W-409 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) Since the Senior-Lindström posted his '57 Chevy, I decided to show what I'm working currently in a side of that Torino, Chi Town Hustler and so many more other projects.... This is a Revell '62 Impala (Special Edition kit, non Bubbletop version) which I got as a Christmas Present. It's really great quality kit, lots of parts inside and once you open the box, it's very possible that you can't get the parts inside the box again. My plan for this kit is to build '60s style Super Stocker. There are nice decals and other DragRace parts inside the box. Well actually even if there were parts for original Impala only, I would have built it as a Super Stocker anyway. I started by sanding the rear tires, here the other one is sanded, other is still to be sanded. Then I started building the engine, Block, Heads and Oil Pan are painted orange, Intake Manifold is aluminium etc. The basic 409 colors! The kit had nice decals for the engine, two for each Valve Covers, two for the Generator, one for the Oil Filler tube and one for the belt. I installed them, and made plug wires too. Started detailing the carburetors, but the linkage is still in progress in these pics, and I need to do a lot more detailing to the carbs before I call them done. ' Edit: The last picture didn't show... Now it's fixed again. Edited April 10, 2014 by W-409 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) I did some heat staining for the Headers, here you can see it bit better: I also finished the tires and wheels for this one. I wanted to use those WhiteWall Decals that came with the kit, I was afraid of using them in the beginning since I remembered how I tried to apply them to my '64 Impala Custom many years ago... And Wow, they were very tricky, but once I got the hang on of it, the last three decals went easier. Wheels are painted Gloss Red and I installed those Dog Dish Hubcaps for the front. I'm thinking of installing valves to those wheels too, but I'm not sure of it yet. Somehow it would be interesting to try, well let's see... The interior needed full carpet because removing the backseat, so I covered the sheetmetal area with paper, today I'm planning to paint the whole floor pan and put some Flocking on it. More to come, Stay Tuned! Edited December 29, 2012 by W-409 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Daddy Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Looking good so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Niko..you're doing a great job clean, neat work on the engine.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Thanks Fellas! I've been bit sick and had no power to do anything big, I've been eating chocolate and playing Street Challenge (BTW an excellent Drag Race game, and Free. Today I drove new personal best for my NitroFish Pro Stocker: 6,7573, Pro Mod runs high 5's too.) Anyway I got the carburetor linkage done and installed fuel lines from carburetors to Fuel Pump. Also sanded the body a bit, there were only minor mold lines and painted it with primer. However I didn't have Maston's grey primer I like to use, so I had to paint it with Maston's Red primer. Same time I painted the interior floor with primer, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Sumner Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 My my son...you have indeed come a long way in a short time! Your work is looking better and better with each build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Good looking project Niko, you're off to a great start. Very nice work on that 409.....she's so fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyno Davo Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Great progress, engine is a gem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I believe that the drag car shown on the box cover was at the Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals Car Show in Rosemont, Illinois last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Niko... This build is looking good so far and can't wait to see more of it. Keep up the great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thanks Guys for the kind words! I was going to spray some primer over the chassis, but I had to remove the textes from it. Now there's some putty-work to do, since I've noticed that even if you sand them smooth, they can be still seen under the paint. So, I'm going to fix the problem with little amount of putty today, and hopefully tomorrow I can go to paint booth with that part again. But if everything goes well, I will paint the body today with white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagedragfan Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 what a great start Niko! everything looks fantastic buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Niko ~ your skills are showing!! WOW, that engine is a thing of beauty. She's real fine, that 409. From what I see of the interior, its progressing nicely too. You've sure upped your game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Thanks Bill and Brad! And yeah, once I get 409 on the bench I have to try to do it a justice. I got the body painted today. It's Maston's Gloss white, paint turned out quite good, it's hard to photograph though. It is more shiny in person. I will try to get decals on in couple of days once the paint has dried. I'd like to wish Happy New Year To All Of You Modelers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hOLMS Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Looking great Niko....makes me want to work on an old stocker. I always loved this car, your doing great with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Thanx Jeff! These Stockers are really fun to build, if you decide to build one, post some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Nice paint Niko, keep up the great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Looking good! The engine detail is amazing! My 63 year old eyes would have serious trouble doing that work! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Thanks Tony and Sam! And the main problem is that my fingers are in trouble sometimes when I'm doing this. They just seem to be too big and it takes many tries, but usually the end result is Okay. And if not, I try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Back from page three. I had no time to build for the past week, but now it seems I can get something done again. I added some thinned gold paint for the carburetors, to make them look more like metal parts. Then I painted the chassis with flat black, and after that I painted the frame Gloss Black. Trying to get it on four wheels soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Looks good so far, quite awesome actually!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyCoupe41 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Looks awesome so far! I like that engine alot and all detailing on it is beautiful. Cant wait to see this one finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thanx Kerry and Matti ! Here's some more... I painted all of the chassis parts yesterday, and today I installed the Front and Rear Suspension pieces to chassis. I had huge problems with connecting to rear tires to the chassis... But somehow I got them on place. Also flocked the interior floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markemmonsracing Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 What did u use for the carpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Niko... Nice work. It is looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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