AMT 62 Buick Electra 225 lowrider

[XYHARRY]

G'day folks, here is my version of AMT's 62 Buick electra. I decided to make it a lowrider to display with my 64 chevy impala. Colour is Tamiya ts58 pearl light blue. The graphics were done by masking up over the light blue then a base coat of ts30 silver leaf, then free handed the pattern with a black fine tip sharpie then finished off with a coat of ts72 clear blue. Interior was left in the white plastic with some chrome details. Thanks for looking and all feedback is welcome and appreciated. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Slotto]

Super clean. Love the paint!

[ncbuckeye67]

Wow, I wish I had a fraction of the patience required to pull that off!

[atomicholiday]

You free handed that?   Wow!  Looks great! 

Nice build! 

[XYHARRY]

12 hours ago, atomicholiday said:

You free handed that?   Wow!  Looks great! 

Nice build! 

Thanks Jeremy, I used some Aztec rock art pictures as my reference. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Modlbldr]

Nice work! I like the technique you used for the graphics. I'll have to give that a try on a build. And extra points for use of an unusual subject for a lowrider!

Later-

[Koellefornia Kid]

Looks cool! Great work on the roof patterns!

[Can-Con]

Pretty cool, David. 

What I like best is you actually went the distance and did the body color paint on the headlight bezels. I think this is the first time I've seen anyone actually do them correctly on this kit. Kudos! ???

[thatz4u]

nice lowrider, David well done 

[happy grumpy]

Really nice paint job. Great looking Electra. 

[karbuildr]

Very nice build, great paint choice, excellent graphics.

[ChrisR]

Cool!!

[XYHARRY]

21 hours ago, Can-Con said:

Pretty cool, David. 

What I like best is you actually went the distance and did the body color paint on the headlight bezels. I think this is the first time I've seen anyone actually do them correctly on this kit. Kudos! ???

Thanks Steve, I was hoping someone would notice that.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[AMT68]

Excellent build and amazing free hand work on the roof.

I have this kit which is still unbuilt and I wasn't aware of the body color around the bezels. I'll keep that in mind when it's time. 

[XYHARRY]

13 hours ago, AMT68 said:

Excellent build and amazing free hand work on the roof.

I have this kit which is still unbuilt and I wasn't aware of the body color around the bezels. I'll keep that in mind when it's time. 

Thanks Tom, I always research my models before I start. It's so easy with Google. 

[slusher]

Absolutely Beautiful Buick!

[ewetwo]

Looks great,