Looks great! One point of note, though: on the cast-aluminum wheels, there were NO trim rings. The bright "ring" around them was milled aluminum....had a black '86 SS Monte Carlo with these wheels years ago. The center caps DID have a chromed finish....BTW, these wheels were originally used on the 1980-'81 Z28 Camaro.

Nice kit. My first girl friend in the US had an older model Black Monte Carlo.. that was back in '85.. nice powerful car! She absolutely loved it. :) Thanks for another great build video.. and the memories from the eighties :)

@michaelupton2310

4 жыл бұрын

Back in 1980 my mom had a 1973 Chevy Monte Carlo.. I was 3 years old at the time but I remember a little bit about it.. I was a dark red with the black landue vinyl top 😀😀😀

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hisham, the 80s were a hack of a time!

You've really stepped up cranking out these reviews. Love it. Keep them coming!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@markus_54alayleomontalvo11

4 жыл бұрын

Nice Monte Carlo ss but when you assemble them does one come along with the Ttop

You made me purchase one. Now I have to look into the glue and the tools. I know I'm not the only one on here too haha thanks for the upload!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! facebook.com/hpiguysworkshop

It seemed like half the guys I knew in college had a G Body. I had a '79 Monte, then an '85 Grand Prix. One friend had an '82 Elco and his dad's drag racer was an '84 Monte. Another co-worker had an '83 Cutlass. The work truck for the tire store I worked at was a GMC Caballero with the 4.3. I also knew someone with an old lady Regal with the V6. The late 90's and early 00's were a great time to drive one. Cheap and the last of the RWD full frame, mid sized (for their time) platforms.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Those cars were everywhere. Especially the Cutlass two doors.

My favorite car. Was hoping you'd do this kit, great work!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@markus_54alayleomontalvo11

4 жыл бұрын

Nice super sport Monte Carlo

Thanks for reminding everyone to build for themselves. It keeps the hobby fun and relaxing, the way it's supposed to be. I just picked this kit up today and your video has inspired me to tear right in!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen!

I've got a 52k mile all original '85 SS in my garage in this exact color scheme. Fun car! Purchased the model and looking forward to building it!

@clarkz_creations

3 жыл бұрын

What color is it? My 85 SS is white with bright red striping and a light grey interior.

@shawdowsanddust5301

3 жыл бұрын

@@clarkz_creations Mine is white with the Oxblood red interior.

I am getting to the point that I will watch your reviews before building any of my models. Makes everything better, Thanks

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

My first New car was a 1986 Monte Carlo SS. Silver with a medium gray interior. Loved that car.

Thank you to model roundup for making these reviews possible. Model roundup is an excellent mail order company with the very best customer service.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Yes they are!

this is my favorite Chevy ever made and Im a Ford, Mopar guy

Another beautiful build. I keep going back and watching some of the older builds as I get some of those kits. Garage series and 'dozer to name a few. Love all the tips and tricks. Thank you!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Donald, glad you like it!

Another great kit build/review! I’ve always loved this era Monte. I will pick this up after I clear some off my bench. Keep it going Chris!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clifton, you'll enjoy it!

Sweet build!! Ask them to create a 1978 through 1987 GRAND PRIX!! Love those years. I drove a 72 SJ for years! Miss that car.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@markus_54alayleomontalvo11

3 жыл бұрын

hpiguys Workshop yeah I miss the 80s gbodys

had one in the 80s, loved it, built this kit then, a couple of times, like the new stripes, , love it, excellent job

@ronaldhuff635

4 жыл бұрын

also had a 78 grand prix model j,

Great build , love the colors, it's great that they are bringing back the older kits😃👍👍

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yeah, love the reissues, it's all new to me!

Awesome job! I remember building this kit when it first came out. I used the 454 from the 70 Chevelle SS kit in mine.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that would be a mover!

Stuck in my house in Jacksonville, Florida dealing with a hurricane, and it made my day to watch a new video and build. What a great job and the kit and colors you chose. That's for a bright spot in my day. Keep up the outstanding work. Best channel on KZread.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking some time to watch. Stay dry!

I really enjoyed this build Chris! Excellent work and detail! Glad Revell reissued this kit. I need to get one and I also need those gentle grip tweezers!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

please note, i make alot of comments, i know you do these for review, i really love your work, please dont take anything i say to heart, you actually are a high point in my day and please keep up the excellent work

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I hate days without a new model from you.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

LOL, well thanks man!

Great job. I think that's the best looking interior I've seen on one of those kits.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill! I did a similar El Camino SS last year and used the same interior colors, loved it.

looks fabulous, always great to watch your builds

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cliff!

Chris, super job. You keep building, I'll keep watching.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob!

Awesome build. Thanks for the links for the tweezers. I just built a 1929 Model A and those door handles were a major task because they were so small. Keep the build coming.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al, yeah, I'm getting older myself and my fingers aren't as sensitive, they have helped a good bit. You could even thin down the rubber tips if needed.

Another Great job Chris! Holy Roller Rockers! Looks Fantastic! Someone gave me an older issue of this kit! But it was missing the body and chassis! All I've got are Parts! Lol! Wheels and tires! Some engine stuff! But no body or chassis! Keep Building those Awesome Kit's!

Thank you so much for putting this review up. I just received a glue bomb of this model kit and wasn't sure if it was a Monte or not. Now I know. 👍 Great video.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Always wanted a Monte Carlo. Maybe I'll just get this kit next! Nice work as usual!

Reminds me of my buddy's 86 Montie SS he had back in the day. It was fast!!!!!! He was clocked at 138 drag racing a Caprice. (Yes he won the race.......... also an expensive tickets along with mandatory defense driving classes)

As a kid from Manitowoc, Hello. My younger brother had one of these back in the day. Damn that was a good car. Thanks for posting this video.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet, I was just in Sheboygan this last weekend! Walked out to the lighthouse!

@andrewluchsinger

4 жыл бұрын

@@hpiguy We have a nice one out here. The marina is pretty cool. I make comments about it once in a while when I do my Sports Fishing Reports on WCUB.

Awesome Chris! I was and still love the G-Body style G.M.'s, Thanks for the video bud!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

impressive built, as always! ty for uploading the clip

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I really love the later model kits, but they're all for me! I wish there were certain makes of vehicles I'd like to see put out, especially the early 60's cars and trucks...... just another awesome kit and review, keep 'em coming Chris!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mouse!

Great Video !! Like seeing new tools on the marketplace ..cant have enough helpful tools in the workshop helping with these models, always enjoy you're helpful tips and short cuts to help put these kits together with confidence and low stress ..from Michigan / Tom

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom, it's all about the fun and not stressing the small stuff. :)

Really nice work. You sold me on the kit by telling of the accurately trimmed windows.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick!

My dad bought my step mom a white 86. Hers had the blue interior. Got to drive it to my junior and senior proms. That was a sweet car. Great job!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!

I usually build WW2 planes and ships and stuff, but I am so tempted to get this kit sometime. I like the interior color you picked! Nice-looking ride.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I like to build anything, enjoy yourself!

In my neck of the woods I was always partial to the black bodies with the red/orange pinstripes. Good old days. When I was 15 and working on my driver's license and first set of wheels I had a good friend at work that had a '87 SS that offered to sell it to be back then for 2 grand and my father said no f'n way. :( That was back in 1989. :( I remember him taking me for a ride in it to go get lunch and he would show off and push it to the limit on the curves and we spun out once but he recovered but it was fun!. :) That was right when the Eagle GT's were being upgraded to the Eagle GT's +4's. Such a sexy looking car.

@johnh6791

4 жыл бұрын

I meant to say the GT+4's would have kept it gripping the road better than the GT's. :) That would have been one of my first upgrades to make to it before I was denied purchase of it. :( Wound up with a '79 D-100 Dodge pu with a slant six. Not that I am complaining too much, but I would have gotten a serious piece of ass I was after in high school that I wanted if I had the fuckin SS. Jeanne Vance I am sorry to drag you around in that old fucking dodge POS. Forgive me love!! :(

Thank you for your builds.Love it keep it going!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Mark!

I’ve been waiting for this kit to be re-issued since I saw the preview at the NNL East in New Jersey earlier this year. I was going to get an extra kit just for the decals so I can decal the 86 aero coupe that I built by combining the 86 and 87 kits. Now, seeing as two sets of stripes are included, I’m all set! Great review!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dom!

I like the gentle grip tweezers. I order them a few weeks ago. This kit is really nice. Great build.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

They work well, thanks!

Looks really nice - thanks for the great build.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Really nice, clean build Chris! Wonderful detailing of the interior, just loved the feel of crushed velvet of the 80's GM cars.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron!

@misterbuklau4053

4 жыл бұрын

Alot better than the modern materials and the seats are more comfortable than the hard seats they use now

You did it again looks great

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very cool. Easily one of my favorite builds you have done so far. My uncle had a 1983 Monte Carlo SS in blue with the white interior. It was a pretty cool ride. Believe it or not, in the 12 years that he owned it, it got stolen twice… Once from right out in front of his house! Anyway, keep up the good work and I will keep watching.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks James!

I have the same model. It is about 8 years old but still looking pretty good. I might do a video on it soon. Yours looks factory fresh, Great Job!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ed!

Great build Chris. You knocked another one out of the park.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bob!

@bobrobinson2587

4 жыл бұрын

@@hpiguy you're welcome chris.

@loshines3725

4 жыл бұрын

@@hpiguy did you have to trim the decal stripes or do they slide off the correct size?

Great job!....I had one of those G bodies..... you always do such a good job with a box stock model keeps me wanting to build!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thnaks John, I get a kick out of making some of these identical to the box. Goes back to being a kid and wanting to copy what I saw on the box and not even getting close.

Great review! This one is now on the project list, right after the Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino your review convinced me to buy the other day. ;-)

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony!

Nice review and build Chris!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Sweet build like always 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Skip!

G body yes! You are correct sir! Another awesome build! Oh, I love Tamiya spray paints. Thanks for the info!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave!

Nice! Thanks for the review and build.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scotch!

Man you hit it out of the park on that interior! Keep em coming!

@rudygallegos1325

4 жыл бұрын

Jim EC Can you help me on how to build these things? I bought my first one and it’s tough lol

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim!

Nice work as always mate, keep em coming

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gary!

I am a ford man, but this is a super model, well done !!!!!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This brings a tear too my eye had the same 1986 Monty carlo the interior was light blue with a white exterior and I replaced the 305 with a small block 350

Dude that’s a home run right there! Awesome job and great video! That took me back to the 80’s haha! Great build!👌🏻👌🏻

@rudygallegos1325

4 жыл бұрын

Timothy Burnette can you help me on how to build one? I recently bought one

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Tim!

Looks really good in white with that red interior - like it! I'm just building the same (black with burgundy interior) and used your tips with pledge for the shiny parts for dashboard and doorpanels. Thank you for that easy tip! Greeting from Germany. Keep up your great work! I love your relaxed videos .

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! facebook.com/hpiguysworkshop

Great build! These Montes were part of GM’s G-Bodies and they were among the best cars GM ever built. To this day. We had an ‘85 Regal T-Type. Same 305. The Monte looked cooler but under the hood it was the same car. My dad bought it New in ‘85 and it was my first car when I turned 19 in ‘96. Indestructible! These cars were solid as a tank and could take all the abuse you threw at it. Only downfall is they were rust buckets if you drove it in winter.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah every lot was full of those cars growing up. And then as teens we all got them as hand me downs from the parents and dropped 350s and 383s in them.

Nice build going to get me a set of them tweezers ... Thanks for sharing

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles, they work nice!

Awesome job, as usual dude. I love these kinds of cars, and Revell is tops in my book for detail. Really appreciate these videos! I know I always say that but I do... Lol, okay when I get mine I think I'm gonna go oppisite from what you did. Just wanna be different, and the color might be fire orange-from "Testors" because THAT rules! Thanks again for this awesome video... See ya next time!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff! I agree, paint it the color you want, don't worry about 'factory correct'.

Chris. Oh think God I was going through withdrawals, THANK YOU! Like I said you have the best KZread videos 😊👍... keep up the awesome work..

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

LOL, two builds per week, that's about the best I can do for the addiction. Thanks!

@novadiecastman5251

4 жыл бұрын

@@hpiguy your doing awesome Chris thank you ..

Nice job Chris! Beautiful car, looks like a nice kit.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gene!

Awesome built kit! That interior looks so good it immediately made me smell the typical GM mold. Looking forward to the video where you build it as a survivor!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim!

No way!!! I built this model car like 5 times. Love to have a real 86' monte carlo ss. Great build love it.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

I love the pad printed windows! I hope R/M continues to do that with their other reissues, especially the SN-95 and newer Mustangs.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it helps a lot. Same with the Ford GT racer of theirs I built this year.

Nice build Chris!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cliff!

oh man I need those tweezers

I loved these as a teenager. There is a list of cars I'd love to restore and this car is on the list. I always wanted to buy one, but I wanted either white or black, with T-Tops, but it seems a lot of people bought the maroon with maroon interior, not a fan. Definite buy, thank you for the review, great job! Looks great!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Stu!

Great year of Monte Carlo Thanks

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!

I love it...reminds of when I was in the Air Force

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Todd!

Looks like the real car real nice job

I love the G body's and this one came out great. My brother had a Buick Regal back on the early 90's.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What a great looking build, I need to get me one and weather it. Keep up the great work and Rust In Peace.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Chopper!

That's a beautiful build mate! ...Not one of my favourite cars, but you've inspired me to build one nonetheless. Thank you.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Paul!

I remember building this 30 years ago.. I think I still have it.. somewhere.

@reynaldososa9766

4 жыл бұрын

Do these models come with paint? And if no what kind can i use?

Can't wait until you do a weathered version of this. I hope you plan on using the same color scheme for that build.

Def Leppard; great taste in music. When I saw the post on KZread, I thought you were actually showing a real car for sale. Excellent work buddy.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim!

Great job looks great love those g bodys

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Another great job. My brother still has the one he bought new. Its black with less then 5,000 miles on it like new.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Fun!

Building this one now (along with a '70 Jack Reacher Chevelle SS that's definitely a step down in quality from this "Monte"), and in the order you did it in, as well as the colors you did it in. So far, so (very) good. One thing: The third tail light was a USDOT rule for all 1986 cars sold in the United States and, like you say, most manufacturers just bolted in some sort of lash-up on top of either the package shelf or in a rear spoiler or such. My family (except for me, because I went into the military after high school and stayed in it for a quarter-century and took a nice commissioned officer's pension home with me when I finally packed it in) worked in skilled trades or on "the line" at the "Big Three" (back then, today's "Detroit Three" were the largest automakers in the world) in and around Detroit, and my dad was a UAW master electrician at the now-long-gone Turnstead/Fisher Body plant in SW Detroit, so we always had a really nice GM product in the driveway, courtesy of the employee discount, LOL!. I think Wisconsin was the home state for American Motors, wasn't it? At any rate, a couple of them told me that the automakers were looking at something like $15-$20, their cost from suppliers, for a better looking, more integrated third tail light, initially. Well, you can imagine the total cost to the maker for such an expensive part, considering a successful model might sell a couple hundred thousand units, so they went with a cheaper "bolt-on" assembly, generally, for the first couple of years or if the model was aged and due for an imminent re-tool and re-make. Anyway: To this day, whenever I see a vintage ride from the 80s, I look to see if it has the third tail light or not, so as to figure out if it's an '85 or older or an '86 or newer. ;-)

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony!

Another great build Chris, love your Steven Hawking quotes

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Valorie! Always good to remind people that nothing is perfect. If everyone was perfect they wouldn't make erasers. Mistakes are OK.

Great interior work.

@hpiguy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Another great kit! My son always wanted one of those Monty's. He did have an '86 Camaro. He sold that a few years back. Maybe I'll get this model, build it up and surprise him with it! --Cindi (Granny Glue-Sniffer)

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always Cindi!

Great vid!!! My older brother owned one just like it in the early 90s. And please clean that spray booth 😉

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

My favorite color combo on that car also

I had an '84 SS as my first car. Wish I still had it now.

Back in 1986 I had the real deal! I had a '81 Z28 went out bar hopping with a couple of buds of mine, drove the one guys '84 & had to have an MC SS. I bought mine at Fencl Tufo Chevy in beautiful downtown Glendale Heights IL from 1986-1996 before totalling it on New year's day. It was black & gray and fully loaded including T-tops. It was a daily driver to the tune of 158,000 miles. I'd love to buy this kit so I can build a duplicate of it.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Snatch it up. MR is taking preorders right now!

WOW, she looks Beautiful. Moms Monte had T-tops with a brownish color with that velvety interior. Great looking build. 👍

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks William!

Awesome Monte Carlo looks great right now I am currently building the jo Han 1/25 Chrysler turbine car

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@misterbuklau4053

4 жыл бұрын

Theres only 9 chrysler turbine cars in existence

Another great build! Racine was full of some great ss builds in the eighties. lol your right, WI was loaded with these cars and still is. Would love to see a kit that includes the fastback glass someday.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think the aerocoupe kit it is out there so maybe we'll see it come back.

Great stuff. I like better than the original ... and your attention to detail is absolutely HUGE!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith!

Very nice Chris

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jeff!

Hi,nice looks reslistic ,thanks for sharing.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

Hooray for that glass man!!!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

I like it too!

Awesome i was hoping you would do the red interior! Classic!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryan!

I have the MPC 1986 El Camino kit with bonus trail bike in 1/25. Would be cool to review that kit some day. I own a full scale 85 El Camino powered by an LT1 engine and trans out of a Corvette. My little sleeper except when you "get on it" HEMI Chargers? no problem! Great build as always.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry!

Omg "methify it" too good lol keep up the awesome builds and keep the inspiration commin

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Hhehe, they got pretty crusty after a decade!