Can-Con Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) I've had this cheap resin kit sitting around for years with all the bodywork finished and a coat of burgundy on it. Was going to do the roof white,, It just wasn't "speaking to me" , as it were. I was tinkering with it last month while waiting for stuff to dry and such while finishing up my Chevy pickup last month. While painting something else and having the airbrush out, I shot a couple coats of this brick red on it and it just started shouting at me to finish it up. Foiled the side trim and cleared it a couple days ago and polished it out this morning. Just a simple curbside build. No engine and just a flat sheet chassis to hold the wheels. Should look good on the shelf though. Edited March 11, 2018 by Can-Con
Casey Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 That color works very well with this land barge of a car. I'll have to check out your Datsun pickup progress, too.
Snake45 Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 Great work, beautiful color! And the finish looks very factory, too. Well done and drive on!
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 Very nice! I have one of the original Johan convertible kits to do some day. I really need to get back on the '65 that I started some time back. Maybe this is the push that I need to get it back on the bench! Steve
moparfarmer Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 6 hours ago, Can-Con said: I've had this cheap resin kit sitting around for years with all the bodywork finished and a coat of burgundy on it. Was going to do the roof white,, It just wasn't "speaking to me" , as it were. I was tinkering with it last month while waiting for stuff to dry and such while finishing up my Chevy pickup last month. While painting something else and having the airbrush out, I shot a couple coats of this brick red on it and it just started shouting at me to finish it up. Foiled the side trim and cleared it a couple days ago and polished it out this morning. Just a simple curbside build. No engine and just a flat sheet chassis to hold the wheels. Should look good on the shelf though. Beautiful model..When my mom and dad bought their 66 Fury hardtop the sales guy said he had one in the compound(across the city) He would bring it in for us..He said it was a dark metallic maroon just like yours..Lied, it was dark green with a beige interior..They asked me as I was and still am the car guy..Yes..Yours reminds me of what our Fury could have looked like..
disabled modeler Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 Awesome...! I have always liked these cars. I have a old promo I want to restore of it someday..hopefully. Nice work..!
Furiousgeorge Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 Looks good! I drove a ‘66 Fury Sport ten years ago(terrible green on green!). Absolutely loved that car! I’ve got a couple Johan kits that I need to get to (a before and an after!). Wish I’d have been able to keep that car......
Can-Con Posted March 11, 2018 Author Posted March 11, 2018 First thing I noticed when I looked for reference pics is that this is the interior for a '65, not a '66. That's OK though as it's just a quickie curbside build. I just sprayed everything the same dark red I used on the body, flocked the floor and did some detailing with foil and flat black paint on the dash, a bit of foil on the console and sided of the seats and silver paint on the rest of the interior. It's all glued in the body now and I'm working on a flat sheet chassis. Should have pics of the finished car up tomorrow evening.
slusher Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Deathgoblin said: Looks really nice! I totally agree..
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