/'Rat Packer' AWB Chevy II: Electric Boogaloo\

[1972coronet]

'ere's me AMT Rat Packer . 

Started this thing some 15 or 16 years ago: prepped and painted the body, then for whatever reason, lost interest. 

After seeing @Snake45restored , vintage orange coupe, and the copies of the new Moebius '64 SS & '65 Gasser, I hadda drag this khazi out and finish 'er off.

BODY :  Tamiya Gold (aerosol) over el cheapo grey primer (likely c.2005 WalMart stuff) , followed by Tamiya Clear Pearl, and topped with Testors Gloss Clear Enamel. 

Molotow for most of the brightwork; silver Sharpie for the tail panel, with gold Sharpie for some of the rear trim. Tamiya Black Panel Accent in door panel lines, trunk lines, cowl vents, and around emblems.

INTERIOR: 100% kit items. Colour is Tamiya Sky (a military flat green) with flat red roll bar, gold Sharpie shifter handle; Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black tiller and column. Tamiya Black Panel Accents around gauge clustre, "Oh, S--t !" handle, and junctions of door cards-to-floor.

FRAME & CHASSIS: Sage Green craft paint over a light coat of Tamiya primer; Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black frame rails and bars.  

Chrome and brightwork is kit plating, highlighted with panel wash in grille recesses. Pearl white on back-up lamps and head lamps; Testors Turn Signal Amber Metallic (acrylic) for front signals; red Sharpie for outboard rear lamps.

Kit tyres painted Tamiya 'Rubber: Black' aerosol. When dry, the treads/ slicks were sanded with a coarse file board, then Tamiya Black Accent and the same's Dark Grey Accent were brushed on the 'road-side', which permitted a very convincing appearance.

Hood scoop is the only non-OOB item. I didn't like how the injector stacks looked, so I modified the scoop from the Bruce Larson 1974 Vega  USA 1 kit (basically, I sanded the bottom of the scoop until it fit the Nova's bonnet properly), painted it Tamiya Sky to match the interior, and, yeah. 

Left off the goofy headers. Too big for this kit's already cartoonish appearance.

Without further ado, here 'tis. 

Critiques, accolades, and ad hom. attcks encouraged.

[happy grumpy]

Really nice choice of color. Good idea for the tires. Great work on the chevy.

[Snake45]

Very cool! Never get tired of looking at 1G Novas, and pleased to know I inspired you in part. Well done and model on! 

[1972coronet]

3 hours ago, happy grumpy said:

Really nice choice of color. Good idea for the tires. Great work on the chevy.

Thanks much! The tyres turned out better than I'd expected.

2 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Very cool! Never get tired of looking at 1G Novas, and pleased to know I inspired you in part. Well done and model on! 

Yes sir! I love your preserve/resto works quite a bit -- the orange one was my impetus for completing this long-forgotten build. Thanks much!

[RAMBENNA]

fabulous build, looks great

[slusher]

Great looking Nova!

[1972coronet]

39 minutes ago, slusher said:

Great looking Nova!

Thanks much!

[afx]

Nice work, love the color.

[1972coronet]

1 hour ago, afx said:

Nice work, love the color.

Thanks much! I'm keen on shades of gold, especially when it's a period-correct shade; lots of gold Chevy II's around back then (me mum had a '63 two door sedan with the 4 cylinder and its only options were an AM radio and a heater. She bought it new in spring '63 when she moved here to California). 

The finish is more impressive in person. I really like Tamiya's Pearl Clear, as it has just the right amount of 'pearl' in it; not overdone like Testors "equal" was. 

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[rsmodels]

The color looks so good in the sunlight. Great model.