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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 17, 2017 11:58:03 GMT -5
When I was a kid I was drawn to the Revell Street Demons line-up and ended up buying them all. I only built three of them back then and this was one of them. It's funny how when the hobby follows us into adulthood we see how much we either overlooked or just how bad the kits were back then. But hey, we were having fun back then right? lol . I took this project on in January of last year and although this kit is terrible, I've had a great amount of fun with it and learning opportunities left and right over the course of 8-1/2 months. Although I was drawn to this car as a kid (and still am), as an adult I didn't care for the gasser stance for a "street" car and wanted something a little more jazzed up and to have some fun with it. Sooooooo, I created a dropped down party mobile. I mean .............with all that room in the back the possibilities were endless. I started out with my eyes being a lot bigger than 1.) my ability and 2.) what there was room for back there. Over the course of the build while my vision/ goal was always the same, I had to modify the ideas somewhat and my abilities got a tune up but I'm very happy with the end result. I won't go over every detail of the build but I will say that there were 7 different kits and a lot of aftermarket involved in its making. What really blew me away was the fact that there weren't any headlight bezels/ buckets (and there still aren't to this day with the latest release of this kit!!! ) and the hood hinge cut outs (which I filled in) at the back of the engine compartment just make you want to slap the original kit engineers.
The Kit:
The Finishing Shots:
What's inside: (Photo taken during the assembly)
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Post by fordrodnkustom on Jul 17, 2017 13:13:05 GMT -5
Wow nice job! I've built one or two of those over the years and I know how tough they are to get together, as most of those old Revell kits are. Your final result is impressive and makes it look like it was easy! Well done..thanks for posting. I like the big screen and the case of Sams'.
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 17, 2017 13:46:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the good word bud. Yessiree it was a handful in getting that kit......er kits to cooperate in putting it all together. I've got my Willy's SD build I've still got to do...
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Post by dimaxion17 on Jul 17, 2017 14:10:31 GMT -5
Wowser . What a treat to see this . I still flashback to ; 'Gillis's Groceries" when ever I see this particular Chevvie . You do nice work , especially the Interior . Cold one ? Thanx ..
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 17, 2017 17:04:59 GMT -5
Thanks dimaxion! I really appreciate the comments.
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Post by mack2856 on Jul 17, 2017 21:56:23 GMT -5
That is one sweet motor, you nailed it !
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 18, 2017 16:07:03 GMT -5
That is one sweet motor, you nailed it ! 'Preciate that Mack.
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Post by mustang1989 on Feb 6, 2020 13:27:51 GMT -5
Gonna bump this one back up upon my return.
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Post by oldcoyote on Feb 21, 2020 8:09:53 GMT -5
Great build. Very nicely done. Love the big block.
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Post by treehuggerdave on Feb 22, 2020 11:39:22 GMT -5
I love how this project turned out. Great colors, and detail work make this a sweet racer.
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Post by mustang1989 on Feb 25, 2020 10:11:15 GMT -5
Great build. Very nicely done. Love the big block. Thanks John. These old panel wagons lend themselves to all kinds of possibilities. I'd always wanted a second shot at this kit since I built it as a kid. Not liking the gasser stance much for this theme , I decided to go as low as I could with it and stuff as big of an engine in there as possible.
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Post by patw on Mar 10, 2020 10:28:23 GMT -5
Superb I much prefer it with low front axle.
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Post by chromecop on Mar 11, 2020 11:36:37 GMT -5
WOW, very nice. Never really liked gassers with the front in the air....This looks great!
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 16, 2020 16:04:05 GMT -5
Thanks Pat and Darryl. The only regret I really have about this build is I wished I could've hinged the rear door a little better than I did.....but.....modeling is a learning curve the whole way so I'll do better in the future on opening doors.
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Post by sharp on Mar 17, 2020 20:57:13 GMT -5
This is one of my favorite builds of yours. Love the details and paint on this!
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