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Very nice Chevelle Wagon! There can Never be enough Stockers or Super Stockers... This one looks really good to me, paint and overall finishing is incredible. Who makes this Resin body by the way? I'd like to build something like this '66 Chevy Stocker what was running P/SA here in Finland before it was sold to Sweden.

I don't know if them all would sell very well, but especially that Copper Kart and the HotRod would be really cool kits (New Tooling & Full Detail). They could be used as parts kits as well I guess.

Cool Project! It'd look cool with TwinTurbo setup, and then we would have a challenger for Larry Larson with his Chevy Nova. It looks really good so far.

Here are some cars I'd like to see from George Barris: ' Okay I don't like the grille on the next one, but otherwise it's really cool.

Who makes '78 Malibu in Resin?! I really want one of those.

I'll be watching this one very closely. X-Frame Chevrolets are always nice to see, and I like Gassers, too. Can't wait to see more progress, the stance looks excellent to me and I really like the 1:1 car, too.

He does really nice job, I mean that he builds cleanly and cars are very nicely finished, they can win trophies in shows and whatever. But I'm not a fan of Chip Foose or Boyd Coddincton or any other builder who install those huge wheels with low profile tires on a car, or modern engines... In those pics you posted, I'd still prefer the "Before"-car. It's a shame that Revell didn't make kits with George Barris, John D Agostino or Gene Winfield, instead of Chip Foose. This is just my opinion, so....

Nicely done Cyclone. I really like the look of this car, it's really Agressive, especially with the yellow color. You did outstanding job with this one, very nice engine detailing and paint job. The overall look is excellent, too.

1. '74 Chevrolet Chevelle 2. '60 Chevrolet Impala 3. '63 Chevrolet Impala Z11 Mystery Motor.

Nice builds! I like seeing these old Drag Cars and you nailed the look on these. Especially I like the Aluminium front bumbers instead of chromed bumbers. How did you make those Mesh-parts to the grille? They look really good and I've been thinking about how I should replicate them on my build.

Glad it helped, there were 49 cars built with Manual Transmission and 51 with Automatic, if I remember correct. I'm always interested in these Vintage Drag Car builds and I'm looking forward to the progress. No laughing from me, I'm not a professional builder either .

Real Ford Thunderbolt Drag Cars did have only driver's side Windshield wiper, the other one was removed as a weight saving method. See here: Also the front bumber seems to be Aluminium, not chromed. I guess it could be replicated by spraying some Flat clear/Dullcoat over the bumber. I'm currently building one Thunderbolt, too and so far it is really great kit. Mine is the reissue, though. I'll be watching!

Thanks, John! It is true that engine can be painted any color the builder wants. I've always liked red engine blocks, so the choice was pretty obvious. Looks like I'm posting an update before Mika posts his. I started working on Carburetor area. Carburetors are painted lightly so they look more realistic than chromed carburetors would have looked. Then I started the carburetor linkage. First tubing is on its place, still a lot more to go. Once the Linkage is done, I can make the Fuel Lines and then install Spark Plug Wires. The alternator was painted with the same method as the Carbs were, and I installed whole pulley and belt system on. Also I took Fuel Pump from Revell '69 Corvette which will be SS/B Super Stocker. I started the chassis work, too. I removed textes from the chassis, but then they could still be seen after primering. That's what I was afraid of, but now I have put some putty to fix the problem. I sprayed a Dullcoat to the front wheels, too. I think they look much better now.

Now when Mika's '57 Chevy is Finished, We decided to build 1964 Super Stock racers. This time they are not team mates like before (We built pair of '62 Catalina SuperStockers last year) but they are enemies to each others. I'm building '64 Ford Thunderbolt and Mika is building '64 Dodge 330 (The Color Me Gone version). Both builds will be built the way they could have raced in '64. My Thunderbolt build started from Revell Streetburner kit I won at local Model Car Show. It is really nice kit, lots of parts and they are really nicely molded. I started by looking at some reference material from the books: Then it was time to start building. The kit doesn't have Roll Bar or Roll Cage at all, so I decided to make one. Because I didn't have enough styrene tubing to make whole roll bar from scratch, I had to use one Roll Bar from my Parts box as a basis. It is bit lowered now. But since I found new styrene tubing, now I will scratchbuild whole roll cage, it'll be better than the one I already started hacking. The engine is painted Gloss Red, Manual Transmission is silver. Only minor clean up was needed after I installed the block halves together, the fitment was really good. I decided to remove the chrome plating on the Intake Manifold, then I painted it aluminium. I started some assembling too, this is how it is now. Rear wheels and tires are completed too, the tires were sanded with Dremel and sandpaper to make them look bit used. Wheels are from the kit, I just painted the details on them with different colors. Tire decals are from my parts box. I decided to use the Steelies for rear, it just looks right to me. Mika will post few pictures soon....Stay Tuned.

Little update for the engine of my '58 Chevy Sedan Delivery. I got the carburetors installed. They are from my parts box, Air Cleaners are from Revell '69 Nova and they need some Black Washing before I can call them done. Also started the Fuel Lines, still needs to make one fitting to the Water Pump so I can connect the lines there, too.

Danke, Dominik! The Hudsons, you built were really nice also.

Ouch, another Must have kit. Then this is something I really need to get, because on the other hand I've always wanted to build larger scale kit, but never bought one because the lack of detail items.

Can't see the DragLites. Maybe I'm blind, could someone post a link on them?

This is looking excellent! The Chromed Bumbers look really good on this one, and the stance is perfect, too. Those Hilborns sticking out of the hood give really nice finishing touch. Can't wait to see it in Tampere.

Thanx Tony ! Those decals, as well as the whole kit are really nice quality. This kit is absolutely worth buying and building because of the subject and the quality.

Other's (Me) build what they can, but this guy definetly builds what he wants! That is impressive scratchbuilding. I never had luck of bending styrene that nicely.

Thanks, Carl, Bill and Matti! And I'd really like to see one of these from Matti's bench, too. It is truly amazing kit and your previous '62 Impala turned out really nice too. And what you say about the '62 Chevys, is true. You have pretty much of them already . I just got home from Sweden. I had to visit in Harambee Hobby, and walked out with Revell '63 Impala SS on my hands. Well it's clear that I will make one Z11 Impala with 427 W-Block. All I need is Sox & Martin Impala decal sheet from Slixx Decals and one of AMT '62 Impala Super Stockers. This build is waiting for clearcoat, let's see if I can make it today.

This is Wild, but really Cool! I like the stance on it, wheel and tire choice is just right too. I'm tuned in for more to come.

It was a lot of fun to watch this one from Start to Finish. I really like how it came out. The paint is great, but I think that detailing is Jaw-dropping...Excellent quality Camaro ProMod.

I managed to get the decals applied. They are all from the kit and they fit really nicely to place. I hope to get the body clear coated soon, maybe later this week.