Mike F.

Pretty much done with this one. Will post more pics in Under Glass, when I have time.

Looks nice.

Please keep me posted. Definitely interested. Thanks.

Nice work.

Looks like very tedious work, but seems to be coming together. Looking forward to see the finished product. ?

Nice! Love these early 60s Coronets.

I would build the 1962 Tempest per the kit instructions, rather than save it for someone else to build or not, that has $100. With nice paint and trim and maybe some custom rims and tires.. Do the gasser with the Valiant.

Looks good. Color is just right.

Thanks David, white was the way to go. I'm a bit disappointed with the Impala SS decals though. They don't really stand out. Although easy to apply, I would rather they were molded in so I could have painted with a bright chrome, or, dare I say, tried to foil.

So, I got all the decals applied, touched up the chrome and clear coated it. Just need to polish it up.

Yes, I was irritated by the headlights being chrome. I gave them two coats with a flat clear, which helped, kinda-sorta. Maybe add a touch of white to it.

Good info. Thanks all.

Any idea if a kit exists for a '66 Dart?

You are right. After a bit of searching the net, it does appear to be a 66. Missing some chrome above the bumper.

I believe the below picture is of a 1963 dodge dart. Can anyone confirm, or offer another opinion?

Beautiful work. What I would like to know is how you take those one handed pictures that come out so clear?

Hah! I am an expert by no means, but thanks just the same.

Nice! This interior is going to be incredible.

Yes, one of many. Glad to be done with this one.

Thanks!

So, taking David's advice, I looked at many 62 Impala SS's side stripes to find that the majority had either white or silver-grey between the chrome. A couple had black and one had red. With my color scheme, I felt white the best choice. So then, I bit the bullet and tried again with the white decal stripes I had left from the kit to do one side. First, of course, I had to trim them to remove the silver border, as can be seen with the black stripes that came with the kit also. Hands down, these were the hardest decals I ever applied, but eventually got them on. Looks ok, but to the zoomed in eye of the HD camera, you can see many flaws. However, I will follow the whispered words of wisdom from a Beatles tune and let it be. I will do the other side with some trimmed down white stripe decals from another kit. Comments + or - welcome.

Indeed no, David, I don't plan to mess with it. I was just responding to Gerald's comment. I will however ask for any opinions on the interior stripe color. I tried to use the white stripe that came with the kit, but it just did not work out over the foil. So, my options are five-fold. I was thinking to use one of these stripe colors that I have, Red, yellow or black, trimmed to correct width, or paint it white gloss, or paint it with the blue clear mixture that I used on the wheel hubs. Painting will be difficult for me though. Any opinions would be welcome. Of course, a sixth option would be to just leave it all chrome.

Thank you all. I learned some lessons on this one.

No offence taken. I suppose you are right. looking at the 1:1, the lower part of the trim goes through the center of the door handle, whereas on the model it is a little below center of the handle, almost to the bottom of the handle, but not quite. To someone more of a perfectionist than I, guess this would be an issue. To me though, it is not worth going through the trouble of sanding it off and starting fresh. I would most likely mess it up anyway. Thanks for the + comment though.

Thanks for the kind words all. I finished the window trim foiling. Turned out OK, considering my propensity towards shakiness ? I'm glad the 1:1 cars have no fender well edge chrome. Think I'd have had a nervous breakdown.