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An older kit from Revell (released around 1995) I built last summer. The kit consisted of two body-halfs which had to be glued together, so there was a little gap on the top of the front fenders I covered with flame decals. The kit had already a top chop. I used the wheel/tire combo which was included but gave a little "Thunderbird-Upgrade" to the 312 cui YBlock (air-cleaner and valve covers).

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I have the unchopped version of this kit (which originally dates way before the 1990's) so I know what you went through to get this build looking this good.

Nice work on a tough kit.

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This may seem strange to hear, but it find some of the multi-piece bodies have a greater fidelity to shape and detail. Particularly the Revell kits.

The manufacturing of one piece bodies means flat shallow details that allow the plastic piece to be easily ejected from the tool. All of the new kits has gone to separate interior parts in lieu of a interior tub that had minimal detail on the sides.

If you are careful, the multi-piece bodies can be built as well as any.

This Ranchero looks great.

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