68 Gto

cityofthesouth · #1 07-23-2007, 11:04 AM

alright, i've done some models before but until coming here and lateral-g I was totally in the dark really. So I'm trying my hand at this all over again.

here's some initial body work. i didn't want to fill the body line infront of the front wheels but the bumper just didn't line up well so it's smooth now.

the interior. nothing to brag about. bad hand painting. my main goal was the body on this since it's my first ... i'm thinking i'm not ready and don't have the patience to do all that crazy detail that others do.

almost final body work with some primer. had to get rid of the license plate thing on the front, got rid of the turn sigs too.

i wanted to add, the hood had a hole hacked in it because this kit is a "street machine" ... yeah filling that was a kick in the face. but you can kinda see in the first pic what's going on there. i also lost my mind and opened the hood scoops. it wasn't as hard as i expected really. i also shaved the drip rails and locks.

cityofthesouth · #2 07-23-2007, 11:06 AM

i don't know if this is tricky or not but i wanted to use the stock suspension but to hide the pins i made to mount the wheels and get the stance right. seemed cool to me. there won't be an engine for the same reason the interior is lame. I corrected the tire directionality btw ... in case you noticed.

cityofthesouth · #3 07-23-2007, 11:09 AM

here i test fitted everything. not as much rake as i had planned but the stance is good. with this low angle you get more of an impression that the front and back are about the same height at the wheel well lip. once glued the rear should be ever so slightly higher than the front. Pegasus wheels, which i'm new to also .... they're a lot cooler than i expected but these aren't nearly as cool looking as the other set i ordered. I don't like the offset on these. the cooler ones will go on a different car when i know more what i'm doing. the GTO will be black btw.

tigeraid · #4 07-23-2007, 12:50 PM

Certainly looks like a great start--pro touring rules!

Enzoenvy1 · #5 07-23-2007, 01:42 PM

Doh! You can't get frustrated yet, keep it positive. Getting back into the hobby is hard but even worse if you really are not wanting to do it. I think it looks great and the interior is not bad at all. This will turn out awesome!!!

cityofthesouth · #6 07-23-2007, 02:48 PM

thanks tigeraid.
nah, i'm not frustrated yet and i'm pretty excited now that i know all the resources available for modifying models. I didn't know before and i didn't know any tricks. i've picked up a couple and thanks to cool wheels and some tips on making the paint shiny, i'm pretty into this. Still, i'm only gonna focus on making it look cool right now. I don't want to give myself too many things that i'll just get pissed off doing, ya know?

brady_381need72c10 · #7 07-24-2007, 01:27 PM

great work so far!
question- is that the revell muscle kit cause i got 2 of them and im building one as a present for my father of the 1:1 he use to own!

cityofthesouth · #8 07-25-2007, 11:05 AM

damn, i left you a reply but i don't frickin see it. it's the Revell Street Machine with artwork on the box instead of a photo. The car pictured is yellow with flames.

brady_381need72c10 · #9 07-25-2007, 02:15 PM

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it's the Revell Street Machine with artwork on the box instead of a photo. The car pictured is yellow with flames.

i know which one your talkin' about-

cityofthesouth · #10 07-25-2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by brady_381need72c10

i know which one your talkin' about-

yup, that's it. it seems to be pretty nice, comes with the best wheels i've ever seen (in my limited experience) in a muscle car kit. i had throuble with the front bumper fitting. It's molded with the front valance, so where the front fender meets the lower valance it didn't fit well at all. i tried stretching it but i don't know how far to push that. Plus the mold was messed up right there on one side

brady_381need72c10 · #11 07-25-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cityofthesouth

yup, that's it. it seems to be pretty nice, comes with the best wheels i've ever seen (in my limited experience) in a muscle car kit. i had throuble with the front bumper fitting. It's molded with the front valance, so where the front fender meets the lower valance it didn't fit well at all. i tried stretching it but i don't know how far to push that. Plus the mold was messed up right there on one side

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mine seems to fit and thanx for letting me know of the mold issue ill check mine out a little closer!

cityofthesouth · #12 07-25-2007, 02:53 PM

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mine seems to fit and thanx for letting me know of the mold issue ill check mine out a little closer!

np, i'm sure it was probably just mine ... one screw up you know. I'm sure it happens once in awhile.

brady_381need72c10 · #13 07-25-2007, 02:56 PM

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np, i'm sure it was probably just mine ... one screw up you know. I'm sure it happens once in awhile.

^yeah! your right! nobodys perfect!

cityofthesouth · #14 07-31-2007, 09:22 AM

or at least as finished as it's gonna get except for more polishing. see the completed thread for more pics.

Enzoenvy1 · #15 07-31-2007, 11:09 AM

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or at least as finished as it's gonna get except for more polishing. see the completed thread for more pics.

Holy Sh!t I didn't realize that was yours in the completed. I am even more impressed at this one. Glad you stuck to this and made such a beauty.

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