meechum68

This .. is ... done .. I just didn't have it in me to do a radiator, and add the battery. It's sitting on my car hauler trailer and one day I will pull it off the trailer and do some weathering and add the radiator and battery. This kit needs a ton of love and patience, it's done, and overall turn out.. not shabby but not great, somewhere in between. (Just noticed I slipped the tire on the mustang, gonna have to fix that.)

And that would be terrible

That paint is .. bitchin!! Following this!

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Neat! Looking good!!

Yes!! Do two builds, identical one with fenders,one without!! Love it man!!

Great paint recovery!! Looking great!

I learned that being too good at your job puts you in the eyes of US Director level, and they make requests, and you want to not do the project that you were overlooked for at another venue, then the US Director tells your direct Director that you will be doing x y and z period, and to figure out how to have others cover your stuff. So ... finally the addage, hard work pays off, really has. Too bad the pay doesn't reflect it lol.

Beautiful build! I remember looking at that kit in the store as a kid, It really makes a beautiful build!

Dude!!! As one who loves this kit, this is one of my holy grail kits, I buy em and build em because they are so flexible for so many options, the green and fenders are beastly! I would love to see you do this, same build but also with out fenders.

Yeah, that color when I saw it was meant to be on that body, I will likely do it on a Chevelle I have as well (John Wick version). And tbh, it is a labor of love, parts not fitting right, some are too big for openings, some are just too big.. I think if I were to build it again I would make some changes like, a different engine, cut the frame at the front and rear and use another kits for a better underside view. Surprisingly, the front seat, console and dash fit nicely. I am using the factory bucket style seats with headrests for it, plus the roll bar that came with the kit. I did notice my tree didn't have the shifter for the console, so I took the shifter out of another kit I am building for my wife. The body itself was great, and same with the hood. The grill, and rear bumpers need some love to fit right on the body, and center of the grill, I miscut trying to make it fit and it looks horrid, but since I will rarely look at the car from the nose, I am ok with it. I will say that the body to frame fit great when I was test fitting.. I have heard the frame part usually is bowed and needs heat to soften and flatten it back out. So assembly I would say overall... 7 Good pieces for details - 5 Pieces that needed to be there to improve assembly and looks: A true radiator support set up, radiator hoses, better suspension and rims that don't cut odd and break. But tbh, considering they are using molds that have had the ever loving snot used out of them, I am just glad we have this kit. Patience, and time and you can take a pigs ear and make a nice purse out of it. I did have a couple times I wanted to pitch it in the trash, but I didn't as I appreciated the challenge this kit gave me.

When I sit at the bench again, I will fix the tires! Thanks sir!

I got more done on my GTO... such a trial in patience and I am hoping it turns out better than expected. I have some pics up in WIP of tonights work, and some of the photos are horrid and the paint on some items didn't lay right, so my thought on it is, Young driver not a lot of money or skills builds his first muscle car.

More bench time, and a very slim chance I will be able to assemble most of the body tomorrow, and then have some odds and ends to do ... they definitely made this kit to test a mans patience. The pic of the fan/belt set up is actually black, I couldn't get a decent pic of it. 😕

That is great! The patina is fantastic!

More work on the GTO tonight. I will say that it is definitely ... a work of patience. Tried putting in the taillights, no dice the way they should go, so flipped em around. The wheels as well.... such a mess but hey from a distance no will see the flaws. I got the engine primed, so tomorrow I will get it painted blue (I don't have a good blue that is close to Pontiac Blue, so will be a bright blue) Got the roll bars painted too, which I didn't take pics of. Without further ado:

Tonight I got the back seat mounted in the interior tub, the front bench put together, the engine assembled and primed. The rear end primed and painted. Soon I will finish assembly on the engine and paint, and then wash the interior tub stuff and then let it dry for a couple weeks. Then prime when I get home. (Gonna try and remember to take pics of progress) Hoping the body will be ready for a wash by then, as of now... the paint still isn't wanting to cooperate with removal, may have to give it a 90% alcohol bath next.

Dude... this is gonna be awesome! Following as well!!

Oh for sure! I had hoped but I think once I learn the airbrush, and decant the purple and thin it down, I may get better results (I have some scrap I can practice on) I am a Tamiya fan tbh. But I do use other acrylic brands for my stuff too.

So this kit I sprayed with Tamiya light grey primer (can) and that purple was done with Krylon, and I had some bubbles in it, and then I found a purple the wife liked that Tamiya has in the spray can. So into the pool it went. I am a spray can guy, and brush work as well, but will be learning the airbrush as well to save me money and learn a new technique.

I found a different shade of purple that the wife liked better. So going that route instead.

I am shooting to get the engine in primer, the exhaust/rear end assembly in primer and install the roll bar as well this evening. The more I can do this next couple days the better, as it will be 19 days before i can sit at the bench again.

Awesome!!

So today I accomplished finishing the Peterbilt I posted in WiP (Kenworth with Ugly trailer .. I misnamed it) and posted it in Completed in Big Rigs. And doing some prepwork for the GTO in an earlier post laying on my work area.

Amazing work!