'55 Bel Air rat

[Roadkill2525]

Originally going to be a mild custom, I decided to build it as a theme build for the upcoming NNL West.

This is where im at in two days, I might redo the roof because im not fully content with it.

paint layers...

aluminium plate metalizer

stainless steel metalizer

flat black

Krylon red oxide primer

Michael's terra cotta orange

Tamiya Coral Blue (hood Tamiya Bright yellow)

Tamiya weathering master C and pastels

Testors Dull Cote

Edited November 22, 2008 by El Destructo Inc

[GOTH KUSTOMS]

Well if you're, doing it rat style, then maybe you should do a lil rust around the rear window, I dont know, but I do know that roof look's way to clean, none the less you got one heck of nice '55 rat going...

[Robert]

Well if you're, doing it rat style, then maybe you should do a lil rust around the rear window, I dont know, but I do know that roof look's way to clean, none the less you got one heck of nice '55 rat going...

A rat rod doesn't have to have rust on it, in fact most of them have very clean bodys. Here's a great site for a lot of examples of rat rods.

http://streetrods-online.com/RAT%20RODS/rat_rods.htm

Edited November 22, 2008 by Robert

[GOTH KUSTOMS]

A rat rod doesn't have to have rust on it, in fact most of them have very clean bodys. Here's a great site for a lot of examples of rat rods.

http://streetrods-online.com/RAT%20RODS/rat_rods.htm

Well then I stand corrected..

[Raul_Perez]

Michael,

The weathering looks great!! How are you going to carry the weathered theme into the roof?

Later,

[Roadkill2525]

Well if you're, doing it rat style, then maybe you should do a lil rust around the rear window, I dont know, but I do know that roof look's way to clean, none the less you got one heck of nice '55 rat going...

It's got rust, have to look for it very carefully.

Michael,

The weathering looks great!! How are you going to carry the weathered theme into the roof?

Later,

Im not going to weather the roof, seeing some of the cars at Billetproof with show car quality paint jobs on the roof gave me some ideas. The preal white came out with blotches and the metallic silver didn't impress me, so Im still looking at other options.

[GOTH KUSTOMS]

Geee! didnt mean to start a whole wild issue, over this guy's build, sorry El Destructo

[Roadkill2525]

Its back! The roof has been painted Tamiya pearl white over matt white with two coats of clear, I'll try a polish it out. The tires and wheels are steel wheels from the AMT '62 Bel Air and Goodyear G70-15 from the '70 Monte Carlo. The seats will be covered with 3M painters tape and shot with Tamiya red brown.

[Dr. Cranky]

I like the looks of it. Long live RUST!!!

[horsepower]

Its back! The roof has been painted Tamiya pearl white over matt white with two coats of clear, I'll try a polish it out. The tires and wheels are steel wheels from the AMT '62 Bel Air and Goodyear G70-15 from the '70 Monte Carlo. The seats will be covered with 3M painters tape and shot with Tamiya red brown.

Must have had a real bright scale redneck, to shoot at the gas filler.