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Got a bit of the Acadian trim done on the body. I added the upper beltline trim, front louvers(9 per side), and the trunk emblem. The front of the hood has been reshaped because the kit one sucks. I also removed the molded in wipers. I made my own rocker moldings too. and shaved the door handles for some to-be-added fireball ones

Got my conversion kit for the 1966 Acadian from Wylde and Canuck3D. so i figured i better start on a nova-to-acadian conversion. Starting with an old built up that i stripped. trying to get some better definition to the panel lines, and especially the non existent rear window trim. The canuck grill fits great, and the tail panel was easy to sand a bit thinner(just my preference). Ignore the bench seat, im doing mine as a Sport deluxe so the nova buckets and the pattern are the same as the acadian. But i will have to modify the door panels. I started with the door panels from the Prostreet version because they are smooth and i can make what i want.

Is anyone 3D printing the 71-76 era dodge truck grills to be used on the 1978 AMT kits?

Looking good Dennis. Not sure how i missed seeing this build until now. Wow, thats lots of cutting!

Thanks guys, i will have to compare them side by side, but they both are looking pretty close.

Has anyone found a good Blue for this car? In a spray or maybe a tamiya color? Its not nessesarily a metallic, but im sure a fine metallic would look ok too.

Incredible collection. man that's a lot of bodywork. Well done!

Thanks Smitty, the 327 aircleaner decal i made myself in photoshop. as well as all the rest of decals on the outside of the body and engine bay.

Thanks guys. Im getting a little further along with some of the engine detailing, i keep forgetting to take pics. I scratchbuit a hilborn thats a bit better than the kit part. I also made a Magneto from plastruct round, but its already installed in these pics. its a hodgepodge of parts and bits from the parts bins. Lots of wiring and plumbing too!

Yup, thats a beauty alright. you should be proud of that one and im sure your brother in law is too.

I tackled the decals for the body and they came out really well, but what a job! hours upon hours of applying decal setting solution. The red panels are all smoked anodizing on the real car, i was trying to find a way to replicate, so i printed some smoke pattern decals, painted all the parts with a silver, then the decal smoke, and topped it off with some tamiya clear red. The results are pretty good i think.

Thanks, Yes i gave them a good dose of Microscale clear. So far so good. lots of setting solution to get them to lay down, but no cracking of those big yellow panels!!!

Looking good Greg. so many modifications. The engine choice is going to make this one really stand out!

Thanks guys. Yes the paint is PPG omni Butternut yellow. paint code Y

Moving this over from my WIP thread. Car is now complete minus some quarter panel emblem decals that i forgot to install before taking photos!!

thanks guys, i will move this over to the "completed" section.

You will also notice in the very top photo, i filled in the giant blower hole infront of the winshield. I will have to trim it out slightly later, but nothing to the same extent as the jungle jim car was.

I set the engine back about a 1/4 inch so i had to move the steering, and everything behind the engine back as well. The tinwork inside the body shell also has to be moved back so the body still sits down over the engine properly. Everything in white is scratchbuilt. the blue and clear parts are the original kit parts with a bunch of cutting and relocating.

I decided to start a more accurate Kelly Chadwick Vega Funny car using the Revell Jungle Jim kit and a set of Slixx Decals. The Chadwick car uses a bunch of different equipment compared to the jungle jim kit, mainly the use of a Big Block Chevy rather than a hemi. Also the engine sit back a bit further and the hood cutout and window cutout are much smaller. here is the start of the mods using lots of parts bin stuff and plastruct sheet the aluminum tinwork on the chassis is quite a bit different too, and i have to find a way to do the "smoke" anodizing with decals and clear red the engine is a parts bin BBC from the supernatural kit. the intake, blower, belts and covers are all parts bin round-ups.

Finally got around to finishing this one!!! I still have to put on the IMPALA logos and letters on the quarters, but otherwise its done. Made up a ficticious order build sheet with all the options i scratchbuilt. Really happy with my choice of 1/24 scale tires. they fit the Mag style wheel covers just right and fill up the wheelwell like a vintage bias-ply should. I added a rear antenna, and in the end decided to keep the front and rear bumperguards. The dealer decal is Alex Irvine in Scarborough Ontario, and i added a OK used cars tag in the mirror and for the front plate.

Absolutely next level details, well done! and the vette is equally impressive. You nailed the correct details like the clutch linkage, door jambs, hinges, etc. incredible!

i like it! well done!