tim_g Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 My newest project..... what a challenge! So far not one part has fit without a great deal of effort........... is it AMT? Will upload more photos soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnwildpunk Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Horrible kit any person that can make it look good gets a tip of my cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 You have picked one of the most notoriously ill fitting kits of all time. However most of us have tackled this one at one point or another, so you have a lot of sympathy here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_g Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 thanks.........glad to hear that I just didn't pick a lemon. anyway nothing wrong with a challenge once and awhile...........at first I thought it looked like a cool car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I agree. Not an easy kit to make look right. Good luck ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blown03SVT Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) My two biggest gripes with the kit were the misalignment of the nose to the cowl in relation to the side coves and the windshield and frame were a pain. The windshield was about a 1/4" too tall. It had to be cut down and then the frame stripped of the heavy chrome then epoxied to the glass and foiled. Come to think of it, those front and rear body pans take alot of shaping, and that flip nose hinge is going to need some tweeking to get it to work and sit right. Looks alright when done, be prepared for a challenge. Edited April 4, 2013 by Blown03SVT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 My two biggest gripes with the kit were the misalignment of the nose to the cowl in relation to the side coves and the windshield and frame were a pain. The windshield was about a 1/4" too tall. It had to be cut down and then the frame stripped of the heavy chrome then epoxied to the glass and foiled. Come to think of it, those front and rear body pans take alot of shaping, and that flip nose hinge is going to need some tweeking to get it to work and sit right. Looks alright when done, be prepared for a challenge. I know being around the drag strips back in the day the model is about accurate to what I saw there racing as far as the parts aligning! Bright paint. wild graphiics on some regardless of how bad the flip nose would fit. All they were really concerned about was how quick the pass was going to be and will it be enough to make the next round or win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albie D Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I love early 'vettes. I love blown flip nose drag cars... All the negative comments steered me way clear of this one though. It will be interesting to see you work through the fitment issues. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRX7Project Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I remember this kit from... long time ago. I remember how poorly everything went together. I remember nothing being aligned once it was done. That kit is a disaster. A great concept, but the execution is downright poor. If you can make it look good, kudos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Good luck with these kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I built it when I was a kid and thought it was great. Now, not so much. I started one and have yet to finish it. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Modlbldr Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Tim- Looking good on that motor. Can't wait to see the progress on the body. Like most here I have a story of this kit. About 25 years ago I was at a friends house looking at his stash of kits. I was just getting back into modeling. He told me to pick out one of his kits to have. This is the "turd" I picked out cause the box art was cool. He had poorly primed the body white. That is how the kit sits to this day. Someday I'll get the nerve, and time, to do it right. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasymodels Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 i dig the hangers for the header pipes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_g Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 Yay this kit is a pain................given up on windshield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_g Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 i dig the hangers for the header pipes!!! without the hangers the pipes would not stay I've now just convinced myself that this kit is just for fun and not get too upset with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown03SVT Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Yay this kit is a pain................given up on windshield. why is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwolf Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 ANY flip-nose kit makes me want to pull my hair out...but looks like you're doing a good job so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublin boy Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Windscreen needs to be cut to fit, it's dreadful really. I couldn't do too much with my one either, it nearly drove me mad. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Boy Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I tackled this one too, and the hinge for the front is still a work in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_g Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 cool work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_g Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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