Plowboy Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 (edited) I built this model around twenty years ago. It's the Monogram Lowrider kit. It was my first custom paint job and first time using an airbrush (gold fade stripes and pin stripe). Also my first and only times using Model Masters Clear Pearl and blackwashing panel lines. Never again for either! Both were too much! The colors are just plain old Testors Yellow, Gloss Black, Sublime Green and Gold from the bottle. It has a few modifications like a scratch built exhaust that dump into Super Trapps, cowl hood, opened trunk, opened grille and a frenched antenna. I robbed the fuel injection etc. from an AMT '67 Impala Street version for the engine and added details. Wheels and tires are Pegasus that I modified to fit on the kit wheelbacks. There's a few things I would do differently if I were building it now. But, I've learned a little in the last twenty years. I think. Thanx for checking it out! Edited June 27 by Plowboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Beautiful 65 and great detailed engine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Hi Roger! Surprisingly "current" for a model built 20 years ago! The wheels, the stance, the powertrain... The only detail a 1/1 builder would probably discard today would be the side vent glass. Other than that... Bravo! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Very sharp, very clean! Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Really nice. Lots of nice detail work there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Still beautiful looking after 20 years. As others have mentioned it's very cleanly detailed and I like the painted bumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Awesome build !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivesuns Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Fantastic custom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Very nice build, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Nice looking Impala Roger. Paint job looks great. Engine detail is subperb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 fantastic! I really like the MSD ignition box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Very nice! Stunning engine details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 It's a beauty, top notch model!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted July 1 Author Share Posted July 1 Thanx to everyone for all of the great comments! I appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 from front to the back very well built! I also like the colorsheme. looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Hi Roger, beautiful ‘65 by any standards. The fact that it’s 20 years old, and as Claude said, still looks current today, is a testament to your talents. I was toying with the idea of body colour bumpers on my wagon, this gives me a good visual of what that would look like. Hmmmmmm…. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted July 5 Author Share Posted July 5 On 7/3/2021 at 10:29 AM, Steve H said: Hi Roger, beautiful ‘65 by any standards. The fact that it’s 20 years old, and as Claude said, still looks current today, is a testament to your talents. I was toying with the idea of body colour bumpers on my wagon, this gives me a good visual of what that would look like. Hmmmmmm…. Cheers, Steve Thanx Steve! The body colored bumpers would be one of the things I would change. Especially with it being yellow. Maybe if it were black or silver they could work. But, as-is, it's planted firmly in the '90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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