Quiet Eric Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) Getting the ball rolling, here's my most recent completion. AMT Old Pro kit...nothing too crazy. Just a few extra pieces from the parts box, flared the rear wheel openings, and added a resin L88 hood. Most of the effort on this one was spent in body and paint work. Not perfect but I'm still relearning some forgotten skills/techniques. It needs more detail paint work but good enough for now. Thanks for looking! Edited October 7, 2020 by Quiet Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 That's very nice! I love the big fat rubber and those wheels, with the raised rear end it looks amazing. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Great looking Nova. Very nice paint work and the trim is all cleanly done. You have the stance of the day here and the hood and rear wheel wells complete the look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Looks like you got a pretty good fit on those troublesome front fenders. Great finish, too! Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Looks like your relearning is going well, that looks excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Looks great! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 looks nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Smoooooth.... Pretty color too. What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Eric Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Thanks for the kind words! 6 hours ago, Bills72sj said: Smoooooth.... Pretty color too. What is it? It is Model Master Nassau Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Awesome job! It reminds me of a car a kid I knew in high school had. His was about that color, jacked up in the rear, but a lot more ratty, lol! It did have a really strong running small block in it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Old school,gotta love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 It's got the "look" we all wanted way back when , very well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny rocket Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 looks great, I just did one of these myself with the same era look. could you post some pics of how you flared the rear fenders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Very nice ! Subtle weathering on the chassis & wheels is nice to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 7:55 AM, Quiet Eric said: Thanks for the kind words! It is Model Master Nassau Blue. Nice! I've been stockpiling that stuff while we can still get it. I think I've got three cans now. Don't even know what I'll use 'em on, but I'll use 'em on something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Eric Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 11 hours ago, johnny rocket said: looks great, I just did one of these myself with the same era look. could you post some pics of how you flared the rear fenders I thought I could get away with heating and deforming the fender lips but that was a miserable failure. So I used some Apoxie sculpt for the first time to make them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Good looking Nova. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Your body work is flawless. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaldrumm Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Very cool build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesG Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I'd say your paint and body work is spot on though zooming in shows you need a little work on masking around the rear marker lights. Otherwise, beautiful build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Eric Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 7 hours ago, jamesG said: I'd say your paint and body work is spot on though zooming in shows you need a little work on masking around the rear marker lights. Otherwise, beautiful build. The problem there was the detail of them is pretty light to start and sanding on the rear fender flares kinda made that worse. They've since had the marker lenses painted as I didn't have the right colors before. I'm steadily relearning what I need to pay closer attention to on the finish work though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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