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I really like this one Greg. Good combination of parts and colors to achieve a certain style. oldscool

I think I have found a way to improve the fender well issue. After doing a quick mock up, I noticed that not only are the front openings oversized but the wheels appear too far to the rear. Repositioning the wheels a little further forward makes a big improvement. BEFORE: AFTER: No, I'm not starting another kit on top of the four I have going. I always do a mock up like this after opening a new kit to get an idea how it will look and fit. oldscool

Sorry, I should have provided more info since this IS a review. It has the stock dual quads and the triangle shaped air filter housing and a 6-71 with 2 Holleys and short velocity stacks. It has chromed valve covers with the Chevrolet script. It has some custom bucket seats but they have open backs and a roll bar with molded in fire extinguisher. Besides the pro stock style scoop shown on the box, it also has another scoop that looks like it came off of a late 70s Z-28. It's what the aircraft guys call a NACA scoop. And yes Dave, the flame decals are pretty decent. Hope this helps, oldscool

Thanks for the tip on the headlights Lyle. I'll give it a try. oldscool

I like this one a lot! Great work! oldscool

That is absolutely gorgeous! what ever you did to get it low doesn't bother me as long as it looks good sitting on the shelf. oldscool

That's gonna look good Rick and I wish the new version had all the original Badman parts. oldscool

I decided to buy myself a birthday present last Friday and the local Magic Mart just happened to have some new kits in stock. Since I have never built or even seen the contents of this kit before, I decided to buy one as a companion to my 55 Chevy street machine build. One of the things that surprised me is that this kit can be built stock. Another surprise is that it comes with a CB radio and antenna. First about the quality; the body mold has obviously been polished as the plastic is very smooth and shiny. There is almost no flash at all on any of the parts and no sink marks. The chrome plating is very smooth, shiny and clean. A mockup showed that everything fit very well and nothing was warped. The tires are the same ones that come in the 1/24 Mopar kits and could be a little bigger for the street machine version. It also has the headlight lenses with the post in the middle like a diecast. Now for the accuracy issues; I have heard much about the overly large front fender openings and from looking at pics of the real thing it looks like there is not enough metal between the grille and the front of the openings. Correcting this would also require extending the ends of the bumper to meet the fender openings. The interior looks really good but the engine appears to be underscale like the 55 Chevy kit. It's as if the engines were 1/25. The firewall is also a joke but not as bad as the 55. Here's a pic of the box. I won't post sprue shots as most everybody is familiar with this kit (but me) and it takes forever to upload pics to Photobucket with a dialup. I hope this is of some use to someone out there oldscool

That is a great resto of an old kit and I am very interested in these old models. If you have any more post them too. oldscool

Well Dave, I super glued the windshield in already because it was a tight fit. I am really wanting to finish this one as I never built one of these kits before in any form. As a matter of fact the only 55 Chevy kit I have ever built was the old Revell 55 with the opening doors oldscool

The wheels came from the old AMT 58 Impala kit. I think the same wheels were in several other old AMT kits as well. oldscool

Well everyone, I am close to giving up on this one due to fit issues. Even after cutting the window unit apart the interior still wont fit all the way up into the body because the dash interferes with the bottom of the windshield. I have the windshield as far up as I can mount it without having a gap at the cowl edge. The only thing I know to do is to hack on the edge of the dash. Then there's still the firewall issue to deal with As a consolation I bought myself the reissue of the Monogram 56 Belair "classic cruiser" for my birthday. this one has it's accuracy issues but after doing a mockup I find it's a much better engineered kit than the 55. I know about the oversized fender openings in front but other than that, it looks really good and can be built stock oldscool

Well, to me a true KUSTOM can only be a car from the 50s-60s that has had sheet metal modifications and special paint job. my term for what you are building would be "street machine". oldscool

My first was a 63 split window Vette by AMT in 1/32 with 2 piece white styrene tires. Anyone remember these? oldscool

Geez, I had no idea this post would generate so many responses. Thanks everyone and I have noticed that more people are not including pics in their quotes already. oldscool

That is one nice charger! It looks just like the real thing oldscool

That IS outstanding! Very nice model. oldscool

Nice Ghia! The wheels go with it really well. oldscool

Another nice one! And you seem to be good at engines too. oldscool

Welcome to the forum Jimmy. That is a nice clean build of a kit that I have never seen before. Good job on the shaker scoop. oldscool

I didn't realize there was a thread in that section of the forum as I rarely visit rants and raves. I try to avoid rants or getting involved with others rants. Just trying to keep my hobby as positive and fun as possible that's all. oldscool

A chopped one would be killer! oldscool

Nice job on a cool kit! I know where that 8ball decal came from oldscool

Some of you do this and some of you don't so I say thanks to those who don't. I am forced to use a dialup due to financial reasons and it takes a long time to view pics as it is without viewing the same set of pics two or even three times in one thread. As a small favor to me and maybe some other dialup users on this forum (if there is anyone left but me in the world still using a dialup) please do us a favor and try not to quote pics. TIA oldscool

Thanks everyone, and Brian what would possibly make you think I am picky? oldscool