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Fujimi 250 GTO decals

Great run-down. Very helpful. I have the Protar and the Fujimi in the stash. I've wondered how they compare. Hopefully one day at least one of them will get built.

Whoa, the Chevelle is out!? I got to go get one, maybe two.

OK, thanks John. I know the ones. I have a set fitted to a Revell '70 Torino. Nice tires, I wish Round2 would put these in more kits.

So cool! This is almost as good as watching the movie. Bravo. The only thing I don't see is Toad's scooter.

The detail on the kits parts is probably a bit soft, but looking at the excellent reference photos posted by Gerry, most of it appears to be there. The part #510 (fuel meter) appears to be a throttle body style fuel injection assembly. The throttle linkage/cable and fuel lines would attach to that. The kit seems to omit any kind of galley cover for the top of the engine block, so the nibs on top (for locating the stock intake manifold) may have to be removed.

Cool project.

The Hemi looks right at home there. What are the rear tires you are using? What kit are they from?

I missed this one first time around. Nice looking Monte, Tom. Looks very period. The wheel covers look 'right'. Well done.

That's one fine looking Caddy. Very elegant, and nice tidy work, too.

Yup, when tooling goes to China it's a one-way ticket. Eventually there is going to be a lot of abandoned tooling in China, and most of it will be up for grabs. Makes me wonder if one day unsanctioned kits will be produced from this tooling.

My 2 cents? I would lengthen the rear fender well opening just enough to expose the full diameter of the tire at the bottom, but not make the opening any higher than it currently is, and maintain the original shape/angle of the of the end portions of the opening . Does that make sense?

Nice! I have a couple of Tim's books, but have yet to pick up this one. I did not know MPC released a Sox & Martin '72 Cuda.

It's hard to see what's going on here due to close photos and shallow depth of field. Are we dealing with three pieces here (body, chassis, and engine compartment piece)? First, place the chassis on a flat surface and verify it's not seriously warped. Post a photo. If this is three pieces, remove the engine compartment piece and see if the chassis fits the body. It appears the engine compartment piece is not fitted correctly, causing interference. Does it fit better if you try to fit the front end in first? It may also be helpful if you post a photo of the instruction sheet page. Alternatively, and this may sound silly, but is it possible you have the wrong chassis for the body?

Indeed. I have had three of these kits. Two I bought new in the 80s had clear glass. I bought another off epay about ten years ago and was surprised (and bummed) to find it had dark smoke tinted glass.

Well, that's pretty wild. I had no idea Mattel was making this stuff. It looks like it would be very handy around the model bench. A heck of a lot easier than turning/sanding/polishing with my bench-top drill press.

I'm holding out for the Mattel horizontal boring mill, and maybe the Mattel cylindrical grinder.

That is one fine looking bus. Love the colours, and looks great lowered. Very nice!

Welcome to the forum, Charles. It's a great place to get back into the groove.

Just catching up with this project again. Impressive work as usual, Pierre. Some top notch scratch building of detail parts. It's coming along beautifully.

My first thought when I saw it was a kitbash with the Monogram Rommel's Rod.

I haven't, but I have seen it on their site and thought it would be an interesting build. I thought it was a curious subject for 1/24 scale, too. I'll be placing an order with the Plastic Model Store soon, and am considering getting one.

Super cool! Love some good short track racing.

Probably not what you had in mind, but these are some of my favourite tail fins. No one does fins like the Alfa Romeo BATs.