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They do look better there. Looking at the pics above, one thing I hadn't noticed before, is how much the Lindberg kit more suddenly and drastically tapers the taillight extensions inward, which does take away some of the overall width and strong horizontal line of the real car. The best solution so far is the Lindberg lights in the R/M body.

Could be they are actually 1/25 and the body's a bit scrawny?! I can see what you mean, but I think the part that's not quite right about the rear of the Lindberg is the chrome moldings are a little bulky for the scale. It's even more noticeable before paint, as you can see in the pics above. It makes the rear panel seem crowded. The lights still look way better to me, the Revell/Monogram's are just dinky looking, and their Chevelle letters are almost invisible. Out of the box, your blue car here looks better from the rear than any build of the Monogram kit. I think filing the moldings to about 2/3 to 1/2 their thickness would help a bunch. Now you got me wanting to transplant the Lindberg lights to the R/M body.

A very understated and cool look for a '34, and a great looking model.

Your interior shot is quite realistic; nicely detailed. You're making a very good looking model here!

Mark me down for a nostalgia grab! It's not the first time a model company has played loosely with the phrase "2-in-1", looking at YOU, AMT/ERTL. Some of those were sort of two things in one - both a model and a travesty in one box. Part of my fascination comes from the challenge of wanting to see how much ( if any) I can improve over my boyhood build. If I want to build a drag car, I know I can source all the parts I need without leaving the house. Most of us have a stash we could never have dreamed of having as kids, so not really a big issue there.

BTW Bob, thank you for taking time to post the pictures of the sprues AND for the comparison shots. It's much appreciated.

I think Plowboy is on to something, and his statement brought back a memory of an early review of the Lindberg kit from the now-defunct other magazine in which I believe the reviewer speculated that the kit seemed a little small for scale. As I've noted in another thread, I took some measurements of a friend's '66 and did the math to see how the Monogram kit scaled, and overall it does a very fair job of staying right at 1/24. There are issues here and there, nits to pick, I reckon. One thing that's a bit off is the tail light area(s); the lights are just a little too small, and don't quite sweep around as much as they should. The tail lamp extensions are a bit "pinched", also. The Lindberg kit looks much better to me across the rear. One thing that makes the Lindberg kit look even smaller is a problem shared by most of the Lindberg cars of that generation ( i.e.: '61 Impalas, '67 Olds 442) and that is a shallow body side height. They all need about 1-1/2 or 2mm of additional "meat" spliced in along their length. It really causes the interior tubs to look even more shallow. Don't get me wrong, I have multiples of each, and have built and seen them built quite nicely. Most people don't notice until you point it out to them. Another "oops" from Monogram's Chevelle is the curvature of the trunk lid at the tulip panel: it is curved the exact opposite of how it should be.

Good job getting this one together, it really looks sharp. You definitely got the box art look. Very well done!

Very cool, and I love that red. Well done.

That's a very pretty bird. Nice car, nice clean model. Well done!

Hey, are you familiar with the old technique of cutting styrene along seam lines just by using sewing thread? You just pull thread back and forth through the plastic, pretty much like the blade of a coping saw, and friction does the rest. I remember reading about it YEARS ago in another magazine, and it was a fairly common technique then. Much less chance of blood-letting! That Chevelle is outrageous! Nicely done.

Very sharp model. That green is gorgeous.

Very good work so far!

High quality scratch-building happening! Looking forward to more.

Still two different types of basic chemistry, it just happens that lacquer thinner is a hot solvent that works well enough as a "thinner" for hobby enamels. You won't, however, find anyone thinning lacquers with enamel reducer. Why? Incompatible chemistry rears its ugly head then. The way enamel reducers ( note "reducer" instead of "thinner") work to reduce the viscosity of enamel is different at the molecular level as it acts in harmony with the carrier, pigment, and binder that comprise the enamel paint. " Thinners" can disrupt the molecular bond, and weaken the integrity of the paint coat. Tread carefully; just because you can doesn't mean you should!

Yeah, Monogram wasn't shy about fudging proportions for visual impact, but quite a bit of the Chevelle body does accurately scale to 1/24. (took some measurements from a friend's '66) The Lindberg kit should make a much more believable rod, especially in the chassis. Never really understood Monogram's choice on that one... I for one look forward to seeing you take that on!

Beautiful model of a real Stock Car! In your research, did you find the actual color of Fireball's car - was it some obscure stock color or a custom mix? I love the shade you came up with. Well done.

Just excellent. Shows the importance of color on a car, custom or otherwise. It would be hard to choose another color that so compliments this body. Gorgeous take on Foose's attempt.

Better than average for a quickie, for SURE! Pretty dang nice, in fact. Sort of the "HPI-Guy's" approach to model building, and it worked out well for you. Cool way to get your legs back. Love that coral color for these 50s cars, got a can or two myself. Can't wait to see what you do next!

Absolutely captures the look and feel of the Two Lane Blacktop car. (Almost too clean!) Really nice job. Now, where's that dang Goat...

Shouldn't those tail lights be gray?!?

Good job! Very attractive aqua color; what paint/color is that? I don't generally care for side pipes, but here they seem to compliment the other long horizontal chrome strips very well. Such a sharp model - well done.

I'd call it a successful test! That color is nice, and well applied.

Perfect color choice, really looks beautiful in that blue. Well done.

Nice build! Blacked out trim takes me back to the 80s. We don't see enough of this kit built on here!