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I did too. Have it upstairs right now! Don't know. Will check. But I also have the 440 left over from the Hemi Dart. I will have to check to see if there is anything there and if compatible.

That'd certainly make the the most sense to me - I just thought I heard word 'round the campfire here how difficult GM was being about sharing that stuff. At IHOBBY 2014, Revell said they had to go to a local dealer to get C7 photos and specs, particularly of the engine and bay. Chevy was VERY slow in providing data because of some previous experience with another company (unnamed) that released stuff too soon (don't know if that is early or approval only)

No I don't. I was going to sniff the parts boxes and ping a couple of people I know to see if there is a better choice. Otherwise, I will just stick with it.

Now that the Revell Hemi Dart is under glass and met the GTR Modelers’ Club theme criteria, it is time to start this kit. This will only be the second MOPAR I have ever done, so lots of research and any feedback from experts (as on the Hemi Dart) is very welcome. After I received this kit from Moebius, I did open it and share its contents online. Tim Boyd came along with a more detailed review of the contents and his expert opinions. I will reiterate that this is a very nicely molded model and DOES NOT display any of the rough casting of different models. Again, out the box body is thus: And this is the body after I washed it and scuffed it with 2400 grit wet/dry prior to priming: Additional examples of the detail included are the trim of the dashboard and the cast in sun visors in the roof: Instructions are well done, although I discovered a couple references to the 54 hornet rather than the Plymouth in some detailing footnotes. But, it does not detract from the explanation. There also is a detailing and color plan highlights with box art model for illustration: There was only one minor sinkhole in the chassis area as well as a copyright in the axle well that I needed to deal with on the chassis. And there was some need to touch up a small gap on the rear panel mating to the body. I used Tamiya Gray putty and then went to priming (Tamiya fine Gray). Here is the body after 1stprime with the touch up points needing to be finished. Note, a few gap/part lines will be covered by trim or parts so can be left alone. Still deciding on color choice. Right now I am thinking of Copper with a black interior. Next up is engine work.

And no mods made for the US release to make it US spec (they could have at least put side marker lamps on the decal sheet)

No PROB! I'm guessing you're in Arizona by your location so clubs in Chicago area are less likely to be known. There are 3 clubs in the Chicago area and one in Southern Wisconsin that interact a lot. GTR is one.

GTR? Grand Touring and Racing Auto Modelers, or GTR Auto Modelers (most often known simply as GTR), in northern Illinois. The main focus is on racing cars and exotic street cars in 1/24th and 1/25th scale plastic models, but all types are accepted and encouraged. The club was founded in 1999, and is part of IPMS/USA (Region 5). The annual summer event was held yesterday. It is NNL style (peoples choice) voting in 9 categories plus peoples choice overall, theme and a special memorial award.

From the 2014 IHOBBY:

For clarity only, the Corvette is the Pre-Painted version which should be out in the next couple of months. It is separate from the SnapFast kit recently introduced.

They were being sold by vendors at the GTR NNL 2015 yesterday and were being snapped up.

Got some photos of the Revell Display at the GTR NNL 2015, held on August 2. http://s150.photobucket.com/user/exotics_builder/library/Revell%20Display%20at%20GTR%20NNL%202015

They're just showing up. NOTE, this is the snap version, not the pre-painted

For those speculating on what might be next, there are TWO carburetors on the parts tree even though this build calls for one.

Working fine A couple minor quirks. Have used MS Edge, but switched back to IE because Norton extensions will not yet work with Edge. My machine is a WIN 8.1 and I have yet to upgrade my 8.1 notebook or 7 Laptop. Just want to wait a few days and see if anything freaky happens.

Started the build. Body and interior color choices yet to be made. It is a great kit Dave. The engraving detail on the dashboard and the mufflers are really nice touches!!

The insert other media insert image from URL no longer works, but I did insert the image with a copy from Photobucket and Paste in the editor. Your comment of this being a WYSIWYG editor made think this morning to try out a paste such as building a word document and it did work.

Here are a few engine details I've done. But, as stated, it depends on what you want to do and what interests. One friend of mine would only modify the body to what he wanted, then do the primer and that was it. It was some time before he went through a full finish of the model.

Chip's dad, Sam Foose led the build team for the updated truck. Coddington was not involved at all.

Same thing here on Photo loads from anywhere. Neither IE or Chorme and Win 7 or Win 8.1. Last time I linked a photo was on July 17. I even tried any photo from a Google Search and the insert just loops. This did not work on Java 8 Update 45 on my Win 7 or 8_51 on either Win7 or 8.1.

The amount of detail depends on how much time and effort you want to spend on that part of the model. I have always found it to be a very interesting, if not somewhat frustrating at times, part of the build. In doing my detailing, I try to be as accurate as I can and try to stay dimensionally true as well. It is alright to sometimes size exaggerate something for emphasis. Another thing to consider is technique. On a modern engine and engine bay, you can detail with judicious use of paint. In other cases, you may want to go the whole route with linkages, fuel lines, wiring, etc. One obvious thing to address on many kits is the "sky hook" alternator or generator. I have seen many wired kits and detailed engine bays where the alternator is hanging in space with no brackets.

Are you forgetting AMT's 65 GTO with a convertible interior but hardtop also provided? Nice thought but too many compromises or extra parts (including bodies in some cases) to likely be practical or that many of would willingly pay for. The nice thing about a convertible kit is that it really gives you a chance to detail out the interior.

I understand that Moebius was surprised by the graininess as well and is supposed to be addressing the issue.

The one I got: I just washed it prior to starting a build up. Will be posting progress and pix!

Not the same thing, but could work for him.