1/24 Revell 1970 Buick GSX 2 'n 1

[Casey]

[Rodent]

51 minutes ago, Casey said:

Good! I bought the resin convertible body, but I now can't find the donor kit that I thought I had. They are kinda expensive on "the bay", so it will be nice to have a freshly minted one hopefully not molded in yellow.

[Luc Janssens]

Great box-art!

[Justin Porter]

Probably the very best of the 1/24th scale Monogram muscle car tooling. I'll be quite happy to get those onto my shop shelves. 

[Casey]

1 hour ago, Justin Porter said:

Probably the very best of the 1/24th scale Monogram muscle car tooling.

Yes, other than the slightly clunky appearing headlight surrounds it's one of Monogram's best. Here's a nice build to see what you can achieve:

 

[Dragonhawk1066]

Thanks Casey! I consider this a very high compliment to have a build linked as a nice example of a kit. If indeed this kit is being re-released, I will have to buy a couple more to replicate a couple of friends' cars.

Edited December 31, 2021 by Dragonhawk1066

[Spottedlaurel]

Good to see it out again. I enjoyed doing one back in the '90s:

It went together better than the GTX behind it and still looks good on the shelf.

I regret not buying the custom version they also offered. Very period box art as I recall, did they change/add much?

[Fat Brian]

2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

did they change/add much?

The custom version has some incredibly 80s saw blade wheels and a dual quad tunnel ram intake with velocity stacks. Also a hood with a corresponding hole for said intake and big tires and lift blocks for the rear.

[Casey]

7 hours ago, Fat Brian said:

The custom version has some incredibly 80s saw blade wheels and a dual quad tunnel ram intake with velocity stacks. Also a hood with a corresponding hole for said intake and big tires and lift blocks for the rear.

Yeah, the "airbrushed" style graphics from the original custom version are very '80s:

 

The Revell-Monogram release included some better(?) graphics:

[Fat Brian]

31 minutes ago, Casey said:

Yeah, the "airbrushed" style graphics from the original custom version are very '80s:

 

The Revell-Monogram release included some better(?) graphics:

I forgot about those decals, wow...

I may still have a set of the purple decals. Both sets are definitely of their era.

[1972coronet]

Scrap the moulds for those hideous wheels, please ! They were ugly when they were new , and they're even worse 30+ years on. 

Fireball to the rescue !

[Mike C.]

I started this one a few years ago but never finished it. 

 

[Spottedlaurel]

12 hours ago, Casey said:

Yeah, the "airbrushed" style graphics from the original custom version are very '80s:

Thanks, great to see it again!

[Mr mopar]

I always like the Monogram 1/24 muscle  cars and this one was one of my favorites ,Like the new box art to car in white ! 

[KWT]

Definitely looking forward to it. "Hideous" wheels and all. I actually wish they were options in more of the monogram era kits

[Merkur XR4Ti]

This is one of Revell's very best efforts and I'm glad to see it again. I built a yellow version of the original, will likely pick another up to do in a different color. It's a fantastic kit.

[10543Modeler]

On 12/30/2021 at 8:11 PM, Rodent said:

Good! I bought the resin convertible body, but I now can't find the donor kit that I thought I had. They are kinda expensive on "the bay", so it will be nice to have a freshly minted one hopefully not molded in yellow.

 Where'd you get the resin convertible body from?  

[Rodent]

34 minutes ago, 10543Modeler said:

 Where'd you get the resin convertible body from?  

Here, about a year ago:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334219968646?hash=item4dd1100086:g:kZYAAOSwpupgU8dP

 

[keyser]

Didn’t the original caster pass away? I was going to order that conversion well over a decade ago, and ?Ron? passed away iirc.