Hawk312

This one!!!! I have built two of these so far, along with the `56, and want to build more when I get the time. They build up real nice. If I had to choose from the list above, I would have picked 3. But IMO, the accuracy of the above kit eclipses that one. I really like them with the Torq Thrusts from the `56 kit:

I was wondering if this was going to come up. I have been thinking about this same thing. I used to be into RC`s in the late 80s/early90s. I just recently started buying older cars and installing new internals. I have Grasshoppers and Hornets that have a brushless/lipo setup that, if my numbers are correct, should reach a speed of 73mph theoretically. Of course they never reach that because they end up crashing into something or flying out of control first. Anyway, the electronics were surprisingly cheap to do this, very inexpensive. To go half as fast, we probably would have spent double the $$ back in the day. It just makes me wonder how much farther electrics in automotive applications have come in the past 5 -10 years. I am betting far further than our perceptions.

Thanks guys. i started posting my finished 1:12 builds in the completed section, fyi. I don`t think I posted the recent L-88 and tri-power in the Big Boyz section, FYI. Oh, and I am pretty excited for you guys to see what I have been working this year, but you will have to wait til close to the end of the year.

Ohh, man. I had no plans on a `70`s drag racer, but this is a must have! When are these due out? Anyone have experience trying to mate this kit with the wheels and tires from the Revell funny cars of that era? I want to try to use the Super Tricks I used on my Prudhomme and Snow funny cars:

What he said! I love seeing this one again.

Thanks Kenny! Yours still looks also too! Ours could be twins.

Someone here tipped me off to these. They, both fronts and backs, are in this kit and are much, much better than the generic die cast rims that are in the Snow kit: If I remember correctly, I used the kits front tires, and the slicks are from a newer (mid 90`s) Revell funny car. The rear slicks are pretty well modified though.

Thanks guys! I just used Evergreen styrene strip, cut to the width of the lower portion of the spoiler, and rounded of by sanding. Hope this helps!

That mock up looks really cool!

I have been selling mine for about a decade now. It started with a 1/25 `68 L88 that ended up going for way more than I thought it would. Over the years, I have had some real nightmares trying to ship. Some of them arrived to the buyer completely obliterated. That is, the kit was closer to "assembled" when I bought it off the shelf at Walmart than after I had shipped the built model. Lately, I have refined my process, I usually wrap the car in TP, like layer after layer. I then surround with bubble wrap and mount it to a plastic container. I then place the plastic bin in a larger box with packing peanuts. I have shipped a bunch of 1/12 models this way, including the `67 L88 Barrett Jackson car and the red `67 Tri-power I just sold. They both went about 1000 miles without issues. I had one guy out in California, about a 3000 mile trek from me, buy three of my 1/12 builds a few years back. All of them made it to him completely in-tact. I have been using USPS to ship. As far as value, it is worth what someone will pay for it.

Still waiting for the 1/12 `67 Corvette reissue.

I think I have a plan, but am wondering if there is a better way. What do you guys do for window trim if you are modifying a windshield or rear window and need to remove the trim and replace what is already there? This will be on a 60`s muscle car, so the trim will look similar to this:

Looks great Andre! I know you were worried about the tail lights, but I think they look very convincing! Did you have fun building it? 3rd gen f-bodies are what kept me in the hobby throughout the 80`s.

I`ve had 6 3rd gens so far, and all of them had semi-gloss black locks. You mean the door locks on the outside of the door right? Looking forward to seeing it finished! I always liked these in forrest green.

Looking great Andre!! Nice detail on that dash! Here is my version. As you can see, I had some trouble fitting the front nose on it. Just a heads up for you. I`ll also include a pic of the tailights you were asking about, but it looks like you have that pretty much under control.

Lots of interesting stuff here. Disclaimer: I have no idea what I am doing. I always try to take pictures outdoors on sunny days. Cloudy or indoor pics always seem to make the color seem "off." Whatever the highest resolution is available on the camera is what I set it to. When I copy the files to the computer, i resize them down to about 30-50%. My camera is a really cheap Sony Cybershot, which I think was the cheapest that Best Buy had at the time. I may have paid $89 for it. I have always used really cheap cameras. In fact, and I`m not sure if Harry wants me to tell you this, but the Big Scale Beauty cover car in my sig was shot with a cheapo Kodak camera that I am pretty sure was under $100 as well. Anyway, here is the result:

Here are some engine pics with the decals. I forgot to put them on in the first set of pics.

Thanks guys! No decals were used on this one, except the air cleaner and the valve cover decals. Everything else is painted.

Yep, got the wheels safely. Thanks Tonio!

Thanks again everyone! Some of your comments made me laugh this time around. Thanks! The chrome trim on the seats and door panels are both BMF. The console is silver chrome paint. The window trim is all BMF.

Thanks everyone! At some points, because of the similarities, I thought I was building the L-88 one again. Besides the obvious black stripe, there are subtle differences:

An interior pic: And chassis:

This one went smoothly at first, and then fought me in the end. But overall, not too many complications. I think this one is my favorite color scheme. There is just something about all the red and white. I used the wheels that I designed and cast from the L88 model. I added a period correct Pennsylvania license plate and inspection sticker on the windshield. A correct dealer window sticker was applied to the driver side window. All these were printed from actual items from the time period. This is my first white interior, and I must have put on at least 4 coats of white to cover the black and red. I just realized I forgot the air lid cover decal and the decal on the passenger side valve cover, so I owe you guys a couple pics yet. Let me know what you think!

Thanks Bill. You have me sold! I am going to have to run out and get some of this stuff.

Is that the hardener hiding behind the tube of putty? Or do you have to buy the hardener separately? I have been looking into two part putties. I am assuming this doesn`t have the shrinking issues of the one part putties? It is frustrating to get something "perfect" only to come back a couple days later and see a divot where there was once a smooth surface.