MrObsessive

Now that is one super slick Judge! This is one of Monogram's nicer 1/24 kits and while some can't stand the scale, proportion and body shape wise, this is 'bout spot on.

Lookin' Good Mike! Very nice overspray on the chassis! Hey which kits had those AMT engine stands? I may have one on hand if it's in a certain kit and I can dig one out.

NICE wagon Snake! I just picked up a very cleanly built (but very dusty) one of those off the 'Bay the other day. I might restore it with some kitbashed parts using an extra junk Revell '65 Chevelle such as the chassis bits and suspension.

Oh it's definitely wider. My idea was to separate the top in three sections (where the seams are), narrow it down a bit, then reattach the whole works with superglue and re-texturing the top to simulate the vinyl pattern. That is weird that between the two scales it fits the way it does as I thought it curious too. Here is a link to a completed auction of this particular top.

One of the things I did IMMEDIATELY right after I bought the convertible was to lower the windshield! Drove me nuts how tall that was! Instead of hacking up what was already an expensive kit back then just to get the windshield frame off the coupe, I cut the windshield header at the A pillars and then lowered the pillars by a scale inch or so using the hardtop as a guide. I then reattached the header and made makeshift vent pillars for the time being. MUCH better appearance than what Trumpeter did! A while back I bought a resin uptop for the convertible off the 'Bay. The description in the auction said that it would fit the Trumpeter body as it was originally meant for the AMT one. Well no.............once I got it you can clearly see that it's much too wide, so if/when the time comes, I'll have do some surgery on that to make it fit the way it should.

Other than those fender skirts, that is a very nice and clean Corvair! I'm waaay familiar with those as it seems I was surrounded by them as a kid. I had an Uncle that loved them to death as he still owned one till he died about 10 years ago, and I can remember riding in one many times with different family/friends when I was a kid in the '60's/'70's.

That would be a '64 but with fender skirts?? Noooooooo...........................

The Mustang kit that was on there originally was the AMT 1/16 scale one. I can spot those awkward angled A pillars in a millisecond. How the mix-up with the '60 Desoto instruction sheet I don't know, but that was weird. I have a builtup '60 DeSoto, but I got it for nowhere near $119! Better deals can be found for this kit if one looks (and waits) long enough.

Thanks for posting that Russell! That brings back memories of how Chrysler back then was getting on top of their game, with the yet to be introduced "cab forward" cars that came up a couple years later. Sad to see how much Chrysler has fallen.......to be owned by Fiat and who knows for how much longer. EDIT: BTW, a car on my "bucket list" to own one of these days is a second gen Viper. While the first gen wasn't bad, it was too basic and the last gen I just didn't care for at all. The second gen they got it right IMO.

Daniel, I have this kit (both coupe and convertible) but one thing that has kept me from building it was the way too tall ride height that I've seen of the ones built. Of course, that can be fixed, but it's something to keep in mind if you want yours to sit a particular way. Other than that, from what I read it's not a bad kit and probably the best that Trumpeter put out in the way of car kits. The others? Well, I think they could have done a better job on the '60 Bonneville and the Monte Carlo I was never a big fan of anyway, at least that particular vintage. One reason that Chevy II can go for crazy money is that for whatever reason, Trumpeter never reissued that one, or any of the others for that matter. It's why if someone asks if I'd like to sell mine I politely decline as they can be pricey, but deals can be had if you're willing to look hard (and long) enough.

That is one GORGEOUS Caddy! Interesting about the Eldorado Coupe..........that's the first I've seen of one of those as a '63. And yes, Decko's kits are SUPER nice! Recently, I got a '58 Oldsmobile 98 coupe from him and it is VERY good! It is just about Modelhaus quality and yeah, his chrome does have a slight yellow tint to it, but it's very smooth with no pitting or fading in areas.

IMO, the Camaro is one of those cars that looks nice on the outside, but once inside, it's all downhill from there. Way too claustrophobic for my tastes with those pinched windows and high beltline. Add to this the particular car I sat in sat 'low', but that may have been due to the seat itself. A pillars are way too thick and it's just a car that I did not feel comfortable in at all. Could this be the problem with lagging sales? Ford seems to be doing well with the Mustang and Dodge doesn't seem to be having trouble selling the Challenger. Both of which are outselling the Camaro at this point. Don't get me wrong, I don't totally despise trucks and SUV/CUV's....I'm just a bit tired of looking at all that's new coming out and all I see are way too many "two box" designs. I hate to be cynical about this, but it seems to be that the car makers have dumbed down cars on purpose knowing the net effect would be that people would get tired of them, so then they could sell them the much more expensive vehicles which are trucks and SUV's. Anyway, just my 2¢ worth..........

Just ran across this story on Cheers and Gears. Hope this isn't true but with the trend towards trucks and CUV's (don't get me started on that), this wouldn't surprise me at all.

Welcome aboard Mike!

I've seen this one before here in the States, but I'll have to do some digging as I can't remember what that's based on either.

Lee, Bill explained the origins of the car and why it looks the way it does.

David! You're a better man than I! I took me a while to figure out where all the doodads were on my Windows 7 to do what I did. Stu's idea might not be a bad one after all of this...........make a straight cut right at the middle crease line and take a scale inch or so away from that. Reattach everything and work from there. That would solve the 'fat front fender' issue among other things. Just a while ago I did a "tape test" to show myself if indeed there's too much real estate between the beltline and rockers. Yup! Sure is, as the tape on the Revell body did not quite reach the tops of the doors compared to the '71 Johan body I have. I should've taken pics, but I didn't have my camera set up and this being Sunday, it's like a work day (night) for me as I'll soon have to turn in to head to work tonight. Still baffles me with soooooo many pics of this car out there and 1:1 examples you can practically trip over that they still can't get this at least 95% right. As it stands to my eyes, Revell only gets a 75% in my book with this body, while I'd give MPC/Johan a 95. This is reminding me of what I did with that '68 Road Runner so needless to say, it's gonna be some time before I get the ambition to take this on.

OK, make of this what you will, but here's my own take of what could be changed on the Revell if one wanted to. Just one man's opinion of what I see and things I'd do if I ever get the ambition to tackle this. Below, I did some line drawings with the Revell and compared it to the Johan. To my sight, the MPC and Johan bodies are 'bout identical and it wouldn't surprise me if indeed they are from the same molds, just changed a bit for their particular model years. OK.............take a look............ Johan Body Revell body As was said........not everyone will notice/see the difference. But to us model "autists" out here the differences are screaming at me like a fire engine siren. Just my observation and 2¢ worth.

Ok, just did some digging on this Windows 7 laptop and I see a similar feature here. Now if I can get it to draw a straight line, I'd be in business! Stay tuned.............maybe.

Donnie, thanks for the tip! The laptop I'm on right now is running Windows 7 Professional. My other two PC's are running the Windows 10 OS so I'll give that a shot. I hate when I want to point out something and don't have a means to show folks what I'm talking about. Thanks again!

I see what you're saying. I wish I could 'draw' on the pics, but the issue that you're seeing may not be that the doors are too long, but that the 'hip' or swoop up on the doors is not quite long enough. It seems to me that hip area could extend forward (towards the front of the car) and stand to be a couple scale inches longer. My Mom (and babysitters) used to tell me as a kid that I was "too observant". Not just visually, but also in sounds. I would pick up hearing things that no one else seemed to hear.......whether it was general sounds or in music. That can be a blessing or a curse depending on who's being affected I suppose. I also stand by what I said about the rockers hanging down too low. On the Revell body I'm looking at how much lower the rockers are in relation to the quarter panels. MPC and Johan appear more correct and this could be what's contributes to the Revell 'Cuda's "chunky" appearance. OK...........I'll stop "observing" now!

Oh yeah Steve! Looking at your pics I can see exactly where the changes need to be made on the Revell body. I would start by shortening the distance from the beltline to the rockers as to my eyes it's simply too tall. At the same time, lower the beltline just a touch to increase the DLO as that to me appears 'pinched'. That would also mean knocking down the tops of the fenders somewhat to go with the lowered beltline. Some may not see this, but I'd increase the overhang on the front end perhaps a scale inch or so. That might mean lengthening the hood, but that would fix the bluntness that the front end has to me. Now some may say why not just use a Johan or MPC body? Well I happen to have all three of these bodies, and I tried to cram Revell's chassis underneath the others. A VERY tight fit if not impossible to get in without some somewhat extensive work. If I were to ever build the others.....one thing that's always bugged me about the MPC and Johan bodies is the rear window. The sides of the backlite are just too rounded and need to be squared up just a bit. Others may see some other gaffes to fix.

Oh Ya! That one was on my mind too!

Hmmmm.......that's subjective, but at the top of my head if I had to pick one (one of several of course), I'd have to say this one............. Followed by a very close second by this.......... I can afford neither of them which is why I got kits of 'em!

Atin, I meant to comment on this earlier, but your Jag turned out really GREAT! Despite the wheel troubles at first, you pulled off what's not necessarily an easy kit to build. Those rims turned out really great! I see you got your hood to fit well............that's an area that one needs to pay CONSTANT attention to as it can run into troubles as you get near the end building it. I've got a couple other of these kits besides the D Type I did. I'd probably build yet another green one as that color really suits this car.