Can-Con Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Restoration of an old built kit. Not the first time this one was rebuilt either. Just a quickie curbside between more involved projects. Tamiya metallic red with their clearcoat. Interior is just some light tan I mixed up with Testors bottle paints. Wheel covers are AMT '70 Impala with AMT whitewalls. Photoetch scripts and inside mirror from the MCG '76 Caprice set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedotwo Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Great build Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 It looks very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Excellent work on a rarely seen scale model. Very attractive color combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Very nicely done Steve. I'd happily run that as a 1:1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Nice looking restoration. That Tamiya paint looks slick. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 That's beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Beautiful, real nice paintjob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Nice work Steve! I don't really remember the '71 Chevy looking that good back when they came out in '71. Probably because most of them that I remember seeing were in some of the most God awful, earth tone colors imaginable. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Very sharp Chevy. Great color combination. Is it just me, or does the front of a '71 Chevy have a Cadillac look to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 Thanks everyone. 🙂 Yea, that Tamiya metallic red does look good. I stole the color combo from another member who did his '71 in the same colors last year. Steve, yes, they did seem to all be in browns and beiges. IIRC, one of my uncles had a really nice '71 but it was the worst metallic brown. Keith, Yea, there's definitely some strong GM genes there. Reminds me of a '69/'70 Eldorado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Well sir, that looks better than the real thing, gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Beautiful job, Steve! Love the color. Superb work foiling those delicate moldings, especially around the side widows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 very nice job looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Great build! The color is perfect! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Absolutely beautiful Chevy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastown Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Great work , looks perfect. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 That is really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Cool Impala. Nice body color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Very nice! Excellent foil details, especially the Impala scripts. That Tamiya metallic red is such a nice color for the big Chevies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Island Modeler Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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