gtx6970

Before assy / before paint

Best thing is try to gather as much info on the car your trying replicate...then copy that particular at that particular time

The issue to me is being told it shipped ....even go so far as to provide a tracking # .....when be knew it hadn't. I dont care the issue.....imo thats a problem

WOW,,,,, I've got this exact kit on my short list to do here real soon and you just made my decision for me as to color combination . I like this one A LOT

Got a question, Were white letter tires even avail then ?

Ahh, so its a white top ?

No funky skirts ever on it or weird stuff , Just a decent rattle can paint job that actually shows fairly well. Plan is just clean / polish it up, do some BMF work over the painted trim and put it in the case till maybe someday later. This one gives me all the Mercury verts from 1959 thru 1962,

Its easier than it sounds. A lite coat or 2 to get color coverage. A 3rd coat on real wet......let that air out a bit then a real light dust coat or 2 sprayed from maybe 2 ft away. I did a 3rd one like this a few years ago....but its white and my camera will not focus in on it closeup. But the end result was the same as the black one above

Another one to add to the stash for another day AMT 1962 Mercury convertible builtup.

Now, my 2nd attempt . And trying to improve on the looks of my 1st one. This is an original MPC 1970 Charger to replicate a good friends car. I added stripes of thin stryene to the drip rail and forward edge of the vent opening and and a cleaner job around the base of the top . Strips of stryene were added to replicate the seams in the top . Then using plain old rattle can testors flat black ( simply rubbed it out with my finger ) from various distances to give it some texture ,,,IMO I think it looks more realistic .

Here are 2 examples using 2 different methods. 1st, AMT 1969 GTX , This was my 1st ever attempt at adding a vinyl top ,,,,, and this car was built AT LEAST 20 years ago,,maybe closer to 25. I used the masking tape method. IMO if you go this route, add strip stryene to the drip rail and the forward edge of the vent glass opening to give it a more defined edge along the roof. ( obviously not done on this car ) No signs of lifting anywhere. and its just plain old masking tape painted green ( replica of my old car )

You can always do it as a painted top...

How did i miss this one. Outstanding look.

I don't envy you that's for sure . Dont be surprised IF a dealer makes an offer your looking at under $5 per kit ,,,maybe less. Gonna have to think about all the kits I have and ( god forbid its later than sooner ) my family would have to deal with at some point . My gut is my wife would keep the builtups and sell off the unbuilt ones,,,think I might just ask her over dinner tonite.

So theres no foot brake ? I have to say, I love your subject matter but I sure wish some of these were avail in 1/25th scale

Neither one of the hood scoops in the kit look anything like what was on the Max wedge or Hemi cars back then

I have my doubts Chrysler had any contribution to any of the films

I think only bench seat interiors had tje 2 tone in like colors. Bucket seat interiors had the option of white vinyl portions (seats and door panels ) with a 2nd contrasting interior color to compliment the exterior color

Just as an FYI, technically the upper mldg of the grille should be attached to the leading edge of the hood and NOT remain on the grille as shown here . But at the time I did this car I didnt realize that . Plus if u do that there's no support for the top of the photo etch grille

Dont know about that one. I used the 2 headlite grille for a Hemi car

Find a piece of tubing or rod and roll it over it ,,,slowly. I did one may years ago and once done it looks great

originally they would have been a differemt torsion bar....but imo. Just adjust the bar up to compensate to the added weight

Very cool, I've got a 60 Lincoln on the bench right now. With a 59 for someday down the road

a 1973 Scamp, shares NOTHING in common with the suspension front or rear on a mid eighties Diplomat body style About the only thing you could have used was engine and trans ,,and maybe the disc brakes

im thinking any 1.25th scale model kit of similar skill level . Just about every other kit in a like scale at HL is 29.99 . how is it justified this kit is 39.99