mrmike

Thank you guys! I look at the Satellite now and I see a couple of small things I would change/improve if I could. For the most part, I'll leave it alone.

I took the first step to making the Revell hood fit the AMT body by sawing it in half and sanding the cut with a sanding wand. Looks pretty good! Now to shorten the hood front. More '60 Fleetside to come...

Thanks guys! I prefer not to use someone else's junk! Since I have gotten this kit, I have discovered more about Ben Napier's '62 Chevy. A little kit bashing is fine for me and rebuilding something I built years ago is also fine, but I am not about to wait for something I want to show up on ebay and then find out they want x-amount of dollars for a rare piece of a gluebomb that is missing parts. I want something that is close to Ben's truck, but it doesn't have to be 100% correct. I have the parts and the kit I need and I am forging ahead with this build.

Thank you guys! This is a very satisfying build for me! I've had this kit for a couple of years and I really wasn't sure on how I wanted it to look. If I ever had to complain about a Moebius model kit, it would be about the type of plastic they use.. It doesn't like model glue too much.

Like I said, the Revell '65 Chevy hood is too wide unless I cut it down. Probably about 1/8th inch.

My new project is the AMT 1960 Chevrolet Fleetside Pickup. I am using this kit to replicate the pickup truck used by Ben Napier on HGTV's Home Town TV series. There are some differences between the '60 and the '62 pickups. The hood and the grille are different as the '62 has a smooth hood and single headlights. Ben's pickup is also a V8/auto trans with dual exhaust and this kit has a six cylinder/manual trans with single exhaust. The differences really doesn't bother me too much as I will build the '60 as is and I may use the hood from the Revell '65 Chevy pickup which is a bit too wide for the AMT '60 Chevy Fleetside, but I could cut it down. I am aware of a '62 Chevy pickup annual kit, but they are too expensive to even bother trying to find one. I am also fine with the straight six/manual trans in this kit. The V8 can be found in a Revell '63 Impala kit, but I think that for the ease of building, I'll stick with the six. I will be adding the wheels, hubcaps and tires, and the rear view side mirrors gifted to me by fellow Club member Tim. I have the step n tow rear bumper from the Moebius '72 Ford Sport Custom pickup and I wiil need to source the decals for the doors. My paint will be Polly Scale St. Lawrence Blue shot through my Badger Universal 360 airbrush. More '60 Fleetside to come...

This is my '65 Hemi Satellite painted with Tamiya TS-50 Mica Blue with a Dupli-Color Light Metallic Blue and Model Master Dark Blue interior, wired Hemi engine, Pegasus Hellas and Hollis wheels and a wired column mounted tachometer.

I have joined the interior/chassis assembly with the body. I started to add the many pieces of chrome and clear glass. More Hemi Satellite to come...

I added the white tail stripe to the '68 Charger. I removed the side markers, added the stripe and reinstalled the side markers. I need to cleanup around the side marker with some decal setting solution. The stripe looks pretty straight to me. More Charger R/T to come...

Foiled, decaled and now clearcoated with three coats of Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear. I'll rub this out in a day or two. More Hemi Satellite to come...

Geoff, I had a feeling that life had gotten in the way. LOL Do what you have to do. The Land Rover will still be waiting for you to finish it.

Geoff, what happened to this build? It's been a month and I was hoping to see more.

This is the original car that I was trying to copy from Overhaulin' Season 6, Episode 8. There are obvious differences between the Belvedere and the Fury models. For the most part, I had accomplished my goal.

What?!!!

Thank you Mark! The interior was painted with Tamiya XF-10 Flat Brown and Tamiya TS-74 Champagne Gold.

The top is painted with Tamiya TS-45 Pearl White and the body is painted with Tamiya TS-75 Champagne Gold with Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear. The stripe is an orange Sharpie.

Thank you Kenneth! Yes, the side trim is Bare Metal Foil.

Thanks Kenneth! I built a '64 Belvedere as well. Mine is based on the '64 Fury rebuilt on TVs Overhaulin'.

Thanks Steve! Please feel free to ask any questions about anything I do that you may be unsure of. I'll try to explain it better to you.

Thanks Nick!

Thanks Kevin! I finished foiling the '68 Charger R/T. More Charger R/T to come...

I started to foil the Charger R/T today. I still have to foil the wheel opening mouldings, then I'll be done. More Charger R/T to come...

I foiled the Satellite yesterday. This is not one of my better jobs as this foil must be getting old and losing it's adhesive. I have Microscale Metal Foil Adhesive that I used for the second time, but I had breaks and small spaces that needed to be covered. I used my Molotow Liquid Chrome Pen to cover the spots. More Hemi Satellite to come...

Welcome Benny! What part of New Hampshire are you in? I'm from Nashua born and raised.

I had painted the air cleaner top with Model Master Hugger Orange and then I added 3 coats of Model Master Ultra Gloss clearcoat. The air cleaner base was repainted with Model Master Flat Black and will get a coat of Model Master Semi Gloss Clear. More Hemi Satellite to come...