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I bought an original AMT ' 71 Torino kit from a fella on epay, and he goofed and sent this kit instead, a ' 70 Torino. I decided to keep it, and ended up finishing this just a few hours before we rang in the new year. The color is Duplicolor Bright Calypso, and it's 100% box stock.

I finally, after much pining, managed to acquire an AMT ' 62 Galaxie ragtop kit. There was only one possibility as far as color, and that was red. So I used Duplicolor Victory red on the body, along with white for the interior. The only non-box parts are the wheels, and the rear view mirror.

I built this from a still sealed Jo-han kit, that needless to say I paid a pretty penny (several!) for. I wanted to do it up as a street machine, so I went ahead and did just that. The color is Testors One Coat Icy Blue, over a white base. I robbed a few other kits for some better engine parts, and wheels/tires.

Hi all. I haven't been on here in ages, so I thought I'd show off the rest of what I managed to finish last year. This Tamiya Renault Alpine was calling out to me from it's resting place on the shelf at the lhs, so I listened and took it home. I painted it Duplicolor Quasar Blue metallic, which just happened to match perfectly the color that most of the parts were molded in. This was painted outside when we still had two feet of snow on the ground, and with the temperature a mere one degree above freezing. I was impressed beyond words with the precise fit of the parts in this kit.

This is one of my early builds after taking up modeling again a few years ago. I jumped at the chance to acquire and put together one of these kits, simply because as a teenager I owned the real thing. So naturally, my replica was done as closely as possible. I painted it using Model Master Burgundy metallic, followed by a clear coat. The interior was done in flat black with clear. The only deviation from box stock was using the valve covers from an AMT ' 66 Galaxie kit. The only deviation from factory specs was painting the engine blue. The engine in my car had been rebuilt by a local high sc

Thanks for the feedback on the 300! Here's some outside shots, that show the color a little better.

Thanks for the compliments on the Impala. Robert, that's a cool story, and a memory I bet you treasure. As far as the real car I based this on goes, the reason the owner and I ended up talking to each other is because he had just parked a few stalls away from me, while I was inside a local mall. He was standing there perusing my ' 62 Impala 4-door sedan, which had been the last vehicle my Uncle Ben owned before he had to stop driving. My car had been repainted at some point before my Uncle bought it, and was nearly the same shade of blue as his, though not quite as dark. I'd do up a resin Impa

I was quite enthused when Revell released this kit, simply because it was not an SS. I was less enthused about the fact that it had the big block 409 engine. So, I decided to do a replica of a car I remember seeing in a parking lot a few years before. I spoke to the owner, who told me he'd replaced the original 283 with a 350. Working strictly from memory, I painted this using Duplicolor white lacquer over Tamiya Metallic Blue, then clear coated it. The interior was done using Model Master Nassau Blue, and cleared. The powerplant came from the Revell ' 69 Nova kit.

This one is/was kind of special to me, as it's a replica of an actual car we owned when I was six. My father purchased it as a second vehicle, only to sell it a short time later. Originally a V8, someone had transplanted a six/powerglide from a ' 63 Chevy in to it. I had no pictures to use for reference, just some quick shots of home movie footage taken while the car was parked in our back yard. I painted it using Duplicolor white lacquer over Rustoleum Caribbean Blue, with blue dash and black seats for the interior. I added a back seat, swiped from the AMT Pro Shop ' 57 kit, and used the phot

I love ' 64 Galaxies, and wanted to build one after I took the hobby up again a few years ago. But none of the reissues has an engine, except for the Modified Stocker version. So I decided to search for an original annual, and ended up finding one that was complete, and almost mint. I used two Duplicolor paints, ordinary white lacquer over Bright Calypso. This was the closest I could get to the factory colors, Wimbledon White and Dynasty Green. The green and flat white were used on the interior, and then cleared. The front and rear bumpers were my first attempt at using Alclad paint. Even thou

I built a lot of these kits as a youngster, but none were factory stock. So when I got a good deal a few years ago on a sealed kit from the seventies, I decided it was time to try my hand at one again. I painted it with ColorPlace flat white over Krylon Bahama Blue, which is a very close match for the factory Maui Blue, then cleared it. The interior was painted using Krylon semi-transparent Coral Reef satin over red primer, to try and replicate the drab looking upholstery colors of the early fifties. Except for the tires and side mirror from a Revell ' 57 Bel Air kit, it's otherwise box stock.

I did this one several years ago, but had it sitting around even longer. I had no intention of building it, until I thought I could do it justice. I used a cheap BeautiTone lacquer from the local Home Hardware store, and it actually turned out to be a very close match to the factory Saddle Bronze. AMT elected to mold a vinyl roof on to the body, and while it's a rare option on the actual cars, it definitely adds a little pizazz to have the contrasting color/texture on the top. The interior was done in flat black, with clear. It's another 100% box stock build.

I finished this one last year, just as old man winter was approaching. I didn't care that much for the factory paint colors, so after finding some pics of a ' 50 Chevy coupe that was painted dark brown I chose Duplicolor Cordova brown. I didn't use any clear coat on the body, this time. The interior was done with two Krylon satin paints, Burgundy and Almond. It's 100% box stock, and while it's a great kit the decals left something to be desired. I ended up hand painting the whitewalls with Tamiya flat white.

Thanks, fellas! My username has no connection to anything else, similarly named. It was just a name I chose awhile ago, since my email address contains a reference to pork. :rolleyes:/>

This one was a joy to put together, still holds the prize for the nicest fitting kit I've ever laid my hands on. I used Testors Boyd's Pacific Blue on the outside, and the same blue and white on the interior. I was trying to mimic a restored car I found pics of online, and I came pretty close.