That's pretty sweet for a "slump buster"! Maybe I need to adopt your approach to those type of kits. Those MPC reissues are giving me fits, with their poor detailing (especially on the interiors).
Beautiful work! That's pretty close to the color I painted mine. The emblems on that kit & the engraving are almost too well detailed (it makes the decals useless)
Great looking duo! I love to see the old original issue kits. There's a gentleman in my club that brings a few to every meeting. I always look forward to seeing what he's going to show us.
I was working in a restaurant in high school, and one of the waitresses had a blue one. She gave me a ride home in it a couple of times. We also had a black & silver Rampage (2.2 Turbo) in Junior Achievement.