'69 GTO Grille w/ exposed headlights

[Watertown]

Working on an old Monogram ’69 GTO kit, as I'd like to build a replica of one I had back in high school. The problem is that the kit comes with the hidden headlight grille, and the headlights on mine were the static open (exposed) style. Does anybody know of a resin conversion for this? (Example here)

[Mike Chernecki]

Contact Joseph @ Fireball Modelworks, he had one in the works a while back.

 

Edited October 30, 2017 by Mike Chernecki

[br67]

Mike, Kevin at Missing Link was casting them

[drodg]

Kevin at Missing Link.   

[kevin l]

Thanks guys i stopped casting them years ago....they didnt sell very well

[drifterdon]

Thanks guys i stopped casting them years ago....they didnt sell very well

Which is too bad.   I've been searching the bay for awhile now trying to get more.   Have one set but could use two more sets.  Don

[Watertown]

Contact Joseph @ Fireball Modelworks, he had one in the works a while back.

 

Thanks, Mike, Joseph at Fireball had a couple sets still on the shelf. I ordered them and should have 'em in a couple weeks. Appreciate the referral.

[Mike Chernecki]

Thanks, Mike, Joseph at Fireball had a couple sets still on the shelf. I ordered them and should have 'em in a couple weeks. Appreciate the referral.

Great! Get the Pontiac Rally wheels and red lines from Joseph as well, they are unbelievable.

[Watertown]

Great! Get the Pontiac Rally wheels and red lines from Joseph as well, they are unbelievable.

I did, and they are! Thanks again.

[mchalal]

here's one I've got on the workbench along with about 2 dozen other in process projects. I'm not quite sure where I got the headlight conversion pieces. I know I got them on ebay.

 

[VRM]

Did anybody ever do one in 1/25th for the original MPC kits?

Edited November 2, 2017 by VRM

[Snake45]

Did anybody ever do one in 1/25th for the original MPC kits?

Don't think so. I believe you could make such, though, by cloning the headlights from the '69 Firebird kit. Unfortunately, I think those would be a little small for the 1/24 Monogram GTO, but I might give it a try anyway just to see. 

[Watertown]

Nice! I'm adding a vinyl top to mine, along with the missing cowl trim.

[Watertown]

here's one I've got on the workbench along with about 2 dozen other in process projects. I'm not quite sure where I got the headlight conversion pieces. I know I got them on ebay.

 

Love it! Looks like you have the same problem that I do, I can't seem to finish one project before beginning another...

Edited November 4, 2017 by Watertown

[Geno]

The 1/24 Testors diecast kit has it. I'm building one of those as The Punisher GTO.