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small update. Finished the whole bubbles section, and started the basic color idea on the roof. what's cool is that for the roof, under certain light the blue will shine through the dusting of black, so it gives it a nice little trick effect. almost like it flip flops from black to blue.

i like it so far.

thanks guys. tonio, i'll be watching yours. I wanna see how you mask out your sides, then that'll give me some ideas on where to start (i won't copy you though)

This was the last pic i took before i darkened it up with a dusting of true blue pearl, and cleared to keep the bubbles in place. It looks pretty cool for my first attempt doing this, and i look forward to more work on this bad boy!

Hello everybody. I'm building up a revell 62 impala, and it'll be another lowrider. and i will try my best to make it my last for a while hehe On this model, i will be painting the center of the hood boyd's blue pearl, faded to black edges, and water bubble effects. This will also be on the trunk to continue that theme. There will be multiple pearl colors involved, all from the boyd line. Everything but the base coat will be airbrushed, which is also a first for me. For the roof i'm going to attempt to make it look like fish scales. I have a plan of attack for that. seam lines taken care of and primered. testor's one-shot diamond dust base coat started masking the hood and painting it, and got the bubbles going. it's in the dehydrator now, and i will have to concoct some ideas on how i want to integrate other colors into the hood. shadowed the edges

and for the paint, in this really fuzzy shot you can see the pearl flake. under direct sunlight it's much more smooth and beautiful. i got a couple coats of clear on, and i was dumb. i was sooooo into the model that i forgot to turn on my ventilation unit (read: box fan) once i feel comfortable enough with the amount of clear, i will start the wet sanding and polishing to get the "hopefully mirror like finish." enjoy!

alright, some progress photos as promised. some of the pics are fuzzy, but the one of the close-up shows the multi-color pearl flakes. i got the car curing in the food dehydrator now, and when it cures i'll move on to more coats of clear until i either run out or i think it's enough to feel safe about wet sanding it. enough blabbing, here's the pics. started the chassis fuzzy picture of top half of engine, painted one-shot inca gold, and valve covers, carb, edelbrock air cleaner and oil pan alclad chrome parts laying out. firewall painted, and dash painted the base gold color. lower a-arms alclad chrome.

i think the thought of me going to target to study women's undies is more embarrassing than going to the beauty store to get materials. thanks for the input though lol as far as the build, i did start on the motor. i got the motor painted the gold color, and i painted the valve covers and oil pan with alclad chrome. i also picked up a carb and air cleaner off a parts box motor that has the edelbrock emblem.. and of course i painted that alclad as well. The chassis was painted, and heavy in some areas that would normally see dirt/grime (this ain't no trailer queen!) i will get some progress pics tonight if i have the energy. being off work for 2 weeks meant staying up til 3-5am.. my body clock is telling me to go to sleep right now.

some more stuff done. put some gauze on the car, taped it solid, and purposely sprayed one-shot mythical maroon heavier in some spots and lighter in others. then i sprayed the inserts white. Now i just have to just let everything cure and the body is done.

more shots of the mostly completed paint.

alright i did all the main masking and painting. got to touch up some spots, but in the end, it should look nice. i decided to go with a cream colored insert for the sides which would normally be white. i also have one other color i plan on doing over the top of it all and maybe try to figure out some way to integrate a pattern into it. fiery red one-shot (looks copper/bronze over the gold) masked and rootbeer top coat. somebody stole my camera and took my pic without me knowing, as i was taking the mask off. glaring at the camera guy. more updates as i progress. and mask removed. more pics will come as i progress.

and some more masking done. gotta work on the sides next.

laid down some graphics on the top. need to work on the trunk more.

got my base coat down with testor's one-shot inca gold. once it cures i'll work on another color.

very true. i guess in the end, it's all dependant on what the builder desires. Personally, if it were me, i'd possibly lengthen it very slightly. but that's just me. build on, OP, build on.

what i'm trying to say is this: if you lengthen the control arms to make it sit centered while completely lowered, that will only work for that particular position of the wheels. If for some reason you raise the car to regular ride height, or raised higher than that, WITH the extended control arms, then the control arm will not be centered at that point. if you lengthen them to compensate for the lowered suspension, then that alters how it sits when at regular ride height. this is also true for the real cars. so honestly the lowered suspension with those control arms would work as long as it didn't bottom out on the rear quarter panel or the control arms hitting the belly of the car. The only thing i could possibly see that would need checked is to make sure you test fit everything with the suspension in the right spot to make sure nothing bottoms out.

the stance i'm going with. i will need to make adjustments so the rear quarter panels don't touch the desk/ground, and the front i will raise more.

question: if you lengthen them, wouldn't that make the wheels sit to far back in the wheel wells if leveled off?

Gonna be starting the Lindberg 61 SS 409 impala here pretty soon, and for the first time since 1996, it'll be a lowrider! Back in the 90s i was really into lowriders, but as a kid, they were always a dream. Models were the reality. So, with that said, i am going to be trying my hand at this, and will also be trying a pattern paint job as well, as a learning experience. For the extras, i got a photo etch set for the car, some pegasus wire wheels/tires, some 8" speakers and scale motorsports "mexican blanket" decals. i'm not sure if i'll USE the decals, but i got them for the 'just in case' purpose. some of the body work is done, some needs to be re-touched. here's where i start!

this has actually motivated me to do the same exact kit and make it a lowrider. i plan on having mine dropped in the back, and raised in the front though. i'll be watching this build.

i had a stash of paint sitting around for the day i decided to do an old car. i knew i wanted a mild custom, so i did the wood panels and then tried different colors to see what looked good, and gave the vehicle a lighter look. the colors are growing on me a little bit. the kit wasn't exactly top dollar by my standards. heh.. i even purchased the 80 dollar Lexus LFA kit from tamiya. either way, thanks everybody for the comments.

I'm calling this the easter egg because of the pastel colors i picked. The kit was definitely fun and went together well. there was a light amount of body work required to the roof and hood to take care of sink marks. In the end i'm definitely happy with how it turned out. The wood bed is balsa wood which i then painted enamel wood, and brush painted clear orange to get the stained wood look. The slats between the wood are T shaped styrene strips. Sure you can't see most of it, but i know it's there, so lol i also chose the wayne speed equipment racing engine and went with the lowered stance. enjoy!

got a little more done. roof is flocked, windows in, dome light in, interior, etc. attached body to frame. once the front fenders are cured, then i'll be wet sanding and attaching, then it's on to final assembly.

threw on one coat of clear. proceded to run out. i also got a couple decals put on it. tomorrow i'm getting the rest of the clear, then wet sand it and polish it to high noon. Once that's done then i'll finally be able to button this bad boy up.

it's a styrene kit, but the level of detail is outstanding. my opinion: completely worth it.