Peter Lombardo Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) This is the artwork that came in the kit. I really liked the color and the front end treatment so I thought I would build one similar to it. Never built this kit as a kid because by 1966 I was into real cars, young ladies and lot's of beer, so now, much later I am finally doing one. To begin with I did not like the roof line of the Grand Prix thinking that the Bonneville roof looked much better. So I added a vacuum formed roof I made and added a scale 4 inch chop. The A pillar was laid back giving the front windshield a sleeker look. The 4 grills in the front looked too bright to me so I stripped the chrome off them and painted them the body color. I opened and hinged the doors and added embedded tail lights in the rear keeping with the minimum chrome feeling of the design. The exhaust cluster in the center rear was added from the parts box. Wheels came from Pegasus and disc brakes from the parts box then I dropped the car down as low as I could. Not much done to the engine bay except wiring, heater lines, a/c compressor added and a body painted large air filter. The car was primed, sanded, dark blue base coat, sanded, topped with Testors "color shift" Emerald Turquoise (intended to be sprayed over black, but I went with dark blue) and then topped with Tamiya clear. A fairly simple build for me, but I am pleased with the finished product. P.S. I had a very nice paint job on it and then I got crazy and screwed it up completely. Because the original paint was fairly think from the multiple layers, stripping it was a bear and a half and the repaint just din't work out as well..... lesson learned. Also, sorry about the stray hair on the roof in a few of the shots..... another lesson learned again for the um''teeth time. Edited July 4, 2019 by Peter Lombardo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Sweet! These '60s-style customs seem to be making a comeback lately. I'm looking forward to doing a few of them myself sometime soon. Special respect to you for correctly "inside hinging" the door instead of the more commonly seen and incorrect "outside hinges." Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I don’t see anything but blank boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCostello Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 4 hours ago, ewetwo said: I don’t see anything but blank boxes. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Same here, to bad since it sounds like a nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 2 hours ago, espo said: Same here, to bad since it sounds like a nice build. I saw it yesterday and it is. Today I can't see it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 I reposted the pictures, see if this works any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I see 'em again now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Real kool kustom!!! The body color theme works well with the custom parts. Molding them in did the trick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivesuns Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Very nice, beautiful work. A fairly simple build for you, resembles rocket science for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Kool build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Funkychiken said: Kool build! I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmb727 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 On 7/3/2019 at 9:12 AM, Peter Lombardo said: P.S. I had a very nice paint job on it and then I got crazy and screwed it up completely. Gee, I thought it was just me that did stuff like that... Nice recovery. Looks like everything came together to create a real cool looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 And you call this a "fairly simple build"...? Nice work on the doors! I really like the CheZoom-esque styling of this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Wow. That came out great! Nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 I can see it now. What a shame about the paint issues, but it really isn't all that noticeable unless you're looking for it. Very creative body work especially the roof and tail lights. The doors look like they're hung perfectly with no misalignment. I like the paint treatment, I will steal that idea in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Very sharp model!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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