restoman Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I've been picking at this since the summer, finally finished it up this morning. Had a lot of fun doing the customizing and exterior paint work, should have planned the interior our before winter and not-so-friendly-paint-weather set in. Brush painting isn't my favourite! Chrysler Cool Vanilla car paint with Model Master Burgundy on the roof, followed by two coats of over-thinned ProSpray automotive clear. For some reason, the thinned out burgundy ended up as brown, but I like it. A light ivory and nail polish Copper interior with a brown dash. I made the floating bar grill, robbed a speaker of its' mesh for the background, and painted my own wide whites with chrome reverse rims from a '49 Merc (I think?). Tunneled the headlights, shaved most of the trim, glued the doors shut, made the flush skirts, lowering blocks in the rear, etc... I'm pretty sure this is the first of many customs. Did a lot of it in real life, on full size cars, but this is really the first time doing it in 1/25th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsa Manufaktur Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 very beautiful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Â Â Mike that Paint Job Looks Excellent! Nice Late 50's early 60's Look also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Man, that is really good looking! I like the colors, the grille, skirts, taillights, and more! Very nice period-looking custom!Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Very nice clean mild custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 That's a very cool '56. The car is very well thought and the paint is just great. Those tires AMT is sending with the kits now can make whitewall painting a pain. I miss the old Firestone Deluxe Champions from the older kits. Since I built mine factory stock '56, I already got two more kits I'm in a a'56 phase, hahahaha!!! I'm also building kind of a custom, but nothing with body mods, just a cool color, lowered suspension, and a hot roded 312 Y-Block. Kind of a road racer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 That's a great looking Custom Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Mike, that's just beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 That's sharp Mike! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Fantastic 56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 kool nicely executed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 That's sharp! It turned out great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJUNIOR Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Good looking custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Really nice,it looks like it was done in the 50s or 60s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Very nice and clean! Great build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Good color choice and SHINY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Gorgeous work! What do you use to define your panel lines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 Thanks for the comments. It was fun to build, already looking around to see what else I can customize. I just use some black wash for the panel lines. I thought it might be too dark, especially on a white car... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Glad you finished. Looks cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulbo Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Very nice custom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Nice subtle custom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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