Art Laski Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) My father-in-law has a collection of some classic cars that he takes to car shows, and one of his friends who goes to car shows with him, Jim Bailey, has an excellent example of a 1971 El Camino. Jim's wife asked me if I would build a replica of his car as a gift for him, so that's what this build is all about. There were a few challenges with this project. This first issue is that no model companies have ever made a '71 El Camino. The closest I found is a Jimmy Flintstone '72 El Camino resin body that uses the AMT '72 Chevelle as a donor kit. While this combination is close, there were a lot of modifications necessary to represent a '71, and then some more work to make it look like Jim's. See the WIP here: Here are some pics of the original. Edited December 27, 2017 by Art Laski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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High octane Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Very nice build on that Elky. Is the tire lettering from Fireball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Art......man o man is that pretty.......you nailed it!!!!!!.......great job......Jim is going to love it!!!!!.......very cool Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Nice replica!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 That looks perfect. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 It turned out great Art , your extra effort really paid off ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Absolutely outstanding work. One of the very best replications of a real car I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Looks pretty darn good to me. Jim will be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Now that is a replica! Right down to the Grant steering wheel, great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Great replica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Very well duplicated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Looks perfect, Jim ought to love this. I followed your build and liked how resourceful you were using parts from different kits and the modifications to bring it all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Very nicely done. Everything looks spot on. That steering wheel is the poo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Art... Stunning build Brother. I Love it. You did a fantastic job and it turned out killer. I am sure Jim loved it. Nice job man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Came out awesome Art ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 You pretty much nailed the look of the 1:1, good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 On 12/26/2017 at 6:05 PM, High octane said: Very nice build on that Elky. Is the tire lettering from Fireball? Thank you! Yes it is. I was surprised to find them. I thought I would be making my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 I really appreciate all the comments, guys! It wasn't as perfect to me as I would have hoped, but I guess I feel that way about every build. But Jim and his wife were ecstatic. His wife called it the best gift ever! I guess that's all that matters. Chris Sobak, I failed to mention it above, which is a shame because your effort of support on this was instrumental, but thanks so much! I hope you get to build your '71 someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 21 minutes ago, Art Laski said: Thank you! Yes it is. I was surprised to find them. I thought I would be making my own. The reason I had asked is that I'm also using Fireball tire lettering on my current project and they look great. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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