Lowridingmike

Ahhh I thought it said 89 for some reason. Trust me any 1:1 owner would much rather have that aod so you’re absolutely right on that one!?

Nice build however the 2.3l those years didn’t come with an AOD tranny. They came with a a4dl also in rangers and explorers. I’ve swapped quite a few

Anybody that doesnt know what ruccis are these wheels are 5-10k forged 3 piece wheels. I think it's crazy but these young guys go for it.. Oh well more reason to pay twotone. Lol

Thanks for the feedback guys you all are so very nice here. I'll try to get bench time tonight I cant seem to get done with these 1:1s. Just did valve cover gaskets, radiator, lift, head unit install. Still gotta get oil pan gasket and woodgrain wheel done.. Staggered ruccis?

Stay back up off the car about 12-18" when spraying and every few layers of panels I'll drown it in a few coats of clear. That's how I do fades. If you get far back enough you can almost get airbrush consistency.

Regular 3m blue tape my brother. I lay it out on my table and either use an exacto or 2 razors taped together side by side to cut the tape thin. I do get rough edges when I do I backtape and respray the panel til I'm satisfied. Alot of time and tape.

Sorry to hear that. I have 2 daughters one is 5 the other is 9. Moms tried to do the same so I lawyered up and went after em. And won. Therr used to be a time fathers didnt have a fighting chance in family court but modern times have leveled the field for us. I definately encourage you theyre the best thing to ever happen to me! She says thanks the compliments on her car as well thank you very much!

Thank you sir I'll tell her to fix it! I can't wait to see what she's does with it either!

Noticed I forgot a pic

Couldn't leave well enough alone so had to pattern the dash and package tray to match and flow with the roof.

Got bored with a roll of tape.. What hapoened next is history. Remember no airbrush over here just rattle cans and a smile..?

Painted block Orange chromed almost everything else. Done heads in aluminum wired distributor in body color blue hard to capture detail but had throttle return spring throttle linkage fuel line fuel filter small detail decals etc all sorts of hidden goodies..

Gonna run gold center Pegasus rims. Had these forever now too...

Made some seatbelts outta paper flat styrene paint ribbon cut down looks just like seatbelt material and can be painted and still keep its texture..

Sprayed these resin skirts I got literally like 15-20 years ago...

Painted belly chrome front suspension. Just gotta add scratch built hydraulic cylinder cases I made and hoses

Since I last built anything theyve come out with molotow? I love these things. Yaasss!!! This is what the games been missing! Only thing I wonder is will clearing ruin the finish? Til I know for sure I just won't handle it after being applied.

First things first.. Drop that icy blue flake on the body.. Remember this is kitchen table primitive building so with time I'll get better pics with a backdrop. Thanks for being patient with me.

Hello mcm world. I've watched this site regularly for years but never posted my own work mainly because I don't feel it's worthy lol. That and I've been out of the model game 10-15 years. By time I started opening doors photoetch plumb wire flocking etc I got burnt out. I see a few people still building ive bought traded etc with back then if I don't know you please feel free to comment or share ideas. With all that aside lets start TwoTones builders block! ?

Thank you sir. Yea that's my buddy we do everything together neither of us really get along with her mom very well. Lol ? be on the lookout that 66 you like is next to get a thread.?

I would say stay tuned but since it's her car she builds it at her pace so might be done fast might take all year idk. Not doing alot of detail just purple spark plug wires. I'm on the fence on if im gonna bmf the trim. Usually id do a nice mix of gold and ultra bright chrome but since I.was last doing models heavy 10-15 years ive been introduced to molotow and may consider doing the brightwork in that? My only concern is I know she will handle the model a bit showing it off when its first done and dont want the finish ruined or smeared. Can you clear over molotow pen to.lock it in? If not im doing bmf with hella clear locking it in. Thanks for looking!

Just something quick and simple for my baby girl. She liked it so of course I love it. She picked the colors shapes fades etc. I like her swag..?

Originally she didnt want anything but a fade. No patterns or murals. But then..... She seen her dad doing a roof on another practice impala body and well ya know where this is going.... Remember.. No airbrush..

She wanted it to sit up on 3 wheels so had to make a cylinder out of small steel rod (just a hair smaller then paperclip diameter) and had her put the coils in gloss red with the testors paint pen. Did a little massaging finessing and twisting the trailing arms to give it the look it needed