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Well after creeping around here for a few months I have gotten enough inspiration to start building. The Chevelle will be a curbside build and the 454 for the Chevelle kit is going into the monte carlo in the background. 70 chevelle has been sanded and preped for primer. rims, front and rear grills have been detailed. wheels still need to be weathered. The Monte Carlo is the main reason for my modeling procrastination. Heres what happened: I painted it black, and although it turned out pretty good I wasn't happy with it. I tried polishing it, using future ect. Long story short I ended up messing up the paint and I have been avoiding it. I have made all sorts of goodies for it, scratch build stuff cowl hood, 454, drag lites, plug and wires, headers, ect, but I haven't been able to bring myself back to the bench due to the paint let down. Heres where it lays sitting. 86 Monte Carlo 454 Stripped of paint body work complete My plan is to finish sanding the monte carlo before the weekend and have them both in primer after the weekend. sorry for the big picture and thanks for reading my long winded rant Cheers, M!k3

build looks great. can I ask what paint you used for the red interior? looks like a matte red which looks perfect IMO Cheers, M!ke

what a winner! great job, and the wheels really suit it!

I've never really been a big fan of the Hudson, but this one has opened my eyes. Please give us more ASAP!!

I agree! What did you use for a black wash?

"I want your daytons and your moth@# Stereo, And I'll take a double burger with cheese." Love those mustangs, one of the reasons I bought a fox body years ago. Are you going to do both mustangs? hatch and the vert? Can't wait to see what you do with this!!

Nice! heard the lowrider song when I saw this build today good ending to a friday

really cool build! I have seen a few built on this site and might have to make the 49 my next model. Can't wait to see the mural! what about a peg leg shifter or a hook? lol

Nice willys He did say it was only 99% done Great tip on the windshield, I've seen that on other models and never painted it. Now I know

It totally looks like the car from "the big hit" with Mark Walberg. Tried to find a youtube clip but no luck. Nice build!

Wow very nice!

So this is what happens when a VW golf owner wins the lottery, j/k. please sticker bomb the hood

Oh man love Top Gear UK please please can you do the vehicles from the boat challenge or that wicked Hilux truck from the artic episode!! cheers and thanks for sharing, it made my night!

OMG the color is soooo nice!!! totally approve

Wow nice color! turned out really nice! Lets see more!!

Thanks Russ I'm having a lot of fun with this one. I actually painted this model with semi black then clear. It still turned out with a lot of orange peel. I don't have a WIP for the cowl hood however this is the tutorial I used to make it http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=258&st=0&p=308151&hl=+cowl%20+hood&fromsearch=1&#entry308151 Good luck with your hood! be sure to post pictures of it! Cheers, Mike

ALright so this weekend I had my try at a little more scratch building. Made some long tube headers, an deep oil pan, and a dipstick this is the fitment under the car. Now I know why people sometimes lift the motor to get headers in. It was a challenge to get them to fit perfect. I'm happy with the outcome! Still just dry fitting everything, next I will make cap and wires, msd box, electric water pump, belt and finish the front engine plate I'm building!

Yumm keep the pictures of the 1:1's coming. I could use some of the motor pictures for reference!! Next step will be making some headers for the 454 beast!

Well I'll never paint another black model, lol. After many hours of buffing I finally have a paint job that looks shiny with no orange peel! Oh and I added centerlines and tinted headlight covers! here is the 454 mocked up. New motor mounts were put in to make it sit perfect! Been working on a few scratch built pieces!! more to come, soon I hope

This may not be the year that your building but I thought what the heck!! Please excuse the wax build up, its a WIP Good luck on your build, lots of great eye candy here

wow looking pretty sweet!

I have never liked those wheels in chrome, but in black they suit your build perfectly. Can't wait to see it finished!

Me likes! keep it up

Sure the color is Dupli•color Hampsted green met code #CBHA0906, oh and tons of clear Love this color!

sweet rides and wicked job on the paint. May I ask where you got the monte from?