My Class of 2012 builds

[Ron35369]

I see a lot of members are posting what they accomplished in the past year so I thought I'd do the same. This group will give you some idea of my style(s) of building. I built some new on the market kits, some original old annual kits, some resin trans kits & some rebuilds of cars I found on Ebay. I ended the year with 23 total builds so I will be posting their photos in three posts...in no particular order. I hope you enjoy.

1. 1966 Impala SS convertible - AMT original annual

2. Toyota Hiace Van

3. 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang - pre painted body

4. 1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL convertible - restoration of original annual

5. 1971 Ford Mustang Mach I - pre painted body

6. 1966 Mercury Park Lane - restoration of original annual

7. 1963 Chevy Bel Air - R & R Resin kit

8. 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 - New Revell kit

9. 1967 Chevy Impala SS Wagon - R & R Resin kit

10. 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 convertible pre painted body / clearcoated with HOK clear.

Edited January 4, 2013 by Ron35369

[Ron35369]

Second set of photos:

11. 194 Chevy Impala SS convertible - Original AMT annual

12. 1963 Chevy Impala SS - New Revell kit

13. Ala Kart Show Rod

14. 1963 Chevy Corvette Roadster - AMT Prestige kit

15. Lincoln Futura Concept Show Car

16. 1958 Chevy Impala Sport Coupe

17. 1964 Chevy El Camino - AMT original annual Restoration

18. 1958 Plymouth Sport Fury - Resin kit

19. 1963 Chevy Impala Station Wagon - R & R Resin kit

20. 1964 Pontiac GTO Coupe - pre painted body / clearcoated with HOK clear

[Ron35369]

Third & last set of photos:

21. 1962 Pontiac Bonneville convertible - AMT original annual

22. 1932 Ford Highboy

23. 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix - MPC original annual

[bondo bill]

wow- nice shiny builds

[Erik Smith]

Love that '62 Bonnie. Very nice models.

[jeffs396]

WOW Ron!!!

23 builds in one year? You've been a busy boy! And they're all great!

The '67 wagon is my personal fav, I've gotta get one & convert to a '68 someday...

Who made the '58 Fury resin kit?

Thanks for sharing these super-nice builds, congrats on a productive year!

Edited January 4, 2013 by jeffs396

[TooOld]

Ooooo . . . You got my attention with the '66 SS convertible ! ! Beautiful ! They all are great looking builds and your attention to detail ( like the dash and fuel cap on the Vette roadster ) is excellent .

[slusher]

Every build, has an excellent paint finish, all well foiled and detailed. Beautiful models....

[Ron35369]

Thank you guys, I really appreciate your comments! When I decided to do a "year in review" I had no idea how many builds I had done & was very surprised that I finished 23 of them. I hope you liked my selections as I try to change things up now & then, trying to avoid burn out. I've got a lot of builds planned for 2013 so you will be seeing plenty of posts from me in the coming months. Right now on my work bench I have an original 1960 Impala convertible rebuilder, a 98 Saleen Mustang & a 70 Dodge Super Bee.

Jeff, the 58 Sport Fury I believe was from Art Anderson at All American, if I'm not mistaken. I was buying loads of stuff from him back in the late 80's & early 90's. I had actually started that build many years ago & had it painted way back then. It got put on the back burner until last year when I found it stuffed away in it's original box. On the subject of the 68 Chevy wagon...I've seen one on Ebay from R & R Resin, just haven't stepped up to buy one yet. I want to convert one to an Estate Wagon to replicate the car I took my driving test in when I was 16. One of these days...

[Renegade]

Great builds all. Didn't see a bad one in the bunch. Makes me wish AMT would re-issue those kits for us old guys who built them as kids.

[Ron35369]

Thanks Terry. I almost would prefer Revell to do the reissues anymore as they have really stepped up to the plate & improved their game. AMT seems to reissue with no upgrading where Revell is doing all new tooling, like on their 63 Impala. Very nice kit with a lot of detail. When I was a kid I really didn't like Revell at all. their kits were bad fitting & not proportioned correctly & a general pain in the rear to build. Not so much these days. Maybe the merger with Monogram was just what they needed.

[maltsr]

Great builds Ron, well done

[Dominik]

WOW Ron!!!

23 builds in one year? You've been a busy boy! And they're all great!

[...]

Thanks for sharing these super-nice builds, congrats on a productive year!

I agree!

I love your Futura and 58 Impala.

[Ron Hamilton]

You do excellent work!!!!!!

[MachinistMark]

nice paint...

[Dragfreak]

Beautiful work!! paint is top notch!!

-jason

[bbowser]

You had an excellent year! A man after my own heart with all the Impalas.

[lanesteele240]

wow. you must have pushed out a lot of model expecting the world to end or something. they are all nice. you should be proud of your self

[RAMBENNA]

you sir are an excellent builder, that is a impressive collection

[HNTR]

Very nice builds!!

[Sixties Sam]

Excellent builds! It's good to see the old AMT annuals being saved. Nice work on all the builds!

Sam

[Ron35369]

Thanks guys, I appreciate all the nice comments. I will be posting more photos of these builds so you can see some other angles.

[Mike Muncy]

Question, what wheels are those on the Firebird? That thing has my eye. Love it, although all are great.

[Jeff Johnston]

WOW you are a building mashine ! Plus...look at that paint work !

[Ron35369]

Thanks guys...I'm glad you like my work. Mike, the wheels on the 68 Firebird are Chrome T's from Pegasus (19").