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Thank you much David. I really love these old concepts, and will be moving on to the Corvair Monza GT next.

I got this one a while back in an open but unstarted kit. There wasn't a lot about it online, so this is a bit of a review of the kit as well as the build itself. The parts count is fairly low, and suspension nonexistent, although the moldings were quite nice in red - so much so that I decided not to paint over it, but rather present it bare. For me, the nicest part of the vehicle was its Corvair engine, as it was a fair representation of the original. The only change I made to it was the use of ferrules for the intake trumpets for greater realism. Conversely, the worst part of the build was the poorly fitting front upper clamshell, as it did not come close to being the same width as the lower body (see arrow). Much heat, reshaping and force later, it got to about 90% of where it needed to be. Likewise, the rear upper clamshell presented its own challenges as pivot pins on the chassis needed to be relocated for proper movement and closure with the unique raising seats. Here you see the new pins in brass. Once proper alignment was achieved though, the seats did raise and lower like the original design. The kit could be built as the showroom concept with airplane inspired steering control and wheel covers, or optionally as a racer with decals, mag rims, and conventional steering wheel. I chose to go with the former. I also chose to mount the engine in the vehicle, as opposed to the optional display case for showing it independently. The instructions were somewhat basic, but were just enough complete the build. These then are my three Astro experimentals finally together; the AMT Astro I in 1:25 scale, the Sputofuoco Astro II in 1:43 scale, and the Racing Champions Astro III in 1:64 scale. (My build of the Astro II is at the below link) Thank you for looking.

Absolutely great build, albeit it needs more dents and dings

I love the green color. What paint was that?

Total beauty, I love the color and stance!

Very low and mean looking Camaro! I love it. Great job Michelle

Looking stellar Rex! What an interesting color choice - very contemporary look.

Fantastic build! And a particularly nice job on painting trim work - I know how tough that is on a model like this.

Oh Anders, that is a beauty to behold! I recently finished up a project using the same Moebius kit as a donor for the drivetrain, chassis, and interior. By the time I got into the build, I realized what a great model this was and felt bad about parting it out.

Still looking great Bob. Press on and I'm positive you're going to have another beauty!

I'm digging this build. And I have nothing but sympathy for you on the VW. I've got one project I've been working on since 2018 that has gone back in the box at least six times!

Incredible build Bill! Designer of this vehicle Peter Brock has this model in 1:12 scale in his BRE showroom, and I too have wanted for a long time to build it in 1:24 scale. I have the aforementioned Tamiya slot car body (inaccurately labeled as a King Cobra by the manufacturer), along with a Tamiya slot car body of the Detomaso Sport 5000. I am still looking for the Nethercutt Mirage. BTW, if you haven't already checked it out, there is a wonderful book on these cars:

Just utterly stunning Bill! What an incredible talent you have to bring these rare cars to our hobby. The level of detail and finish you're getting on your printed parts is exquisite as well.

Great article Bill, thank you for sharing!

Thank you Matt

Thank you much Bill. I have to admit that getting the 300 dash to fit the Monte Carlo was a bit tricky.

You're very kind Carl

Sweet!

Wow, that came out great!

Great paint job!

They are coming out great Daniel!

Just coming out awesome Dennis. The proportions remind me of one of my favorites - the Foose Impostor - although in your case you do not seem to be going the resto-mod route, but rather a period-correct concept route. So cool!

Thank you Sirs

Thank you much. It looks so much better in person than on the page. I think I'll start posting pics that are quarter scale, and maybe throw a little vaseline on the lens first

Very creative Walter, and well executed!