassis underside. Bravo!
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Fabulous build of a really interesting subject. I’m particularly impressed with how you did the wood and metal components, so realistic looking. Is this build all “out of the box” or did you add/ replace components with a lot of scratch built?
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Nothing tops a well-built Model Factory Hiro kit and you really did this one justice. The weathering that you did on the seats and head rest is incredible, how’d do it?
I read that the fellow that owned/ ran MFH recently passed away (sadly at a relatively young age), wonder if this company will continue their operation?
PS - here’s a link that was posted on this forum
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On 7/20/2016 at 11:25 PM, Mike_G said:
As far as accuracy goes, Fujimi Enthusiast Series Porsches are pretty hard to beat
I agree, especially the 356 kits. Amazing 1/24 wheels and actual pistons, rods & a crank included!
I would also include the Tamiya Mercedes 300SL Gullwing coupe on this list, a fabulous 1/24 kit of a fabulous car.
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I just started following this WIP and am really impressed with the methodical dry-fitting and adjustments that you are doing on these builds. I have built two of these excellent 356 kits and followed the instruction assembly/ bonding sequence to the letter on the first build (the B/C Coupe) which resulted in significant alignment/ fit issues at the engine-transmission - rear suspension - chassis assembly. On the second build (the B 1600S Roadster), I pre-bonded the engine and transmission before installing it into the chassis which made it much easier to assemble everything with a minimum of alignment issues. Hopefully you’ll avoid these headaches on your builds.
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56 minutes ago, M W Elky said:
Yeah I kick my but for not getting more of them
I’d say you’re doing a pretty amazing job these days Michael pumping out these beauties. These MCW decals look really nice/ crisp/ clean (vector graphics?), too bad their decal selection is so limited. They have a set available for Hayden Proffitt’s Cone Chevrolet ‘63 Impala Z-11 that I’m tempted to order but I hate to struggle again kit bashing chassis and engines with the ancient AMT kit. Your Revell ‘62 Impala postings are motivating me to pick up another one of these excellent kits (I need more kits like a hole-in-the-head ?). Any suggestions for other decal sets out there that might be applicable? Beautiful build! Keep ‘em coming please!
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Very neat clean tidy job on this ‘69 (‘65?) Falcon cammer doorslammer and the matching ramp truck is a wonderful way to display it. Love all these AWB pre-funny cars being posted lately.
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Nice box art! I’m getting at least four of these when they are released to build the Strickler box art car and the other three to be used with my Landy, Dyer and Harrop decal sets.
On 8/23/2023 at 7:51 AM, fairlane1320 said:I wish I could buy about 20 sets of those wheels & tires! ?
I could be wrong but these look like the same mags & tires that Moebius have been offering in their AWB Plymouth kits?
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Beautiful bubble-top model! More pics please! This is an unusual two-tone paint scheme, was your 1:1 a re-paint? I think the ‘59 - ‘62 GM bubble-tops are among the most attractive designs ever to come out of Detroit and this Revell kit is one of the best. Great job!
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Great job Mike on another classic door slammer. I was unfamiliar with this car but found two nice photos of it on the George Klass Website, your model looks very accurate relative to the photos there. It’s mind boggling how many SS drag cars were in competition in those early years when drag racing was a relatively affordable sport.
Love black cars with red interiors. This Revell kit is so good, I’m tempted to do another SS’er if I can find a nice set of decals (these Zorro decals are no where to be found). I would love to build Dick Harrell’s black ‘62 Impala. Always enjoy your postings, keep ‘em coming!!!!
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Beautiful clean well-executed build of one of my favorite Moebius kits and a fabulous jobs on those huge decals, easy to tear them when they’re that big.
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Excellent! Strickler version is one I want to build and I don’t have/ can’t find a set of decals so I’m a happy pappy with this pick as the first one! Bring it on!
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Very creative kit-bash and beautiful clean execution. In a perfect world Moebius would issue additional tooled-kits of similar early 60’s subjects (‘63 Tempest sedan & wagon please!!!!).
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Thanks guys for all the kind comments. I have one last Moebius AWB ‘65 Plymouths in the stash and a set of Fremont Racing decals for the Lee Smith car which I hope to complete before the Moebius Dodge is released. Love these early/ mid-60’s super stockers!
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Thanks Gunnar for the WB comments. My 2% note for the original WB of this race car came from a draglist.com here. I’m sure Moebius just used the stock Satellite body in this kit (I wouldn’t bother shifting the rear wheels openings for 2% (2.3” or .09” in 1/25)).
I love BS-ing about these old race cars. If I ever won one of those big lottos, I would gladly overpay for a well-done ‘65 A-990 reproduction to go for joy ride ice cream runs with the grandkids. Faster Grampa!!!!
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52 minutes ago, R. Thorne said:
Is the GX100 available in a spray can (I’m old and lazy)?
They do! “Mr Super Clear Gloss” and “Mr Super Clear UV Cut” (non-yellowing), both made by Gunze Mr Color. I always loved Tamiya TS-13 rattlecans but it eats decals. Think I’ll try these Mr Super Clear spray cans on my next shiny project.
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48 minutes ago, R. Thorne said:
Not a 4 speed in Leal’s car?
Oops! Four speed. Thank you for the correction. The coil is from the kit which specified mounting it perpendicular to the engine bay wall. I went parallel which I like the look of better. Also the entire underside of the chassis should be totally white (S&M wanted it to SHINE when they popped wheelies!) but I thought it might look like I forgot to paint it so I painted the frame rails black.
My scale modeling philosophy is fun over accuracy!
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This is the third (and my favorite) from my three-car production line, the legendary Sox & Martin A/FX - Match Racer Hemi powered FI wheel stander. I built this one from this Moebius AWB Al Eckstrand Golden Commando kit:
I added a three-speed manual transmission and engine block from the A990 Butch Leal kit (and used the block and transmission from this kit in the Grump build posted elsewhere here), Slixx decal set, a Detail Master distributor and plug wires and scratch-built fuel lines and linkage. The rear wheels were pulled from the Revell '64 Ford Thunderbolt kit. The red and white base paints were left over Zero paint from a Lotus 49B F1 build and the roof was sprayed using Tamiya metallic blue lacquer rattle can. I tinted the side and rear windows by air brushing thinned Tamiya transparent blue acrylic. The Hilborn FI velocity stacks used are the long ones right out of the box which are intended for the automatic transmission version but I decided not to shorten them. Reference photos of this car seem to show stacks that are either these long ones or are mine-way between the short and long ones.
I have one last unbuilt one of these kits in my stash along with a set of Lee Smith decals from Fremont Racing. I'll hopefully get around to doing later this year unless I get distracted by a new kit release that I could apply my Dick Landy decals to ?....Cheers, John
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1967 Corvette 427 Coupe by Revell
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Beautiful job, especially like that interior.
I’m surprised you encountered fit problems with a recent issue Revell kit, they are usually pretty good. Your build experience is a good reminder to me and others here to “test fit and debug before paint” wherever possible.