Jordan White

I would like to know if this is possible, I voted the same way as last year, and didn't read the post until after voting.

Personally, I would not pay $14 for a set of tires (especially without wheels) that have no sidewall detail and brand names. I could get very nice Aoshima and Fujimi wheel/Tire sets with disc brakes for about that or less from various sources.

There's a site, grabcad.com, where people can post their files, like your idea, and people can use them for free. All we would need to do is make an account there (when I say we, I mean each person), and post the files with a certain tag or tags that would show that they are for scale models and from MCM members.

Alright, I've decided to get this project back on the bench! I did eventually receive the intake manifold parts from Shapeways, and had to modify the block and heads for it to fit. I also found out that the valve covers from the Camaro kit are exactly the same ones that are found on the '78 Corvette. Finally, here's the actual wheel fitted into the kit tire.

Quick update, got the body painted. Just have to wet sand and then I can put on the clearcoat. As for the badging, I'm probably just going to make decals for them.

Vince is a great trader as well! Would certainly deal with him again!

For those who mention paint on the interior, perhaps I could have done more. This was a quick, simple build though, so I figured a gray vinyl interior would work fine for the Jimny's simplistic nature. Of course, I did skip painting some of the interior body color where the exposed metal would be.

Love it! Even though they were curbside, Aoshima did an excellent job with their SUV kits and it shows here.

Just got one of the Monogram Grand National kits in a trade, and decided to turn it into a Regal T-Type. I know that a few others have made Regals with the kit, but other than maybe a couple, most have been made into donks or lowriders. I'm planning on building the kit essentially box stock, with only a different set of wheels and some underhood detailling. The wheels I'm using are 17" Lambo Diablo style wheels from Fujimi, and I'll be chroming the bumpers and painting the body in a gold metallic. It will also have the blackout trim package, and the camel interior (tan). Here's how the stance will be:

The only major visual difference over the years was the grille, so if you scratch build a grille for it, you can easily pass it off as a '71 or '72.

Likewise, had a great trade with BISMARCK! No issues at all.

Thanks so far!

Fujimi kit of the Suzuki Jimny. It was painted in a light metallic blue Duplicolor Perfect Match paint, wheels are from the AMT F150, tires from the AMT Ranger. I used a parts box spare tire, as well as spare decals on the sides.The only modification was removing the side windows.

Usually it's possible to remove the engine and transmission together, it mainly depends on how much room there is in the engine compartment, and whether any cross members are in the way. It would work in this case if the radiator was removed.

Did you read the first paragraph? They are the favorite option packages of the author.

Those tires were used in the 90's AMT Chevy C1500 and Ford F150 kits, and I was never a fan of them.

This is an older build that I had packed away because I was planning on doing a bit more to it, but I found it recently and decided to just put it on the shelf as it is. It is a rebuild using the AMT C1500 stepside kit, and converted to a 4WD using parts from the AMT 80's GMC kit. "Before" pic: "After" pics:

Normal shots will be fine, I'm mainly just curious to see what comes in the kit.

It appears the former thread on this subject was deleted for some reason. I had bumped it to ask if anyone who has the kit would be willing to post some pics of the contents, and the offer still stands.

Fabulous paint job, and one of the colors I had yet to see on the 1/12th kit! Have any pics of the car you're replicating?

Other than the 4wd wheels used on the 2wd version of the S10.

My go-to paint for satin black is the generic stuff from Home Depot that is only like a buck per can. While the price is cheap, it goes on well and dries evenly.

You need to go to their Shapeway page to order stuff, since that's who they have make it. http://www.shapeways.com/shops/tdrcatalog?sort=name&s=0

It's a good kit, what are your plans for it?

I can't say much on the authenticity of everything, but as far as I know it builds up well and since you got the older kit, it has the nice extra parts and tires with lettering on them! It does not have parts for the RS version though, so if that was your plan, you'd have to scratch build those parts.