Ron Hamilton

You are lucky to have them to Snake Fu. I look forward to seeing them.

Scrumptious!!!!

Last night' I was rooting through my Corvette Parts Boxes. While there is some junk in there, I was able to find 98% of what I need for this one. I found the hood, wheel covers and backs, an engine, radiator and core support, firewall, front bumper and grille, rear bumperettes, tail lamps and bezels with exhaust tips. I plan to do this one as a nice 60's car, using mostly kit parts. While I was in the box, I found several still born, yet viable future Corvette projects, most notably: An original annual AMT 1963 Corvette Convertible with the rotating headlamps. When I got it, it was a total gluebomb with all kinds of custom accessories glued to it. It was unpainted, and I was able to repair most of the failed customization and glue residue. The windshield header is busted, and the rocker panels are not salvageable due to glue burn. I am going to salvage those parts from one of the several 1963 kits I bought for this purpose. This one is going to be a 1964 roadster, with a matching hardtop. I have a 1964 hood and wheelcovers for the project. An original AMT 64 Coupe. It was originally built as a custom. I am having a tough time removing the paint from it, as I believe it is lacquer, as my normal stripper barely budged it. I have most of that I need to bring it back from the dead zone. I'm tempted to do it as a period custom, as I have a lot of unused custom parts. An original AMT 1966 Roadster. I stripped the hideous paint from the body and got the glued on hardtop and luggage rack off of it. The windshield frame is busted, and there is some nasty glue burn on the tonneau cover and deck lid. I can repair those problems, and I have an appropriate engine I can install in it. The interior and chassis need to be stripped of the hideous red and black paint the previous builder used. I have the rest of the parts including the hardtop and the unique wheelcovers to do the car. An original AMT 1967 Coupe. This one may be built as a race car, as I do not have the original interior tub, hood or wheels. The body is clean, and I have several ideas for this one. In my collection, I have an original unbuilt AMT 63 Convertible with the rotating headlamps, a 65 Convertible, and a 67 Coupe. Also I have an MPC '67 "Streaker Vette" Kit, which is one of my all time favorites, and A Monogram 65, and Revell 67 Coupes and Roadsters, if I wanted to do something a little more detailed. Somewhere in the basement, there is an original 1963 Coupe Rebuilder with the rear wheelwells hogged out for gasser duty by the previous owner, and a 1966 Coupe, where I spliced in body parts to repair the rear wheelwells back to stock. Yes, I admit to going a little overboard with these kits from my past, and yes, I am a fool for Corvettes for most years.

Stunning work Ellen.

Very nice work. I always loved the cars from Motion Performance. Seeing them in Cars Magazine made me salivate. I styled a build of a MPC 1/20 69 Corvette Sting Ray and an Aurora HO car with the fastback rear window. My only built Motion Performance model is a 70 1/2 Camaro in Daytona Yellow with the Black Stripes. Fortunately I had a set of Fred Cady decals, as the kit did not have any. I'm going to follow along with this one, as it brings back my youth.

I may take you up on those wheel covers. I have to look at my parts.

I got this in trade with Scott8950. This is an AMT annual 1965 Corvette Coupe. It's missing a few parts, but I have a deep parts box, and I have what I need to build it the way I want to. The body is pretty clean, having never been sanded, nor cut. I'm going to leave it as a wire axle car. I gave it a little bath, and installed a set of good tires. I have to go to the parts department for the rest of the car. The paint on the interior is pretty good. originally I was going to go with a different interior color, but I like the red, so I am just going to detail it out. The body will painted a coordinating color to the interior, It will be a while before it is built, but I am happy with the transaction.

I just made a trade with Scott8950, and I am very satisfied with the transaction. The trade went smoothly, and I would work with him again.

I started on mine last year. I am doing mine as a Cordoba, with a Landau roof. I haven't decided whether or not to 2- tone it. I am leaning towards Black with silver 2-tone, with a gray interior. Mine is ready for paint, I just have to find a good silver color to use.

Jeepers!!!!!!

Nice squad cars.

I really like that one.

Nicely done.

That looks fantastic!!!!

Looks great to me. Mine is stalled, due to a bad paint job.

I don't see it as a hijack, but as an inspiration.

I love that one!!!!

I'm glad I was able to get restorable examples of both the 66 Skylark and the 65 Olds 88. I do not have the patience, nor the skill to pull off a restoration of the Modified Stock versions of these cars.

No. I would use an AMT 1/25 scale 66 Mustang Hardtop as a guide, and upscale the angle to the 1/16 scale kit, and make the appropriate changes. It's a lot of work, but it is worth it to me.

The original AMT annual 64 kit builds into a nice replica, Here is a glue bombed convertible I restored about 20 years ago.

Masterful job, J.C.

Sweet build. I have one of those in the stash unbuilt. I also have an original annual AMT 70 Mustang, Which is a restorable glue-bomb, which I may cut up, and combine with a Revell 69 Mach 1. I haven't had it in my hands for at least 10 years.

I like that! I may be trading one of those off.

I have one, but I built it over 30 years ago, and it is quite grizzled, I never liked how AMT handled the slope of the windshield, or the kit tires. Otherwise it was not a bad kit. If I had to do it again, I would like to try and correct the windshield angle.