59 Impala

Thanks David.

Admins, I posted this in the wrong place. Would you please move this thread to Under Glass? Thanks. Dan

Here are some more pics of the Buick. I checked on line for the rear window and some of these cars did not have the three piece glass in them, so, I'm not going to use the two pieces to separate the glass. The rear tail lights look like 59 Buick lights, not sure. They are 60 years old that I know of. I had to make the rear bumper out of the custom one and two spears under the bumper. I have an idea for a decal for the trailer and I'll think about that for awhile. The BMF was a real pain to install on this because of the faint lines to go by. I also used the Molotow pen for some of the chrome.

Thanks and AMT makes the fast back, convertible and Hard top.

Thanks for the color chart Steven, and I hear ya Tom about the tail lights. I found something that I can use that I believe I had from way back in the 60's and never used. Ha ha. Well, I'm putting the BMF on it today and taking a break cause the "ol eyes need a break. Pics coming soon.

WOW, thanks for all the great comments guys. I'm putting the BMF on it tonight and my eyes need a little rest. I don't have the stock tail lights so I found something that I can use. I also had to make a stock rear bumper for it by using the custom one that was with the car and formed it to fit as a stock one. Still a lot of work to be done, but it's getting there. I'll post more pics when I get the BMF done.

Thanks guys and there is no clear on it, plus, I didn't polish it either. The gloss is just fine the way it turned out.

I'm rebuilding this 61 Buick from a glue bomb and also the trailer. I had to make the railings for the trailer and also the tail gate. I copied the tail lights from another kit and had to use springs from the parts box. I had the tires and wheels a;so in the box. I sprayed flat yellow on the body and then sprayed Metallic Red over that. The trailer is painted with SNJ Silver powder mixed in enamel thinner. There is still a lot of work to be done.

I just finished this 1930 Packard by Hubley and it is a good kit but, I don't want to build another metal kit. To much work to remove all the excess metal on the sprue.

Thanks for the kind comments guys. I enjoyed rebuilding this car.

I just got-er-done a few minutes ago. Sky Blue primer and Blue-Green Pearl sprayed over the flat Blue. The Fisher head and valve cover came from the parts box along with the slicks. BMF and Molotow chrome for the trim. Not to bad fer a glue bomb restoration. I had to rework the front end parts to get them to fit.

I combined some parts from the ALA Kart to complete this 29. It also has a 409 for power. .

Thanks Bob. This was a lot of fun to build and challenging to boot.

I converted the AMT Fiat drag car to a street car. I used a Pontiac 4 cylinder ( half a 389) and had to make the exhaust for it. The head lights are from the 25 T kit and the tail lights are from the 59 El Camino (custom). The chrome wheels were painted with the Molotow pen. The sparkle paint doesn't show very well in the pictures. I used a floorboard from the Revell 34 Ford coupe. The dash is from an AMT 36 Ford convertible and the steering wheel is from the parts box. The bucket seats are also from the parts box along with the front fenders. I hope ya like it and thanks fer lookin.

Yep, clipped the wings and also the tail. I modified the canopy and tinted it with Tamiya transparent yellow. I made the decals. The roundel on the sides is the shoulder patch for the 2nd Log command on Okinawa when I was stationed there. The RO/RO Raders is the bowling teams name that I was in while there and the 404 is the company that I was in. I had fun building this plane as it did bring back some great memories of when I was in the Army. Also, the Blue and Gold is the colors of the high school that I went to in Akron Ohio.

Thanks guys for the kind comments. These were fun to build.

Yep, you're right Mike. I couldn't remember the name of the company. Dan

Thank you Snake. I don't remember which kit this is. A friend gave this to me to build and I built it as a race plane. The color is a copper pearl from Pearl X I believe. It's a powder and I mixed it in Testers clear and sprayed over flat white. The propeller and nose cone is from a Spitfire. The Sea Fury had a 5 bladed prop and I used the 4 blade from the Spitfire for racing.

Here are a couple of fighters that I converted to race planes. A P40 and a Sea Fury

Thanks Mike. He has the decals for the 68 GTO and Firebird which are different. I've asked him to make them for the 70 GTO and so far nothing. I have bought the ones for the 68's and I love them. He does great work.

This is the decals that I need.

Does anyone make the decals for the 1970 Knafel Pontiac GTO Tin Indian? I have built the car and I'm in need of the decals. A friend was going to print them on his Alps printer but he passed away suddenly. Any help is appreciated. Dan

UH, Bill, who's Kurt? Just kiddin, Thanks for the kind comment. I tried to get the look of the 1:1 car as much as I possible. Dan, AKA Kurt I think. LOL.I enjoy seeing your work Bill and hope to see you at the BSAC model show in Hilliard Ohio this March. March 7th that is.

Here is a Mako Shark that I built many moons ago and finally decided to rebuild it.

WOW!!! Thanks for all the great comments guys. It was a challenge for some of the parts but it turned out Ok. I'm really Humbled by all the comments for real. The White Pearl is Pearl X's powder mixed in clear and sprayed over flat White. The Metallic Black is Testors enamel. I didn't use the chrome strips in the kit. Instead, I used Bare Metal Foil and the Molotov Chrome pen. My Nephew does like the car and I'm going to build the 32 Cadillac by Monogram.