RestoModGuy Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 (edited) Something I just finished last week -My highly customized build of the 32 Phantom Vicki kit. As you can compare the box art, I added side engine panels, filled in the rear wheel wells to be smooth, channeled the body over the chassis, chopped the front grill-shell, made the grill insert with wire, chopped the kits convertible top and molded it in to the body as a coupe.Filled in the rear panel and added a fuel-cell filler.Custom interior panelsThe motor is a cross-ram injected set-up. Paint is Duplicolor Platinum on top, with a fine orange body-line stripe above the Electric Current Red. Edited September 5, 2017 by RestoModGuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 This came out very nice. Color, wheels and mods I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Very nicely done transformation. All the modifications are well integrated. The Phantom Vickie kit contains a bunch of great parts and is a great starting point for a custom hot rod build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijsgrit Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Those are some great pics of a very well done kit. Looks very real! You nailed it with your choices: paint, body, engine... And those WHEELS! Wow. They look like modified Viper GTS wheels. What are they?Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Fantastic build. Your modifications just flow together. And I love that head on pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Great car! You really improved that roofline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Looks great. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I love how that came our ... great design, and execution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Very nice. MUCH better proportions and lines than the bulbous, top-heavy baby-buggy roof as it comes in the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 That is waaay too pretty! Everything you did works splendidly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 What a spectacular transformation from the kit pictures! A real beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Now THAT'S how to do a phantom Vicky! Well done, sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Beautiful build! I like your mods - especially the top. Great colors, too. Very nice work!Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestoModGuy Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 Those are some great pics of a very well done kit. Looks very real! You nailed it with your choices: paint, body, engine... And those WHEELS! Wow. They look like modified Viper GTS wheels. What are they?Love it! Thanks! The wheels are actually out of an old AMT Matador kit. The rears are Pegasus 19" sleeves to give the bigger deeper look.I chose them because the shape of the openings are matched to the shape of the side window area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Now THAT'S how to do a phantom Vicky! Well done, sir!Exactly! Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspective Customs Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Very very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertw Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Recognize the rear tires from the kit but everything else looks different. Well done and a nice colour scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Not my bag, but I know a cleanly built model when I see one. Those coilovers on the front look great, nice rake, tasteful roofline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Absolutely perfect in every way-wow !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Smooooooth and deadly! Excellent customization of a custom car.David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastown Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Double wow!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impalow Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Very nice job Jim! All the proportions work soooooo much better than the original kit. Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Fantastic!! This is a perfect representation of that early 2000s style of hi-tech rod, complete with the 2-tone paintjob split at the beltline. It looks bang-on like a 1:1 'glass body from Rat's Glass. I like the re-positioned taillights as well. The cross-ram intake is ideal for this style and generation of street rod and really completes the package. Beautiful work.I've been wanting to build something like this for a long time (convert the Vicky into a Rat's Glass-style body) but have had trouble assessing whether or not the stock roof would be a worthwhile starting point. Now I can see that it certainly is!Did you patch in a windshield surround and A-pillars from something else, or was it all scratchbuilt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 very nicely done, well executed ideas on the mods.... -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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