mustang1989 Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 When I was a kid I was drawn to the Revell Street Demons line-up and ended up buying them all. I only built three of them back then and this was one of them. It's funny how when the hobby follows us into adulthood we see how much we either overlooked or just how bad the kits were back then. But hey, we were having fun back then right? lol . I took this project on in January of this year and although this kit does suck, I've had a great amount of fun with it and learning opportunities left and right over the course of the last 8-1/2 months. Although I was drawn to this car as a kid (and still am), as an adult I didn't care for the gasser stance for a "street" car and wanted something a little more jazzed up and to have some fun with it. Sooooooo, I created a dropped down party mobile. I mean .............with all that room in the back the possibilities were endless. I started out with my eyes being a lot bigger than 1.) my ability and 2.) what there was room for back there. Over the course of the build while my vision/ goal was always the same, I had to modify the ideas somewhat and my abilities got a tune up but I'm very happy with the end result.I won't go over every detail of the build but I will say that there were 7 different kits and a lot of aftermarket involved in its making. What really blew me away was the fact that there weren't any headlight bezels/ buckets (and there still aren't to this day with the latest release of this kit!!! ) and the hood hinge cut outs at the back of the engine compartment just make you want to slap the original kit engineers.I'd like to thank all of those who followed along and commented/ encouraged me throughout this creation. You guys are da bomb. The kit:Glamour shots:and then there's what's inside:
jeffs396 Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 Nicely built! Diggin' the details everywhere
Crazy Ed Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 It was fun watching this come together. Joe it came out Very Nice, Well Done.
carman1 Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 Very nice, I like gassers, but I agree this looks better this way !
slusher Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 Joe, gorgeous model and impressive work through out the build. I enjoyed following this and other builds Joe, you have fun even in problems.
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 Very nice modernization of a kit that has a reputation for being quite a POS. Nice stance and just enough detail, clean and well-thought-out modifications.
nicknkim14 Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 You hit a grandslam Joe.....beautiful...
wrecker388 Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 Beautiful work Joe! I watched the build all the way through. I don't recall if I ever commented because I was speechless at the quality of work you put in. Great build!
blunc Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 I second Bill's post, I was watching the WIP thread and congratulate you on finishing a problematic project in grand fashion. You should be as proud (or more) of this build as the other projects you have posted for the rest of us to drool over and learn from
Randy D Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 Hi Joe, This turned out great sir!!!! The time you spent on the engine and interior really pay off here !!!!!! Randy
KWT Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 Dude, this thing is wicked! it was awesome watching this all come together... Good job, Joe!
mustang1989 Posted September 17, 2016 Author Posted September 17, 2016 Wow! Thanks for all the great comments guys. I dunno what my next project will be but I hope it's half as much fun as this one was to build.
Sixties Sam Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 Came out great! The engine bay is killer! Very good work!Sam
Custom Mike Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 I watched the WIP all the way through, and the results you got with this old dog are spectacular!
John Teresi Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 Hi Joe......this is SUPER SUPER cool man......great job on this one
DumpyDan Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 That's really nice, you have done nice detailing
PARTSMARTY Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 I love original ideas and you absolutely nailed it.!!!
mustang1989 Posted September 18, 2016 Author Posted September 18, 2016 Thanks again for all the supportive comments folks. They're very much appreciated. I will say this , I have a newfound respect for anyone who can build one of these old Revell kits and "make it work".
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