1965 Impala........C.1978

[Painted Black]

This is one of those builds you could paint a hundred times, and it still wouldn't turn out right. So it has ended up as this, my version of Ole Earls $29.99 jobs, of course its been a year since Earl painted it . 

 

Stay tuned, more to come..

Edited June 5, 2021 by Painted Black

[slusher]

So is it going in the purple tank or is this the right look?

Edited June 4, 2021 by slusher

[Painted Black]

6 hours ago, slusher said:

So is it going in the purple tank or is this the right look?

Carl, this IS the right look..it has been stripped three times already and I'm just looking to get it done. But, I'm not letting Earl paint any more of my cars

[Zippi]

Nice.  Haha....I assume you are talking about Earl Scheib?  I had them paint a truck for me back in the late 70's for $99.  

[Mike F.]

A friend of mine once went to Earl for a paintjob........  Orange peal.  Blamed it on my friend's prep work.

[Snake45]

I like it! Drive on! 

[espo]

As Mike F. mentioned, don't forget the "Orange Peal" finish. Mine was a '51 Ford two door that looked good the further away you stood from the car. 

[Tom Geiger]

Ha! This is gonna be fun!

Earl Scheib.. we paint cars! We paint chrome! We paint bird poo!

it was like a car wash with paint!

[Painted Black]

Thanks everyone, great comments, David, this is ten years after Earl painted it and the owner is slowly scrapping and buffing back to the original paint..

So I got the box stock interior done today, just need to add some accessories to it, maybe a CB or an 8-track if I can find it...

Thanks for looking.. 

[afx]

I like it!

[slusher]

4 hours ago, Painted Black said:

Carl, this IS the right look..it has been stripped three times already and I'm just looking to get it done. But, I'm not letting Earl paint any more of my cars

I remember Jokes about his painting and using his name on tv shows and I asked my dad and he told me about him.  Cool make perfect sense about the look…

[Painted Black]

Update; got the engine in this afternoon, moving right along with this build, may be done by Monday...

[Zippi]

Looking pretty sharp there Robert.  The interior looks great.  

[Painted Black]

20 minutes ago, Zippi said:

Looking pretty sharp there Robert.  The interior looks great.  

Thanks, also got the title changed,

[Zippi]

Haha.....I guess you also told the DMV that you only paid $100 for it to save on the state taxes ☺

[Beamerman]

Very cool Paint job...i like it...

 

I´ve never heard about that Earl Scheib thing so i had to search the Internet about it. It made my day hahahaha....awesome...i need to talk to my paint shop owner about his prices tomorrow...

 

[Painted Black]

Well, sad to say but this build is on hold till I can figure out what to do about the mess I made of the windshield install, just not any surface area to glue. May try cutting one from acetate, not sure just yet...so on to the 70 Chevelle redo...

[Zippi]

Oh no.  Ill be glueing my glass in next week.

[Painted Black]

Yep, at 1:45 this Saturday it was laid to rest.

Edited June 12, 2021 by Painted Black

[Filmpro1]

Glad I found this I am building this kit as we speak 

[Oldcarfan27]

On 6/4/2021 at 4:19 AM, Painted Black said:

Carl, this IS the right look..it has been stripped three times already and I'm just looking to get it done. But, I'm not letting Earl paint any more of my cars

I once went to his shop to find out about painting my car, I saw one of his men sanding down a dirty Trans Am to prep for paint and another getting ready to paint a car over a dirty floor. 

His row of finished cars told me everything I needed to know - I left and went somewhere else!

[bisc63]

Would love to see this one finished! Great looking car and great looking model. Absolutely love the engraving on the interiors of these old kits. They had very believable textures to the various surfaces, especially the vinyl upholstery. Your clean detail work only emphasizes this fact. Nice work!

[Painted Black]

1 hour ago, bisc63 said:

Would love to see this one finished! Great looking car and great looking model. Absolutely love the engraving on the interiors of these old kits. They had very believable textures to the various surfaces, especially the vinyl upholstery. Your clean detail work only emphasizes this fact. Nice work!

Sorry Rusty, this one went to the crusher.....

[deuces wild]

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[rightrudder]

23 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Would love to see this one finished! Great looking car and great looking model. Absolutely love the engraving on the interiors of these old kits. They had very believable textures to the various surfaces, especially the vinyl upholstery. Your clean detail work only emphasizes this fact. Nice work!

You're so right, Rusty. I am in absolute awe of the mold makers who did this stuff back in the 60s, long before the advent of CNC machining and other advanced techniques. I mean, to machine the tiny gauge markings in 1/25th scale, the ones I can't even paint neatly? Crazy!!

Cool build, Painted Black. I know how it is with a completed model sometimes...better to take it to the styrene chop shop and free up parts for a new build! So much of the fun is in the building process, and having a finished model is just icing on the cake.