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I'm all finished with my rendition of the Monogram 1978 Chevy El Camino. I painted it with a mixture of Chroma Molten Metals Copper and Folkart Black for the Copper, and I just used Stynylrez Black Primer for the Black. It's all cleared with Createx UVLS 4050 Gloss Clear that got wet-sanded, polished, and waxed for the final finish. I scratch built door handles and window cranks for the interior using pieces of strip styrene and a couple of slim discs cut from a toothpick. I also added heater hoses, spark plug wires, door locks, and valve stems for extra detail. I sprayed a couple of coats of Tamiya Smoke on the bumpers and wheels to knock the shine down a bit, and used Bare Metal Foil for the trim. Even with the extra parts for the 3 'n 1 options, it's still a fairly low parts count kit. There's not a lot of details and it's a fairly basic kit, but everything went together pretty well for a fun and relatively easy build that does look pretty good when finished. Thanks for looking!

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That looks awesome... very nicely done!!

it looks like the one I started last year for the CBR but didn't finish... great minds I reckon.

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Nice build Craig. I like all the little details you add to your models, it makes all the difference in the final finish. Well done.

Cheers, 

David. ??

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22 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Very cool Craig, great job?

 

22 hours ago, cobraman said:

You did a great job on this kit.

 

22 hours ago, KWT said:

That looks awesome... very nicely done!!

it looks like the one I started last year for the CBR but didn't finish... great minds I reckon.

 

21 hours ago, Nacho Z said:

Doggone, that is nnniiiiicccee!!  I really love the copper color you laid down. 

 

21 hours ago, michelle said:

very very nice looks amazing 

 

19 hours ago, Danno said:

Beautiful!!

 

18 hours ago, charger74 said:

It looks really good, love the color combo 

 

16 hours ago, Street Rod said:

Nicely done! The colors work really well together, looks like a high school kid’s hot rod.

 

11 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Nice build Craig. I like all the little details you add to your models, it makes all the difference in the final finish. Well done.

Cheers, 

David. ??

 

10 hours ago, cheyenne93 said:

Nice clean build. Great choice of colors.???

 

9 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

Nice!

 

9 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

 

4 hours ago, espo said:

Beautiful looking color combination and finish. All the chrome trim is cleanly done. 

Thanks everyone, much appreciated!

 

10 minutes ago, Steamboat said:

Awesome job.  The interior photos are amazing.  How were you able to get them with the car assembled?

Thanks Bill! The interior pics were really pretty easy, I just positioned the camera lens close to the window opening, adjusted the zoom to get it clear and took the pic. These new cameras with auto-focus really make things much easier than they used to be.

 

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On 3/25/2023 at 6:55 PM, carrucha said:

Cool El Camino.  Nice paint combo.  Looks good on Cragars.

 

22 hours ago, larman said:

Looks really good! Nice attention to detail and the colors look great together!

 

20 hours ago, Kenmojr said:

Excellent build.

 

14 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Very nicely done, and I really like the black/copper combination. Definitely one to remember.

 

12 hours ago, H.A.K said:

Thats a really clean build, well done.

Thanks guys!

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