IMPALA SS 427

I like where this is headed, keep the updates coming...

This is looking really cool. i cant wait to see more.

this is one of the coolest 32's i've seen nice work.

not a huge fan of fords but these are very very cool.

cool. it looks very nice.

looks great, nice bodywork.

Awesome build.

very nice builds, the all have a flawless finish.

very cool, did you convert a 70 impala to get this?

love the colour and nice looking header, i think wheel set 3 looks the best.

Nice work, the colour really suits it.

very very nice work, it looks great.

This is absolutely awesome, its so detailed and cool. do you plan to make the body from aluminum also?

amazing work, those paint jobs are wicked. What tape do you use?

looks real nice so far, good job with the foil, the 58 takes quite a lot.

looking great so far, i like the turquoise in the interior.

I also got the other door out of the drivers side and started on the b pillar. so far i have the basic shape and i will do more work to get all the detail in. i am putting almost all my attention on the body to get that done and ready for casting. I have decided that i will make 8 or so copys for myself if all goes to plan. anyway heres the drivers side: I have yet to start the other side because as is the body is a bit weak, i will probably ad some bracing in places that will help keep it in one piece for when i make a mold of it.

Thank you everyone for all the nice comments. I haven't spent a lot of time on this lately because I have been working on a bigger project, i have been fixing and painting a fiberglass body kit for my 1:1 car that was in bad shape and it has taken a long time but now most of its done and on the car so i can turn my attention back to my 1/25 projects. here is some progress i made with the impala this weekend: Chassis started, I have replaced the kit springs with springs from click pens. The front ones aren't done yet and there is still a few bits to go on and more detailing. i have made a little progress with smoothing the inside of the body, i used 80 grit sand paper to roughly get it level then used a little spot putty to get it smoother. i will do more sanding and smoothing but i'm not too concerned about a perfect finish as i will be using a fabric headliner. I also re did the trunk it still kinda had the slope of the fast back but the sports sedan is almost flat but slightly angled. i also noticed that the front suspension of the first one broke, so i will be fixing that and probrably replacing the hood with one of the flat resin ones i got (the current hood has a sinkmark in the middle where the putty shrank and caved in).

Great progress, its going to look really nice.

Its looking really nice,for a less detailed build its looking pretty detailed to me so far. I will be watching.

Very cool, i like the trident stripes. where did you get the tyres from?

Cool, I like the detail of the engine. This will look nice.

Thank you everyone for the comments. I have been re thinking the opening trunk idea and I'm not too sure if i will open the trunk or not, if i remove the trunk the C pillars will only be held to the body by a 3cm or so glue seam. I will have a think and figure it out but all 4 doors and hood will be hinged and opening either way. Jantrix- I agree with you about making a second model of the same subject but the 67 impala is my all time favorite car so this is possibly the only time i would do the same model again. Bob Ellis - The door handle on the first impala were scratch built.

Thanks guys. I have been spending all my spare time on my real car, anyways its raining so i cant really continue work with my real car so back to models. I got stuck into the chassis and got the ride height where i want it and got the bodywork mostly done (trunk is still in need of sanding and shaping) I also got a couple stock of resin hoods of ebay and got a little done on the grill/bumper. This spare body was used so i can still work on the 4 door body: Heres the old one: The trunk is still in need of work but i think i got the roof done. The grill of old one: The still incomplete grill of new one: all comments welcome.

Thanks everyone for the comments.