geetee66 Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 Laid down some colour. Purple with blue pearl. Next, I'll mask for the blue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxman Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Very nice! Such accuracy on those tiny lines. Impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Oooooh, I like that color! Can´t wait to see it finished... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 That's a great shade of Purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Thanks for looking, guys. I had a go at masking the sides with a wavy pattern. Takes a while. I was hoping to get the blue flake on tonight, but it's late and I need food. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Just stumbled upon this build. I've always overlooked this kit. Now I won't. It looks nice in silver. It looks like its going to be killer when finished. I'm curious as to how well the lines of tape pull up. I've seen several build ups of amazing paint and your pictures shoe me how to create them. This has the potential to be an absolutely killer build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Great colour, i love that purple ! That `finger print` style is hard to pull off, but looks like you nailed it ! Really hope you have no issues when removing the tape, should look way CooL ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Always liked this exemplary 3-in-one kit; it just has a plethora of building options; lots of custom and speed parts from my era. It's a handsome body, the custom bits are tastefully done, and you, sir, are doing this body great justice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 11 hours ago, Lowlife ! ! said: Great colour, i love that purple ! That `finger print` style is hard to pull off, but looks like you nailed it ! Really hope you have no issues when removing the tape, should look way CooL ! Thanks man I didn't know it was called 'fingerprint '. You learn something new every day! I'm nervous about removing the tape, but the colour is going down thin, so hopefully I won't have that meniscus along the tape edge, which can cause problems ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 5 hours ago, bisc63 said: Always liked this exemplary 3-in-one kit; it just has a plethora of building options; lots of custom and speed parts from my era. It's a handsome body, the custom bits are tastefully done, and you, sir, are doing this body great justice! This kit had no stock option and I presume, less custom parts than the 'Heavy Chevy ' version of this kit, but you're right. It's a nice body style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 19 hours ago, geetee66 said: This kit had no stock option and I presume, less custom parts than the 'Heavy Chevy ' version of this kit, but you're right. It's a nice body style. Wow, that is really interesting. I own multiples of this kit, in 3 or 4 different boxings, and they pretty much all have the same options. The one I DON'T own is the low-rider boxing you have. That must be THE most specific packaging of all; I would love to see the sprues from that kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Just FYI, these are the versions I'm familiar with, all virtually identical in the box, and the boxes are crammed so full of parts, they are hard to replace after unpacking! The only exception is the newer Heavy Chevy box, which is larger and does contain those newer, tampo-printed tires. PM me if you need some stock parts for another build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietnam Vet67 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 And GM just cancelled the Impala...................what a shame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 On 27/11/2018 at 6:40 AM, bisc63 said: Just FYI, these are the versions I'm familiar with, all virtually identical in the box, and the boxes are crammed so full of parts, they are hard to replace after unpacking! The only exception is the newer Heavy Chevy box, which is larger and does contain those newer, tampo-printed tires. PM me if you need some stock parts for another build. In contrast, the Barris version has a fair bit of room in the box and the sprues look like parts have been omitted. thanks for the offer of parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 Got some silver flake on, last night. I'm quite pleased with the results 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 I'm really enjoying your body art work on this. I would get lost trying to remember which set of tape lines to remove and when to remove them. Again great looking colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Very impressive work. I have often admired some of the painting skills demonstrated on well build low rider models over the years, but this thread provides some of the best insight yet into how it is done. You definitely have a good eye for a great line. Thanks for posting this WIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris chabre Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Looks awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Really progressing nicely. Will the interior be as outrageous?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I'm enjoying the progress on this. Excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Amazing paint work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Wow nice paint job ! that's a lot of work but man does it look good . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 On 29/11/2018 at 4:02 AM, bisc63 said: Really progressing nicely. Will the interior be as outrageous?! Thanks very much, everyone. the interior will be jazzed up, a bit. But not thick fur, or oceans of velour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Got some bench time today ? I sprayed candy blue over the fingerprint design and did a lengthways fade over the silver lines, from trunk to hood. I lightly sprayed a metallic blue over the purple, in places. The hours spent applying the fine lines, seem to have been worth it. gotta do the centre panels next. No idea of colour combos, really. I l'll just make it up as I go along! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Oh yeah.....what I don't see are rough paint separation lines. Very nice. Your result is much better than I'd hope for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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