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Wow. I didn't know that kit could be built to look that good.

Well done and I like your roadway with guard rails. It looks like you're in Hawaii with that back drop.

Love the color choice, the side windows now look perfect. Looking to see how this turn out.

Depending on the size of the part I'll use "alligator clips" or a product called Micro Stix which are small plastic sticks with a sticky end and sometimes just tape that's doubled over and one side holds the part and the other can attached too a stick or another alligator clip.

This is what happens when you have more dollars than sense. A real shame.

It has been sighted at the B&N in Lea Wood (pronounced Leeea Wooood localy) I still purchase my issue from my local hobby shop out of support for them.

Are you going to make a 4 wheel drive system or keep it a 2 wheel drive ? Looks like a fun build either way.

You might repost in the Trading Post and some one will see this for sure.

Great job on replicating the side mount spare. This was not a common option in many areas but would be very useful if your going to have to dig in the snow or mud to get the spare to change a flat. Many "working" trucks would sometimes have a fabric cover or a metal cover much like a Continental Kit with the business name on it.

Off to a good start, the injector stacks might be a little tall but it all depends on what you want.

I wouldn't remove the roof. If you look at your picture you can see that the side window could be corrected by trimming the front part of the opening and adding just a little bit to the rear of the opening. This sort splits the difference so that it matches the alignment with the rear and front windows. If you have one of the Revell California Wheels kits they usually have both a stock and lowered suspension for the front and the rear. That way you could still build the donor kit as well. If you got say the '56 or '57 Chevy you could use the rear also since the differential is mounted above the leaf springs. You may have to notch the rear frame for clearance.

I watched this build and it turned out fantastic. As for side view mirrors some people may not realize that they were not required until 1966. They were optional equipment before that. New cars usually don't have license plates until they are registered, and you have MS ? Man I hope my build looks this good and I've only been told I'm nuts.

The "nose" still looks a little high. This is a common problem with this kit. The grill surround sits to high and needs to be trimmed where it meets the front fenders. I fought this on both of the ones I built even using the stock grill.

A thought on the white painted inserts, This was a common tutone paint treatment on the 210 model Chevrolet. I owned a 210 hardtop many many years ago, the side trim that the Bel Airs had was a brushed aluminum with the gold Bel Air wording. The 210 did not have the brushed aluminum trim and was usually painted to match the top color. If you wanted to change your model to depict a 210 you could sand the ribbing in the insert smooth and use chrome trim instead of gold on all other trim like the grill and front fender "gills" and hood and trunk trim. One other trim change if you want to make it a 210 is the chrome spear on top of the rear fins are shorter on the 210 than on the Bel Air. For your dash trim you might try some aluminum silver paint. On the 1:1 the dash trim was brushed aluminum with a black wash to show the bow tie emblems that were embossed in the aluminum trim.

Great looking subject, as others have pointed out there are several items you're going to want to address. One thought on the front suspension, since you already raided the SSR kit for the engine you might think about using the front suspension also. If you have any other coil spring suspension system in you spare parts box you could use that also. Just as the Pro Touring trucks in 1:1 use independent front suspension it is the easiest way to go. The window fitment is a real problem for the windshield. I fought it for a while until I saw where others here were making a small molding around the opening to fill the gaps. This will give you something for the windshield to rest upon and looks very realistic. The side window openings are just wrong. Not hard to correct though. I really like the picture of the truck your using for your inspiration, if I had the ware with all that's what I would do. I look forward to your build on this.

You might check out Scale Motorsports products. I've used their interior decals and have been very pleased with them. They also offer Carbon Fiber decals, although I have not tried those yet.

What a fantastic model. After looking at the links I wish I could read German. It's hard to fully appreciate the design effort that went into this. This is truly a scale model in every way. Now if you could just get the ignition to work and the engine to fire up you really could drive away in this.

Thanks for the convertible top info. That's a lot of work but it looks great.

Looks like some great kits. Your Christmas Briefs made me laugh. In the states one of the big under ware manufactures has a TV ad about who you should and who you shouldn't give Briefs to for Christmas. I guess you would have to see it to understand.

My wife and I just got back from seeing the new Ron Howard movie about Moby Dick, Into The Middle of the Sea or something like that. Very amazing, what can you say, it's Ron Howard so you know it will be good.

Thank you for the info on the wheels. I just happen to have two of those kits sitting next to my work bench. Good thing they don't bite. I actually like the color of the primer you're using. I'm interested in how the "flip flop" paint turns out.

That is a great kit and you should have a fun build. Can you tell me where you sourced the dished slot mags ? I need a set of staggered off set slots for a model I'm working on right now. I'm building a model of the '67 El Camino I bought new and added this style of wheel and Good Year Polyglass tires.

Your modifications really bring this model to life. You mentioned needing a back drop of some sand dunes. I used to live in Pismo Beach California. The area has a lot of beach recreation including a larger sand dune area. You might try and Google that area and it might lead you to something that you could use.

Great looking builds. A question on the '58 Impala. Is it based on the Revell or AMT kit, and the convertible top source ? I have always wanted to build a model of one of my old friends '58 Impala convertible but have been unable to find a convertible top.

My experience with Bare Metal Foil is that the "New and Improved" would look very close. Since it's not right up against the kit's chrome I don't think you would notice any difference. If you have some foil you might try some on a scrape and hold it next to the side molding and see what you think.