Coffee table model car builds (literally). My builds are rattle can sprayed, detail painted, and my modelling tools are the most basic - files, sandpapers, detail brushes, and a few knives. Can I foil, airbrush, and purchase aftermarket parts? Absolutely I can. Do I want to spend more money on the gimmicks, bells and whistles? Nope, hobby is already expensive as it is. My “bench” is my coffee table, my shop is the living room, and my spray booth is the outdoors. I just love building kits, and I do so on a necessary budget. Like many of us, work commitments sometimes limit my building times. Oftentimes, I’ll build a model, think it’s finished given my time constraints, then realize there’s just something missing. That’s when I find myself analyzing a build like an artist staring at a canvas - then, I git r dun 🤠
Looks good. Got that kit in my stash. Been wanting to build it for a while. My problem is I've been looking at Rat Rod Bob's red Falcon and I kind of want to do something nasty with the Comet, lol. Bob's car just looks evil! New sub. I was already subbed on my Firestick but can't do comments with it so came over to my phone and realized I wasn't subbed on my model channel. Am now and will be checking your other vids out, Sam
@@ClassicChrome86 thanks, a lot of that credit belongs to Round 2 though. I’ve had past reissues of this kit in different iterations when I was a kid. The engraving left a lot to be desired in the old reissues I’ve had - this newer reissue sold as the “Pepper Shaker”, has amazingly crisp engraving. I only had to do a bit of scribing along the door and trunk lines.
Excellent build!! When I was a kid, my dad had a '77 Monza Spyder, yellow with a 305/4 speed. This was before my driving years, but not before I was car crazy, lol, thanks for the memories ✌️😁
Thanks. That’s one of the coolest things about our hobby - the artistry. When I first completed this kit, it had no decals and was riding stock height with the kit provided keystone wheels, and kit provided whitewalls. As I looked at it - something was missing. I then applied the decals and it brought it to life a bit. It sat on my shelf for another 3 or 4 months. I even posted it on here in its previous form. The response was the same as mine - flat. Something was missing. I picked up the AMT 55 Nomad 3n1 kit and used the racing parts, raised it up with the front and rear suspension, ladder bars, slicks and new wheels - voila, I was excited even before the glue dried - I knew it was complete 👍👍👍
Thanks everyone. I’ve got another one unbuilt, I want to either make, or find a flat hood - then I want to locate a standard dash, and make a stock Satellite eventually. In kit form, this build is a very simple and fun build. After paint and a bit of detailing - I was able to cleanly assemble it in about 4 hours. The only complaint I have is that the stripe decals crumbled when wet. That’s why I ended up with a second kit - tried all of the stripes, in warm water, cold water, hot water, and with dish soap - they all crumbled.
@@carouselofcrazychrisb my dad had a brown ‘75, and my uncle had two brand new brown ‘76 Ford 4X4s back in the day as part of his ranch/hot shot fleet. I was going to spray clear over this to gloss it up, but the hobby shop was out of clear - I decided to leave it dull. If the kit had a more accurate box and drivetrain I definitely would’ve waited to clear it.
@@carouselofcrazychrisb yeah, took extra time to fit, cut, and align to get it sitting straight. I had a few of these nearly exact kits back in the 1980s so I knew what I was getting into.
