speedy5963 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Happy Sunday all, this build had been in the WIP section for some time, my daughter has been working on it off and on for over a year around school and pool league. She got the build wrapped up this week. Overall, it the kit went together pretty well, I was thinking she would have some issues when it came down the grills and bumpers, but they all fell into place pretty easily. The model itself is built mostly with the kit supplied pieces. The idea for the build came from us all being fans of the Batman movies and fans of the Joker character. We saw the kit and thought about building it similar to the box art but wanted to dress it up a little. With the Joker, you kind of associate the green and purple in his attire but Bell wanted to tie in white and red from his face makeup. That is where the whitewalls and steel wheels came in along with the pearl white seats. The original plan was a fatter white wall, the newer 32 Ford donated its steel wheels and tires, but she had issues with the whitewall decals, so we stole some thinner white walls out of an AMT 65 Pontiac. The body is sprayed in House of Kolor's Passion Pearl and Limetime Green then covered in Deltron 3K clear. The interior was shot in the same bases, the seats were shot with HOK Snow White Pearl, she used green flocking for the carpet and some purple over the top of the dash. Some exhaust ends were added, made from some tubing and black wash was applied to the grill pieces. She took the model to the NNL West yesterday was super happy to receive the youth award! Onto the next builds, she has a Revell VW she is working on and wants to build a Revell Merc or one of the 29/30 Fords for the upcoming West Koast Kustoms show coming up in Santa Maria! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KWT Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 28 minutes ago, speedy5963 said: I saw that build on Dedicated's walkthrough of the show yesterday. I know I had seen it before. Congrats! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Well deserved award. The paint finish is beautifully done, and the color parting lines look nice and clean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy5963 Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 Thank you! It was a fun build for her, I need to pick one or two up myself, have my own ideas now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Very well done, congrats for the award 👍🏻👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Great job, keep up the good work! Congratulations on the award! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Great looking monaco. Beautiful finish .Congrats on the award. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Lovely work on the paint, looks like glass! Nice clean build there.👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Sharp looking model; especially that paint job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Nicely done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Excellent work, and congrats to Izabella! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Awesome work, that paint is first-rate! Congrats to her on the win! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Very sharp! Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Very nice job, smooth glossy finish. I don't think I've ever seen that kit actually built as the goon car before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Very nice paint job! And I really like the whitewalls! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ybsluos Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Definitely the flashiest version of this kit I have ever seen! Fantastic build and killer paint! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Fabulous looking paint! Congratulations on the well deserved award! David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Beautiful build! Keep brining the youngins' into the hobby! Us old guys can only keep the industry alive for a little longer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Fantastic looking model!!' Congratulation on your award! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Colmer Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I really liked seeing this excellent model in person. Your daughter did a great job with it. The paint is a show of it's own. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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