W-409 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I built this for TRaK Autorama Contest on Traditional Rod and Kustom In Scale forum. Jerry Preston's '59 El Camino was the inspiration for this one, even though I was never going to build a replica of that one, but some of the styling ideas came from that car. The body mods are quite simple, I removed the "Eyebrows" (or whatever they're actually called) from front. It was a pretty easy modification, but some work was required to get the hood fitting properly. Otherwise, the body is pretty much stock, with only some chrome trim and emblems shaved off. However, the body required pretty much work before paint to smooth out all sink marks, panel lines etc. The color is Tamiya TS 95 Pure Metallic Red clear coated with Tamiya clear and polished. Chrome trim was done with BMF of course. Engine is a Chevy 409 from this kit (remember, 348 and 409 are pretty much similar looking, so it's possible to use the 348 and call it a 409) with vintage mechanical Fuel Injection setup. The intake is from AMT '63 Corvette that fits on place with a bit of modifying. It's originally meant to go with Webers, but it looks exactly like old Algon Fuel Injection manifolds. The injector tubes are made from electric components, and fuel lines are aftermarket items. Fuel line fittings, fuel block on center of the intake and the belt driven fuel pump are all scratchbuilt items. I made the new belt from water pump to the fuel pump, and with a bit of modifying, the stock generator belt fit on place as well. Generator bracket and fuel pump bracket are also scratchbuilt. When I thought that the engine was done, I found out that the kit supplied headers didn't fit on place, so I scratchbuilt a set of Fenderwell headers from plastic rod. Chassis is pretty much stock with only some additional detailing, like brake lines, handbrake cables and fuel line. Wheels and tires are made by Pegasus. I'm not a huge fan of those wheels (Chrome Reverses are very nice, but these are not the best scale versions out there), but the tires are very nice. Interior is quite basic as well. Only modification was to add a tachometer cable to the kit supplied Half Sweep tach. Otherwise it's just painted and chrome trim is done with BMF and Molotow. Final assembly went quite well. I had to modify the Mercury grill a little to make it fit properly, and all chrome parts had bunch of mold lines and other stuff that needed some cleanup. But luckily the Molotow Chrome Marker came to rescue. Overall this was a very fun build, and I'm glad I was able to finish it before the deadline. All kinds of comments, good or bad, are much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Like this mild custom very much! Nicely detailed and the paint looks awesome. Well done, Niko! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Great color. Very clean build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Clean, very nicely detailed, and SHINY . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 VERY clean build, very impressive! Love the color. Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I have a soft spot for 1959 El Caminos and you have done a super job with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I love the work that you did on this one. I need to pick one of these up. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdrag1 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Beautiful build !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdgamble Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Excellent Build !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 5 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said: Like this mild custom very much! Nicely detailed and the paint looks awesome. Well done, Niko! X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Beautifully done Niko ! That's one super clean El Camino with just enough custom work done to it to make it stand out , one of the nicest 59's I've seen ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Nicely done ! Love the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmodelbuilder Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Beautiful car!! Love what you have done with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Very nice! Removal of the "eyebrows" completely changes the look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatout Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Very Cool Niko. Nice paint and the engine compartment looks great? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Great looking paint and I really like the body mods. as well. Very nicely done Port Injection set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl D Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 That's one sweet little pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 You really nailed it, clean looking and not over done. You’re running low on windshield washer fluid though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 1960 Elco being my fav, this is one of the nicest 59's I've seen. Great color, good stance and the attention to detail is spot on. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 Thanks very much for the kind comments, everyone! I appreciate them! James, I really like these X-Frame Chevrolets, and I agree, the '60 El Camino is my favorite too. Luckily I have one old SMP '60 Elco to build some day, which will also be a Traditional Custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I hate to nitpick but that car is residing in the totally wrong zip code. But send it here to South Carolina and I can fix that for you! Seriously though, that's a gorgeous build. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<profile removed> Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Oh man, shame on me! I have looked at this build several times and just realized I hadn't left a comment. This is absolutely incredible work! The color, the stance, the subtle customization...perfect, perfect, perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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