MPC 1/20 1970 AMX

[skymnky721]

Hey all,,enjoy all the great builds here,,gotta be the best builders on the web today,,IMO.  A recent build of MPC's  1970 AMX.    I  built it  as a replica  of my Dads  69'   1:1  AMX,,same color+ stripes,,changed the rim highlights a bit,,did some accent painting on the bumpers + sidepipes,added the blower{ my Dads  was a 390  4 -speed  w/carbs ,},w/ dealer factory  "Go Package",,I remember always having to climb around  the rollbar  to get in back when dad  and me and my older brother would jump in for what my  Dad called  "  a  sunday drive"    lol.   And off  to    MIS  speedway  to watch  the early 70's  Trans-Am cars race,,,All the  ol"  Stangs,,Cudas,,Javlins,Camaros,  were there,,fun stuff.   That car  was a ground pounder,,As far as the kit  goes,,it was a bit of x-tra work  to  clean flashing on alot of the parts,,but it was worth it.  The working steering setup  works well,,and most of it  went together well.  Keep up the great works out there,,,S

Edited April 29, 2017 by skymnky721

[crazyjim]

Blue chrome or is it the pics?

[skymnky721]

Hi Jim,,the accent painting on bumpers,,rims,,sidepipes,,was painted with Testors transparent green metalflake.  I like chrome and all,,but sometimes its fun to mix it up  w/the paint layouts,,thanks for looking,,Cheers!

[crazyjim]

Looks blue but I can understand green.  Cool looking car.

[skymnky721]

Looks blue but I can understand green.  Cool looking car.

Thanks sir,,,yes its a bit different,,but I get bored w/too much chrome,I like to accent off the main body colors,,keep up the great works!   S

[D. Battista]

Interesting ...!   

I was just looking at this kit at my LHS Saturday... Kinda interested me but the scale was probably why I left it on the shelf...

Nice job on yours...!

[vintagercr]

Nice, I need to get working on mine.

[Jim N]

Looks real nice!

[skymnky721]

Thanks so much,,you guys do great work also. Its a decent kit overall,,did have to clean flashing on many parts,,but it turned out ok.,,not a contest level,,but still fun,,cheers!

[DumpyDan]

Looks great, how detailed was it from the box......anything like the Gremlin 1/20?

[KWT]

I always liked these... Nicely done. Thanks for sharing!

[skymnky721]

Looks great, how detailed was it from the box......anything like the Gremlin 1/20?

Hey  thanks DD,,it had a kit supplied roll bar,,which I ended  up  scratch building mine  I like radius style corners for the upper roll bar,,the kit had this  square looking deal,,And the motor wiring/plumbing  was added by me.  I also Sbuilt some headrests for the seats.   And the front lower bumper air splitter.  Most everything was pretty decent in detail,,I did have to clean quite a bit of flash off alot of the parts,,not a big deal though.  The front steering set up   works well,,a bit fragile,,but decent.  I havent built the 1/20th gremlin,,but that would be a fun one also.  It  also  comes w/2 sets  of rims,,,slot mags or the rallys,,which are the ones   I  used.    If you built the 1/20  Gremlin,,post a pic here,,Id  like to see it.   And if I dont get back right away in response,,its because Im limited on web time  these days.  Thanks again,,,S

[skymnky721]

I always liked these... Nicely done. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks  KWT,,yours  are looking great also.   S

[XJ6]

WOW...amazing some of the work I see on here, Great Job.....

[skymnky721]

WOW...amazing some of the work I see on here, Great Job.....

Thanks,,and yea your right,,its  like a  constant  'best of"  of modelers  from everywhere!