El Caballo Posted September 11, 2017 Posted September 11, 2017 This is the first model I have made since 1985, and I am happy it came out so well and not like Ray Charles put it together after three pots of coffee. The roof is a cobwebbed/veiled panel job.
El Caballo Posted September 11, 2017 Author Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) Thank you Don. I wanted to do a lace job on the top but the contrast I had with the two greens just wasn't enough, so I did the veiling. Edited September 11, 2017 by El Caballo
Snake45 Posted September 11, 2017 Posted September 11, 2017 Very, VERY nice indeed! I especially like that roof. Would love to try that myself sometime. Well done and model on!
geetee66 Posted September 11, 2017 Posted September 11, 2017 Ticks all my boxes!Gorgeous paint. Did you lay cling wrap onto the wet paint for that effect? I love these big 60's cars. Yours looks excellent. That green is both wild and classy. I built one of these, a while ago. I wish it had come out as nice as yours.It's a nice kit, isn't it? The interior is nicely done and it has a big old power plant with a blower.
espo Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Great looking cruiser, I also like the roof treatment.
Robberbaron Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Beautiful! Another example of how good GM's styling was in the mid-sixties. No body mods needed: just paint, rims, and drop it in the weeds!
Lowlife ! ! Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Looks great, you haven't lost your touch with the model building !I'd like to know how the roof was done, looks very cool ! !
El Caballo Posted September 12, 2017 Author Posted September 12, 2017 (edited) Ticks all my boxes!Gorgeous paint. Did you lay cling wrap onto the wet paint for that effect? I love these big 60's cars. Yours looks excellent. That green is both wild and classy. I built one of these, a while ago. I wish it had come out as nice as yours.It's a nice kit, isn't it? The interior is nicely done and it has a big old power plant with a blower. Looks great, you haven't lost your touch with the model building !I'd like to know how the roof was done, looks very cool ! !Gents, here is what I did to get the effect:I took an extra brush with long, soft bristles I have and literally cut off almost all of them, leaving a few strands together. I dipped the brush into the paint bottle and moved the paint brush rapidly in a circular motion as you would when veiling with a paint gun like they did back in the day. Simple as that.The good thing about cutting the brush is that I now have a brush I can use on things like dash gauges and trim, etc.Stand by for my next custom, I'm doing the '71 Thunderbird and the paint for that is going in another direction, way kool. First I have to finish the '66 Galaxie I have now which is being done as a street/strip car. Edited September 12, 2017 by El Caballo
El Caballo Posted September 12, 2017 Author Posted September 12, 2017 Gorgeous paint. Did you lay cling wrap onto the wet paint for that effect?It's a nice kit, isn't it? The interior is nicely done and it has a big old power plant with a blower.I think what you are referring to is marbling, which was quite popular in the early 2000's.I actually did the tri-power setup on this one as I was going for a period-correct style of car you'd see in Bellflower in the late-60's to early-70's.
RAMBENNA Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 turned out beautiful, great job, very nice
carrucha Posted September 24, 2017 Posted September 24, 2017 Good job. You definitely got the Bellflower custom look down.
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