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This kit started out as the old Ramchargers AA fuel. I modified the body (disgarding most of it), used real aluminum to wrap the seat, scratchbuilt the seat belts and fully wired/plumbed everything else. The crackle paint is black over a copper cherry base. ,

I should point out that the open space on the passenger side will have a grille or slats in it to represent a fresh air intake/moisture exhaust unit.

and a couple 'o more pics.... comments and observations welcome

Been a slow go but here we are so far. Lemme tell ya, 4 seats or blacked out windows would have been much easier! lol. Anyway, here's the rough smooth-in for the glass sunroof. I was out of primer (d'oh!) so a coat of flat black shows the outline and a mockup with the 'glass' inserted...

and the mockup of how it fits the roof. Trim wasn't built when this was taken. more later. comments and observations welcome

Modified the skylight by removing the bottom 'lip' with a razor saw, sectioning the piece the proper amount (based on the thickness of the roof + side pieces) and glueing it back together. Here's the piece covered in Glad Press n' Seal to protect it from scratches/glue etc. during the build...

Here's the piece loosely sitting on the roof. and from the top. The body angle to the lens makes the opening look forward, but it's right over the spa. comments and observations welcome

As prepared as I was to continue with what I had built, I found a clear piece that more than fit the bill for me. It's a styrene cover from a cheap bead box I had bought at Walmart a couple of years ago.. The more I looked at it, the more it seemed it would work. So, a bit of Goo Gone and...

I called it a sunroof, but its probably more correct to call it a skylight. Here, a simple frame and piece of styrene sheet will make the hump in the roof. A hole will be cut in the roof to match the frame directly over the pool. When done, this piece will have the center square removed with...

After a bit of research I've decided a roof -- with mods -- is the way to go. This is new territory but I'm optimistic. First, I've added rods to each side to help with support and alignment of the new roof section. and the new roof. I've temporarily installed the pool in it's future...

Re: AMT '62 Pontiac Catalim Thanx for the input guys. More to come. As always, comments and observations welcome.

Finally getting a bit of bench time. I"m still in the bodywork process. The left side is about done. I fitted a roof to the body and it looked....like a long car. Damn the torpedoes I say. I trimmed the roof panel I had built to fit between the middle doors, and cut a big hole in it and...

It's coming together slowly. The bottom half from the spear down is about ready for final sanding. Only the vertical door line to add when the whole thing is ready. I've put a strip of styrene in the spear. It will be cut to length and either bmf'd or shot with Alclad to be the chrome...

The messy stuff begins. Working from the bottom up I'll be attempting to level the new sections to the rest of the body. The sanding begins....

Here is the scratchbuild of the driver's side of the car. I've decided on just one door on this side, not two as I previously planned to do. Only the driver's door makes sense. Anyway... the section is made up of multiple pieces as I just couldn't get a single piece to do the job. The...

A little bit of progress. Here I'm adjusting the body fit wiht styrene sheet scraps. Afturing assuring the floorpan and frame are square, I mount the body to it and glue the sheet to the inside of the body, clamping it so it's in agreement with the rest of the model

Here's the floorpan merged together with a section from the 3rd kit. I did what I could to end up with as little work as possible. Just a bit of filling and filing and life should be good. The frame was a lot easier as it has no distinguishing shape to it, so it was just a simple matter of...

Thanx Mr. G. It's pretty obvious why they are on the one side, I had just never seen it before. Plus, I only had 6 doors to play with. Bonus! lol... Onto the framework. Here, the chassis (floorpan) looks like it will overlap ok using just two of the kits. ...but it's just a touch too...

I had recently been to a car show and saw a badly maintained Oldsmobile (a '63 Rocket I think) converted to a limo. I liked the idea and just happened to have a couple of AMT 62 Pontiac Catalinas and 1 Catalina Custom in my stash. So here`s my attempt. This is the kit Here's where I...