1964 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible.

[David G.]

The march to completion continues, well done Sir!

David G.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Thanks fellas!

 

It's amazing how much difference a little paint can make on a single part.

I'm glad now that I went with the stock hubcaps!

I think they’re beautiful!

 

And as is my standard practice as of late, I "weighted", (flat spotted) the tires as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

Edited April 20, 2023 by StevenGuthmiller

[beeRS]

I like the way the wheels turn after detail painting. 

[David G.]

Good call on the stock wheel covers.

I like the effect of flat-spotting the tires too, I'll have to give that a try sometime. I'm always afraid that I'll overdo it though.

David G.

[Kah puts]

I've often thought of heating them up and squishing them down to achieve the same effect, has anyone ever tried that??

[StevenGuthmiller]

8 minutes ago, Kah puts said:

I've often thought of heating them up and squishing them down to achieve the same effect, has anyone ever tried that??

I tried "flattening" tires with heat many years ago.

Never had any luck with it whatsoever.

Never looked right.

Kind of like melting fenders, hoods or other parts to simulate accident damage.

Always just looks like melted plastic to me.

 

Keep in mind, the tires above are solid resin tires.

I'm sure that trying to heat them would produce a mess, if anything.

But it makes them quite easy to sand a small flat spot into them to help produce the weighted appearance.

 

I'm sure that a hollow vinyl tire would not be anywhere near as easy as this  to "weight".

 

 

 

Steve

[BDSchindler]

On 4/5/2023 at 11:18 PM, StevenGuthmiller said:

Maybe this will help Bruce?

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

Well...for "shnits and giggles" I gave this a shot using black sprue from the AMT 2017 Camaro and it worked perfectly.  When I tried it with Revell white sprue, it took a little more finesse to get it to stretch but I eventually got it to work producing 12" lengths consistently.

I see a lot of use for this, Steve.  Thanks for the tip!

[StevenGuthmiller]

Got most of the painting and detail painting finished up on my '64 Bonneville's chassis, and a few other parts.

Ready for some weathering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[dragcarz]

Amazing detail, clean work, just beautiful! May I ask about your painting on the exhaust?

[StevenGuthmiller]

4 hours ago, dragcarz said:

Amazing detail, clean work, just beautiful! May I ask about your painting on the exhaust?

It's just Alclad steel, followed by a misting of red oxide primer shot from about 2 feet away.

Designed to make them look rusty.

 

They look a little strange at the moment, but the effect will change entirely once the exhaust and other chassis parts are weathered.

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[StevenGuthmiller]

And, the chassis plate and frame with some dirt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[deuces wild]

Perfect!....??

[StevenGuthmiller]

A mock-up of the chassis, exhaust, and rear suspension parts finished so far.

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

 

 

[Slotto]

Hey Steve I was looking at your e-brake cables. Pretty cool but I cant help but think they would look better if you used guitar string maybe 8 gauge high e string or b? Just a thought

[FLHCAHZ]

Amazing!

[TransAmMike]

Looks great Steve, but what a shame to dirty up that pretty unblemished finish tho? 

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

Thanks guys!

 

 

1 hour ago, Slotto said:

Hey Steve I was looking at your e-brake cables. Pretty cool but I cant help but think they would look better if you used guitar string maybe 8 gauge high e string or b? Just a thought

I came up with this solution because I wanted to make it a simple operation to just slip it into place at the time of final assembly.

I didn't want to have to start routing wires once everything was all painted and detailed.

 

Stay tuned.

I think you'll be pleased with the finished result.

 

 

 

Steve

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

Managed to get into the shop for a few minutes today to pretty much finish up the bottom of the chassis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nicely done. The weathering is perfect. Like the idea of a well used but well taken care of older vehicle rather than a factory fresh concourse restoration. Your version has much more character and visual appeal.

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 hours ago, bobthehobbyguy said:

Nicely done. The weathering is perfect. Like the idea of a well used but well taken care of older vehicle rather than a factory fresh concourse restoration. Your version has much more character and visual appeal.

Thank you Bob!

Exactly the look I was going for.

 

 

Steve

[StevenGuthmiller]

Finished up the wheels and tires today.

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[deuces wild]

Beautiful!.....?

[Kah puts]

The detail painting really brings them to life, just wonderful ??

[StevenGuthmiller]

Thanks guys!

 

The wheels aren't permanent yet, but I couldn't wait to see how it was going to look up on all fours.

Kind of a dust monster at the moment, but that'll be taken care of later.

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

 

 

[Kah puts]

Well Sir thanks for throwing us a bone, this is what we’ve all been waiting for “ the mock-up “ and I think it looks better than expected, way better ??