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I guess I didn't realize that the AMT kit wasn't originally from MPC. There was a lot going on in the industry at the time. I'm a fan of the Nova and have owned a few as well as driving them as demos at the time so I'll pick up this reissue based on your information.
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I did as well. I checked out and poked around on YouTube at some of the Rally Racing. Returned to the sight around noon and everything seems fine now.
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This talk of offering the Chevelle Malibu 400 conversion reminds me of a customer's car from that era. He never let me see under the hood, but the exhaust note caught my interest. We were all trying to dodge the high insurance rates of the time for anyone under 30 and driving anything but a 6-cylinder car let alone something with any power. He told me he had to order his since the local dealers didn't seem to even know about it. His insurance agent insured it as a Malibu two door hardtop without any consideration as to what was under the hood. The guy wasn't a crazy driver, and I don't recall him ever really getting on it. Neat looking silver sleeper.
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The Nova kit looks interesting, but I hope they have corrected the rear side windows shape. The original kit has the windows shaped like a cross between the coupe and the Hatchback and not correct for either one. Can envision some LN, SS and Rally Nova variants.
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Great looking paint finish and decals. Like the stance and the wide whites.
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The body finishes look great, and the body trim looks very cleanly done. What scale is this kit? I built on of these several years ago, didn't look this good, that was a 1/12th scale.
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Perfect color and great looking finish. I'm surprised at the problems with the paint that you mentioned, has not been an issue here. Like the style with the white top insert, interior and firewall.
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Great looking body color and finish and the interior compliments the body color. I like the cowl induction hood. Was that a resin part or did you graft it from a different kit? The rally wheels just always look good on a Chevy.
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Thanks Ron. We were both married before, and we have come to realize the things that you can and can't accept from someone you wish to spend the rest of your life with. We got married in 1985 and we still enjoy each other's company. We have been there for each other through the good times and the bad and life can through in some real bad at times, but we have faced it together and are still going strong.
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We have an unknown neighbor who has put their dog droppings in our empty trash bin outside. I do appreciate that the take the time to put the dog's leavings in a plastic zip lock instead of leaving it on someone's yard. The problem in this case is that they put in our roll out bin after the trash had been picked up and before I could roll it back into our garage. In this case there was enough moisture on the bottom of the dumpster along with whatever else may have been on the zip lock. Didn't realize that there was a pile in the dumpster until mid-week when I was putting some trash in the dumpster that was starting smell really bad. Put the dumpster out with the trash the second week but the zip lock stayed stuck to the bottom of the bin. I was able to get it free from inside the dumpster and put inside another bigger better secured zip lock and the stench is almost gone, but the source is still in the dumpster until next week when they pick up the trash. Now why wouldn't someone who is picking up after their dog put this in their own dumpster instead of ours knowing that the trash had already been picked up?
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I'm fortunate that my wife has been very supportive with my model building. She has reminded me a few times when I show up with a new kit that I already have more than I can build with the time I may or may not have left. She also goes along to the annual local model show and swap meet. This allows me to go visit other vendors and look at the models on display while she stays with my table of models I'm selling. She likes to go and look at the models as well and comments on the ones she likes the most. She helps me load up everything at the end of the day and we go home and have a nice dinner and we talk about what we both liked and maybe didn't like. She suggests body and interior colors for models of cars she likes. She has a couple of models of cars she liked that I made for her that she has in plastic display cases on the bookshelves in her home office.
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Great looking paint color and finish. Neat body trim and contrasting interior.
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Beautiful looking paint color and finish. Nicely detailed engine. Like the interior pattern.
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Great looking Cadillac. That had to take some foil to trim this. Likie the neatly detailed body and engine compartment.
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He may be plotting revenge you know.
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Like the wall art as well.
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Great looking wagon and the paint treatment looks good. Like the stance and the wheels.
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1996 Chevrolet C-3500
espo replied to av405's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
I have had the same and worse paint experience with Duplicolor paints. They offer some great looking OEM colors, but the last few years they just seem HOTTER than they used to be. Great looking bumpers. -
Great looking paint work and color. The redline tires standout with the roadwheels. Like how you tinted the windshield.
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Looks great, amazing how different a model can look by using a color combination you aren't accustomed to seeing.
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Like how you did the body finish and showing where the body was modified and repaired. This has a mean looking stance with those wheel and tires.
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Looks like something Ford would have as a future product at the Detroit Auto Show, or George Barris may have even had a hand in the design. Like the clear canopy top and all the kustom body work looks smooth a flows well.
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In addition to the beautiful color and paint finish the added interior details add to the realistic look of the interior.
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Great looking paint finish and the contrasting wheels. Your diorama helps to bring this model alive.