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Bozzer
Was this a recent eBay purchase, Nigel?

Nigel Chapman
Yes got it earlier this week. Engine and suspension built, the rest is mint and unbuilt.
Moulded in a bronze colour that I have never seen before. The sprues seemed to be quite brittle and easily snapped.

Torsten
😎. really ❤️️

gorby
Oh very nice. 🙂

Robert Podkoński
I am glad you like it, Mates. Thanks!

Jan Peters
Very nice indeed 👍🏻

Robert Podkoński
Thank you, Jan! Much appreciated.

Alex K
Another nice addition to your eclectic model collection, dear Robert! Two thumbs up! 👍 👍

Ben M
Needs more giant squid 🦑

Robert Podkoński
Thanks, Friends!

S M
My favourite submarine!🤩 Well done!

Dash Rendar
Beautiful Starbug build! Well done.

Dave Burgess
I was SURE I'd posted this YEARS ago (back in 2017 when I completed it), but I couldn't find it ANYWHERE, so here it is (again). I did manage to post it into the Plastic Model Builders Facebook page.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Awesom build👍👍👍

Spanjaard
very nice job!

Alec K
Very cool 👍

Jv
Sure following
Love crusty builds always butiful in there own way

d hadley
Thank you Jv!

Munkyslut
Watchin……… Jv took the words right out of my mouth 😂

Bob Hall
Count me in 👍 !

d hadley
Thanks guys!

Jv
I noticed pistons in the block
a detail I haven't seen on a kit before
and not at the same hight as is correct so heads could be left of and the build would still be correct
The machineing for the valves is also a fantastic detail
Very cool kit with options I haven't seen before
Great kit I will have to look for it

d hadley
The block and valves did not come with this kit. I had them in my parts box. I wish I knew where it came from, but I have no idea. I can tell you that the block and valve heads were black and the oil pan was clear.

Jv
Ok that is sure indeed
But sure something I haventbseen before
I am sorry to say you should probably save that fo something werte you want to display that
A very interesting detail

Bob Hall
Lot of the older AMT/MPC kits came with separate cylinder head and valves. Just checked a few kits in the stash and the 1970 Super Bee and 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro have that detailed engine.

Jv
Thanks Bob very 😎

Munkyslut
That block looks great with the piston crown detail, perfect for a garage dio ……… gonna start scouring the aftermarket now👌

Bob Hall
Build up something like this.

Munkyslut
That's perfect Bob! Remember the fantastic garage dio that Bill did?

Bob Hall
Absolutely, I'm not that talented, so that's why I picked up a few of those garage kits.

Jennifer Franklin
Following 👀

d hadley
thank you all for the great comments! JV, this is the build I was saving this block for. I have another one in my parts bin for another build in the future.

d hadley
That garage kit looks cool! I like that it is self contained. I think I might build up the barn around this Camaro in a similar fashion!

Jv
I got 2 fugimi garage kits
Just got to get a few kits with tool boxes and stuff like that
I will have to have a look in some of my amt and mpc kit for that detail

Jv
Had a look through mots of my amt and mpc kits
None which has the cool detail of showing the pistons in the block
But I did find a impala kit which has a crank shaft
And also shows the rockers

d hadley
That's cool! Which impala kit?

Jv
The amt ertl
Kit no 31760
1958 impala
It also has options of stock parts for engine or modified

Jv
I also got a few engines in a parts bin
Will have to go through them now 😆
Unfortunately I don't have much of amt or mpc kits
And most not so old

Jv
I think I just gained a new interest in amt and mpc kits 😆 🤣

Jv
Sorry Bob I had a look at the Baldwin camaro kit
Just looked at a few reviews
I was thinking if thay made a kit pree chist thay probably wouldn't change much
In the next few thousand of years
The early kits were about 2000
The kit does have rockers showing in the heads
And yes you can see what resembles pistons
But all at the same level of the bore
And the 2 pistons on each end of the block on both sides
Have lining up blocks across them
The latest kit in that family still has those details
In the case of the block D Hadley is uesing
The pistons are at different levels and there is nothing over the pistons
Further more the pistons are machined for the valve clearance

d hadley
Thanks for all that amazing detective work! So many great details!

Mr D
Nice.. great idea 👍

d hadley
Thank you Mr. D!

Bob Hall
Sweet, D ! Looks Great !!

Snake Plissken
Tires need to be flat 😉

d hadley
Thanks!

Chrisswe
Looking good! Is it easy or hard to work with wooden decks?

Jörg Schäfer
Looks good, I will stay.

Ian Robinson
Some wooden decks are easier to work with than others. Self adhesive is easier in my opinion and some people really don't like wooden decks as they feel they look artificial. I'm happy with them but to each their own…..