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    Thnx Cobra,,just havin fun w/styrene!
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    When I open any given topic,,and want to see page 2 after seeing 1st page,,I clk on page 2 and it throws me right back to the top of page 1 . And it does it in every topic or section. Not sure whats up w/that.
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    Looks great from here!
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    So,,I was goin thru some shelf organizing today and ran across this,,A kitbashed Charger Daytona Flat top FC. The "Electra- Charger" Built this a few years ago,,kindof an experiment/bash kit. Used a rooftop from a PU truck kit for the cover over the interior. I think I used testors MF Lime gold for the can spray,hardware store green for the chassis,,and scratch built the front frame work,,and used a modified FC chassis for the back section. Tires+ rims from stash parts box. I always was amazed at the guys who drove these things back when,,no windshield,,must have been wild at 200MPH !
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    Thanks Cobra,,always enjoy everyones work here,,yours included.
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    Groovy version,,I had the same fit issues w/mine also. Nice colors on yours.
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    Thanks Rusty,,yea Im kindof bored with just chrome+ silver all the time on trimwork,,so I paint some of the trim instead. Sure its not "correct" but that has never been a goal for me ,,just experimenting w/colors is fun. Thanks for lookin!
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    How Cool!
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    Well happy spring to all,,,finished up Revells 68" Hemi Dart,,cool kit,,Revell does a good job on the mtr in this,,but of course,,I have to put my touch on it. I wanted something sticking out of the hood,,duel carbs,,hi-rise,,blower,,somethin in there,,added x-tra roll bar in front,added some basic wiring,plumbing. other than that just the basic kit. Can sprayed testors qukdry enamel, hand painted rest. I did have probs with the rear window fit,,if I lined it up even at the top+bottom,,there was a huge gap on the sides relative to the c-pillars,,bizarre,,so I put it in, with the bottom "Vented" similar to a shelby GT racer rear window vent type. All in all,,it turned out fair. But good enough for my shelf! Keep up the great works here on MCM. S `
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    Nice job,,looks like you opened the doors?
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    Thanks noble,,and thanks to all who commented. Now im not sure if my kit is one of few out there molded in the way I described,,but it is what it is. Its still looks good on the shelf!
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    Why thank you sir,,S
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    Thanks espo,,I was thinkin of doing it just like the box art,,its the coca-cola truck AMT kit w/the coke vending machine. But I like 2tone type finishes. Thnx again
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    Thnx,,Zip,,the side windows were easy,,but the front wndshld was another story. had to be carefull not to insert it too far in{directions said to insert it from front} ,otherwise it kept falling out thru the interior on to the floor,/table. So,set it in best I could,,and used small brush w/clear coat around outer perimeter of glass. Seems to work. Thanks for lookin
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    Howdy all,,just finished this AMT 55 cameo pu. It went together fairly well,,but the lower front of the bed seems to be molded not in alignment with the back of cab body work,strange. Guess I could have carefully bent them a little bit outward and that may have helped fit + finish. And after ligning up the cab over the front wheels centered in there wheel wells ,,I mocked up the bed to it,,and ,,what? WHAT? The rear wheel openings didnt match the rearend placement! and I followed the directions correctly,,so,,, But overall its ok. Used testors QK dry spray can for top color turquoise green. Hand painted everything else. I did the trim the green because Im sick of silver on everything all the time. And added some basic wiring ect. Hand painted the rims tri-tone colors. Its a classic design truck ,,had to build one. We now return you to our regularly scheduled program.
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    Thanks again,,its not contest level,,but looks decent. The wheel spacing in the wheel wells is a bit off as well. I followed the directions to a T,,it is what it is. Still looks good on shelf. Cheers!
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    Thanks Bisco,,lol yea theres a story behind those headlamps. The kit came w/ a 1 pc grill/headlamp/turn signal all molded as 1 pc,,when I moked up the pc after painting the body,, and was getting ready to do front grill ect paint detail,,the front end grill pc wouldnt fit uniformly in there 3 specific holes,,grill,, headlamp,,turn signal, so I dremmel cut them into there own seperate pcs,,the grill pc's went in fine,,but the turn signals+ headlamps didnt,,no matter how I placed them in there spots..there were gaps around both of them,,so I just used "flat lens" style headlamp fronts from the spare parts bx ,,there round ,,flat and layed over the headlight opening from the inside alot better than the kit headlamps. The turn signals are same deal. Hope that clears it up,,Cheers!
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    whao! totally awsome wild,,great pics too.
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    A bit more of the front grill work
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    Thanks all for the comments,,enjoy everyones work here!
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    Thanks rrb,,yea I moked up the white stripe and then the blue,,and the blue just seem to blend better to the blue backdrop. The wheels can be done pretty easy,,just get a bottle of Flat Black,,about 1/4 full,,and just add thinner w/a eye dropper,,few drops at a time. Then use that mix to get a drop on the end of the small brush,,and just "drop" it in to area where the lug nuts are,,and the thin paint will do the rest,,itll just fill the area by itself. A magnifier wouldnt hurt either,,lol at least I use one from time to time for rim work. Thanks for lookin!
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    Yes sir! nice job
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    So its 8 degrees here today,,{how nice} and its perfect model building weather. Completed is the Revell 70' Trans am. One of my fav GM body styles. When I lived in Ann Arbor Mi in the late 70's,,a girl I dated had her father who owned a T/A like this one,, she used to take us out in it,,she let me drive it a few times,,what an awsome car! So heres my recent version. Kit was tough to build on a few things,,had to make clearance for chassis to fit up under body,,but I always assemble all body fronts,,valences ect 1st,,then paint as one assembled unit,,so maybe that contributed to the fit issue. Sprayed can hardware store blue,,hand painted everything else. And some basic wiring,,pretty simple but looks cool on the shelf! Cheers!
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    Why thanks gentleman,,its a decent mopar to display. Build on.
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    Thanks to all who haved viewed+ commented ,,fun to see all the different build styles here. Im just finishing a Revell 1/25 70" Trans Am,,Dark blue,,custom interior 2 tone,,its shaping up fairly well. Build On !
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