am73grand Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Slapped this one together in a matter of three weeks. I started with the Revell Custom Lowrider kit. I stretched it 30 scale inches and then converted it to a hearse This was a fun, low detail build just because it was October and I wanted to do something for Halloween. And here's what's under all that paint and chrome: Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Nice job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Very cool! What primer did you use to help hide the ghosting lines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 Very cool! What primer did you use to help hide the ghosting lines? I use Testors Laquer primer in grey. It can be built up to fill in some of the imperfections. I like it alot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Awesome conversion, Ron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 LOW detail??? Ron, you don't do low-detail. That looks fantastic. That's one if it were offered in resin would probably be a very good seller. I'm seriously considering giving this a try myself. I can see a light blue coach on Federal Hill now.... Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Great conversion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Great job, Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Extremely NICE job Ron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 way too realistic.....nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Very cool and very realistic. Great work..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Very Cool...love hearses long as I am not in the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I like this one a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 LOW detail??? Ron, you don't do low-detail. That looks fantastic. That's one if it were offered in resin would probably be a very good seller. I'm seriously considering giving this a try myself. I can see a light blue coach on Federal Hill now.... Charlie Larkin Thanks Charlie but, there are no plug wires in this, no driveshaft and the interior is empty behind the front seat. It's kind of a semi-curbside. It looks good enough for the shelf though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctoelle Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Great looking model. How did you do the vinyl top? (and what is the color) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Ron, that is some Killa , uh I mean T I G H T lookin work sir !!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 Great looking model. How did you do the vinyl top? (and what is the color) Thanks!!! The Vinyl top was made using the Testors 2 part system. I then painted it with Tamiya TS-15 Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Not a Cadillac guy at all, but I absolutely love this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rv1963 Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Great build, you shore did a lot of work to convert it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRoofNut Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Fantastic job on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 That is a super job on the hearse, Ron. The re-styling, details and workmanship is great. Personally, that is one model that cannot be in my collection, as I have a very religious wife. When I was a kid(mid 1960's), most of my buddies built model cars. A friend of mine built a beautiful JoHan '66 Cadillac hearse. When he showed it to his mother, she shreaked something in Spanish, grabbed the model, and threw it out into the street, breaking it into pieces. After she had composed herself, she apologized for her actions, hugged her son, and gave him some cash to get another model to build. Needless to say, he never built another hearse model. I woonder how it would look as a limo???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgone58 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 That looks fantastic! Should have had this body resin cast so I could build one too!......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 That is a super job on the hearse, Ron. The re-styling, details and workmanship is great. Personally, that is one model that cannot be in my collection, as I have a very religious wife. When I was a kid(mid 1960's), most of my buddies built model cars. A friend of mine built a beautiful JoHan '66 Cadillac hearse. When he showed it to his mother, she shreaked something in Spanish, grabbed the model, and threw it out into the street, breaking it into pieces. After she had composed herself, she apologized for her actions, hugged her son, and gave him some cash to get another model to build. Needless to say, he never built another hearse model. I woonder how it would look as a limo???? Ron, As I was working on this I eyed it up as a limo. The Limo conversion would be even easier as you would not need to raise the roof or create the rear cargo door. Just cut two bodies in half and then glue them back together. Should be easy for a skilled guy like you!! Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Gore Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Very nice. And all done inside of three weeks. Thanks for posting the in progress/before paint picture. I always like seeing those for learning how to do stuff. If this was in a contest, it would bury the competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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