1961 Pontiac Ventura (Moebius)

[YBlock292]

I startet off with the body which received several layers of "pure red" and "metallic red" (Tamiya) with a clear coat, rubbed out with "Meguiars" to get close to the original "Coronado red poly" which was available in 1961:

 

 

[YBlock292]

That's the 389 cui V-8 with the tri carb set up (work on the engine is in progress). I added a dip stick:

 

[blunc]

nice work so far, like the red a lot.

too bad moebius decided to draw the pontiac engine from memory rather than cast it to look closer to the real thing.

[cobraman]

Nice paint job, great color.

[Roadrunner]

I wasn't particularly sold on this kit initially, but yours looks so good that I may have to grab one.

[kelson]

looks real good so far,what color paint did you use to paint the engine?

[espo]

This is one of my personal 1:1 favorites and the next one to build. I like your color choice and your paint finish looks good as is. What colors are you using for the interior ?  The engine looks fairly accurate but I question the general shape of the kit's valve covers.  The creases on the top of the valve covers I remember were shaped a little differently, but they were the standard 389 cu. in. and that could be the difference.    

[YBlock292]

I used a "home made" mixture of Testors white and blue for the engine.

The interior will be painted according to the original color scheme matching the red exterior (red/white).

 

 

[Speedfreak]

Looks nice Ludwig. 

[slusher]

Beautiful color and finish...

[YBlock292]

Update Feb 22:

Now the V8 is already in the engine bay and wired so far.

Also the eight lug wheels, consisting of five parts each, have been detailed and put together. WW-rings by Moebius ...