The
first “common kit” build-up for Group 25 was based for most members on the 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (#2731). This was an exciting new release for the time.
I was compelled to convert mine into a Nomad, complete with stock-like badging (NOMAD, 5.7L EFI) made by
using a high-tech “laser printer”,
overhead transparency film, translucent red paint backed by silver.
For you computer
geeks, this printer was the first that could be programmed in “PostScript”, a then-brand-new reverse-Polish notation
computer language that still lurks in the heart of Adobe. Quite a few other firsts
for me on this model – painted sandpaper made perfect grey carpet, 30-gauge wire for the antenna (long since evaporated),
metal spoiler for correct scale thickness (also long gone), polished smoked acetate windows, custom licence plate. This wagon, usually paired with Les Smirle’s white convertible, graced many Hobby Show displays,
leading to a thick coating of sawdust and edible oil.