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Very sharp! Wonderful job on a fine-looking car.

When it comes to diecast or plastic models and kits, be they automobiles, trucks, motorcycles or planes, I am pretty much a sucker for anything. Yet this 1/24 plastic kit by Testors, a Level 2- Moderate, turned me off completely by the very ugly photo of the built Camaro model on the box. I must have seen this kit six or seven times in the same store, with a price that was cheap, too, I believe four dollars. But I just couldn't get over what an ugly-looking model the box photo depicted, so rejecting it was continuous. I like Chevies and Camaros, but this one, my gosh, it looked so pathetic. Finally, one day the darn thing was marked down to only two dollars, so I figured, what the heck, it would be a fun time to try and build a plastic kit after some fifty years. Plus, if I totally blotched it, there wasn't really anything to lose. And I definitely wanted to satisfy my insatiable curiosity: Could the actual model be THAT ugly? Here is a picture of the kit's box: Here are pics of the finished model: (By the way, body-wise, don't the 77-79 Camaros have ram air hoods and slotted fender vents and the 80-81s have cowl induction hoods and open fender vents? The model has an induction hood, slotted fender vents and the chassis has molded in text: 1980 Firebird. Another issue, the rear side markers. On photos of 1980 Camaros, I didn't see any. Yet this model has them. Perhaps this is a Testors hybrid Firebird/Camaro?) Thanks for looking....

Tim, As it stands now, I have about thirty car models that survived. And I'm still fond of them all, so for now, will leave them as is. (I have posted some pics of others elsewhere on the site)

I am fairly new to this forum but I built 1:24 models in the late 50s and early 60s with my brother. I was an early teenager then and I liked the hot cars of the times-hopped up Fords, Chevies, the hot rods and dragsters. Below are two models that my brother and I customized during this time. Just remember that the techniques and materials were quite limited in these early days and that my brother and I certainly were not anywhere close to professional modelers. BUT we did like 1:1 hot rods and custom cars of George Barris, Big Daddy Roth, etc. I hope you will like the images of these two cars. What do you think of these after 40+ years? THANKS http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C446%3B232...B%3C%3B94ot1lsi http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C446%3B232...3C278%3B9ot1lsi http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C446%3B232...3C253%3C4ot1lsi http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C446%3B232...3B%3B8584ot1lsi http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C446%3B232...8%3B34574nu0mrj

A five-window coupe with 1959 Chevrolet Impala fins. Model was built in the early 1960s, using plastic aluminum as body filler. Those who know drag racing well should point out how actually authentic the side markings are or not, and if the lack of a radiator is realistic or not.

Here are a couple of dual-engined dragsters that were built in the 1960s. One was a "stock" kit and the other was custom made. The stock kit black dragster has Corvette engines. The custom blue dragster has two flathead engines. These two have survived for forty years +.

A diecast 1/24 Redbox 1955 Chevy truck pulling a trailer with a '32 Ford roadster almost ready for the drag strip. Trailer and deuce Ford are very old plastic models made in 1960s! Hopefully the dust won't matter to the hemi-powered little Ford when it hits the strip.

Mr. Bastedo, sir, you do have a collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

During the late 50s and early 60s my brother and I customized plastic models using plastic aluminum as body filler/putty. Nowadays, what is the preferred brand of body filler/putty? (I would like to find a product that would be applicable to both plastic models as well as diecast models. If such a product is not available, then the best body filler/putty for plastic models) Thanks for your help!

Thanks for the clarifications, men. Obviously I would have preferred the Resto Rod version kit, but for the very low price, I am content with the Rides kit and have no complaints. I think I might have an extra set of skinnies and slicks somewhere. LOL

Now I am confused. Extra parts or no extra parts? Extra wheels or no extra wheels?

Picked up this kit for $3.25. Awesome price but does the kit have many extra parts like the 2'n1 kits? Any wheels other than the custom ones? What is particularly "wrong" about the kit, if anything? In the photo, it appears a little plain to me but that might be just the result of the photo. Does this model look better in person? Thanks for your help.

local HOBBY LOBBY Kits had been there since after Christmas, marked down below retail considerably and didn't sell; so they marked them down further to the $3.25 price!

Came across a clearance sale of the following 1/25 scale kits for the unheard-of price of just 28 bits, that's ($3.25) each. If I remember correctly, this is about the same price kits were selling for the the early 60s!!! Four kits are AMT/Ertl and two are Revell. All are skill level 2. For the price, how could you go wrong? Which would you say is THE BEST kit of the group? Thanks for looking! AMT/Ertl Street Custom Cat Mercury Cougar Street Machine Street Custom 1977 Ford Mustang II The Fast and the Furious 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo AMT Classic 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline Revell Basic Builder Corvette StingRay III California Wheels 2'n1 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396