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Revell's 1966 SS396.

This was supposed to be a quick build for my clubs muscle car theme - in February. Needless to say, I didn't make that deadline. However, the model is now finished!

Paint is Model Master brass metalizer with duplicolor clear. Interior is Duplicolor red. Mostly out of the box except wheels and tires and some under hood additions - brackets for alternator, power steering pump, and AC compressor. Wheels are steelies from a 62 Bel Air and dog dish caps are a modified airplane wheel, repeated four times. Oh, air cleaner is not from the kit either. I also made some chassis detail where the kit left a large blank space behind the firewall - the kit uses the bottom of the interior and it is just blank, flat plastic. The ride is actually lowered by about two scale inches, but I would have liked it to go a little lower - not enough time checking ride height before the glue hit, I guess.

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Edited by Erik Smith
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Interesting paint choice that really goes well with the rest of this well done model. The detailing on the engine is excellent, any chance you could show us more of it? Tiny hoses, clamps and brackets look absolutely real.

Bob

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Erik-

That build is sweet. Great color. I love the engine details. Where did you get such tiny hoses and how did you make the 90 degree bends in them where they enter the valve cover?

Later-

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Very nice and if it wasn't for those out of scale mirrors from that kit, i would guess from that last picture it was a real car!

Clean details and paint and excellent execution. I think the stance is just right and the wheels are a nice custom touch.

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Well this one is beautiful Impala, luckily you didn't rush it. I like the color, and paintjob looks good too. Wheels and tires are super nice, and engine detail looks sharp. B) Everything is just alright in this Chevrolet.

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Outstanding piece of work all around. It appears you've done something that is usually overlooked, which is to smooth out the roughness typically found in kit vent window frames.

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