Monty Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Impressive! Who released the model kit? I would also like to hear more about Your perfect way to remove the chromed faces ot the headlights. Ludwig Ludwig, this kit was issued by AMT in the mid-1970s. IIRC, they issued two annual updates after the initial version ('75). The updates were fairly easy to do since the changes were comprised mostly of slight modifications to the styling of their respective grilles. Some of AMT's kits back then were kind of crude and occasionally required better than average skill to make them turn out nicely, which is why I'd say anyone who can take a mediocre kit like this and make it turn out as well as it did deserves our accolades, and Yuri never disappoints. Edited January 21, 2015 by Monty
funhouse1 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 What a great build...Is this an old annual?
Curt Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Another beauty, Yuri. Somehow you manage to improve each one to make it better than the last perfect model. Amazing!
1972coronet Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 What a great build...Is this an old annual? Yes , and I believe that 1975 was the first year (even though the Matador's first year was 1971) . 1975 1976
Custom Mike Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Incredible work Yuri, it looks like one I drove in HIgh School, just without the beige interior! You made a really bad kit look simply perfect, bravo! Thank you for showing how you did the headlights, but i want to know how you made the kit tail light look so much like the real thing, the kit parts aren't anywhere near that good on the two kits I have! Edited January 21, 2015 by Custom Mike
mikemopar70 Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Nicest Matador build i ever seen!! Very clean..
Belugawrx Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Hey Yuri Another beauty I see Very nice indeed Sir I was wondering about your photography,..which is stunning! What settings do you use to get the whole car in focus? The front to back shots (3/4 views) are awesome! Again Well Done Cheers
yura1961 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Posted January 21, 2015 Hey Yuri Another beauty I see Very nice indeed Sir I was wondering about your photography,..which is stunning! What settings do you use to get the whole car in focus? The front to back shots (3/4 views) are awesome! Again Well Done Cheers Canon A540 camera on a tripod. AV, ISO80, F8.
yura1961 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Posted January 21, 2015 Thank you for showing how you did the headlights, but i want to know how you made the kit tail light look so much like the real thing, the kit parts aren't anywhere near that good on the two kits I have! The kit tail light , is painted clear red Mr hobby acrylic paint.
Custom Mike Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) The kit tail light , is painted clear red Mr hobby acrylic paint. You must have gotten a good set, both of my kits have sinkholes in the center of three of the four tail lights...I was hoping you had a magical fix using something other than the kit parts! Edited January 24, 2015 by Custom Mike
om617 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Nicest Matador build i ever seen!! Very clean.. X2 It is the most beautiful i have ever seen,even compared to 1:1 ones as well.
Jeremy Jon Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Super clean build, love the period colours Nicely done, bravo!!
lordairgtar Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Awesome build, Yuri. I lived not too far from where they built those cars. They were made in a small city called Kenosha. Contrary to what others have said, I thought the Matadors were the best looking cars of that era. I had a four door version which had a completely different kind of body. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/1975_AMC_Matador_sedan_blue.JPG/220px-1975_AMC_Matador_sedan_blue.JPG
Filter Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) this one just blews me away! what a killer model! does the wheels come with the Kit? Edited January 25, 2015 by Filter
Monty Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 this one just blews me away! what a killer model! does the wheels come with the Kit? The wheels Yuri used are in the AMT kit and are meant to depict one of the factory wheel options. For some reason, AMT created them with more offset than the 1:1 wheels, although they do look nice on Yuri's model.
Mr.Zombie Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 This is so nice. I'm in love with your finish, not too shiny, not too rough, just perfect.
foxbat426 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 beauutiful build!! one of the nicest i've seen.
Robberbaron Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Can't say much that hasn't already been said: incredibly clean build, perfect paint, great color selection, and outstanding photography.
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