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Yes sir super job
Nick.
Very impressive my friend. I like the fact that you opted to retain some of your original work.
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Thanks for the encouragment fellas.
Alright folks! Time to wrap this one up! When I started this project in January I thought I was looking at a 3 month project. What followed was a seven month venture to pump some life into my first ever auto build which dates back 35 years. All in all the old build was in decent shape as I'd managed to keep it encased since first building it at age 13. When I left home at age 19 for the Army I left this build and several others behind where it stayed all this time until I finally picked it up from my parents house and put it in my display case here at home where it's spent the last 5 years. When I started on it 7 months ago there was no engine and the interior was.......well ........you know ...........very "Monogram" basic. I had alot of work ahead of me which I found out throughout the course of the re-build. I ended up using a total of five other kits to piece some of the missing pieces together (one of which was a newer Revell Camaro release kit to "update" this old dog of a kit with some of the parts that Monogram had failed to put in their kit) , hood and wheels were donations from good friends here on the forums (thanks be to Dee Cee and Paul). Powertrain/ drive train was from the AMT Chevelle SS396 kit. I ended up spending ALOT of time in the interior as well as the engine compartment. All badging is from PE fret for the Revell Camaro kits and the paint is GM paint code 79U--Mystic Teal Metallic, a paint that was used in the late 90's/ early 2000's on GM vehicles (Camaro's / Firebirds being in that line up). I also opted to transform this into an SS which took a little fancy foot work with the grille but I managed to pull it all off okay. I'm pretty happy with the results although the kit (as well as me) had it's limitations. lol. I'd like to thank everyone who followed along and encouraged me along the way on this trip back in time. With that.......here's the shots.Before:
Money Shots:
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What a diffrence! I really like that engine!
Steve
Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.
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Stunning smooth paint better than the real one !
Jim
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That is a remarkable transformation Joe. You have pulled off an amazing rebuild. Really fabulous work on the detail and the paint job is absolutely gorgeous. Now, you can sit back and enjoy it some more for many years. Thank You for sharing your journey with us. It was epic and worth every moment.
Joe, you turned a sow's ear kit into a silk purse. Especially your engine and interior detailing. Excellent.
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I very much appreciate all the kind comments. You guys are A-OK in my book.
Hells yeah those are Money Shots!
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SprueOne Hells yeah those are Money Shots!
Joe, Absolutely a spectacular transformation. It was well worth the effort to reclaim this milestone of your youth.
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Thanks Steve. Haven't seen you around in a while. Hope everything is going ok for you.
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