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    Back in 1973-1974, there was a TV series called "The Magician". It starred Bill Bixby as Anthony Blake, a very wealthy David Copperfield-type magician that used magic tricks to solve crimes and help people that had been done wrong. It only lasted one season but it remains one of my favorite TV shows ever. Tony Blake's car of choice was a brand new white 1974 Corvette (the pilot episode used a '73, the rest of the series used a '74). "The Magician" was responsible for both my interests in mid-70s Corvettes and amateur magic, interests I still have today. Several years ago I made an attempt to build a model of Tony Blake's Corvette, using the AMT '74 annual kit. I've never been a master model builder, and it definitely showed. I got the color right, but that was about it. I was never really happy with it. Recently, I got that model out and said to myself "Dude, you can do better than that!" I tore it apart, stripped everything, and started all over. While the actual car was just a standard Corvette with the L82 350 and Automatic, one thing I really wanted to add was the Italian Grillo telephone that Tony Blake had mounted on the console, which was the great grandfather of today's modern flip-phones (car phones were not cheap in 1974). The antenna at the rear window is for the phone. I'm still not a master model builder, and it still shows, but I'm much happier with the way it came out this time. AMT's '74 annual with a parts box 350/Turbo 350, Tamiya white paint. While some episodes showed the car with the YJ8 aluminum wheels and whitewalls, other episodes showed the Corvette Rallys with Firestone tires which I like better, so that's what I used. There's still a few issues...the hood is kinda weird on on the left side, probably a slight warp, and yeah, the antennas could be a little thinner, but otherwise I'm much happier with it now. The very last picture is the "before" picture. Now....I have a few '73 kits. Maybe I should build that pilot episode car. Thanks for looking.
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    Pre-ordered a couple. Now I remember why I don't get on here a lot......y'all end up costing me money. ?
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    This annual event was held August 28 this year, but most years it's held in April. If you happen to be in the North Georgia area, it's a great event with lots of cool cars and vintage race cars on display.
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    Thank you, everyone! ?
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    This might be my favorite build of yours, but what's not to like about a Corvette?
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    Absolutely beautiful, sir! The '69 Impala is one of my favorite Chevrolets of all time, and this is one of....if not THE....best build I've ever seen.
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    I find myself collecting 1973-1974 Corvette kits. I like the real cars, so whenever I find a kit at a good price I'll snatch it up. I'm not a collector though....I'm SURE I'll build 'em someday. ?
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    I don't participate here as much as I should......I've always heard that as you get older, you'll have more time for hobbies, which is 100% a lie lol. I find myself with NO hobby time quite often, so I have to make time...... Anyway, I finished this awhile back as a quick curbside build. AMT '63 Nova wagon, Pegasus wheels/tires, and Tamiya tan and white paint. This is a great kit, looking forward to the full detail version.
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    I have a soft spot in my heart for neglected glue bombs. I also like '61-'64 Fords, so when this poor mangy puppy showed up on eBay a few years ago, I couldn't say no. It had the lighting system, and I still have it....I just didn't use it when I rebuilt it. Before and after restoration pictures.
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    Speedway Decals has a set for a '70 Monte Carlo that has that on it, $16 with shipping included. Email speedwaydecals@yahoo.com
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    Yes sir, I did. I'm a bit of a C3 fan (working on a '74 right now), and thought that was a cool scheme.
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    Yes, AMT '70 Impala. They're a little loose in the Revell tires, nothing a couple wraps of tape won't solve.
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    These were made a few years ago for someone who was building from an original, and that's the color he specified. They can actually be made any color you want.
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    Speedway Decals has what you want. $6.00 including shipping.
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    I will check that out as well, thank you. I'm not concerned with that notch, I seriously doubt anyone would notice that anyway.
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    Thanks y'all. The AMT 2009 Challenger. I looked it up and that looks like exactly what I need. I'm glad I thought of that, lol. Thank you!
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    I've decided to build a model of the family car, a 2013 Dodge Challenger. I'm starting with the Revell 2013 Challenger kit. My problem is the wheel/tire combo. The kit wheels aren't even remotely close. I started searching around, and the set in the Revell Dodge Magnum SRT8 kit looked pretty close....not perfect, but close, so I got one. Wrong. They're too big. Our car has 18" wheels, the Magnum wheels scale out to 21" and just look way too big. They would have the model sitting like a 4WD. So, does anyone know a kit that has the correct size wheels like this? Or something from the aftermarket that would be close? First picture is the 1:1, other pictures are the Magnum wheel/tire. Thanks.
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    Thanks, y'all! I'll try that scraping method, I never thought about that.
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    Senoia, Georgia's Bubba Pollard is one of the hottest asphalt SLM drivers in the nation right now, and this is his 2015-2016 ride. Big Donkey resin SLM body on a modified AMT nascar chassis. Paint is Tamiya black and white, decals are from Speedway Decals. As per my usual style, built curbside. The next time I build one of these, I'm going to try to remove that aero thing on the rear window (the resin body uses all the glass from the Nascar kit.) . I wish I could paint those tiny stripes on the wheels, but every time I try it looks horrible. Any tips for that? And thanks for looking!
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    My absolute favorite year for the Impala, and it looks good in that color. You did a good job. Makes me want to build another one.
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    This is gorgeous, it's hard to beat a Lime-Light Road Runner! Can't wait to see it finished!
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    Looking good!
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    Just used lots of Solvaset on the decals. Looking at it closer, I probably should go back and add a black wash to the vents. On the tires, those are Fireball's BFG big and little set, and they have raised letters. I've reached the age, however, where I can't detail paint that well anymore, so I used decals over the raised lettering. I love the look of Fireball's tires, but I'm not really crazy about whatever they're made out of....to me, they're too soft, practically impossible to sand those raised letters off. It looks ok from a distance, but up close it's definitely not perfect. It is what it is though, maybe next set I'll try to paint.
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    Thanks, everybody!
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