Austin Healey

[Classicgas]

Revell's ancient kit.

Inspiration and Body in paint

[cobraman]

That will be nice, I like the color.

[Modlbldr]

What a beautiful car!! I like the color too.

Later-

[TooOld]

Classic look !  What paint did you use ?

[Classicgas]

Thanks.  I custom mixed it at work. 

[Scott8950]

I've never seen this kit. Nice project.

[Bainford]

Cool project, Lee. I think you nailed the colour. I've had one of these kits in the stash for years waiting for its turn at bat. Perhaps I'll be inspired. I'm watching.

[Classicgas]

Thanks.  Yeah I'm happy with the match.  My phone photographs a but dark. 

[THarrison351]

I built this kit like 40 years ago. Molded in red plastic and I painted it with Testors Emerald Green. Yeah, that worked. Yours is looking great! The multipiece body looks like it went together well.

[slusher]

Great. Color Lee!

[Gramps46]

Be still my beating heart.  This was my first 1:1 car, same color even.

 

[Rich Chernosky]

I started this kit some 30+ yrs ago. Its nice to see it being built. Good color choice too. 

[doorsovdoon]

Beautiful cars these Austin Healeys. Ferrari could have stole this design and nobody would think it was an Austin.

[Justin Porter]

Always interested in seeing one of these completed. So far so good!

[TooOld]

21 hours ago, Classicgas said:

Thanks.  I custom mixed it at work. 

Well you nailed it . It's beautiful !

[Classicgas]

Thanks guys! Yeah, just take your time and the body goes together well. Leave the seams on the fenders, they are on the real car.

[robertw]

Started this kit several decades ago, body all glued together but work stopped there. Considering its age and multi part reputation it is a very nice and accurate kit. You're doing a good job on yours. Keep it up, hopefully you can inspire me to pull mine out of the stash and finish it.

[Classicgas]

Engine completed. May have to rethink the air cleaners for lack of room under the hood.

[oldrevellfan]

Great project for a great car !

[Richard Bartrop]

Gotta love those old Healys.  They're almost the perfect embodiment of a '50s sports car.  I'm going to be following this one.

[GeeBee]

Looking forward to seeing this one progress, my Dad worked at Jensen, where the bodyshells were produced before they were transported to Abingdon for them to be built up.

[Bainford]

Nice work on the engine. I 've always thought the engine in this kit was particularly well done for its age, and your detailing has really brought it to life. It looks great.

[Classicgas]

Thanks. The instructions are wrong on a couple of parts, so do your research. I have a handful of pics if you need for yours.

[Classicgas]

Made a air cleaner change. Most prototypical and takes up less room.

[Ctmodeler]

Looking good buddy !