StevenGuthmiller

Steve

Whatever it is, (I'm also guessing 'Cuda) it was apparently a Hemi equipped kit, with the torque boxes and all. Steve

Well, it is a badger, but I believe that they have fur on the outside. ? Steve

Yes. I’m using the top from the ‘62 Buick annual for my ‘64 Bonneville project. Also required some mods, but it was fairly close from the start. Steve

Agreed. Just thought that I would post some actual comparison photos so that the OP knew what he was facing should he decide to go this route. No sense in taking the time to hunt one down if you don’t want to put the work into it. Steve

I remember sitting in the back seat at 5 or 6 years old and hearing the click every time the lights were changed, but not being able to figure out how my dad was doing it. Steve

I thought about it, but......nah. Steve

The Monogram ‘59 Impala top is a hair too wide at the front, and considerably too long for the AMT ‘62 Impala. As is usually the case, modifications will be required for a correct looking fit. Steve

Today I headed into the shop for a couple of hours and fabricated a set of sun visors. I was thinking of using the visors from the Monogram '59 Impala kit, but the seemed a little over sized. So, out came the sheet styrene and the sprue. Steve

Shapeways offers a "G" window up top for the AMT '62 Impala convertible, but it'll cost you almost $40.00! Steve

Thanks guys! Being as this will be an open car with the entire interior in full view, I thought that I would add as many little details as practical. Most of these little parts are pretty simple and quick to make, so I figured, why not? Steve

Same wheels as in the MPC ‘68 Coronet kit? Steve

Not that I’m aware of. There are resin casters and 3-D printers that offer various parts and kits, but nothing on the scale of Modelhaus. Steve

If it’s a shade of brown that I like, I prefer to call it “bronze”. ? Steve

Just completed a trade with "RSchnell". Everything went like clock work. Perfect! Steve

I like a lot of different greens. Leaning more towards the aqua shades, or dark or light greens. But I agree, it seems that green can have many more ugly shades than most other colors. Some cars just seem to look "right" in certain shades of green, but nothing looks right in the "Kermit" green that we're discussing in my opinion. Steve

Thanks guys. Got a bit more time in the shop here and there over the past week or so, and I think I'm finally winding things down on the added interior details. I removed the control pedals from the Moebius '61, thinned down the shafts and got them set up to fit the '64 dash, and then I made a few extra detail parts, including a floor dimmer switch, an emergency brake release handle, and a pair of vent knobs, along with their corresponding mounting brackets. A couple more interior pieces need to finished up, and then I need to decide if I want to shave some window cranks from an existing kit's door panels, cast some, or scratch build them. I think I'm going to at least investigate scratch building them. Steve

I’m not sure if I’m familiar with that one, but I remember “teal green” being another fad for some time, just as pastel colors were a fad for a while. Luckily for all of us, these fads invariably die out at some point. Steve

Nailed it! ? Steve

I can’t agree with that. I feel pretty confident in saying that Duplicolor touch up cans have one of the best nozzles on the market. The “fan spray” nozzles are a dream compared to most of the hobby spray cans. As far as build up on the tip, I don’t recall ever seeing that myself. I suppose that as with any can of paint, there is the possibility of getting a bad can on occasion, but I’ve not experienced that particular phenomenon myself. Steve

I guess that’s why the call them “opinions”. ? Steve

Dover White is a solid white and is available in Duplicolor’s touch up line. #BGM0138 “Dover White”. Identical to GM “Arctic White”. Steve

I agree. And the fact that virtually any lacquer used over it becomes easy to strip with Super Clean is a bonus. I never have any worries whatsoever that I will have any difficulty removing a paint job should it become necessary when using Duplicolor primer. Steve

Gives a new perspective to “asleep at the wheel”. ? Steve

I welcome some of the brighter colors that we’re beginning to see on the new cars, but that green is borderline even then in my view, and has just been way over done as a custom color for old cars over the past decade or so. Not a very appealing color to my eye in any case. Steve