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The body cleaned up and looks brand new, even the Deluxe trim is perfect. I like the wide whites and Royal Lancer hub caps.

very nice, and the interior looks great. The hub caps you used are very real looking.

That is a real shame since the body panels are going to be warped from the heat of the fire. That smell is almost impassable to get rid of also.

I'm more of a '57 person myself having owned two , one of witch I had three times. Never thought much of the '58 tail lights and that is why I liked what you did on this. I used to a lesser degree some of what you were showing on the moldings on a personal project last year. I had a new '67 El Camino that I drove until I bought a '74 C-10. I grafted the front end off the Revell '67 Chevelle to the '66 El Camino and created the correct tail lights. I used Plastruct to make the body moldings on the body sides. The results was a very accurate looking model of my El Camino.

Great looking CJ, I like the little details like the red tow hooks and the abbreviated top. Is it a curb side or did you also add an engine ?

I have enjoyed watching how you have overcome all of the inaccuracies of the body moldings. Your techniques can be used on so many other kits to correct body molding issues.

Some "rubber" used by kit makers in the past have had this problem. There has been a discussion about it here in the past, but I don't think anyone has a 100% answer. The tires that I had this problem with cleaned up just fine with a mild dish soap and water then wiped dry. Problem didn't return.

I would not suggest using Super Clean or Purple Power with a Resin body. I lost a '56 Bel Air two door that way. It may have just been the Resin that the caster used, but the body turned real soft and was of no use after that. You might even contact the caster if you know who that is, and get a suggestion from him.

Beautiful build, just like you envisioned.

Very clean looking build. Great color choice and the wheels and tires really add to the look.

I followed your build and I knew it would be great, but it turned out even better than I thought.

Very nice clean build. The way you used the different colors under the hood make it really stand out.

Great looking collection.

Beautiful collection of Chevelles. No wonder they sold so any years ago. s.

Off to a great start. I always liked this body style.

My suggestion has to do with your window issues. I'm building a resin body of the '50 Oldsmobile fast back. The master was done by using the roof and trunk portion of your Chevrolet spliced into the Oldsmobile body. This morning I'm making the "glass" since the windshield is about all that can be used from the Oldsmobile kit. My first step was to give the glass something to help it center into the window opening. I used a couple of 3.2 mm angle pieces Plastruct glued inside the body to give positive mounting points. Using a bit of paper taped to the inside of the body I then drew the openings on the outside of the paper with a pencil. The paper can then be used as a templet for the window. I try to have at least 1/4th inch of over lap on the inside mounting. For the "glass" I'm using the clear plastic from the collar of a new dress shirt. There are several choices of glue, I use Aleene's Jewel-it from JoAnns Fabrics, but again there are many others you could use. Hope this can help.

I built a model of Rex's '62 Chevrolet years ago when AMT first offered the '62 Bel Air. The information at that time showed the interior was lightly modified with removal of the door panels being replaced with smooth metal and the factory gauges replaced with a flat panel to mount the gauges. Roll Bar of course and a single bucket type seat. In the '60 era I think they may of still been using the factory bench with the passenger seat back removed, some what like the Revell '57 Ford kit. They fenders were opened up and "pushed" out a little. I did this by heating the wheel opening over a 100 watt light bulb and massaged the fenders with my fingers. Gloves would be a smart addition to protect your fingers. With the open trunk on this kit it will be easier to detail that area also.

Both are great kits and have been popular with builders and I'm sure that's why they have been reissued. The '53 Ford F-100 is one of my favorites for many reasons. The options are many and I like the option of the Chevrolet rear fenders with the Corvette tail lights. There are Welding Tanks and lots of Tools . The additional Custom options can be used on other builds also. I had a good friend years ago who had a '53 and it was a great truck and that may also play with my feelings about the model.

Great looking Jeep. I like the color combo also. Most of these that I remember seemed to end up with a V-8 from somewhere else. The old Hurricane Six was ok if you were not in a hurry.

That does it, I'm going to get one of these. I like the pattern on the seat.

Great looking build. I like the color and the way it contrasts with the interior. The body looks cleaner without all the extra trim.

Great looking Pro Street Mustang. You don't often see this model done this way. I bet that would be a hand full when you dropped the hammer.

I like your concept, this should be very interesting to follow.

Outstanding build and I really like the color.

Beautiful collection and they are all very well done. I like the '57 & '58 those had to be hard kits to find. The demise of Oldsmobile and Pontiac are examples of what happens when a Car company has leaders who are not that into cars. For so many years GM just put parts in a blender and just put different names on the outcome. We have all seen how well that worked.