ChrisPflug

Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers ZZTop

Crimson and Clover- Tommy James and the Shondells ( again- later covered by Joan Jett) Fat Bottomed Girls- Queen

Was on a '71 GTX/ Road Runner/ '72 Road Runner kick a while back (a few are missing from the pics) Plan to do all the factory colors and a couple Satellites.....

Bring on the Weird Al Eat It Yoda

When I die and they lay me to rest gonna go to the place that's the best

The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers

As you lie there naked Like a body in a tomb Suspended animation as I slip into your room

Sister Christian Night Ranger

Do you wanna touch me (Oh Yeah) Gary Glitter and later Joan Jett (feel kind of funny typing it.....) Do you wanna touch me (Oh Yeah) Gary Glitter and later Joan Jett (feel kind of funny typing it.....)

The Monogram orange plastic is probably better for polishing- a lot of the newer releases, particularly MPC seem more translucent for 1/24 the original Monogram 71 Hemicuda was orange Others I can think of from my stash are JoHan '69 Road Runner, MPC "fogged" '71 Charger, Revell '69 Vette, and the 80s issue 74 GTX

I like black and white Dreaming in black and white You like black and white.....

Doctor My eyes Jackson Browne

Wonderful Tonight EC

I've got an extra resin 76 Formula hood if you're not wanting to go with the shaker (I forgot about the one I had in a conversion kit and bought an original plastic hood for my 76 Formula project) Missing Link makes nice fitting 70-76 shaker and flat hoods as well Also a fan of the MPC Camaro- have three '72s, a 70.5, and '73 to restore Anybody have a '71 they want to trade for a '72 (or even a back bumper?)

I'm sure some others have purchased built models that aren't exactly in the style you would choose to do them yourself either for parts, restoration, or just because they looked like they needed to be adopted- Show off your ugly cars

Great build of a not so spectacular kit

Original 72-74 bodies can be found in usable condition for not much money- spending an extra 10 bucks or so is certainly a viable alternative to lots of surgery or a conversion kit. The 1980 and up MPC bodies are a bit funky in other details that were restored like the door handles and such

Rocket engine burning fuel so fast Off into the night sky they blast Burning metal through the atmosphere Earth remains in worry hate and fear

Behind the Wall of Sleep from the first Black Sabbath album

Sweet Lucy was a dancer But none of us would chance her Because she was a samurai She made electric shadows Beyond our fingertips But none of us could reach that high

Ready for Love, Bad Co. Ready for Love, Bad Co.

I made some light buckets from an AMT Duster grille

Race cars and reissues The first non stock issue was the Motown Missile from the Pro Stock series. Based on the 73/74 annual with "plain" front bumper and some newly tooled drag parts. The Hemi was converted to dual plugs and twin dominators on an IR tunnel ram. Wheels were changed to slotted mags and only slicks for the rear, a pro stock hood scoop added,and the interior gutted (actually the Dodge Challenger tub with the back seat, console, and carpet detail removed and "rivets" added), a race dash insert, drag buckets and upgraded roll bar. Side windows were also included as well as wheelie bars, cooler, and the appropriate decals. Interestingly the stock chassis with molded in exhaust was still used even though drag car was the only building option Even though it really just used the body from the regular kit, the mid 70s "Barracuda Super Stocker" May have had the most lasting effects. The wheelwells were opened up all around, hood and body side hacked for a scoop and side exiting exhaust, the headlights and door handle details blanked over, and the front turn signal/ parking lights removed from the front valance opening. Chassis and interior were the same as the rest of the modified cars in the series. In 1980 the body was restored for the "Hemi Cuda" street machine. Molded I blue plastic the kit contents were similar to those found in the '74 annual but with heavily treaded big and little tires on Center Lines and a short rear spoiler. The flat hood with multiple score lines on the underside was included. The body repairs weren't the greatest, the most noticeable changes being the absence of the front parking lights, the indentations for the headlights being gone leaving a flat surface for the chrome headlights. The door handles also seem to have grown in size. Locating pins for the glass, interior, and chassis were gone so probably better in avoiding sink marks on the trunk lid. Bumpers were "plain", without the guards. The 80s were unfortunately a bad time for quality at MPC and this kit usually had the poor chrome, cheap tires, and harder to work with soft and deeply colored plastic this era is infamous for. The next releases were in 1985 and 86 labelled "Autoscape" and "Pro Street Barracuda". The Autoscape series featured a vacuformed display base and background poster. Most of the subjects in the series were reissues of Jeeps and trucks but a Mustang and cuda were included. The Barracuda kit was molded in bright yellow plastic and had the dark tinted glass found in many MPC street machines of the day. The Pro Street kit was molded in reddish orange with clear glass and featured an odd single pedestal T shaped rear spoiler. The biggest new feature was a "Pro Street" chassis with the exhaust removed and rubbed rear. Only big slicks were provided for rear tires. The scooped hood and race interior bucket from the Motown Missile were back in these versions and the bumpers once again had huge guards (probably pretty good protection for a show car- 5 mph at the fairground seems like a reasonable real world speed for a Pro Streeter at the height of the craze ) Each of the street machine versions has its own custom graphic decals as well After the Ertl buyout the kit was reengineered into a simple stock AMT snap kit in yellow plastic. The flat hood was molded in place, Rallye wheels and some ugly tires added as well as decals for white or black factory 73-74 style tape stripes. The body detail issues of the later MPC versions pretty much carried over. The AMT was released a couple times as a snap kit and also as a "retro promo" assembled version in Rallye Red. All the versions have strong and weak points depending on what version you want to build. Hopefully the release of the new Revell 70 kits will take some of the pricyness from builder/rebuilder quality used older issues. Parts interchangabilty isn't the greatest for adding chassis and interior detail, the new Revell underpinnings seem a bit large to fit easily but the AMT Challenger chassis and engine bay can be fitted without too much grief. Probably a few mistakes, I own quite a few but not every version mentioned. I Also tend to purchase rebuildables rather than pricy New vintage kits for my modest personal stash Pictures to follow