Karl Sheffer

Please tell me that they are NOT going to cast the stock AMT Gremlin seats! Those things are hideously too narrow. Unfortunately, I don't know of a better seat short of cutting a set out of a Johan AMX interior. Or taking 3(?) of the stock Gremlin seats and making one good seat.

Smokey, I have the middle size Pace that I got a year ago or so. I'll show it to you next weekend. Karl

Hi Len. Thanks for the compliment. I believe that the strips are .020 x .030 Evergreen. I have so much of this stuff, it's hard to keep track of all the sizes! I just go with what looks good. Hope this helps! Karl

I'm certainly no expert and feel that I just got lucky with the vinyl roof on my Cuda. I used Evergreen strip to create the seams and surrounds. For the seams, I glued down the strips and then blended the inside of each strip with putty. This leaves the outside edge a little "raw" and makes it look like the side that was folded over. I then shot Krylon Semi Gloss Black from a long distance (about the length of my arm) to get the pattern I was looking for. I can't remember if that was all I did or if I also did a few arm length blasts of Testor's Semi Gloss Clear. I was very happy with the results.

So sorry to hear this George! Personal email sent.

Great build there Lyle! Per usual, it is all of your little details that set this off!

I built this a while ago, so the details are sketchy! I pulled it out last night to look and I think that one of the speakers was from my parts box from an unknown kit. The other one looks like I took a carb "horn" (sometimes used on the top of high rise twin carbs) and stuck a piece of Evergreen rod in the center to make it look like a speaker. The hood ornament was scratch built - the body whittled out of a piece of sprue and the wings were cut from some clear sheet and tinted with Tamiya Clear Orange bottle paint. Sorry I took so long to get back to you. I don't get to this board very much. Hope this helps!

I think that would be me. I displayed it at NNL East in 2003. It took a lot of viewings and I even took pictures of the video to try to get all of the details correct. Let me know if you have any questions.

Well, here is my latest build which I was able to (almost) complete it in time to debut at NNL East. I was going for a mid to late 70's street machine look. The paint is Tamiya Orange (TS-12?) and the vinyl top was painted with Krylon Semi Gloss Black. This build was to reflect someone who may have bought this car new in 73/74 and had some bucks to update it a little bit over the next few years. I built it as more of a canyon carver than a drag racer, hence the wide tires on all four corners. I'm blaming 70's Mopar quality for the alignment of that right fender striping! The front license plate reflects a local speed shop (S & W, which is still in business in Spring City PA). The hood is a Bandit Resin piece. Both bumpers were replated using Alclad (rattlecan version) and I kept those hideous bumper guards for a period look. I tried to fix the headlights on the snap kit body by filing the surrounds and sinking the lenses in a bit. The rear license plate is a circa 1976 Pennsylvania Bicentennial plate (an old Scale Vanities item). See that chromed rearend cover peeking out? The engine is supposed to represent the 340/360 that may have been ordered with the car (hence the blue block, heads and valve covers), but somehow this owner came across an AAR six barrel setup and installed it (after painting the intake manifold "aluminum" - couldn't leave it orange). Hey, it's 1976 and who cares about "factory correct"? LOL! We just wanted to go fast back then! And what self respecting street machiner wouldn't want BF Goodrich tires (if they could afford them!) and Keystone Klassics (just like on the Sox and Martin Cuda! LOL!). The tires are from an ARII wheel and tire set and the mags are Modelhaus items. Note that I had to sleeve the tires for the rims to fit those tires. And here is my parting shot heading towards my next build. Not a bad Mopar for an AMC nut, huh? Thank goodness for Ebay Motors and Google Image Search which provided a lot of detail shots. Sure beats searching through my volumes of car magazines! A couple of little things I still want to do and this one is ready for the shelf. Hmmmm, what should I build next? See ya!

Super AMX's! You sure don't see the 71/72's done very often and your correct vinyl roof sets off this build wonderfully! Well done! And Machine wheels?!!!! Where did you get those?

That Turquoise and White combination is fantastic! Looking forward to seeing that at NNL East!

So what does everybody use to recreate the orange and turquoise in 1/25 scale? TIA

Thanks for the update George! Looks like things are really shaping up! I thought for sure that one of the figures would have been Buesgen, but he'd probably be hangin' at the Speed Shop rather than the garage! I'll be looking for him in your next release. Just kidding Tom! LOL!

Looking good! Pardon my ignorance, but who is SMBC? Where can I get more info on this kit? Thanks, Karl

Great color! Nice wheels and rake! Terrific build!

The things I like to do best are bodywork and scratchbuilding. And because I like them so much, I think that those skills have developed much better than my other skills. Lately I have been concentrating on paint jobs. Thank goodness for polishing kits!

Dragon7665 - Here is a shot from the rear. I think I made the rear quarter panel fins a little too high (the wagon fins are more horizontal than the 2 door), plus the fact that the kit taillights appear to be a bit too wide and short for the wagon. That filler piece under the taillights should be right above the bumper. Notice that the backup lights are in the bumper. The license plate reads NOT NOVA. Andy, I'm still trying to work out a trip to MAMA in May. I hope to make it.

Here is my first build for 2007. I finished this just in time for NNL East a couple weeks ago. I used the Boss Nova roof on a 66 Nova body. The hood is from PSF Hobbies. Wheels and tires are from the 66 Chevelle wagon kit. Paint is Tamiya Mica Red over Tamiya Semi Gloss Black. Scratchbuilt the grill using Evergreen strip and rechromed it using Alclad from the spray can. Grill emblem is photoreduced from a pic on the web. The seats were changed to 1967 pattern. Engine is the from the kit with a 69 Camaro Cross Ram induction system.