David G.

Very interesting project. I'm curious to see how it turns out. David G,

Wow, most impressive. I can only imagine the amount of work that went into those. David G.

Nice rust work! The water streaks really boost the realism. David G.

Wow, that is super nice! Well done. David G.

Thank you Al. David G.

Thanks Bill, I'll have to try to keep this in mind for future Revell projects. David G.

Thanks Kevin. I like to think that weathering is one of the things I'm good at. David G,

Thanks John, I think the front axle issue is mostly due to camera angle and the body alignment, With the interior in place, there seems to be no issue with that. I hadn't noticed a track issue, but if there is one, I'm just going to live with it. David G.

Yeah Bill, that does seem to be the problem. Are you saying that I should see about removing material from the bottom of the floor platform and the top of the chassis plate. It looks to me that if I could settle the dash board lower into the interior it would allow the interior bucket to snuggle higher into the body. Hmmm, decisions, decisions. I'll look into both options and consider a combination of the two.. or three. Thanks for the tip, I'm glad to know that it wasn't likely an issue that I created. Nice Impala BTW- they do look good in red, don't they? David G.

I'm processing the dozens of photos I've taken over the course of this project. As I get more of them finished, I'll post them, so here's a couple more. The ride height on most model car kits end up being 2 to 6 scale inched too high. This one is surprisingly accurate. No adjustments needed. Except that now I'm having some trouble getting the chassis to tuck under the body with the assembled interior in place; it seems that the interior is too high in the front. My next plan is to pop the dashboard loose and see if I can re-mount it in a lower position to allow more room for fit. Thanks for taking the time to look and feel free to comment and/or critique. I promise not to cry and stomp my feet David G.

Nice save! It would benefit from some numbers and sponsor decals. Where did you get the wheels? David

Very Cool! David G.

Well done, nice conversion. David G.

Thanks Bill, I love these big ol' bombers too, Weathering seems to come naturally to me. Laying down good paint, now that's another matter altogether. David G.

Thanks John. I don't believe in keeping secrets when it comes to model car tips. David G.

I started with red over white, similar to the box lid but that didn't work out the way I intended. So now I'm leaning toward red. David G.

Nicely Done! Great color and paint work. David G.

Excellent work! It looks nice and heavy, as it should. David G.

That's a nice, clean, solid build, looks great. David G.

Any progress on this one? Excellent work so far. David G.

Now, that's cool! Nicely done too. David G.

Like many people, I had online photos hosted by Photo Bucket and suffered disruptions when they... changed their policy. Since that happened, I have been going back, as time allows, to refresh those images through various means. So, here is this topic with newly updated photos. I started this kit back in 2011. When I opened it I found that the roof had been squished and twisted to one side. So i began having problems, literally, right out of the box. As I recall, it took several days to correct. I used scalding water to soften the plastic "A" pillars just enough to allow them to be moved into the proper position and held there and quenched in cool water to fix them into position. This process had to be repeated probably a couple of dozen times to gradually coax the plastic into recalling its rightful place in the universe. When Revell issued this kit they used the chassis from the 59 Chevy. One of the differences between the 1959 chassis and the 1960 chassis is that the 59 chassis has a spare tire well in the floor of the trunk behind the right rear wheel. The 1960 chassis does not. I corrected this error by cutting the offending wheel well out of the chassis, and replacing it with a piece of flat styrene. I then used heavy aluminium foil to create an impression and copy the floor ribbing from the left side and glued it to the right side. Sorry for the old blurry photo. As always, thanks for taking the time to look, and feel free to offer comments and critiques. David G.

Excellent work so far! David G.

Good color choice- looks clean and classy in white. David G.

Well done! David G.