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In between working on tile work of a bathroom shower remodel I got to spend some time today cleaning up mold flash , and fitting the resin 6pack hood Got all the side markers filled and sanded smooth Engine is almost done . Interior is painted in a satin white ' Current plan is keep it a box stock build, and paint the resin hood ( fingers crossed that goes well ) . And I will display it both ways The only picture with the hood up that I can find shows the car still stock hood and air cleaner . So I assume its still a SS/E car at the time

Thanks all for the ideas. I went with super glue, just took several fill and sand attempts But they are gone

There was a time I wanted detail and more detail. But as I got older and maybe even wiser , so to speak I feel like I like the nostalgia part of it more than anything. I like to build models , but not ones that require a college degree to do so. Do I want the finished product to be accurate to the car Im trying to replicate? Sure. Who doesnt But do I worry about one vent window being 1mm wider that the other? Not a chance. If the finished product looks like what my mind envisioned. I'm good. Take the recent MPC demon as an example. The engine in that kit is WAY underscale . But the body looks really nice to me now that they fixed the ft wheel openings compared to the original. So I'm for one tickled pink its back. And could care less its a basic lower parts count kit . Its looks great in my case. I don't do contests. Once they are done. I may take some pictures and post in social media. But Im not building for the approval of the general audience. I build for me and me alone. They go in my case and my family can deal with them once I'm breathing dirt. Does it bother me this current company is riding on the nostalgia of the Johan name? not really. We all like the idea of Johan coming back. But face it. Its not happening. Most would complain of the quality if they did anyway Jumps off soapbox now Model on boys and girls I am off to the bench to work on my model kit

The one I just bought has the vinyl one piece tires. Also the decals are different than the reissue version

Not stock for sox.martin kit. Stock for Petty bird kit only

I now.have 3 of the SM birds. All 3 have Keystone Classic wheels And no stock wheels

Like the tile says. Im on the hunt for the original cartoon box Johan 1969-1970 Plymouth kits , In all honesty, I would actually prefer just the boxes if they are decent. I have the kits Only ones I need are 1970 Roadrunner 1970 Superbird Petty car 1969 Roadrunner

Thanks all, Bought it today .

I'm not a Ford guy. But,, this kit is on my want list for sure Ive watched a few of this guys builds He's not shy with paint or glue . But in the end he makes for a decent looking shelf replica . Even with the silver sharpie for the window trim . It looks pretty good

There is no flat metal plate on 4 spd versions There is a lower bell hsg shield ( engine color ) , But its NOT flat

Thanks. I have a few of the Recent re-issue versions of both the SM car and the Petty car. Out of maybe 4 kits , only 1 is molded in white and thats a SM bird. My 2nd SM bird is molded in a blueish turquoise color My Petty Birds are molded in 1 green and 1 blue But would like to have the original issue SM version, Just because What about the decals compared to the more recent issue, were they the same and have the correct corresponding kit number on the back of said decals. In this case kit C108-200 ? I know the more recent issues share the same sheet with the SM 1971 Cuda and are marked with the Cudas kit number I like the Petty version because it can be built replica stock right out of the box.

Thanks all. I used super glue and filled the small holes where the fender scoops are supposed to go , and it worked well So was wondering about this Zap - Gap stuff to fill slightly larger areas

Very nice

Epoxy putty???

is this the original issue of this kit ? No bar codes of any kind. Metal axles etc

Rectangular But not very deep by any means

Current build i need to fill the side markers. Is the liquid zap gap filler ok. I've never used the stuff before Is it kinda like thick superglue?

I was in Home Depot the other day and spotted this Is it dead on? probably not But . close enough for me I used Duplicolor early Ford blue for my 67 GTX build. And IMO its a little too dark

Following along with interest here Ive always thought this particular car was cool. Having a kit of it would be nice to have

Another question for them. Were there just the one superbird. OR , were there actually 2 of them Depending on who you ask - where you read , I get both answers

Very well done. And Its not even in my wheelhouse of the cars that interest me to build I followed along on the WIP And the amount of work you put in it asstounding to say the least But if I may ask. In the black and white photos the car appears to be a darker color. Noticed the light color car next to it in one photo????? I would think yellow car will appear very similar , even in black and white

Dont worry about it. Its a part I do not use be in this weeks mail . But might be a day or 2

Got it Just need address

I should / might. Will ck tomorrow Provided all the MPC kits used same support

We have similar tastes I have 6 thunderbolt built. And decals.to do maybe 3 or 4 more. Just need to get to them