59 Impala Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) I rebuilt this from a real bad glue bomb. I had a lot of fun rebuilding this car. The bumpers and grill are Alclad. Thanks fer lookin and comments welcome. Dan Edited April 8, 2013 by 59 Impala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Looks pretty good, I like that color. If it was me, I'd paint the sun visors black to match the rest of the interior, and foil those emblems on the rear fenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifterdon Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) Very nice Poncho. Agree with Harry on the sunvisors. Black they should be (in my bad Yoda voice)... And if this was a glue bomb, you did an awesome job on restoring this old classic. Edited April 8, 2013 by drifterdon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Very nice looking model. Great choice of paint and it looks nice and smooth. I love '61 Pontiacs - the grill and clean, straight lines - so nice. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Said it before, and I'll say it again, nice save, especially considering what you started with. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Very nice looking model. Very nice save.and work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Thanks guys for the kind comments. I painted the sun visors white to go along with the white on the seats, but I do see what ya mean. Harry, the detail is so worn off on the car that I didn't think that the detail would show up on the moldings. They are Gold in color on the real car and I'll see what I can do on them. The Bonneville scrips on the front fenders and on the trunk is so worn off that I know that I can't foil them, so I just left them alone. But what can you expect from a real bad glue bomb? At least the grill and bumpers were in tact and I was able to Alclad them. I had a lot of fun with this rebuild. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Excellent save ! It's really sharp looking and I love the color ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Great save of an old classic kit! As a member of the glue bomb generation (the ones who built those models so poorly when we were kids in the 1960's) I thank you! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) Thanks guys, and yeah, I'm one of those experts from the early 60's also. The color is Brilliant Gold Pearl, from Micheal's, mixed in clear and sprayed over White. I use Pearl-X pearls on the builds that I spray pearls on. Dan Edited April 8, 2013 by 59 Impala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 sweet land yacht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Island Modeler Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 That is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-Machine Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I love to see scale recycling projects like this. Your Bonnie looks real nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Thanks guys. It was a fun project for me. I have more to restore. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgone58 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 This resto came out beautiful! I love restoring old built ups as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooltoys1 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 excellent job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 pretty nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Thanks fellas. I appreciate your kind words. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Great old Pontiac! Nice color, great save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Another great save Dan!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.