Mr. Metallic

Great job Alan. I have developed an affinity for this kit as well, with a build (including improvements) similar to yours coming up. The first BAB I came across I turned into a Red Beetle. I have so many builds based on these Monogram hot rod kits in the pipeline.

Perfect stance, and great color combo. I love the detail of the red frame peeking out from under the bodywork.

Didn't realize they were brining good money. I was buying these up when they were cheap, especially the prepaints. But don't worry, the price on these should normalize since Round2 is finally reissuing this

I have that kit, but not familiar with the breakdown. I assume you should just be able to cut the top away from the bottom with either a saw or preferably with the backside of a #11 blade.

Like you, Batman has always been my favorite "superhero" as well because he is grounded and relatable. Can't relate to being an uber-rich guy, but he could exist in the real world. Since super powers don't really exist I've always had a hard time relating to comic book characters with super powers. I don't agree with Rusty's opinion at all. I thought it was a great portrayal of the character. Kind of returns him to the detective part of the character. And my wife is not a fan of the superhero genre and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to more from this universe with the upcoming tv show and sequel.

Are you sure the A sedan delivery has the Buttera frame under it? I swear that's the early 60's Revell tooling You are correct about the "34" being undersized because it was designed to fit the Buttera frame. I'll be following along because this conversion is starting out pretty cool.

Here, let me help Mike... @Greg Wann

When this kit was new Replicas and Miniatures of MD offered an improved top. Maybe he'll bring it back?

Leo is right, if Norm still has viable molds he will usually pop out a couple if you ask. I think he is on vacation right now, so give him time to respond. FYI- the Revell 5 window kit has a 40 dash as well.

I always struggled trying to build this body in my head as a 60's showcar, but 70's street machine may be the way to go based on what I see here. You're certainly making it look good.

Stance looks great. I know I've seen those photoetch seats around before, what is the source?

That inspiration car is stunning, but his cars usually are. I especially like the color. Looking forward to watching yours progress.

Nice clean build. great color.

I'm sorry you're having so many issues with this. I have the same kit, with the intent to build it as a Bonneville support vehicle. You're top chop proportions are right on.

This is quite a project to take on. Kudos to you both. Counting down to the barrage of requests from people who can't follow your simple rules in 3,2,1...

I had some similar thoughts to you awhile ago. Started working on completely smoothing out the body and turning it into an LSR type car. I still have it somewhere. For now I'll live vicariously through you and watch you build something cool out of this odd design.

I wish one of the aftermarket paint companies would offer color matched paints to the 60's Testors/Roth/Pactra/AMT paints, especially the metallics. Retro is hot right now, so they should capitalize on it as well just like Round2 and Atlantis are. Vintage paints to match vintage plastic.

He's also a member here, often featuring the bodies he's creating as WIP's @damodelguy az ?

I could be wrong, but they look like AMT Parts Pack items from a few years ago.

Bill, to be fair, I made no mention of anyone's age. I have great respect for people that are older than me, that's how I was raised. And in general when I participate in anything model car related, whether in person or online, I am surrounded by people older than I. I just soak in all the knowledge that I can. This is addressed to everyone who asked- Threads like this that include endless complaining and piling on about styles and trends, what's the point??? I can usually avoid them when the titles are better, but this one was vague and had a lot of participation so I thought maybe it would be useful. I'm all for first amendment rights, so for all those that want to participate, go right ahead.

Thank you for saying it. I clicked in thinking this would be an interesting topic, but should have known better by now. Seems like every couple of months one of these gets going

Dennis is back to building a traditional hot rod...

That chop is well executed, and the stance is right on. Love the rear wheel/tire combo, hopefully you can find something complementary for the front. With regards to the decals, I'm assuming you're not using the Scale Auto logos, just the nicely rendered number decals.

You're well on your way to helping us stop having to rob kits with your QC/crossmember sets. FYI- Rep and Min does a pre-drilled flathead crab distributor. Not saying you shouldn't do one, just relaying the info.

It seems like longer than usual because the public was introduced to the project MUCH earlier than normal. If you go back to page 1 of this thread, it was 2 years ago that someone at Revell posted the pics of a subject vehicle as it was undergoing laser scanning. From what I remember the pictures were intended to focus on the scanning process, not the subject matter. But people quickly realized what it was they were actually scanning and the model car internet blew up with excitement. Shortly after Revell pulled the pics because they hadn't intended for the subject to be announced yet. Add in the pandemic and this project feels like it's right on the normal project development trajectory, if you realize that we don't normally know about the subject until way more of the development process is already complete.