Ace-Garageguy

Nothing too exciting today...just an oddball version of the AMT BlackForce kit, cheap 'cause it's an oddball, primarily for the wheels and tires... ...but I needed another shell to put together the Carson-top version shown below. I like 'em both.

Yup...and it was detail like that that got me hooked on those "awful" "fiddly" Revell kits from the period.

Geez. Seems like only yesterday it was 2022. They must be right about time flying when you're having fun.

Looks like nice clean work, and the subtle flames look great. I've always likes this kit as a donor for other projects too, the frame in particular.

I typically use a slow curing epoxy (30 minutes minimum, though what I use takes 24 hours to full room-temp cure) plus cotton-flock to adhere dissimilar materials. Lotsa people think my approach is overkill, but my stuff never cracks and falls off...or cracks during sanding, polishing, etc.

Yeah, I got lucky. But I need to get on the stick pulling molds. I don't know how it survived so nice for so long; I can almost hear it warp and shrink as it sits on my desk.

Pretty cool, but I'd still have to go with Tony Stark's setup...though I believe I'd need to lobotomize Gwyneth.

One of my all-time favorite truck designs, the White 3000...

Bottom line on this kit...and I've built several including the very first release when I was young and the Nomad version...as with older kits in general, it'll make a beautiful model with applied thought and skill. But if you just want something to gloo together with minimal effort, this isn't the ideal candidate.

Compare previous box-art re: Scalemates. Pretty obvious what kit this is. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/atlantis-h1371-57-chevy--1402839

But they had some redeeming aesthetic value...

Yup.

Very nice indeed. Thing that really stands out to me is how perfect the gloss is for "scale effect". Many otherwise good models have visible orange peel, and others look dipped in syrup. This one captures an absolutely believable surface gloss.

Not entirely. It may be

The answer is 47.332.

You guys are killing me. Based on this thread, I just chased down vintage Monogram GTX and GTP Mustangs, fairly cheap. I had a built GTP to restore, but didn't know the GTX existed. Ford Aerospace had significant involvement with the GTP composite chassis and body development and construction. My, how times have changed.

Lots to like on this one.

What was the question?

Atlantis is just squirting out kits from old molds they bought; some of them have been around for roughly 60 years. And I'm still trying to understand how this thread belongs in "questions and answers".

Beautiful truck, sir. Great color choices, scheme design, precise masking, and your realistic shop setting is always impressive.

Yes, beautiful. One of my favorite racing Ferraris.

Great...but how is this a question or answer? Maybe more appropriate in "industry news" or "what I got today"...

That stuff looks great, and apparently it's plenty durable for handling during assembly if gloves are worn. Assembling "chromed" parts on a car model shouldn't take anywhere near as much pressure as snapping the parts together in the video. Thanks