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Sorry, everyone! I have the door panels from Magnum. I really need to check back more often. As Kevin said, I'm waiting on a few parts. All is proceeding smoothly.

Does it say anywhere on their website what forms of payment they accept?

This will be great! I really like the '70s cars...the more the better!

Missing Link will be casting it. Great guys to work with.

Thank you for keeping the whole thread together. If I were making this just for myself, I would have put it in the OTW section. In this case, the interested parties are probably here. Now that I think about it, that's pretty much what you said, isn't it?

Further progress. I have other parts done as well, but this is the biggie.

The wheel openings have been established. Next, the flares will be added.The model is slightly warped, so the driver's side view has the front end raised up a bit.

Once the Chevelle (both SS and regular) and Laguna versions of the 1973 car are finished, it would be logical to then do a 1974 car. I can't give you a timeline on this, but that's the plan. I may even do a 1977 car much later, as there was one in my parents' driveway years ago.

The idea is over time to add different noses and interiors to this basic kit. Something had to be first, and since the kit i was given was supposed to represent a 1973 model Chevelle, that's what I've started with. I was nearly finished with my own 1973 Laguna, but I hadn't changed the greenhouse and I'm not real satisfied with it. It will probably donate it's Laguna nose to a future version of this model. The resin company casting this is well known, and has high quality.

This model is going to be cast in resin. This is a continuation of the 1974 Chevelle thread in the RESIN section. I promised progress reports. I have added the greenhouse of the 1975 Olds to the Chevelle body. This rids us of the chopped racing top and the malformed windshield area typical of the Chevelle/Laguna racing models. Also shown is the fit of the Olds chassis, which I plan to use for ease of molding. The model will feature an opening hood with some underhood detail. More pictures as I progress.

I KNEW I was forgetting something. I need to get one of those...

Some of these years may be a little off, but... Modelhaus, 1975 Impala 4 door Missing Link, 1975 Plymouth 4 door Missing Link, 1978 Ford 4 door Modelhaus, 1972 Ford 4 door AMT, 1970 Ford 4 door (both Galaxie and LTD) MPC, 1977 Plymouth 4 door Not '70s, but: JoHan, 1968 Plymouth 4 door There's probably more, but these spring to mind.

That side sculpting would be very hard to duplicate. It would be very cool, though.

Kevin has sent me the parts, so this project is underway. What he's given me is a '73 car, so it will be a 1973 Chevelle. We can possibly base other models on this one. Kevin, thanks for sending me a light colored Olds, that will be a big help. Neither body has any warp, so that will help as well. I've got a pretty good idea where I'll make my cuts, so I'll have some progress soon. Kevin, at some point I'll need the Monte Carlo door panels, as they are the best starting point for the Chevelle. I'm doing the body first, so what kind of interior pattern would you all like to have? Did the Chevelle have the bucket seat option? I'll post pics as progress is made...

Just thought you Chevelle lovers would want to know that I've agreed to master a 1973 Chevelle for Kevin. He's got all the raw material I need to do it. If I have questions for you experts, I will post them here. I don't have access to a real Chevelle, so I'll have to use lots of pictures and ask questions. Right now what I could use are pictures of the wheel well openings taken directly from the side, at about the height of the center of the wheel. This will minimize photographic distortion. Front to back measurements of the wheel wells won't hurt, either. If any of you have a real Chevelle, here's your chance to contribute. I'm not saying I won't work on anything else while I'm doing this, but I'll make sure you don't have to wait a year for it. If we all work together, this will be really cool! -Tom

I've been adding little details. I hope to get the body painted this weekend. I'm doing a few projects at once, so progress has slowed.

Here's the '73 Laguna nose as I know it...

su-WEET! Very well done, very convincing! I'd like to see it in person!

Here's the Laguna so far.

The Chevelle, the Laguna, the El Camino, or all of them?

I'll give it a few days and see what car generates the most interest. I have an Olds I'll sacrifice. Between you, MAGNUM, and myself, we already have the raw material. If the Chevelle works out, I've always wanted an El Camino from this era...

I wonder if the roof portion of the JoHan '75 (?) Cutlass might be better to use. The Chevelle kit has a big windshield issue in my opinion. The Chevelle could supply the rest of the body. You'd need a '77 Monte Carlo for dash, and interior. I suppose you could use the JoHan Cutlass promo style Chassis foe ease of casting. Should there be an opening hood, or should those mods be left to the builder? On my Laguna, I used a modified firewall from the '70 Monte Carlo, and the chassis from the '69 Cutlass. I had to dig into my glass boxes to find a windshield for it because I had to fix that portion of the Chevelle kit. The Chevelle kit body and the '75(?) Cutlass body handle the greenhouse area differently, and I can't decide which one looks more accurate. If I use the Cutlass for this area, it would be a simple matter to find "glass" if you didn't want to use vacform glass. The whole thing seems doable, but the Chevelle and Laguna not only have different "faces", but the seat patterns are different, too. I trimmed my Laguna with all the chrome it could carry...wheel lip moldings, side chrome, etc. Should the resin version be trimmed out, or basic? I'll listen to all opinions.

I agree. Tom helped me out with a 1960 Chevrolet project pictured here. The top was from him. Awesome guy!

The Laguna will be detailed to about this level. The Monte didn't turn out quite as crisp as I'd hoped, but it'll do.

The Monte Carlo above is done, except for the addition of whitewalls and stock wheelcovers, cast by Kris, no less! I'm working on the Laguna again, I'm installing the interior tonight. If you look at the Laguna kit windshield from above or below, it is severely misshapen. So is the windshield portion of the body. I fixed that and used a different windshield. If I master one, would you rather see the Laguna front end, or the Chevelle?