spencer1984 Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 This started out as the AMT "Street Muscle" release of the old MPC '69 fastback coupe. I cut off the roof and made a new deck, and modified the interior with custom front buckets and a scratch built rear bench. The top boot is a modified item from my parts box, and the wheels are Revell Starsky & Hutch Torino Ansens with parts box tires and Fireball Modelworks decals. The grilles in this kit always looked too small to me in this kit, so I scratch built a new set with PE mesh and clear headlights. Paint is Tamiya TS-87 Titanium Gold for the body and TS-69 Linoleum Deck Brown for the interior. While it's far from a perfect execution, it was a surprisingly enjoyable build so I'm happy with the results regardless. As always, any comments/criticisms are welcome! 4
happy grumpy Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Really nice and well done. The color is on par with that era.
bisc63 Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 That came out very nice; really changes the flavor of the ol' kit!
espo Posted August 23, 2022 Posted August 23, 2022 Great looking build and changing the rear deck from a Fastback body style had to be fun.
Mopar - D Posted August 24, 2022 Posted August 24, 2022 Excellent conversion Bill! I also like how you fixed the front grill.
spencer1984 Posted August 24, 2022 Author Posted August 24, 2022 Thanks all! 11 hours ago, espo said: Great looking build and changing the rear deck from a Fastback body style had to be fun. I was expecting a much harder fight since bodywork is what usually trips me up, but this went far smoother than I expected. 1 hour ago, Mopar - D said: I also like how you fixed the front grill. Thanks! I feel like it could use a little more refining the next time I try it, but I definitely like it better than the kit parts. Between this and their '62 Corvette, it seems AMT had a thing for tiny headlights.
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