Ron Hamilton

I started this one with a built-up, unpainted '67 Fairlane off of ebay. There was no stock seats, but a lot of what I needed was there. As you can see, it was pretty clean, and wasn't much of a glue-bomb. The hood was missing, and the interior was a race type. I was able to find a hood on ebay, and I got a set of seats cast from my mint, unbuilt original kit. Anyone familiar with this will note that AMT forgot to include the lower sculture on the body, so I cut it in, using the '66 body as a guide. I drilled out the cast in headlamps, and installed clear lenses. The styled steel wheels came from the original '66 Mustang Convertible kit, via The Modelhaus, as these are the most accurate set of these wheels available in scale. I mounted them on a set of original AMT Firestone Supreme red lines. The steering wheel came from the latest issue AMT '67 Mustang, as the kit wheel did not have the "Flower Pot" horn button. I replicated the '67 Brittany Blue paint with Testors' Lacquer, with a two tone blue interior. The stripes are a combination of Keith Marks' GT emblems, and AMT '66 Fairlane GT stripes in white. I have wanted one of these for a long time, and I finally got it done.

Well, I got some chrome on this one, as well as a polish job. This was not an easy one to Bare-Metal. that's for sure. I also changed the wheels to a set of Torque Thrusts. I still have to detail them with grayish spokes, and wheel caps.. The interior paint is next, as I have to custom mix the colors according to the 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne interior info. Instead of a exact replica stock, I'm doing this one as a mid 60's street machine, adding a custom steering wheel, gages under the dash, and a steering column mounted tachometer. The engine will be a surprise.

The tires are from the parts box. I used a bow compass to do the "Vogue" stripes.

Bob, It looks wonderful, but you overlooked one thing. The "A" pillars on the '71-'76 GM cars were stainless. Not covered with vinyl material, as moulded in the kit. By the way, this is what I have planned for my '74. My mom had one when I was in high school.

I'm so sorry all, but i put this under the wrong catagory.

It took a little time, but I got it cleaned up. I was able to repair the windshield frame, and polish out the windshield. It was pretty complete, except I needed a convertible boot, tail lamp bezels, lowering blocks, Tires, Wheelcovers, wheelbacks, and axles. I have everything I need thanks to Replicas and Miniatures and the Modelhaus. It's in primer now, and I have a '61 Imperial color chart. After I started on this one, It really grew on me. I'm diggin' those crazy fins. I promise I will finish it this year. Hopefully by the time the Mid-Atlantic NNL comes around this May.

Have you ever built a model of a car that was truly ugly in your mind? The '61 Imperial is that car to me. I was roaming around Carlisle at one of the shows a few years abck, and one of the vendors offered me this for sale. I have the '61 Lincoln Convertible in my collection, and I was wondering what was in this box. I was curious, so I had to open the box, and this is what I found, a SMP 1961 Imperial Crown Convertible. Yes, this boy was kind of rough, and filthy dirty, but it was workable. The windshield frame was cracked in the normal place, and the glass was very cloudy, and I cannot tell you what this goo was on the hood and front fenders. Take a look at the next post for the next phase.

That's very nice!!!

When Revell brought out the Lowrider Version of the Cadillac Fleetwood Coupe, I was overjoyed, as my Dad's last car was a 1981 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. Now this car is a Phantom, but I liked it anyway. Of course I had to make it as to what I thought Cadillac would have done if they marketed such a car. In doing this one, I raised it up close to a replica stock stance. The apint is Testors Model Master GM Dark Cherry Lacquer, leaving the Cabriolet Roof un-polished to simulate a vinyl roof. I redid the interior to replicate the Brougham d'Elegance trim package, using pieces of the diamond tufted bench seats from the AMT '62 Catalina Custom as pillow back seats. I painted it with various acrylic gray paint to match the 1989 Cadillac Gray Leather interior. The wire wheels are Detail Master 100 Spokes with Model Car Garage Cadillac Crests. The tires are Michelin Radials, with Vogue White walls painted on with a bow compass. A little detail painting, and some Bare Metal Foil, and there you have it.

This one started as a builtup I got off of ebay. A very good friend of mine has a one to one red '68 hardtop currently being restored. It took everything for me not to do this one in red, so I decided to do it as if I owned the car instead. I used the MPC '69 442 kit for its chassis and underhood area. The body needed a slight bit of work, where I filled in a sink on the right front fender fron the original firewall, and I added a set of vinyl roof mouldings. The vinyl roof is masking tape, painted with the same paint used to paint the car (Tamiya Dark Blue), with a clear flat lacuer overcoat. The GTO crests and rear fender decals are from the Last Detail GTO sheet, and a set of Keith Mark's GTO set. The wheels are detail painted resin Pontiac Rally II's with a set of Chromed Trim Rings from a set of Parts Box Chevy Rally Wheel Rims and the tires are Resin Firestone Wide Ovals from Replicas and miniatures. The engine and transmission came from the Revell '68 Firebird, which will eventually end up as a Sprint with the OHC6 and Resin Flat Hood From Perry's, but thats a project for the future. I had one of these when I was 11 years old as one of my xmas gifts. It never got built, as it was a "short shot" where half of the front fenders was damaged beyond repair, and I didn't have the skill to fix it. This build more than made up for that one.

This one started as a builtup I got off of ebay. A very good friend of mine has a one to one red '68 hardtop currently being restored. It took everything for me not to do this one in red, so I decided to do it as if I owned the car instead. I used the MPC '69 442 kit for its chassis and underhood area. The body needed a slight bit of work, where I filled in a sink on the right front fender fron the original firewall, and I added a set of vinyl roof mouldings. The vinyl roof is masking tape, painted with the same paint used to paint the car (Tamiya Dark Blue), with a clear flat lacuer overcoat. The GTO crests and rear fender decals are from the Last Detail GTO sheet, and a set of Keith Mark's GTO set. The wheels are detail painted resin Pontiac Rally II's with a set of Chromed Trim Rings from a set of Parts Box Chevy Rally Wheel Rims and the tires are Resin Firestone Wide Ovals from Replicas and miniatures. The engine and transmission came from the Revell '68 Firebird, which will eventually end up as a Sprint with the OHC6 and Resin Flat Hood From Perry's, but thats a project for the future. I had one of these when I was 11 years old as one of my xmas gifts. It never got built, as it was a "short shot" where half of the front fenders was damaged beyond repair, and I didn't have the skill to fix it. This build more than made up for that one.

This one started as a builtup I got off of ebay. A very good friend of mine has a one to one red '68 hardtop currently being restored. It took everything for me not to do this one in red, so I decided to do it as if I owned the car instead. I used the MPC '69 442 kit for its chassis and underhood area. The body needed a slight bit of work, where I filled in a sink on the right front fender fron the original firewall, and I added a set of vinyl roof mouldings. The vinyl roof is masking tape, painted with the same paint used to paint the car (Tamiya Dark Blue), with a clear flat lacuer overcoat. The GTO crests and rear fender decals are from the Last Detail GTO sheet, and a set of Keith Mark's GTO set. The wheels are detail painted resin Pontiac Rally II's with a set of Chromed Trim Rings from a set of Parts Box Chevy Rally Wheel Rims and the tires are Resin Firestone Wide Ovals from Replicas and miniatures. The engine and transmission came from the Revell '68 Firebird, which will eventually end up as a Sprint with the OHC6 and Resin Flat Hood From Perry's, but thats a project for the future. I had one of these when I was 11 years old as one of my xmas gifts. It never got built, as it was a "short shot" where half of the front fenders was damaged beyond repair, and I didn't have the skill to fix it. This build more than made up for that one.

That is so sweet!

Art, You did a wonderful job on the Master. I may do the '59 to go with this one. I already have the color combination picked out for it, as well as theme, and the powertrain combination. RH

And you thought I didn't know my way around a sheet of Bare Metal.

When the AMT '60 Ford Starliner coupe came out, I had planned to build it as a convertible, as a replica of my uncle's car. I was planning to scratchbuild the interior panels, but in a conversation with Norm Veber of Replicas and Miniatures Co. of MD, he advised me that he was developing a transkit of the Sunliner. In the mean time, Model Car garage had also developed a photoetch set for the 60 Ford. Armed with these items, I started my project. My uncle's car had a set of full wheelcovers and a set of skirts, neither was available in the AMT kit. So I scratchbuilt the skirts, and found an accurate '60 Ford wheelcover from the Hubley '60 Ford Sedan. Both of which are now in Replicas and Miniature's line. I painted it with Model Master Black Lacquer, with a Black and White interior, just like my uncle's car. All in all, I am pleased with this build.

No. I did the tires from the kit myself with a bow compass. The '66 Riviera tres are too narrow for this application. Ron

I modified this one from an original 1971 AMT kit, using the roof and trunk section from a derelict '68 T-bird. I filled the quarter windows in to replicate the "Town Landau" roof. The interior was modified to replicate the leather Brougham Interior trim, in the "Ginger" color. The wheels are the Optional "Finned" wheelcovers, from the Modelhaus. I plan to re-"Bare Metal" the project and Rub the finish out further to enhance it, as I am not satisfied with this one, yet.

I purchased this one from Bandit Resins. The kit seems to be going together pretty easy. This one is designed to be a transkit for the old AMT '58 Impala Hardtop kit. The paint is MCW Sierra Gold, and the interior will be painted with a coordinating color. The engine will be a surprise. I still have a ways to go on this one, but it is going along pretty good.

Here is one of the latest models I am working on, a modification of Revell's latest AAR cuda, as a Barracuda Gran Coupe, done in a Replica Stock '70's style off of the showroom floor. I made my own flat hood, modifying the kit part. I also modified the seats, to reflect the "Gran Coupe" leather interior option, as well as added the seams and mouldings to replicate a vinyl roof. I also worked on the rear fenders to elininate some of the "hippiness" on this kit. The wheel and tire combination is going to be the 1970 double white stripes mounted on a set of road wheels. The paint will be a common '70 color combination, but not one that would be expected on a '70 Barracuda model. The engine will probably be a 383 4-bbl, with a Torqueflite.

I plan to buy one of those myself. I'm going to combine the kit with some LTD Pieces to do a '70 Country Squire to go with my '67 Caprice Wagon. Those wheelcovers are the '68 through '71 Finned Wheelcovers, originally found in the '70 Ford LTD 4-Door Hardtop, in the AMT Motor City Stocker Series. A friend of mine's parents ahd a Light Blue '69 Country Squire. Mine is going to be Black, of course, with a black interior.

That one was a labor of love. You know I have a soft spot for '65 Chevies. I have one of each in scale, either built, or waiting to be built. My next '65 Chevy may be a Nova SS, a Corvair Corsa Coupe, or a Impala SS 2 Door Hardtop. The first car I owned was a '65 Chevelle Malibu 2-door hardtop.

Bill, It's Harold Bradford's work. We missed you. Ron

I saw this car today, and it is drop dead gorgeous.

I was working on the Revell '56 Ford Pickup, and I decided to glue th doors shut. The fit was horrible when I sat the doors in their frames. Maybe one day, I'll find this one and finish it to my satisfaction.