meechum68

Fantastic work!!

That is cool as heck!! Great job!

It's not me and I would never sit on kits!

Those are some great finds!! I am hoping later today to add a couple more pics here of what I get.

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Thank you Jim!

Thanks everyone! It was my first time dechroming too so I was very thrilled with the paint on the bumpers and wheels. I don't hate it, but I do think with some weathering, it will help round it out.

Welcome! Neat kit!

Fantastic Jeep!

Wicked Mustang!!

Thanks! Tbh, turned out better than expected. Didn't see the wheel well issue til the end so yeah. But was a build of patience.

Great job! That paint gives it the right vibe!

Fantastic work! I wrapped up a bugger of a kit. So now I have a Datsun street truck and the Fairlane I have a post about on my bench. This will sit for a bit while I am out of town for work, then when I get back, I will start a 63 Chevy Impala and one of my Vicky's. I should focus on one, but 4 .. 4 is good for now....

So this is the famous .. MPC kit that has it's share of issues. I did what I could to make it decent, and without further ado:

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.