DJMar

Agreed. I did this when adapting the stock, plain hood from the Revellogram '66 El Camino to their '66 Chevelle wagon. The ElCo hood was short in both length & width, so it was strip styrene to the rescue. The back edge was a shade over 1 mm, the 2 sides were about .5 mm. And as DW said, you have to do both sides equally in order to get the hood to sit centered. I left the pics large so you can see where the strips are glued. It's a little tough because it's white on white but you can see it. It still needs a bit of final tweaking, but it's mostly there after 15 or 20 minutes of work, spread out over a couple of days (had to wait for the glue to dry). Patience, a good liquid adhesive and a selection of sanding sticks are your best friends here. Go slowly & test fit often. I think the gap you showed on that hood would be a pretty easy fix. Hope this helps.

Great work on fitting new "glass", which is a much needed improvement. Also, I love the black & green color combo. Looking sharp!

I'm digging it!

I don't think you have enough Mustangs!

That paint is TASTY! Of course, the whole build is amazingly smooth and clean but you really nailed that paint.

Really well done. Clean, clean and CLEAN. Thanks for posting the review. I usually don't build police car kits, but I've been considering picking this one up for a fire marshal's car.

That looks fantastic. I really love the gold. I'm not a fan of gold (usually) but it looks great on this Z. Also, having built two of these kits over the years, you're not alone in your frustration. It is not an easy kit to get together.

Ditto on this. Their Comet was a letdown, and their Nova gasser was the last kit of theirs I'll buy. It's a shame, too, because they pick great subject matter. I had high hopes for that gasser kit. Sorry to hear about that. FWIW, I really liked the paint color you picked for that Nova! ?

I know this build had its challenges, but all your hard work paid off. She's a looker. Love the stance, the colors, the everything. And the exhaust; with one glasspack under each door, you would definitely hear that!

Now that is spot on! This is a great build idea that I NEVER would have thought about. It looks great.

I'm always down for red interiors, especially on black cars. This one is a beauty...super sharp!

She is a beauty! The underhood detailing is incredible. Anyone else wish they would re-release these kits?

Bienvenue!

Happy Birthday!

I recently used up my last bottle of my Tenax 7R and Ambroid ProWeld. Sad days! Tamiya Extra Thin and Extra Thin QuickSet are on the bench as the main adhesives now. Of course, there are a few bottles of good old Testors liquid cement (clear bottle, purple label) and some mini tubes of superglue around as well.

I've got a few of the various AMT Chevy kits in the stash & I think I need to add this to my "to-do" list. As a matter of fact, I have a early issue Sportside kit that's just begging to be built. I have ideas!!

That's a bummer about the paint on the cab and gate. On the upside, the bed/bedliner looks spot on!

I'm loving this! Those wheels and tires look great.

That conversion looks great, no doubt a lot of good work right there! ?

Just sort of an FYI, I found this pic. I'm pretty sure that's the top separation line, similar to the AMT kit.

That color combo is spot on, I dig it! ?

I'm 90% sure it is. My memory is a little fuzzy, but I think Monogram originally issued that kit as the coupe & convertible in one box, and later re-pops of the coupe came with the two-piece body.

No worries, it still looks good in the tan!

Not going to lie...I think that red POPS against the body color. It looks mighty, mighty tasty IMHO. ?

I'm loving it! That paint is smooooth, and I really like the black. I have this one in my stash, and seeing this build makes me want to pull mine off the shelf.