Jonathan

So ... if you wanted to build a '57 Chevy, which recently (or soon-to-be) reissued kit would you choose? Revell's or AMT's? It appears the Revell kit is based on the excellent 1957 Black Widow, and the AMT is based on the (in my opinion) excellent 1998 Pro Shop kit. Thoughts? Revell Kit 14551 AMT Kit 1460

Finally finished this (1999 boxing AMT/ERTL The Munsters Koach kit 30098). Was a gift from Christmas (2023) from my Brother-in-law. Built out of the box, with the exception of pinning the "brake light" with a straight pin, and pinning the brackets that hold Eddie's seat, as there is no usable mounting point whatsoever. I also filled the void on the back of Eddie's seat. Tamiya lacquers and acrylics used throughout. The gold trim is Bare Metal foil, and I lost the gold finish when I polished, so I overcoated the gloss black with the same Alclad Candy Golden Yellow that I used for the gold (brass?) trimmed parts. This is the AMT kit from and a few outdoor shots: Thanks for looking!

finished!

Oh man, this is cool!

A few updates. Hopefully, I'm close to putting this on the shelf. For the pinstripes, I airbrushed Alclad II Candy Golden Yellow over the entire car, and ended up with this: And now I'm getting close to actually finishing:

Beautiful work - your build is probably shiner than any D-100 was originally

Very cool! How does one acquire these awesome parts?

Man, that looks great!

The Molotow - I gather you sprayed it (like from the refill bottle), and didn't use the pens? It looks great.

Wow! That is a beautiful color! Nice work so far!

Been a little while since I've been at the workbench. I managed to get the pinstripes on, after several attempts. I used Bare Metal Gold Foil, and promptly removed the gold coloring when I polished over the trim. Oops.

Really enjoying this build - nice work so far!

Answering my own question, so maybe it's the wrong answer I had some Alclad II Candy Golden Yellow. Trying that over the kit chrome, and I get this, which I think is close enough for my purposes:

Thank you all. Question - what would be the best way to replicate the "gold" or "brass" trim? I've used Tamiya lacquers for the body, and Tamiya acrylics for the curtains.

Gifted to me by my Brother-in-law for Christmas 2023. The AMT Munster's Koach. Note the plastic tires. And the one piece body - lots of masking for this one. So far, after multiple sessions with Tamiya tape and low tack Frog Tape, here is what I have (Tamiya gloss, matt, seme-gloss, and Nato black). It's hard to see the different sheens, but it's there: Now to paint the curtains, interior, and the rear doors ...

That is a sharp build!

"Now looka, I say, looka here."

I'd love to have these, too! Seems like a great seller if someone could (again) work up parts for the Scout kits.

I'm looking to build the prototype A-10 Warthog, and apparently the old Matchbox 1/72 A-10A kit is actually pretty close. Would be willing to trade from various car kits. USA preferred just because of shipping costs.

Seems like it's usually later in Autumn when we see kits at the Ollie's around here

Looking great so far! Really like the blue.

Wild!

Green is an excellent choice, and I'll be watching this for sure! You probably know that this kit is ancient. But, I think it's a great addition to any collection. It's sort of a blank slate to do whatever you wish. My as-yet-unfinished Scout II, in Testor's Sublime Green:

Wow, this is awesome

Sure wish this had been available in 1/24. Very cool...