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Beautiful looking Chevy. As others have mentioned, the way you did the interior cloth finish is very accurate looking. The body proportions are off on this kit but with then paint work and trim detailing it looks very much like the real car.

Great looking finish on this build. I commented earlier on the interior and I still think it is outstanding the way you did it. The roof rack is a different touch but does make this standout. I like how you did the carb. and air cleaner.

Your build looks just as "bad" as the real thing. Like the color and the stance. Nicely detailed trim and interior.

Great looking Duster. I followed your build and the interior and it's color are really nice also.

Very nice clean looking build. I really like the color and the paint finish looks great.

This looks like an almost production ready '67 Impala. I may be wrong but the area from just above the center of the rear wheel and the rear bumper seems just a little stretched to my eye. It could be the way the photo is taken.

This has to be one of the most absurd picture advertising in GM history. Imagine the young man is out for a drive in his beautiful new Oldsmobile stops and backs his car up to the edge of the swamp, the day is cool enough that he's wearing a turtle neck. Then a beautiful young damsel in a bikini comes out of the water and he's more interested in his new car. Ya I always hated that when it happens.

Do the frame which ever way looks best to you. A chrome frame would standout and even reflect any colors you might add to the under body. Painting the frame the color of the main part of the body color would blend in nicely also. It all boils down to how elaborate you want the undercarriage to be. Please keep us posted.

I think like many builders I become distracted when a new idea pops into my head for a different model than the one I'm about 25 to 30 % done. That seems to be the time line on the ones I have set aside. I found at first this seemed to be triggered by having 2 or more projects going at the same time. I started limiting myself to one build at a time start to finish. Lately, this year anyway, I have one build that I got about 50 % done before I boxed it up. This one is a Corvair with an LS engine in the back seat. I went on to build a few all the way thru. Now I'm coming to a halt on the reissue AMT '60 Chevy pickup. This one is my version of a Cameo pickup prototype. I added all of the additional chrome trim and opened up the rear window and dressed up the interior. I'm at the point where I'm putting a "348" optional engine in it and I just feel like I've hit a wall. The interest just isn't there any longer. The box is starting to close on this one I'm afraid. I just want to build another Hot Rod or mild Kustom.

I remember in the early '70's when a lot of guys were putting small blocks in their Vegas there was another guy running around town with a dark brown Pinto Hatchback with a hot 289 in it. That thing would fly. I'm thinking that's the way I'll build mine with a Cobra equipped small block Ford engine. It will not be brown .

Beautiful looking Chevelle. I like how you did your stripes better than the Yenko stripes. The Rally Wheels look better than alloys on a build like this.

On the OEM's the bottom of the front struts don't allow the front tires or spindle to be raised. If you shorten the top of the strut this would allow the front tire and suspension to move up and lower the front and just shorter rear springs for the independent rear suspension. Maybe that could help on the 1/24th ?

Now that's what has been missing in my little corner of the house. A nice full bodied Zinfandel with a smooth finish. I don't think Lacquer would do anything for the wine's "nose" ..

I like the expression "mucking about", I think it better describes what you're doing wrong. I have used a pin to give the captive air trapped under the decal a way to get out.

This turned out beautifully. I was following your build and then I didn't see it here until now. I was wondering what had happened to this one.

Very creative especially with the limited resources that you had. I'm really impressed with your paint work on this.

I agree with Snake on the color. I have used it a few times and that is what came to mind to me also. Nice looking so far, did you paint the stripes or were you able to get that good of coverage with just one set of the white decals ?

I didn't realize the larger scale. That would explain why it cost so much.

The '67 Frame looks like a perfect fit.

Since you're in Michigan and I notice a shade of Blue on the chassis that looks like a Michigan H.P. color is that the direction of this build ?

The Scale Motor Sport decals are great, I have used them on several builds, but they don't like to be man handled. They are very thin and can easily start tearing if you're not carful. Wet the surface well where you are placing them and a drop of Solvaset will get them to lay down on any irregular surfaces. When dry be sure to give them a light coat of Flat or Semi-Gloss to seal them.

I like the way you detailed the interior. Very nice color combination between the body and the interior.

This must be quite a kit at $60. Your daughter got it for you for Christmas so you must build it. I would think $60 would buy you a couple of really great kits with lots of details including the engines.

So this Charger is to replace the Challenger ? I always enjoy your stories and your builds. I also have this kit but haven't touched it yet. I used a PD issue of this kit to replicate our now replaced '10 Charger RT AWD.

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