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well phoey, That means I have to find a set of originals I guess.

I have what I thought were 2 original issue 67 kits. as well as one of the blue re-issues kits unbuilt I now think one of my builtups has the wrong front seats in it So which one is correct for a 67 GTO one still in the body or the one next to the tree

I actually plan to get to the bench a few times this spring , before 1/1 show car season starts back up. I am restoring a 1/1 1968 Charger RT for a client and the bodyman has it now for final work and paint. I Just talked to him this morning. He plans to get it back to me by early / mid march, then I will be on it full time to get it done by summer. So before then I have maybe a half dozen builds in various stages of complettion. I want to get them all done before starting anything new. Then the plan is restore a few early annauls I have . in the que to finish are - AMT 1971 Duster , to replicate my little brothers actual car Johan 1962 Dodge as the Blairs Speed shop car. Johan 1970 Road Runner to replicate my old car MPC 1970 Challenger to replicate another one of my old cars Polar Lights Mazmanian 1968 Cuda funnycar, one of the clear red molded body cars. Then move to a few builtups I want to work on SMP 1958 Buick convertible annual SMP 1959 Corvette At least this is my plan,,,but we all know how well plans work out

I use the cheap rattle can stuff from my local auto parts store. it has a decent nozzle and if you pay attention to what your doing it goes on pretty thin. I use the light grey almost exclusively . Then mostly Duplicolor rattle cans for exterior paint. And Plasticote or Duplicolor engine enamel for engines

After a good friend passed several years ago without much warning and then watching what his family went thru to sell off his 1/1 collection of cars and parts . I came to the realization I was never going to build everything I had. So I sold a major portion of the stash , some on ebay some at swap meets. I am not down to something in the 450 or so range. Even at that I think I might thin down a little more . At the age of 56 now, I know I'll never build them all , or even come close . And a good portion of mine are kits that will not bring big money . But, I do have maybe between 50 and 100 kits / builders that would bring decent cash even in todays market . I plan to retire in the next 5 years and move to Arizona to be closer to the wifes family and much warmer weather. Once settled models will become a major time waister if I have anything to do with it . So fellas . I say look at your age and or health and think about what your family would have to deal with .

Looks killer..wheels and all.I

I have a section of the downstairs family room partitioned off for model stuff . It has pocket doors I can close and no one sees anything

I've seen a few of them built with the Revell Thuinderbolt chassis and they look good

Great pictures, Oh how I remember those days very well . Spent many hours walking the hobby isles in Sids Elsmere drug store in Elsmere Ky back about 1965 or 66 or Johnnys Toys in Latonia Ky in the early 70s

I have an original AMT/SMP 1959 Vette I have on the very short list to do ,,maybe this summer or fall. Anyway,,,,,,On mine the emblem on the decklid as well as some of the area around it is toast / non-repairable ,,,,,,from a spare tire glued on over it. Any chance I can cut the decklid out of this OR maybe even use the body itself to repair mine and not be able to tell the difference.

I have a 4 ft cheap fluorescent dual bulb light over head of the bench to give some overall lighting of the whole work area. And then 2 moveable spot lamps I move around to light up particular areas and a 6" circular lighted magifier for detail / closeup work.

Very nice, one of my favorite cars of the time period I sure wish either Polar lights or Revell would tool up a 70-74 Cuda body to fit there vintage chassis kits.. IMO, every resin body Ive had in my hands it seems like the hood is sunk in the middle.

WOW,,,,, I could go for a bunch of just the window cranks, door handles and arm rests. They could really bring some early annuals interiors to life

Over the weekend my daughter and myself went to the Cavalcade of Customs car show in Cincinnati Ohio. And low and behold , I spotted this. And just had to snap off several pictures of the car for future reference. I have more if someone needs them.

Thats the story . I have been after a clean 68 coronet rt builtup for some time. (already have clean 69 hardtop builder and a done 68 RT convertible builtup ) But a 68 will easily outsell the 69 by quite a bit. At one time a dead mint unbuilt 68 would easily pull $400 US, Now I rarely see them over $250-300 range ( there are exceptions ) Yet a clean builtup will pull a $75 to $100 almost every time The original issue 1970, will struggle to bring $30 now the Chevlle I have no idea as its not something I look for

Being a huge Bond film fan, I will definitely get a sub car for the stash . Long live Sean Connery, ( and yes I know Roger Moore was in this film )

This is one of those kits I am REALLY happy to see return. I remember building one when they were new ,,many years ago. I built one many years ago so its unlikely I'll do another one box stock . But who knows. I do hope the re-issues decal sheets has the stripe going all the way over the rear deck of the car like the 1/1 did. Sadly I have a mint original issue still factory sealed inside and this will kill its value. But so be it. I want a few of them regardless. I bought a few of the Model King issues a few years ago . And one cant have to many AA/FC kits on the shelf . Mine. built this one back in the late nineties from a messed with unbuilt I picked up off Ebay. . Bought my unbuilt back in the early 2000's also off Ebay.

There was slso a Richard Brooks Charger Daytona kit. And it was NOT the same kit as the K+K car. The Brooks kit has a full blown Nascar chassis , where I think the K+K has a stock chassis and interior http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-BROOKS-NASCAR-CHARGER-MPC-1-1705-225-OPENED-/252243323863?hash=item3abadfabd7:g:UsYAAOSw8-tWZ3u0

Love it, I have one of these in the stash for my someday build

I've done a couple over they years. The green GTX is masking tape and painted. Its was done well over 25 years ago. and still look ok . The red MPC charger is paint. used small strips of stryene to make the seams then spray painted it with semi gloss black and holding it way back from the kit on the last couple of coats to get some kind of texture to it ..

Thanks fellas, I'm drawn to the car because of the uniqueness of it ( plus at one time this was an extremly high dollar model kit ) ,,add to that its from the same time period as the Lincoln Futura ( which I do like ) . Thats why I decided to build one . Besides it looks cool in between my 1958 and 1960 Bonneville builtups

Kind of a medium grey. with body color over spray along the rocker panels

Take a look at those cheap pie tins / cake pans . And as an FYI, The Setzer Vega didn't always have the rear spoiler extensions. I have a bunch pf pictures of the car with just a plain rear spoiler

Here's one to show how just small this car is, Its sitting next to a 1/25th scale AMT 1960 Bonneville. The rear fin barely clears the top of the quarter panel on the Bonneville.

For now I am calling this one done,,FINALLY. I want to figure out something to replicate the stars on the fenders and I plan to use aluminum tubing for the exhaust tips that protrude out the rear valance,,but until then. Off the workbench In the case it goes . Its painted with Tamiya aluminum , interior is duplicolor red . Other than some embossing powder for carpet. Its all box stock. At some point, I may try to fix the seam where the ft valance glues on and touch it up with an airbrush . ( no way to glue to it on 1st and still build the kit ) Comments good or bad are very welcome. I'm a big boy I can take it. But I already know its not perfect. This kit leaves a LOT to be desired.,,,,,, especially in accuracy.