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A great video about lowrider modeler Armando Flores


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Watched this over the weekend and really enjoyed it:

The sound is a little shaky at times (they need a better mic that isn’t so directional, it seems) but it’s WELL worth a watch if you want to see some world-class craftsmanship (and jaw-dropping paint).

I watched it three times and got inspired and I’m not even much of a lowrider guy!  And those display cases! 😍

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1 hour ago, CabDriver said:

Watched this over the weekend and really enjoyed it:

The sound is a little shaky at times (they need a better mic that isn’t so directional, it seems) but it’s WELL worth a watch if you want to see some world-class craftsmanship (and jaw-dropping paint).

I watched it three times and got inspired and I’m not even much of a lowrider guy!  And those display cases! 😍

Thanks for posting this!  Skipped around a bit through the video, but I agree - very impressive.

I'm also not normally much of a fan of the low rider style, but there's no denying the skill amd craftsmanship in that segment, both in scale modeling and 1:1.

Having said that, his 1:1 Impala is one of the most tasteful low riders I've ever seen, basically taking the already excellent '65 Impala styling and purifying it as much as possible.  With a simple wheel change it could look right at home at Autorama, competing against Foose, etc.

The fact that he built his 1/25 version first as a prototype for his 1:1 confirms that scale model building should be taken seriously.

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I've seen a few of Flores' builds in person (back when Pegasus had a location where I grew up), and they're... just... mind-blowing! 
It's one thing to see them in photos or video --absolutely fantastic-- but another thing entirely to see them in the flesh. 

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Thanks for sharing this video.  Very cool!  I have been following Armando since I first saw his builds in "Lowrider Bicycle" Magazine in the mid 1990's.  I have seen his builds at the NNL West the last few years.  The most amazing paint jobs I have ever seen on any model cars!  

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