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You shouldn't mind saying it. It's the truth. Any subject will have a number of people who have no interest. I am glad you enjoyed watching, though.

I also filled the indentation on the firewall and moved the wiper motor so you'll have room for a power brake booster if you want it. Of course, this was done AFTER the pic was taken. All that's left is to finish detailing under the hood, and then start smoothing everything out.

Well, the chassis is from the AMT '69 Olds kit, so I imagine you'll need one of those to finish the chassis and engine compartment. Add engine, wheels and tires of your choice and that should be about it.

More pics as Chevelle comes ever closer to completion...

I've decided not to use the '75 Olds promo chassis. I'm going to use the AMT '69 Olds Cutlass chassis. The kits are common and cheap (especially at shows), and you can detail it as much as you like. I'm working on the front wheel wells now, I'll post a pic when I get further along.

This first offering is the standard Malibu. The Malibu and Laguna had this dash with the linear speedometer. The SS and S-3 models had the round gauges. I do plan on doing a Laguna, I have the parts. I can make the Laguna easily enough, but we're still working on how to handle the badging and so forth. It would be a simple matter to modify a '77 Monte Carlo dash to fit this interior pan. It has the round gauges. Maybe we'll offer that dash as well, I don't know. Right now we're just going to get this Malibu done, and go from there. Even if you had to do the SS mods on your own, most of the work has been done. I definitely plan on doing the Laguna nose at some point. The Laguna interior is different, so I'll have to do a second interior as well.

You're right about the JoHan tub. I do quite a bit of scratchbuilding and kitbashing, and to that end I have a box full of bench seats. I have no idea where most of them came from, but I used one of them for the basis for the front bench seats. There's also quite a bit of '77 Monte Carlo in the interior. Most of these parts were donated by interested modelers, and they can share in the credit when this is done.

He's right...I've had good luck with Duplicolor primers, but there are many others that work as well.

I never build anything newer than the 1977 model year, but I'm going to have one of these. That kit is a must-have.

The interior is pretty much done. I'm thinking of leaving no pedals or shifter so you can make it a 4 speed or automatic. Here's the dash. that bright blob in the upper left looks better in person Looking forward Looking back. Critiques welcome, but it'll have to be a pretty big gaffe if I'm going to go back and fix it. Was this interior also used in the '74 model? Well, on to the engine compartment!

I only build 1/25 models. I like my collection to be coherent, and the size difference between 1/24 and 1/25, even if it isn't huge, still offends my eye. A part of me believes I'll actually use these models in dioramas I dream of making, so again, scale matters. I know I'll never build that big diorama, but it's still the dream. What really bothers me is when something is listed as 1:24/1:25 scale...as if there's NO difference. It's either one scale or the other...or not scaled properly at all! You can do this with figures...people vary greatly in size, but not decals!!! I will not buy 1/24 at all, but that's more for those of you who do!

I can't help with the hood, but for information: The car was a 1970 model at the beginning when it was still decent. The primary nasty looking car was a 1971. They were depicting the same car with two different years of Olds, but this is done all the time. The Rockford Firebird is notorious for changing model years in the same scene!

First of all, thank you! If the casting is smooth and shiny, that's all Jeff! When I sent it to him, the grille was pretty much ready, but the body was in primer, and needed pinholes filled, and a lot of general smoothing. Looks like Jeff got my lump of carbon looking like a diamond!

While it's probably obvious, I'll make it official: Replica stock is my preferred building style, and the avatar is random, I just like the look of it.

I would have liked that. It seems most of my friends live in Michigan now. Good thing we have these message boards, they make distance irrelevant!

They will be sold through Missing Link when ready. I can't speak for them, but if my experience is any indication, if you want to do a Century for them, they'll do everything in their power to help you make it happen. I'd love to build a Century!

If anyone would like to assist in this project, I need the following from any '77 Monte Carlo kit: The outside mirrors, an interior pan, and a dash. We're going for multiple versions of this year Chevelle. Thanks to those who have already assisted! Much appreciated!

Here's the parts count so far: Another front view: Another rear view:

Here's some more pics of my progress. Please ignore optical distortion that makes the model look like a swayback in some pictures. Also, I don't know what's up with my focus, but some of these could be a bit clearer. Here's the front end: Here's the step that will help in mounting the front bumper Here's the rear end: Here's the step for the rear bumper :

Here's what I drove when I bought my house: Here's what I drove when I met my wife: Here's what she drove when we met: Here's our first car together: ...and here's what I drive now... .

Closed. Since the horizontal bars stick out a bit further than the vertical ones, I had to make the grille rather than use a parts box item. This was the only way to get it to look half way decent. I've done open ones before, but not with a pattern this fine. It probably also helps the caster to have it closed.

I'm slowly getting there. Here's the front end laid together. The space between the bumper and the grille will be part of the body for easier painting. Also, the grille is a loose fit to allow for paint buildup and plating thickness.

Well THAT didn't take long! Looks real nice. I'm glad it's going to see the light of day!

This is just my experience, but a painted a Monte Carlo with Duplicolor primer,paint, and clear and it came out great. I painted a Cougar with the same combo (the clear was a different can), and the clear would not dry. It was tacky almost 3 weeks and 24 hrs in a dehydrator later. Obviously, Duplicolor clear lacquer over enamel is just asking for it. Just my 1/50 of a dollars' worth!

Anyone want to try this with the 1/20 Econoline kit?