TheBEAUMONTGURU

When it comes to an interior, if you are building a Sport Deluxe(SD) then Mike is correct, the interior would swap over from the 65 GTO kit, just putty up the Pontiac logo on the seats. But if you wanted to build a "Beaumont Deluxe"(the base model like a chevelle 300) OR a "beaumont Custom"(like a chevelle malibu-NON SS) then you could keep with the 65 z-16 interior panels and make the seat inserts look like cloth with a fleur-de-leys pattern. of course you would always need a GTO kit for the dashboard. Sorry to derail your thread!

getting a little further on this but i keep forgetting to take pictures. I fabricated up all the A/C plumbing with thin solder and a bunch of seed beads for the valves. scratch built the relay and wires along with the vaccum pot. The A/C firewall heat box is from the 65 impala kit. I made the Frigidaire decal in photoshop

Awesome work on this. Not very often you see a 68 sedan model! nice!

Ha! nice work on a pretty outdated kit. if anyone can make it look good, you are the one to do it LOL, thats my green tape on the box, I must have sold it to you at the club a few years back!

Totally awesome build. You got the details perfect!

Nice to see others interested in Beaumont models. Im the one that built the 65 and 67 wagons. I made my grilles from scratch with evergreen strips, then resin cast them for multiple copies. Im sure the 3D printing guys will eventually do the grills to much greater detail. Looking forward to seeing a Sport Deluxe version, keep up the good work! You can search out my detailed build threads on these 2 cars for a bit of inspiration. Also, welcome to the forum! you will like it!

Thats Hilarious! in a good way, loving it!

Nice detailing! im digging the driveshaft stripes!

Not sure how i missed seeing this build! what a great project, awesome color combo, very cool to see it as a regular SS and not a z-16. Great combo of colors, wheels, engine choice, etc!

I was having trouble finding tires to fit the Revell Z-16, 15 inch Mag-Style wheel covers. I ended up with some 1/24th G70-15's that will be perfect. the redlines painted in well. I detail painted the wheelcovers with some black and silver for a more realistic look.

Finally back working on this. Slow progress, but interior is mostly done. I ended up having to remove the rear seat speaker because SEDANS do not have it(only HT and Conv). that was a bit of a set back. Also the front windshield sucks in these kits so i am still working on a better solution( i have cut off the 6" thick vent windows, so thats a start) This pic shows the rear seat fixed without the speaker. I also scratch built a rear window defogger to the package shelf. Note my power window switches.

looks nice. Im ordering a few from canuck as well. thanks for the tips.

Thanks guys. I just ordered a couple of the Iceman ones. Has anyone used the Canuck3d ones? im interested to see a real picture of them, the website just shows the CAD drawings.

Was there somewhere to buy Chevy and GMC variations of 84 85 86 87 grilles for the 1/25 deserter kit? Cant seem to find anyone making resin or 3d stuff, but i thought someone was doing them.

Nice scratchbuilding work there Greg! whats that putty you are using on the roof? looks like good stuff.

very cool, love the decal work!

Thanks guys. Im going to give the plastic pepsi bottle a try. will report back!

the AMT 67 impala kits: The windshield is as thick as a coke bottle and looks terrible especially along the upper edge. does anyone have any fixes for it? I tried the windshield from the Revell 65-66 impala kits, but it does not fit properly in the amt body. I tried acetate sheet, but its too much of a curve and looks wavy. anyone out there found a better fitting kit glass?

thats a beauty!! well executed build!

A big thank you to everyone!! To answer the headlight question(you noticed i added the T-3 headlights). i think they come in the Revell 66 GTO or possibly the AMT 62 pontiac kits, i cant remember.

very nice. looks real! love the fine painting details

Check out the build in the WIP section. Thought i might as well put the completed photos in this section.

Parts arrived! thank you Zen.

I got it all finished. here are some pics, i will try to start a new thread in the completed models section and add a bunch more pics the decals and emblems are all had made on photoshop. I made up a ficticious GM of canada document to list all the options and features as it would have been built on the oshawa assembly line

Thanks Bill, yes all canadian cars had body color firewalls in the years 1964-67. also body color trunks(no spatter paint on canadian cars)