Fat Brian

Ok, that looks like beast made from a few different cars. The big bullet bumperettes are from a 57 Cadillac but the hood and fenders along either the windshield look like an earlier 50s Caddy. The rear fenders don't look like anything I could find offhand, they're either completely custom or something really odd. 57 Cadillac 53 Cadillac

He could source the engine parts from the Revell 68 Firebird. The lower rocker trim shouldn't be too hard to add with a strip of Evergreen. I'm just trying to find any way for him to not have to subject himself to trying to build the 67. That's one of the few kits I've bought and after opening it noped out and gotten rid of.

This is the packaging in my area. The primer comes in bigger cans with a gray label and a cap that corresponds to the primer color.

I don't have a 67 GTO to do the comparison but take the two kits and see if the 67 rear bumper will fit on the 66 body. If the 67 bumper fits the 66 body then you can cut from the top corner of the notch the bumper sits in vertically straight through the trunk lid on both bodies. Basically, switch the tail light panel and the ends of the rear fenders from the 67 body onto the 66 body and use the 67 rear bumper. Then just build the 66 kit as normal. You might have to rescribe the trunk panel lines on the ends if they don't line up correctly but that's not too bad.

Duplicolor is usually at your local autoparts store. I use their white primer under everything, it goes on in thin layers so you're less likely to obscure surface details. It also strips easily with Super Clean where the actual paint does not, this way you can always get back to bare plastic if things go poorly. Just toss it in the purple pond and the paint comes off in sheets.

Yeah, I honestly try not to think about stuff like this. I have enough real life problems without causing myself undue existential dread.

That is true. I mean, how many subatomic particles are we actually trying to measure at any one time. Faking something like that wouldn't take much.

I think quantum entanglement puts that theory to rest. Linking particles and having the movement of one affect another seems like it would eat a ton of memory in a simulation.

For anyone who wants a quick change style rear end check out this product. It's designed for the Revell 29/30 kits but can probably be made to work on the 32 pretty easily. The designer, Spex, a member here, might also be persuaded to make a 32 specific version.

No problem.

That grille, the base model non-GT version isn't in either of the Revell kits. The Cobra has the Cobra specific grille and the GT has the hide-away headlight grille. The tail lights will be the ones from the Cobra, the squares not the honeycomb panel. I would probably start with the Cobra kit when it gets reissued later this year or most likely next, it has the tail lights and a hood closer to what you need.

The red Supra dash is pretty close. You'd have to sand about 1mm off each end and probably about 2mm from the center of the windshield edge of the dash top, the 86 windshield has a little less curvature than the Supra dash. It's totally do-able and looks pretty close. And the Supra kits are cheap so buying one for just the dash doesn't feel do bad.

I have to third Duplicolor paint, I would also use Duplicolor black primer since the body is probably going to be molded in white. This way your total paint depth can be thinner. Surface prep is also going to be huge, cleaning up mold lines, fixing sink holes, just getting everything nice a smooth. Another thing that helps me tremendously is wet sanding the final primer coat, I wasn't a believer until I did it and the results are undeniable. Finally, getting the paint done is only half the battle, now you have to finish assembling the kit without ruining the paint. I would set the painted body aside for at least a couple weeks to let the paint cure fully to reduce the chance of fingerprints. I have a huge problem with my skin oils seeming to reactivate the paint if I handle it too much so gloves might be in order.

Unfortunately both of mine have the same dash as yours.

I have two Aoshima 86s, let me see if either of them have a lhd dash.

Let me try to pull some measurements from a real truck. I've been on vacation this week do I haven't been on my normal routine.

That's fine, they're going to be underneath all the trucks so close enough is great. Right now I've got nothing and that's holding up a bunch of projects. I'll see if I can find some dimensions. I also know of a 5 ton truck locally, I just need to see if they'll let crawl under it.

I'd love a Rockwell 5 ton transfer case. I'd be down for probably 20 in 1/25 and another 10 in 1/24. I need good measurements and have no idea where to find one to get them.

It's about a semi-gloss, not as shiny as the body but nowhere near flat.

The 77 Pacer wagon kit might be easier to find.

Yes they do. I'm doing the same thing you build my dad's 77 Pacer. Here's a pic of the wagon front end on the Pacer X.

I dream about new tires to fit these wheels but they keep putting the same horrible ones out, even in the latest 78 El Camino kit they're still there.

Yeah, should have said based on the 72, not the same as.

Same guts as the 72 convertible, just a fast back body.

You're very welcome, built one a couple years ago. It's a great kit but I didn't think I'd ever stop pulling parts out of the box.