papajohn97 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 This is the third drag car I built as part of my "build five at one time" madness, Dyno Don Nicholson's '62 Chevy Impala 409 powered super stock. I used Revell's 1/25 kit and decals from SMP along with Fireball resin carbs and Detail Master distributor/ plug wires and some scratch-built fuel lines and linkage. I highly recommend this Revell kit, I encountered absolutely no issues and it looks very accurate IMO. Cheers, John 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Qne of the best I have seen. Love the color and all of the details. The 409 looks so real. thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Wow John, really great job on the '62. The engine is most impressive. The Fireball carbs are awesome. 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Another good looking Drag car John. Great looking detail work on the business end of that 62. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 This is why so many saved their nickels and dimes because they knew there would be a time when--. Beautiful finishes and clean realistic looking trim. The interior is very real looking as well. The engine and chassis detailing are amazing looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M W Elky Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 John thanks for sharing another great super stocker. I love the detailed afb carbs. Did you have a good color picture to match the shade of yellow? I built this car but with much lighter shade of yellow as I only had one grainy color photo to work with. Also my decals were from a different maker , and have different markings then yours. The ones I used were not as sharp with more pixels. I gotta agree this kit build’s up nice you do nice job with a strong attention to detail. Keep ‘em coming. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohan Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 super build especially engine bay and interior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papajohn97 Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) Thanks guys! 7 hours ago, M W Elky said: John thanks for sharing another great super stocker. I love the detailed afb carbs. Did you have a good color picture to match the shade of yellow? I built this car but with much lighter shade of yellow as I only had one grainy color photo to work with. Also my decals were from a different maker , and have different markings then yours. The ones I used were not as sharp with more pixels. I gotta agree this kit build’s up nice you do nice job with a strong attention to detail. Keep ‘em coming. Mike Hi Mike, I probably had the same grainy pic that you had. I read somewhere that this car was painted a bright yellow (more “mustard”?) that was factory color on Chevy trucks in the early 60’s which I wasn’t crazy about this shade even if more accurate. I sprayed mine in a Porsche 356 light yellow from Scale Finishes that I had left over from a previous project. On the decals, I believe the SMP set that I used is intended for Don’s white ‘63 Impala Z-11 and so are not accurate decals for this ‘62 Impala but that’s all I could find and I wanted to build the yellow ‘62. Often times I build for fun over accuracy. I was also not crazy about the litho-like rastor graphics art that SMP uses for their decals (vs Slixx’s crisp clean vector graphics) but at least their decal film is nice and thin and they look ok from a foot or two away. Decal availability seems to drive the drag subjects I build and I need to get back to making me own on a future project. Edited October 19, 2022 by papajohn97 Corrected SMC to SMP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutalform Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 You did another fantastic job on another S/S build, John. Not one detail is left out. I agree that this Revell kit is a pretty good kit representing the 62 Impala. I built the Zintsmaster car using this kit a while back. Are those the Carter carbs from Joseph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Well done John , this is the nicest '62 I've seen ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Wow! That engine with Fireball's carbs...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papajohn97 Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Brutalform said: You did another fantastic job on another S/S build, John. Not one detail is left out. I agree that this Revell kit is a pretty good kit representing the 62 Impala. I built the Zintsmaster car using this kit a while back. Are those the Carter carbs from Joseph? Yep. I’m addicted to ‘em. I remember your Zintsmaster, Tom, it was an A++ build! Edited October 21, 2022 by papajohn97 Added comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Great foil work! Best 62 I`ve ever seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica007 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Mega Dittos on previous comments, Awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Super clean work and nice detailing too!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Cool build. Nice work on the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 beautiful build, great detailing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevy II Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Spot on! I too love Fireball carburetors! Wish he would "tool up" some Rochester 2 barrels for my Pontiac race cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsipes Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Wow that's beautiful. Don't believe I have ever seen that one built before. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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