1965 Bonneville

deuces wild · February 2, 2022

Your right! I think the '62 Catalina is an "X" frame car like the Chevy Impala... My bad!? I should have known that..??

Thanks!...

Rob Hall · February 2, 2022

1 hour ago, Can-Con said:

Not without some work. Bonnevilles were on a longer wheelbase than the lower level Pontiacs.

I'm thinking the frame design changed in '65 anyway, but I may be wrong on that.

The ‘62 was a perimeter frame also, some design differences from the ‘65 and the wheelbase differences. AMT ‘65 on left, AMT ‘62 on right.

deuces wild · February 2, 2022

Maybe I should look at my kits before typing....???

Thanks!....

Bronzekeg · February 2, 2022

I got a good start on the interior today, still need to start on the dashboard. so far so good. interior is off white and black.

bisc63 · February 3, 2022

Liking the interior colors. Were the kick panels also carpeted on these cars?

Bronzekeg · February 3, 2022

2 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Liking the interior colors. Were the kick panels also carpeted on these cars?

thank you Rusty, don't know about the kick panels but the colors should go nice with the body color I have picked out. I did manage to get the dashboard done and installed.

Bronzekeg · February 3, 2022

I got the firewall all painted up and color on the body. the hood was an adventure painted 3 times hehehe. I think I finally got it right. thanks all for checking in.

rightrudder · February 3, 2022

Good to see a roller, and the green is killer! Why are hoods always problematic? On my T-Bird, the body came out great, but there were a couple chunks of something in the hood paint that required a respray.

What paint did you use for the interior? Looks like sort of a cream/yellow...a great shade.

Bronzekeg · February 4, 2022

9 hours ago, rightrudder said:

Good to see a roller, and the green is killer! Why are hoods always problematic? On my T-Bird, the body came out great, but there were a couple chunks of something in the hood paint that required a respray.

What paint did you use for the interior? Looks like sort of a cream/yellow...a great shade.

thank you Douglas for the kind words. the interior is sprayed with krylon short cuts satin white chiffon. hopefully it will look nice once it all comes together. I don't know what happened with the hood. the first try fish eyed, the second try was splotchy and it finally laid down nice third time around. I'm glad it was just the hood is all I know.

slusher · February 4, 2022

Really nice detailed dash, great color on the body..

Bronzekeg · February 4, 2022

7 hours ago, slusher said:

Really nice detailed dash, great color on the body..

thank you Carl!

Bronzekeg · February 4, 2022

I got the trim painted and bmf'd and the major parts assembled. I'm happy with it so far. detailing the front and rear are pretty much all that is left to do.

rightrudder · February 4, 2022

Really nice! Those wheels have some real depth.

My mom had a Bonneville back in the day, and I remember riding around with her as a kid. I left a bunch of crayons on the rear shelf and they melted in the sun...got in trouble for that. ?

AMT68 · February 5, 2022

Great job foiling the top of the wide rocker trim. I did this model from an older release last fall and that line that separates the trim from the painted section is not the easiest to follow.

Bronzekeg · February 5, 2022

10 hours ago, rightrudder said:

Really nice! Those wheels have some real depth.

My mom had a Bonneville back in the day, and I remember riding around with her as a kid. I left a bunch of crayons on the rear shelf and they melted in the sun...got in trouble for that. ?

thanks for the input Douglas!

Bronzekeg · February 5, 2022

9 hours ago, AMT68 said:

Great job foiling the top of the wide rocker trim. I did this model from an older release last fall and that line that separates the trim from the painted section is not the easiest to follow.

thanks Tom, I know what you're talking about!