MPC 1976 Chevrolet Caprice

[AMT68]

Second build of the 1/25 scale '76 Caprice from the most recent reissue a few years ago. Painted in Dupli-Color Ford Toreador Red with Rust-Oleum for the clear coat. I clipped the mounting points above the resonators so the exhaust wouldn't sit as low at the rear of the car. I also replaced the rather nondescript exhaust tips with 3/32" styrene rods.

[charger74]

Looks really good 👍🏻👍🏻

[Jim B]

Cool Caprice.  Very well done.

[hedotwo]

Beautiful job Tom!  Super paint and foiling.

[Mike 1017]

Nice !!!

[stavanzer]

That is the Best, most realistic build of this kit I have ever seen!

Just a great finish.

[Hi-Po]

Beautiful build!  Neat and clean.

[Bainford]

That a fine looking Caprice, Tom. Very nice paint work.

[bbowser]

Can't go wrong with an Impala / Caprice!  Nice work.

[PappyD340]

Outstanding build, well done!

[happy grumpy]

a really good job. You nailed this one and the outside shots really make it shine. Perfect photography.

[gks1964]

Very nice! I need to get that kit!!

[iwantmodels]

Absolutely beautiful Chevrolet Caprice.  Great work on the chrome and vinyl roof.

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

You did a great job on this Caprice.  Made me remember when I built one as a kid. For some reason I loved the hubcaps and hated the headlights. I think I'll pick one of these up again.

[Kah puts]

Holy moly that’s a pearl 👍

[espo]

Beautiful and very realistic looking paint finishes and trim detailing. Chevrolet's color that looked almost dead on to this was called Firethorn. 

[TransAmMike]

Great job Tom and very nice realistic presentation!  👍

[Can-Con]

Super job, Tom. Nice to see one with the windshield pillars foiled correctly.😉

I owned a '76 coupe with the Landau trim when I was 19. Great drive-in movie car. 😈

[karbuildr]

Excellent big Chevy. Nice color and great interior and vinyl roof.

Edited Saturday at 10:51 PM by karbuildr

[Dragonhawk1066]

Great looking Caprice with a fantastic paint job! Very impressive results with the Rustoleum clear!

[Sledsel]

That came out beautifully!

 

[AMT68]

On 3/7/2025 at 12:36 AM, charger74 said:

Looks really good 👍🏻👍🏻

 

On 3/7/2025 at 6:11 AM, Jim B said:

Cool Caprice.  Very well done.

 

On 3/7/2025 at 6:49 AM, hedotwo said:

Beautiful job Tom!  Super paint and foiling.

Thanks Eric, James and Rich. Some of the trim lines  that are foiled are quite narrow on this one.

On 3/7/2025 at 10:28 AM, Mike 1017 said:

Nice !!!

 

On 3/7/2025 at 1:32 PM, Hi-Po said:

Beautiful build!  Neat and clean.

Thanks Mike and Terry.

On 3/7/2025 at 11:49 AM, stavanzer said:

That is the Best, most realistic build of this kit I have ever seen!

Just a great finish.

Thanks Alan. I try to focus on the small details to make them as realistic as I possibly can. 

On 3/7/2025 at 2:37 PM, Bainford said:

That a fine looking Caprice, Tom. Very nice paint work.

 

On 3/7/2025 at 2:43 PM, bbowser said:

Can't go wrong with an Impala / Caprice!  Nice work.

 

On 3/7/2025 at 4:12 PM, PappyD340 said:

Outstanding build, well done!

Thank you Trevor, Bruce and Larry. As someone who has a fondness for these cars I'm glad they reissued this one. 

 

On 3/7/2025 at 6:01 PM, happy grumpy said:

a really good job. You nailed this one and the outside shots really make it shine. Perfect photography.

 

On 3/7/2025 at 6:56 PM, gks1964 said:

Very nice! I need to get that kit!!

 

On 3/7/2025 at 7:45 PM, iwantmodels said:

Absolutely beautiful Chevrolet Caprice.  Great work on the chrome and vinyl roof.

Thanks Mario, I've found it's all about photographing in just the right sunlight. 

Thanks Gerald. These kits are still out there at reasonable prices. 

Thanks D Petterway. I personally feel these large cars look best with vinyl tops. 

9 hours ago, Perspect Scale Modelworks said:

You did a great job on this Caprice.  Made me remember when I built one as a kid. For some reason I loved the hubcaps and hated the headlights. I think I'll pick one of these up again.

Thanks Jay. I agree the headlights aren't the best and I just used a thin coat of white glue followed by a few coats of Mod Podge. As for the wheel covers I actually prefer the  look of  the '75 Caprice standard wheel covers. 

9 hours ago, Kah puts said:

Holy moly that’s a pearl 👍

 

8 hours ago, espo said:

Beautiful and very realistic looking paint finishes and trim detailing. Chevrolet's color that looked almost dead on to this was called Firethorn. 

 

8 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Great job Tom and very nice realistic presentation!  👍

Thank you Glen.

Thanks David. I agree with you on the color and often times Firethorn was paired with a Buckskin interior which I could've used on this one. 

Thanks Mike. I continue to make an effort to improve my photography. 

8 hours ago, Can-Con said:

Super job, Tom. Nice to see one with the windshield pillars foiled correctly.😉

I owned a '76 coupe with the Landau trim when I was 19. Great drive-in movie car. 😈

Thanks Steve. I have the one AMT kit where the box art model has the A-pillar trim detailed incorrectly.

4 hours ago, karbuildr said:

Excellent big Chevy. Nice color and great interior and vinyl roof.

Thanks David. 

 

1 hour ago, Sledsel said:

That came out beautifully!

 

Thanks Andy. 

 

4 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Great looking Caprice with a fantastic paint job! Very impressive results with the Rustoleum clear!

Thanks Craig. I've found wet sanding lightly before the last couple coats reduces the amount of time I spend on the final wet sanding. 

[kruleworld]

fantastic build. truly top notch

[fun9c1]

That's incredible work. I wish I could figure out how to get my paint jobs to come out like that! I also love the white interior. I would pick that over the tan. Also one of the first things that jumped out to me as well as the amazing detail was how incredibly reflective the hub caps are! Did you have them rechromed, or is that how they came? Not sure how many variations of this there were, but I have the Round 2 Auto World one with the trailer. Open box but still all sealed up inside, complete and not started.

[fordf-100]

Very nice!