Were about the same age, I graduated High School in 1990 and my high school parking lot was full of Mid-Late 70's Muscle cars too. I had a 76 Camaro, My High School Gf had a 75 Malibu, My Best Friend had a 79 Nova Hatchback, My Gf's Best friend had a 76 Thunderbird and so on, yeah there was the odd 60's car and the spoiled kids with their new car but mostly is was the Smog Era Muscle cars because they were the "hand me down" cars of that time period. I just bought this Model and I'm going to do it just like Steve's Car, Light Blue with Tan/Biege Interior with Black Racing Stripes. Just an FYI.... My Daily Driver now is a 76 Nova.
That sounds like a cool build!! That’s so kewl you drive a vintage rig as a daily. I have a 1981 Mercury Marquis colony Park. 351W full power. This is a great kit. Have fun with it!! Happy Modeling!!
Very nice Louie! The reason why there's Pontiac motor parts in your kit is because it shares parts trees from the MPC 76-77 Pontiac Ventura which shares the Nova body shell and most components
The real thing shared the same engines and colors too. Every GM Small Block from 1977-1988 was "corporate blue", which is actually "Pontiac Blue" because it was the cheapest color of paint individually so in order to cut cost they painted them all Blue and renamed it "Corporate Blue".
That came out as a very very nice Nova Louie. Great color for that car with the black stripes stripes. Window trim came out very good and neat. Top Build this month.
That clear coat came out great, the build came out very nice. This is my favorite body style Nova, too. I am a former Missourian, too! Always enjoy your videos, thanks.
Great build! I remember in 1987, my 5th grade teacher had a white one with a rusty dent in one of the doors. I also remember a fellow classmate in high school had a blue 77 model. Thanks for sharing! 😊
I am glad to see headlights were included on the decal sheet, as well as the gauges. I remember this era of Novas becoming high school hot rods too you really triggered a memory for me. Now I want to build this one.
Another great build. Perfect color combo. I like how you add some personal note to the build like how the engine is probably a Pontiac and not a Chevy. Your knowledge of the cars are very interesting.
All of the GM Small Blocks from 1977-1988 were all the same engines, They were all the same color, Corporate Blue also, which just Pontiac Blue renamed "Coporate Blue".
Love the color choice - I was wondering what color you would choose when you did the unboxing. I actually have an AMT '68 El Camino in my collection painted in the same color with the black stripes from a Chevelle model.
Looks sharp. How was the chassis fitment to the body? I've had to modify all the MPC re-released kits to have positive fitment of those two components. Chassis fitment is too loose many times.
Louie, where do you find the Dupli-color 1k clear? Been running around trying to find it on a shelf but the usual places don’t seem to have dupli-color on them at all.
Typical AMT MPC kit. Brave body style choices that align perfectly with the 1:1 soup kitchen hot rods I build in real life. 1973 to 1981 Disco era cars. Chassis, motor, suspension, intake, headers that have the detail of a Lego car. Use the body, motor block and interior tub. Throw the rest in the garbage.
This was my first car which I drove my last two years of high school. Thanks for bringing back some great memories!
My best friend in High School had a 79 Nova.
That's a great looking model. Well done my friend. Thanks for sharing.
Were about the same age, I graduated High School in 1990 and my high school parking lot was full of Mid-Late 70's Muscle cars too. I had a 76 Camaro, My High School Gf had a 75 Malibu, My Best Friend had a 79 Nova Hatchback, My Gf's Best friend had a 76 Thunderbird and so on, yeah there was the odd 60's car and the spoiled kids with their new car but mostly is was the Smog Era Muscle cars because they were the "hand me down" cars of that time period. I just bought this Model and I'm going to do it just like Steve's Car, Light Blue with Tan/Biege Interior with Black Racing Stripes. Just an FYI.... My Daily Driver now is a 76 Nova.
That sounds like a cool build!! That’s so kewl you drive a vintage rig as a daily. I have a 1981 Mercury Marquis colony Park. 351W full power. This is a great kit. Have fun with it!! Happy Modeling!!
There also was a Pontiac Ventura version of that kit. Great build.
Very nice Louie! The reason why there's Pontiac motor parts in your kit is because it shares parts trees from the MPC 76-77 Pontiac Ventura which shares the Nova body shell and most components
The real thing shared the same engines and colors too. Every GM Small Block from 1977-1988 was "corporate blue", which is actually "Pontiac Blue" because it was the cheapest color of paint individually so in order to cut cost they painted them all Blue and renamed it "Corporate Blue".
This thing is cool. Love that orange
That came out as a very very nice Nova Louie. Great color for that car with the black stripes stripes. Window trim came out very good and neat. Top Build this month.
That came out fantastic!! Love the color.
Great build!
That clear coat came out great, the build came out very nice. This is my favorite body style Nova, too. I am a former Missourian, too! Always enjoy your videos, thanks.
Great build! I remember in 1987, my 5th grade teacher had a white one with a rusty dent in one of the doors. I also remember a fellow classmate in high school had a blue 77 model. Thanks for sharing! 😊
Very cool build. Always amazing work
Great job.
Cool Build!!! I always liked those body styles.
Great job on the build looks real well done!
Love it love it great build u done a amazing job.thanks for sharing
I am glad to see headlights were included on the decal sheet, as well as the gauges. I remember this era of Novas becoming high school hot rods too you really triggered a memory for me. Now I want to build this one.
Right on!! I appreciate you watching. Happy Modeling
Kit came out nice
Amazing build thanks for sharing 🙂
Nova turned out real nice, like the racing stripes and tire/wheel combo. My friend had one in burnt orange with a 250 straight 6 cyl.
Beautiful build on the Nova .. Chrome all show no go ! Lol
Excellent build Louie, killer color choices 👌!
I appreciate you watching!!! Happy Modeling
Another great build. Perfect color combo. I like how you add some personal note to the build like how the engine is probably a Pontiac and not a Chevy. Your knowledge of the cars are very interesting.
Thank you Dad!!
All of the GM Small Blocks from 1977-1988 were all the same engines, They were all the same color, Corporate Blue also, which just Pontiac Blue renamed "Coporate Blue".
Great build just have fun modeling👍
Nice work on the Nova. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Very nice build. Nice color choice. Looks like a nice kit. Thanks for sharing.
Sweet build Louie! Your version turned out cool with the stripes. 😎👍
Love this build!! I've been waiting for this to be released again. Love your work!!
Thank you!!! Happy Modeling
Absolutely awesome build man keep it up. It’s always great watching your videos. Keep it up.
Great job on this build Louie, decals are my least favorite part of a build but you make it look easy 👍
Cool build. Might have to get that one.
Nice color choice. I had a burgundy 6 cylinder. Good car.
Love the color choice - I was wondering what color you would choose when you did the unboxing. I actually have an AMT '68 El Camino in my collection painted in the same color with the black stripes from a Chevelle model.
Une voiture bien terminée ...Congrest ...
There was a cop car version. Thats why you get the cop stuff.
very cool!
I beg that i could get a 75-77 grill and headlight bezels. Why the 79 when it didnt have an ss version.
Dupli- color paint is mostly sold in automotive parts stores.
Looks sharp. How was the chassis fitment to the body? I've had to modify all the MPC re-released kits to have positive fitment of those two components. Chassis fitment is too loose many times.
The chassis fitment was great. No modifications needed on this one. Thank you for watching. Happy Modeling
@@TheAutisticModeler That's great to hear. Maybe the issues are with the kits, which have molded in details.
Pick up Solvaset. It will help with the decals
Look to me like a Pontiac engine... Look at the oil pan, intake,exhaust etc. 😳Definitly not a small block Chevy !!!
It was tooled from the Pontiac Ventura kit, so you would be correct.
Louie, where do you find the Dupli-color 1k clear? Been running around trying to find it on a shelf but the usual places don’t seem to have dupli-color on them at all.
I buy it at Oreillys auto parts.
Do you ever have any trouble spraying that Dulplicolor Clear OVER the decals??
No, that clear doesn’t hurt the decals. The trick is it dries slowly. Doesn’t pull them up and wrinkle. Thanks for watching.
How you get the paint over chrome so good
I use flat white primer first.
@@TheAutisticModeler you primed the chrome parts?
Yes
Typical AMT MPC kit. Brave body style choices that align perfectly with the 1:1 soup kitchen hot rods I build in real life. 1973 to 1981 Disco era cars. Chassis, motor, suspension, intake, headers that have the detail of a Lego car. Use the body, motor block and interior tub. Throw the rest in the garbage.
Did you enjoy the video showing it at least?
@@TheAutisticModeler 100% enjoyed it. My commentary on AMT MPC kit parts is no reflection of your build. Sorry if it read that way.
What is the black that you use to brush paint with?
I use a water based paint called Apple barrel. You can buy it at Walmart or hobby lobby.
Great build thanks for sharing! Was it crafted after one you owned? ✌Canada✌
No it sure wasn’t. I wouldn’t mind buying one though. Thank you 😊
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Kinda bummed they did not provide the correct dash water slides.
The kit has several different versions of dash decals included in the kit.
Where are the side mirrors?🤔
They were not looking good at all way too small. I left them off
Great build !