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The Elvira version had the custom Elvira parts only and no other custom parts. I don't remember it having the stock parts in it either. I also understand that many of the first 58's had 57 wheel covers on them. I have built two of these over the years. The molded in green stock 58 and the first Elvira kit. The real Elvira car is a 59 hardtop with the roof cut off. My Monogram T-birds are long lost but I do have another Seafoam green issue to build.
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AMT 72 CHEVELLE SS QUESTION........
Sport Suburban replied to AC Norton's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
BTW don't forget to sand off the 70 Chevelle marker lights off the front fenders down low between the bumper and the wheels. All the AMT kits had those for some reason. -
AMT 72 CHEVELLE SS QUESTION........
Sport Suburban replied to AC Norton's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I left it in place and painted it body color. That rear bumper is so much nicer than the original that when I rebuilt my 71 Chevelle annual I used it instead and did the same. The original kits had smooth bumpers that were missing some of the molded in body lines and no rear SS emblems. Original AMT 71 Chevelle SS before rebuild. Same 71 Chevelle SS after. and my 72 Chevelle SS. -
`67 Camaro RS/SS NICKEY-Revell
Sport Suburban replied to 69NovaYenko's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Revell announced it's release this month. I think I will be picking this one up. -
Very nice. I love it.
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ROUND2/AMT 1969 GTX QUESTION......
Sport Suburban replied to AC Norton's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Do they also have the correct GTX grill and rear bumper with the back up lights. I had stocked up on a few of these kits and got the 68 hood with 440 emblems. Ironically the 68 Roadrunner hood says Hemi. My convertible kit had the 68 Roadrunner grill and rear bumper without the back up lamps. The back up lamps were in the tail lights for 68 and in the bumper for 69. -
Goodbye Scion
Sport Suburban replied to martinfan5's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Same with Geo. From 98 on they were just Chevrolets. -
I bought an 80s issue molded in dark blue and it had the 70 seats in it. The body was way better than the BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH that was in my later issue RC2 kit. That was the worst I have ever seen. I heard round 2 did clean it up. Also Modelhaus has the correct seats in resin. I bought those for mine.
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Those are some nice builds!
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Very nice! Who's A12 hood or kit did you use? I built one many years ago using Perry's Resins kit and it came out nice. I recently bought Modelhaus's A12 kit and it is very nice and has an interior plus wheels and tires. I have started restoring the Johan parts but have not really started the build yet.
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Perrys Resin info
Sport Suburban replied to aurfalien's topic in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
I have not purchased anything from them in quite a few years. When I was buying it was fast and the stuff was nice. When I heard he bought a hobby shop and his resin business was suffering I have not bought anything since or heard anything good since then. If this is any indicator of the demand for his stuff. When it does show up on eBay it sells for way more than he was asking. I recently watched a 68 GS 400 sell for almost $300! -
BOSS 429 - 1969 vs. 1970
Sport Suburban replied to Quick GMC's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
BTW the valve covers, air cleaner, strut tower braces and master cylinder booster were all glued in place after the chassis was mated to the body. Otherwise the engine will not fit into the body. Also note that 69 Boss 429's have body color hood scoops and the 70 Boss 429's have semi gloss black scoops. -
BOSS 429 - 1969 vs. 1970
Sport Suburban replied to Quick GMC's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I built one using the Revell 1/25 69 Mach 1 and the Revell 70 Boss 429. It is easier than building a 69 Boss 302. That was more work in my opinion. The scale difference is slight and the motor is a tight fit but not impossible. I used the hood scoop engine from the 70 as they will be needed. Everything else but the decals came from the 69 kit. On the 69, the only body mod I did was remove the molded in battery from the engine compartment. The real car has the battery in the trunk. Plus the air cleaner snorkel would hit it anyways. I assembled the engine without the valve covers glued on as it will not insert into the body from underneath. You will need to mock it up with the air cleaner in place as you will need to cut the hole in the hood and fit the scoop. This needs to be carefully measured as the air cleaner will actually fit in this hole for the hood to close but the scoop covers it. I think the motor being larger also gives the right look to the size of the real motor in the real car! I also used the exhaust from the 429 kit and shortened it to fit the 1/25 chassis. The tires are from the 429 kit and the wheels are AMT and I believe from the 68 Roadrunner kit. -
Build journal anyone?
Sport Suburban replied to Fanof69's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I do and I don't. My finished models are done and I don't keep build notes on them. Sometimes I think I should thou and could see the value in it but having close to 200 finished builds on my shelves my notes would take a while to look through. Most of my builds jog my memory of what I did and some products used. I do keep worksheets of my inventory of unbuilt kits in my stash. What my plans are if any or I'll list it as a "donor" for parts or resin kit. I'll list it as "spare" if I have no plans. I will also put simple notes like that on the boxes also. Build detail notes will go in the box as well as any parts I still need for that project are also marked on the outside of the box. I have another worksheet for my stash of resin parts and also rebuild projects. I also have a worksheet of parts I know I need for projects that I update regularly for trades and stuff. My last sheet has my started projects with the year I started them and what the finished project plan is. I put that info also on the box and what parts I need or if it's waiting on chrome or whatever. -
Very Nice! I like how your tail lights came out. I'm going to do the same with mine. I love these restorations too and will be watching this one. I recently finished a 59 Edsel convertible and started the restoration on my 60 also. Mine has some serious crazing on the tail panel from paint. I remember that one coming up on eBay and almost bid on it but was worried about the fender skirts. Here is mine from when I got it but it is much farther along than this. Thanks again for the tail light tip!
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I send my chrome work out to Chrome Tech USA. I do so many restorations that need chrome redone that I usually send out two racks loaded with parts to be chromed at a time. In this batch of finished builds only the Nomad and GT40 have not seen any rechrome work. The Nomad almost got it's front bumper redone. The GT40 didn't have any chrome anyways.
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Thanks everyone. I really appreciate it!
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Here is another one that has been kicking around and I just need to finish it. I bought this one about 10 years ago when I was building other Johan 442's. It's a resin 72 Olds 442 convertible from Modelhaus. I even bought the W30 conversion kit at that time. I had to cast a few Johan parts to complete this build. I needed another radiator support and shroud to complete this. So this build has no real Johan donor parts. I am using the AMT 69 Olds chassis for the engine and chassis. I need to get this one done before I start any of the Revell 72 442's that I have. Here is a simpler conversion. 69 Camaro RS SS from Revell kit. It has a SS hood from an AMT kit and the exhaust from the Revell 69 Nova kit. It is in primer and the hood is fitted and fits well. Another Johan sourced kit is this 69 AMX. I wanted to build this one stock but needed many stock parts to complete it. Starting with the common race kit was a mistake. Hood is from Missing Link. Correct 69 interior was an eBay find. Chassis is stock style with molded in exhaust also eBay. Stock intake and exhaust is resin cast by me. Bumpers were stripped and front bumper molding added along with rear bumper guards. This is going to be a Big Bad AMX. Front spoiler added and I see them on many real cars but not factory correct.
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Thanks, I'm looking forward to finishing the 70. It's coming along nicely.
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Since we are welcoming the new year I figured I would show off some of my workbench projects that I hope to finish in 2016. Like many of you this is only some of them. First up is a Monogram 59 Corvette. I'm building it with the dual quad 283 instead of the Fuel Injection engine. I also swapped the hard top for the soft top in the Revell 58 Corvette along with the white walls but they are off center. Next is a resurging project that started as a what if. It will be a 71 GTO Judge convertible. What started out as a 72 GTO glue bomb. I cut the roof off and started the convertible conversion. That was going well so then I decided to see about a 71 conversion. The body was going to be easy and I had a MPC 71 Annual built up that I was missing front seats. I had already borrowed the correct seats and cast up resin copies. So then I cast up the rear seat so I could add that to the 72 tub. This was back in 2008. I had cast up everything to convert the 72 into a 71. I also started kit bashing it with the AMT 69 Olds chassis. Then this fell on the back burner. Due to the renewed excitement with my 70 Judge project this one has seen new light. It donated much of the kit bashing to the 70. So I bought another 72 for parts to build this one up. It won't be as detailed as the 70 but the body is much nicer than starting over with the orange kit. Next up is a MPC 70 GTO. This is a long project that has been on and off my bench a few times. It is being built as a 70 GTO Judge convertible. I had a kit with a damaged "A" pillar. I got it for parts and allready had 2 other kits. I was also toying around about turning one into a convertible. So I bought Modelhaus 69 Chevelle convertible windshield frame and MPC 68/69 GTO conv boot. This was before the 69 Chevelle conv rerelease we saw last year. The interior required no mods and the body was coming out better than the 71 project so this one took over. It got the kit bashed 69 Olds 442 chassis and Revell 68 Firebirds 400 engine. I also wanted to add as much detail as possible. It is at the final stages and this is the one I want to add brake lights and fuel lines to the chassis. Let me know what you think and I will also add more projects to this thread soon.
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Adding detail to a chassis?
Sport Suburban replied to Sport Suburban's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I'm having trouble working with the welding wire. It does not bend well in tight areas. I'll have to get some bead wire and try that next. Thanks again. -
When Badges go bad: Daewoo LeMans out of box
Sport Suburban replied to Faust's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
I just have to add that Daewoo went out of business before GM acquired what was left of there operations. The Korean government was auctioning off the assets to both Ford and GM with some stipulations. GM purchased the plant and all the tooling and put the manufacturing back in business and sold the cars in China. The average Korean could not afford the car. GM did eventually update the plant and modernize the products and bring them into other countries as well as the US. -
I figured I would join in and show what I have finished for 2015. I did get 8 done this year and I have not shown these on here before. I have not been real good about showing off my projects lately. Many are restorations that were started a few years ago. Revell 56 Nomad built right from the box. Very nice kit. Revell Model King 57 Ford Custom police car. Mostly box stock, my kit had some bad chrome so I stripped the bumpers, sanded off the mold lines and rechromed them. 59 Edsel Corsair convertible. Restored annual kit. This was an unpainted built kit that was easy to restore. No custom parts were glued on it. Just rechromed the chrome and Modelhaus wheels and tires and mirror. It had custom ones on it. 66 Corvette 427 Roadster. This was a custom restoration of a AMT 66 Roadster. Modelhaus hood, side pipes from Revell 427 Corvette, This one took a few years but glad it's done. 68 GT40 Le Mans winner. This was a started Fujimi kit that I got and redid it. Mostly box stock. Just added photo etch hood pins on the rear canopy. Orange stripe is painted and the white round alls are decals meant for planes. 70 Grand Prix Hurst SSJ. This was a mint sealed MPC 70 Grand Prix kit I got. I usually look for rebuilders but this one landed in my lap. I sanded off most of the vinyl top to make the correct sunroof and 1/4 vinyl top for this car. Wheels are Modelhaus Hurst wheels (had to have these)! 72 Firebird Formula 400. MPC rebuilder that was in great shape but had the small Camaro spoiler glued on along with a few other custom parts. Added a correct TA rear spoiler. Optional in 72 and many dealer installed. 73 Challenger Rallye 340. MPC 1973 Challenger Rallye annual kit bashed with the AMT 70 Challenger chassis and AMT 71 Duster 340 with A/C parts. This one was an on and off again project. Thanks for checking them out and any comments welcome!
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Revell "Skip's Fiesta" Series
Sport Suburban replied to fseva's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I know this has been reissued a few times but most recently back in 2010. I seeked out this version because it had the factory hub caps instead of the custom ones the Skips Fiesta version had. I don't think they adjusted the tire and wheel size. They look more like 16's to me. Plus it is molded in white instead of read. I had a Skips and sold it recently. I also built one up in the 90's and thought it was cool.