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That's definitely blue. Very rich color. I love it.

One of, if not THE best Mopar color ever. Gold stripes on the sides work surprisingly well.

I think Gold suits the car very well and I love your choice of wheels.

The car is definitely not my cup o'tea, but this one fantastic model. Great job.

Gorgeous paint. Very Ferrariesque!

I'll second that. paint is really killer.

Very cool idea and very well done. I love it.

Another beautifully done model of a great car from a great movie. Do we have a theme going on the forum?

Turned out great. Do you have any pictures under the hoods?

Now, that's something different.

Great Movie Great actor Great car Great model Beautifully executed!

Always wanted to build one of those and I still have not. I've heard complaints about fitment issues with these, but it looks like you got it under control. Great looking model. The murdered out all black look is cool and classy and totally my kind of rod.

I've had a very hectic couple of weeks. This body has been sitting like this for almost a week now. I took a different approach and glued the the black side whatever-they're-called-thingies and the center section of the nose, before the clear coat. The pictures don't really show it, because of the nature of the color, but the finish is super shiny. I always loved working with 2K clear. No because of the shine, but because of the convenience of it. It will go over anything without attacking it and it will be bone dry by end of the day. Or should I say cured? You can literally spray it in the morning and buff it at the end of day. On the pictures it has not been sanded or buffed yet. That is coming up next and it is my least favorite part of any build. I decided to install the tail lights before the clear also. The main reasoning behind this was painting them, which is one of the two biggest challenges of this kit. The other being the headlights, thanks to Revell's "brain fart of the year" decision to not include the daylight running lights decals in the US version of the kit. The logic behind clear coating the taillights already installed in the body was that I already had the red lenses painted with Tamiya clear red, which is an acrylic and I had flown some black panel liner, so I can actually see the shapes I am suppose to paint. Now I can have a protective layer of clear over the red lenses and I can paint the black trim around them. And if I mess up, I can clean it up, without stripping the red underneath. Next I need to spray the black in the engine bay, in the rear bumper and the window trim and to buff the body. then we're off to final assembly. Stay tuned and thanks for looking!

This is definitely one of the best Model A hot rod models I have ever seen. Simply stunning!

Pretty cool. The nylon window held by duct tape is my favorite.

Looks good in green.

By far my favorite of all Impalas. I love the black chrome look on the black over red. I have a soft spot for black cars with red interiors. Well, I love red interiors period. You have definitely brought this finned classic in the modern age.

Very classy color combo. The yellow fog lights are a great touch. In combination with the colors it adds a great deal of character to the car.

Very nice. For some reason what really puts it together for me is your choice of black grille shell. And the choice of wheels/tires. Well the engine too... What can I say, I just love everything about it.

It is very good indeed. I actually have never seen this red primer for sale in US. Now spray some proper Tamiya or other lacquer paint on it and you will save yourself another headache.

Definitely existed, even if only one was made and definitely NOT from the '80, but much earlier. It is one of series of cars from that era which started at the end of the sixties and put the start of the "wedge shape" designs that followed. I wish someone made all of these iconic cars in nice kits our days. Bertone's LANCIA STRATOS HF ZERO (1968), the Bizzarrini Manta from 1968, Alfa Romeo's Carabo from 1968, Pininfarina's 1969 Ferrari 512S Berlinetta Speciale and MODULO (1970), Giugiaro's Maseratti Boomerang, Holden Hurricane... These are the concepts that shaped the look of the sports car for decades.

Looking really good. As I said before, you can't go wrong with red on a Vette.

Let me repeat this for the millionth time. You can not put a hot lacquer over enamel. I really don't understand the persistence of people trying to make their own life miserable. This has absolutely nothing to do with brands or cost. The only clear coat you can put over Testor's enamels is either a clear coat specially designed for that or 2K Clear. Anything with lacquer solvents is a recipe for disaster. On top of that I see on the first picture two different Tamiya primers, which are definitely not a cheap option. And if you have access to them, you should have access to Tamiya paint. Which is designed to work with the primers in the picture and will handle most clear coats. Especially considering the color choice, since Tamiya offers quite few oranges and reds including their TS49 Bright red, which was designed to replicate 1997 Ferrari F1 color and is borderline orange.

I have the sandable primer too and I knew that this one was supposed to be final sealer. I had never used it before, but because of few different discussions on paint I decided to try it out. I would normally use 2k primer under hot car paint. Especially if there is any putty or joints that can ghost later on. But this is such a clean body that I figured I didn’t need the extra complication of 2k primer. It worked great in the end. I clear coated the body today too. It’s just curing right now. More pictures coming tomorrow. You should definitely get one of this kits. It would be a nice change of pace.

It doesn’t get any more traditional Corvette than Torch Red. I hope you post the WIP for it.