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I would love more AMC muscle but I think their is enough interest in them. Like what was said before. Missing Link did the Hornet SC 360 and 70 AMX. I have one Hornet and two AMX. Devon resin did a 70 Javlin and so did Jimmy Flinstone. I have all the Johan Javelins and AMXs in my stash. I had even cast up my own 69 Javlin kit in Resin. I had close to 100 people who were serious about buying one but only 20 who actually did. Plus Fiat owns the copyrights to the AMC lines and may not be interested in licencing.

I have a few promos that I have modified. All were damaged to some degree so I got them at a good price. The one I did finish was a 64 Thunderbird hardtop. Roof was smashed and I wanted to do a convertible anyways. I got some Modelhaus replacment chrome and hood since the hood was molded in. I cut the hood and used what I needed from a 66 kit. It came out great but it would have been easier to start with a built kit. I usually go for restorable kits anyways. My other two promos are because no kits were offered of them. One is a 74 Cutlass that will become a 74 Hurst Olds. The other is a 64 Barracuda friction. The Barracuda had all the chrome beat up and stickers placed on the body. The body itself was in good shape dust sun faded. A kit was offered of the 65 Barracuda. The only difference between a 64 and the 65 as far as the promo goes. The 64 has Valiant script on the tail panel and a completely different dash. I got Modelhaus replacment chrome and hood and cut the promo hood out. I need to finish that one.

I can't wait to see the Eleanor convertible kit come out. He has had my master for awhile now. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/darkrapid/WIP/67 ELEANOR/Eleanorconvh.jpg

Very nice! I really like these Revell kits. I'm building a pace car convertible currently. Just a note, the SS package and Z/28 packages could not be combined even though they are very similar. Both could be had with the RS appearance package like yours. The SS package could be had with the 350 or a few different 396s with both automatic or manual trans for 69. The Z/28 comes with the special 302 and manual trans only for 69. The RS package could be ordered on any Camaro even a COPO!

I would love to see any of these race cars in kit form. It would have to have an accurate body for the race car. I think many would complain about a stock body in a race car kit at the current kit prices. Also having a race version of the 69 Trans Am would be kind of funny since it could not race in the series it was named after! I read in a book recently that that fact had a lot to do with why they only sold 600 of them but the Z/28 sold near 30,000 units in 69. They were allowed to race the 69 body in the 70 season with a 305 Chevy motor but was not competitive. This may not be fully accurate but it is what I remember reading.

I have the Revell kit and have yet to build it but I must say that this strikes me as kind of funny. I don't have an answer for the question but I remember when the only 70 Cuda was the MPC one. A few people offered resin conversions for the Revell 71 to make a 70. Here is my 70 AAR Cuda I built in 1990. It has an resin kit from MPB Detail products. Using the 71 Cuda and the engine and chassis from the 70 Challenger TA. Here are a few 70 Hemi Cudas built from the same parts but done much later. I think I built these in the early 2000s. The convertible I built shortly after the Nash Bridges kit came out. I was glad I bought so many of the MPB kits back then. I still have one more AAR kit still. This last one is a 71 Johan kit with a resin kit from Reliable Resin. I know have a MPC 70 and 71 to restore that will be done someday. And I will probably buy a resin 71 trans kit for the 70 Cuda if one does come out.

I like the ones Missing Link offers.

That looks great. Seen a few online and they should have been made. For some reason Mercury never offered the fastback or even the convertible. The convertible did arrive in 69 but was not available for 67-68.

Same for my order from may 16. It just shipped! 63 Corvair convertible. Now my last order is from July 2 and it's order number is just under 1000 orders from my may order! They closed the web sight shortly after the 4th weekend!

I have about 10 of his kits. All are buildable with some texture and no chrome plating. They are a great value for the price but I would not say they are as good as Modelhaus. One nice thing about his kits. They have instructions on what donor parts are needed and what version to look for or if more that one donor is needed.

Wait till July when it's 118! Or August when the humidity rolls in and it's 110 with 30%. I can't imagine what 9 is like.

I like your Pyle and I have a similar Pyle of my own. Would love to have that 68 GTO convertible myself! I have more than 50 resin kits or body's. some I don't even know why I still have them. 69 Chevelle convertible, and MCW 65 Satelite come to mind. I have some duplicates too. Two 70 AMXs by Missing Link. Love that car and one is being built now. I also have two 70 Torino King Cobras. One is Jimmy Flinstone and designed for the Revell 1/24 kit. The other is Mini Exotics and is based off the AMT 70 Torino annual. Like you stated some have lost value do to new tool kits. I have a Modelhaus 68 Charger R/T and a Modelhaus 72 Olds 442 convertible with the W/30 upgrade. Both I have built and enjoyed. I built a Modelhaus 70 Charger also and have one more unbuilt Modelhaus kit of it in my stash. Some started getting some serious money on eBay and were sold off. Mini Exotics 68 Cougar GTE, Mini Exotics 427 Cobra Daytona Coupe, R&R 70 Chrysler 300. Some Modelhaus items are going crazy lately. Did anyone else see the 68 Chevelle conversion kit that was only the front, rr bumpers, dash and taillights go for $166?

Very nice!

They all look great but I love the 68 Coronet R/T!

71 Polara 4 dr I would make into a Police car. Now a 70 Fury GT! I would have to have!

Thanks. The 60 El Camino came to me by a good friend. I told him I was looking for one to build and he gave me this one. I had to fill 14 holes in the body but all the trim was intact. His only request was the Honduras Red paint.

Ha! That's funny! I have another 60 Edsel vert to restore in my stash.

Yours came out very nice! What donor did you use for the engine comp and chassis? I'm honored that my build inspired yours. My Big Bad Blue 70 AMX may have to get finished soon!

2011 Shelby GT500 convertible. Revell kit bashed. 2013 Camaro ZL1. Revell pre painted kit stripped.

1972 Challenger Rallye, MPC kit bashed. 1972 Olds 442 W30 convertible, Johan based Modelhaus resin kit bashed. Previously posted. 2007 Shelby GTH convertible. Revell kit.

1960 El Camino, SMP kit restoration. 1969 AMX Big Bad Green with Go Package! Johan kit. Previously posted. 1970 GTO Judge convertible, MPC kit bashed. Previously posted. 1970 Javelin SST Mark Donahue edition, Resin based off Johan.

Well 2016 was a good year for finishing up some model projects for me. Many of these were started a few years ago and were on and off my project table but they all were finished! Some of these I did post earlier this year in threads. I have not been posting much and for that I'm sorry but I had a lot of things in my life so I spent more time building and less time posting. Well here they are: 1953 Corvette monogram kit. 1957 Del Rio custom with modern Boss 302 engine. I posted this one previously. 1959 Corvette Revell kit with soft top from 58 kit. 1960 Edsel Ranger convertible, AMT kit restoration. previously posted.

Mine came from Mini Exotics and is long out of production. Many others have also cast it and they pop up on eBay. The only one that may still cast it is Southern Motorsport Hobbies.

I hope this helps. The monogram kit is much bigger.

Very nice! I just finished a 53 and have a 54 planned in pennant blue just like yours!