Luis Ayala

Here are a couple of pics of the Impala progress. I was working in the background with this one while clearing old projects from the shelf, so now is time to speed it up a little. I decided to use black instead of green carpet just to tone it down a little. Hope you like it and thanks for looking.

I totally agree with Ron, I don't see ANYTHING wrong in this VW. Nice work man you should be proud of it...

EXELENT work as always Bill... Those wheels looks great man, exelent choice. :wink: Thanks for sharing...

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: OUTSTANDING work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep us posted on the progress!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing your work with us.

Congratulations Dave, looks very good for a first airbrushed paint job. Keep us posted on the progress...

AWESOME :shock: Bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely AWESOME :shock: !!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for taking the time to post a step by step tutorial of your build. My old man always told me that you don't need to talk about your work, just let your work talk about you... Your work is OUTSTANDING

Congratulations Ismael, you just wiped out the "Euro" class :wink: All your builds were outstanding; you did an EXELENT job and believe me, the prizes were well deserved. I really enjoy the show; the builds were just GREAT and best of all, spend some time among friends and family. Hope to see you in the next one too. :wink: :wink:

Congratulatulations Ismael, you did an outstanding job... :wink:

Looks great so far, you did a GREAT job cutting those centers out :shock: :shock: Keep us posted on the progress!!!!! :wink:

Again, thank you all for your comments, here are a couple of pics of the last mile. I only need to install the door handles and a couple of extra details and It will be done. Hope you like it and thanks for looking.

Here are a couple of progress pics. The engine is done and in place. The interiors are finished exept for some decals on the dashboard that I will lay down tonight. Hopefully tommorrow I will have the windshields in place and install the bumpers, door handles etc. and that will be it. Hope you like it and again thanks for looking. Here is a pic of the engine in place wich still needs some work on the wiring and a couple of extra details. The chasis is almost done, exept for a conector pipe on the exahaust that hopefully will be installed tonight.

Thank you all for your comments!!!! I will post more pics tonight as I almost finished the wiring on the engine and the interiors. Hi DodgeMoparManiac, the wheels are Pegasus 19' & 23 CL's. :wink:

Looks GREAT Jay!!!!!!!!!!! Those wheels make it look mean... 8) Any pics on the engine yet?

Thanks Bill!!!!! I am glad you like it... I am using Tamiya lacquers to speed up some projects so I can bring new builds to our CSAE on November as well as a couple of more detailed projects I am working on at the same time. :wink:

I started this one about a week ago for a local show that will be held next sunday at a nearby shopping mall. I decided to paint it on Tamiya "Pure White" white to give it a "sleeper" look . Interiors will be flat black and I added 19" CL on front and 23" on the rear. I will also add some wiring to the engine and an MCG tachometer kit. Hope you like it and thanks for looking. Here is a pic of the body ready to paint Here are some pics of the body already painted, polished & foiled Here are some pics of the engine and chasis.

Thanks Jeff, I really missed being there too... Beleive me I felt right at home with you guys there, you are like a big family and that's what I love about this hobbie... Moving to a new home took more than I expected, but the time and efforts were rewarding. Thanks for the compliments on the Impala, I am glad you like like it. I was speechless when I saw your work on the NNL last year. As you said, that is some SERIOUS metal work man... I learned "tool & die" making when I was at college and I worked with, lathes, mills, and other machine shop equipment, but that was long ago. You have really mastered it. Your skills are amazing. I already have plans for next year so, if everything comes out well I'll be thare at your NNL. I have some projects that are comming up on slow motion, among them are 63' & 59' Impalas, BMW 507, another 53' Victoria,( but this one will be a convertible), Delahaye 135 and a Bugatti Coupe Napoleon. That's my wish list, so I hope I can get them done by next year. If you ever want to come visit us here in PR just let me know and we will work it out. :wink: Best Regards,

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WOW!!!!!! :shock: :shock: Congratulations on your NNL awards Jeff... That vette is just amazing !!!!!!!!!!!

I totally agree with ken, is nice to see a model with lots of details, but the kind of model that really makes you "stop and stare" is the one with just the right details. Both of your builds are OUTSTANDING. Taking the most out of kit without investing $$$$ is what really makes a modeler stand from the crowd. Man, the cobra looks like you can still smell the paint!!!!! I would never guess it is 20 years old... :shock: :shock: Congratulations, your work is absolutely fantastic...

The detail on the engine looks purrrrrrrrrfect, congratulations!!!!!!!! The paint looks nice & smooth and the wheels look GREAT. Thanks Tom and hope you get well soon, back pain is my twin brother, I have lived with it since 1991, when I fell from a ladder abot 30 feet hight. It took me almost a year to recover, but thank God I can still walk. Take care man and get well...

Looks great so far, don't worry abot the front seat Ray, the interiors look just fine... :wink: Any pics of the engine yet?

Cool project man!!!!! Great Start for the first one :shock: , congratulations and welcome to the board... :wink:

Congratulations John, you did an EXELENT Job on the restore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really love the last picture, makes you feel you are back in time... Do you have any "Before" pics?

Thanks Mike, the interior color is Tamiya "Light Sand".

Thank you all for your comments!!!!!!!!! This was a very nice kit to build and I had a lot of fun doing it. Now I will move to the back shelf to finish 3 more projets that have been sitting there long enough. Again thank you all for your comments and for taking some time to look at this build... :wink: