Progress: '66 NovaCane

Started the AMT '66 Nova pro street. Had a couple of hood scoops, decided to go with the smaller one to give it a more street look(thanks Matt). Here are a few pics so far:

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Heres the body after shaved and smoothed:
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Heres the door panels and dash, they have been smoothed also, will be using photo-etched door handles and window cranks. The wheel on the left was drilled also:
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The body all shaved and primed, ready for paint. The car will be Tamiya black!!
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looks good

Now that is going to be one hell of a beast when finished

Sweet!!. that baby will shake the ground!

Looks good so far, but I'd suggest shaving that scoop a bit more to fair it into the hood a bit better. It has a bit of a lip/bulge thing happening at the back of it that really jars the eyes from the overall line of the car.

Otherwise it looks good. Can't wait to see what engine details you'll add.

I love the hood conversion. This is an awesome project.

JeFF

Nice job so far!!! :thumbsup:

I have one of these that I need to build someday. If I may offer a suggestion, I would increase the width of the rear fender openings to match the rear tires. The stock openings are too small for steamroller rear tires. Just my :2cents: . I'll be doing that to mine when I build it.

Marc

Oh man, black is the only colour for that model! Awesome wheels aswell, I must get me one of these now!

looks good!

I'm sure this will be ol' dude c :naughty: :naughty: lness again!!

I remember building one of them when I was 7 , it will forever live on in my heart :iceslolan .

Sweet build , can`t wait to see the engin !

The small scoop fits the car so much better, good choice!

Another sweet ride in the making..
Can't wait to see it in black..

I love this car. Its my all time favorite model and coincedentaly my very first model kit built...

Thanks for the comments!! I got to lay down the paint last night, so here it is:

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Thanks for looking, Dennis

WOw, that's Badass! I love the stance ;)

Oli

what are the wheels from?

looks great Dennis! nice paint jobb! it will look raw when you are done!

looking fantastic Dennis. That's a great model to build and I'm sure you will do it justice.

Damn nice Nova! I will be watching this project! :smokin:

That is one KickA$$ Nova,

What kit did you get the wheel set from?

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Hey man put your shirt on if you're gonna photo paint that glossy! You're scaring the children.. :lol: :lol:

Seriously, It looks great! The new wheels are a much better choice..

Looks nice. What about the motor?

awesome. i love the paint. cant wait to see the motor treatment

Quick update, decided to do a 2-tone paint scheme. Painted Tamiya black as base then Tamiya mica-red:

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Thanks for the comments! Dennis

Too cool ! :sunglasse

Really nice two-tone paint. Looking forward to seeing more.

mmmmmmm *drooool* i sense this one is going to be great =D

sweet paint job

Oooo, pretty! Glad you did two tone!

just when we think it cant get any better BAM! you pull us for a loop. that looks great. quite similar to what im doing to my 67 chevelle, only its blue on silver

Looking slick, bro!

Wow I figured after all those "old beaters" that you'd forget how to lay a nice paint job! LOL, jk man, great build so far.

Gonna be awesome!!

*Censored* :eek:

Thanks for all the feedback, I will have some updates this weekend I hope!! Got the chassis pretty much completed, just waiting on paint to dry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a little update, got the dash painted, door panels painted and put PE on both. Still have to do the seats and motor:

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Thanks for looking, Dennis

Looking good Dennis - going to be a killer !

looks very clean. I love the two tone paint. Very nice idea smoothing the dash!

Ah! Two-tone and PE dash! Too awesome for me... Honestly, this is gonna be greater than great. I'm talkin' great-tacular.

Very nice indeed!

Well the interior is now completed!! Working on the motor now, so it won't be long! Here are a few pics of the interior:

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Thanks for the feedback, Dennis

Damn that's look'n nice!

What PE parts pack did you use on the dash and seat belts?

Mated the body to the chassis to make sure everything was cool!! Last shots until its completed:

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Thanks for the comments/feedback, Dennis

Looks great Dennis, but do you think the stance is a bit high? Shouldn't it sit quite a bit lower over the chasis?

Are you using a pro street 66 Nova chasis? (because those are not the wheels from it)

Looks great Dennis, but do you think the stance is a bit high? Shouldn't it sit quite a bit lower over the chasis?

Are you using a pro street 66 Nova chasis? (because those are not the wheels from it)
The body is sitting a bit high! It is the kit chassis and the wheels are from the parts box! I just placed the body on the chassis for pictures only. Thanks for the feedback!

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:boink: :ylsuper: :licka:

Its coming out great! Love the interior!

nice job on the scoop, very nice job on the paint, im looking forward to seeing this thing finished

Well I must say one word AWESOME!!!! Interior and paint job looks thigt! :naughty: