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"Do you have a solution for the lack of pedals and park brake handle?" I'm just using the ones from the parts van that I used for the rest. the hinges on the van were shot.

1963 VW Micro-bus part 4 I made the 2 panels that are behind the front seats,as well as the ashtray on the back of the middle seat. also decided to open the doors. and this is where it truely sits at this time. The stall being the door hinges. I've seen a how to on a external hinges, but, naturally I can't find it now. Thanks for looking. Jerry

Very beautiful build.

Re: 1963 VW Micro-bus part 3 Here I have the cut down Van sides test fit on the chassis. With them almost ready to install. (It will now have an engine too!) Which brings us up to the moment. As it sits now in mock-up. It's getting close but I still have a lot to do. Stay tuned for up dates. Thanks for looking. Jerry

1963 VW Micro-bus part 2 I had to correct the dash, as I had never seen on as in the kit. Where the kits dash extended flat to the bottom, there would have been a shelf, it's there now, and the grab handle is no longer a solid bar , but a handle as it should be. The vents in the roof are non-existent in the kit. So I made one. A friend found a Revell Roller Skate Van at a swap meet and thought I'd like it. He was right I did like it, and thought it would be good sitting beside my bus. But I noticed the the Van still had the interior engraved on inside, (another thing the kit don't have). Sorry, but I never took a pic of the van before tearing it down. I also liked the chassis as it had a bit more detail, (the heat duct leading to the front). so I ground out the chassis from the van floor and the chassis from the bus.

I bought this kit because my dad had one of these. I was hoping that when I purchased this bus that it was the old Revell bus from the 60's. It's NOT! It is nothing more than the Hasagwa bus reissued under the Revell name. What should have been a simple quick build, turned into a major project. The kit is a 21 window Deluxe,with a sun roof. My dad had a 15 window Deluxe without a sunroof. The kit has 3 full bench seats. Dads was a walk thru. Lots of mods right there. OK, I can deal with that. Unfortunately I didn't get pics from the very start. So here's where I did start the pics. As you can see the roof windows are filled, and the sun roof is history. The seats and floor are modified for the walk thru configuration.

Very interesting build you've got going. I was wondering why you had changed the floors to balsa wood? Someone said something about the "new" Revell VW bus, well to you I say that it would be easier to start with but then where's the challenge? And if your're wondering why I make that statement then just take a look here: http://public.fotki.com/B67ville/model-cars-1/wips/00577-63-vw-bus-/ Tony we think allong the same path on this one. Jerry

"How accurate is this kit. Could a good replica be built from this?" James, as best that I can recall, yes you can, the differences that I can recall are: The wheels, (as already stated) the exhaust, (on the original issue there were no side pipes) and finally the grills on the hood between the hood edge and the power bulge are not in this issue. I've included a pic of my original Mako Shark II so that you can see the difference. Hope this helps. Jerry

Big Poppa you lookin for me, well I'm hereand the emails the same. Bonneville67@yahoo.com Hey Art hows it going? Long time since we all been in a confrennce? Jerry

The process is called an Acrylustration. It's basically finding your subject matter. preferably on glossy paper stock (like a magazine) cleared a LOT then immersed in water face down. let the water soak into the back side then remove it from the water and place it face down, and gently rub the paper off the clear. the cleaner it gets the thinner it gets (naturally), and all that much more fragile it becomes. once that is all done you place it in position and trim (very carefully). Then squeegee the water from under it. Then clear. it's as simple as it sounds. Oh and the whole time your doing this , it can rip or tear easily. And that is the R.D. version can;t make it any easier. If you try it, be warned it is time consuming and repetitive. It took about 8-9 tries just for the hood on the Camel car. And yes I want to do a new Impala stocker with the new pack design. But all this is useless, as you can scan and print a decal now.

Finally got some sun here. Thanks for looking. Jerry

I did this back in the late 80's. I already had a Coors Thunderbird built and decided to build something different, and as Camel was celebrating their 75th Anniversery, I thought it would be fun. Thanks for looking, Jerry

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This 66 Buick Wildcat was just an experiment in the chopping of the mid 60's GM body style on a spare body. My first thought was to build the Barris Mystque but I had found one in resin, which left this body open for a change in plan. As it was a scrap body I needed to find a chassis to fit. The first thing that I came a cross was a AMT 67 Chevy Impala Street Machine. This chassis is a bit short on the wheel base and had to be stretched to fit the Buick body. The engine is the Buick Nail head with the induction system from the Impala, The front inner fenders also came from the Impala. I rolled the front pan and used the stock grille, the rear is the stock set up. Once all this was decided, I decided that I wanted to do something with the rear wheel opening. But not wanting to open it, I'd rather would close it. I was talking to my cousin one day and he suggested the change that you see here. The paint was a Pastel Blue Pearl nail polish that the wife donated to the car. airbrushed over HoK Snow White Pearl. Thanks for looking, Jerry

Definitely Different, a little new with the old. It's cool.

That's a nice piece, well done.

"sorry, but i have a stupid Question:? i have tried that and the car fell off! how did you bend it so the car stays? thank you for the help!" OK here's a link to the tip/how to: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20361

I was asked "How do you set up a coat hanger so that it don't drop the car?" Well this is how I do it. 1- Find one (1) coat hanger -wire type. 2- Bend the hanger in half. 3- What I do is I bend a Z bend at the one end. 4- On the other end I bend down 90 degrees. This will be the end that helps hold the tension, and you adjust it here. You can adjust for a narrow body. Or for a wider body Here the hanger is holding a 63 Bonneville Body Here the body is hung with the hanger from the light fixture. It can also hang from a door frame, or where ever you want to put it. Try it, it works , and the more you use it the easier it'll be to adjust to the body to be painted.

"If it's upside down, wouldn't the paint drip OFF the car?" If thats a concern then it sounds like your laying down some heavy layers of paint. I think you might try a little lighter coats, allowed to tack off in between. Just my thoughts. Jerry

Nice job on both builds, they are both sweet rides.

Marcos, This is a sweet build you got going. Beautiful, this car will be just beautiful. I'm doing a 60 Starliner at this time as well though, more outta the box, and not to this extent. Keep up the marvelous work. Jerry

FujimiLover, This is looking really cool, keep up the good work and it will be a killer Porsche. Might I suggest using a bent coat hanger , rather than setting the model flat on the cardboard. It has its advantages for you hang the car upside down to dry, therefore helping to keep dust off while it dries.

I used to have one that a friend built. I always thought it was a neat looking car. Well a few years ago I decided to build one myself. Painted in House of Kolor Snow White Pearl and Sunrise Pearl. It's basiclly straight out of the box. I decided to use the 2+2 body as it had less chrome. Thanks for looking

I was asked to chop this car by my daughter, (Jackie) she was building it for me as a gift but wanted it chopped. So she brought it to me to chop, well a week later she asked if it was done and I told her NO. Told her I was doing something else with the car and it wasn't done yet. A week later which was the week of my b-day she asked again and I told her no that it wasn't finished. She told me then that it was a present for me that she wanted to build for me. So with a breath she said Happy Birthday Daddy finish it at your own speed, and Enjoy. well I felt bad Naturally and when I had it ready I asked her if she wanted to finish it, she told me that I could do it myself, But it has to be black( why did she say that?). Anyway here's the chopped and wedge sectioned 49 that I refer to as Jacks 49. I finally put the paint down on it. Thanks for looking. Jerry