Yeah Nah Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) Supposed to be original factory Snowcrest White over Gothic Gold but the gold seems a little too 'coppery' so we'll call it a custom colour! Chrome trim is a combination of Molotow and kitchen foil stuck down with craft PVA, then trimmed like BMF. Tried a little experiment with this: though a recent issue (Original Box Art Series) it surprisingly has no instrument dials on the decal sheet. Not a problem with the smaller ones, but that big speedo on the 59 is really obvious if you mess it up. So I photoshopped a photo of the full size down to 1/25, printed it, cut it out and stuck it on with PVA. Turned out much better than I hoped. Another AMT kit that faults aside, gives me all the reasons to be one of their biggest fans. BTW, that tailgate does open, I just forgot to take a pic of it! Edited October 7, 2023 by Yeah Nah 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Beautiful build! Love the color and all the foil work is excellent. Lots of great details. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 nice build 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Gorgeous colour combo and excellent work on lining up the tailgate and front grills. A real looker. Well done Garry. Cheers, David. 😎👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mittagskind Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 That looks very good, well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbo Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Wow that colour! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Super clean. Great color 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Man that's nice... paint and chrome... very nicely done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Another great kit that has held up over the decades. Back on the 1st issue, it was revolutionary with steerable wheels and a tail gate that worked. I have built a few over the years and it was always a nice build at the end. Lots of foil on yours... whew... looks mint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Super nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Beautiful !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Great looking El Camino. Nice idea with the speedo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Wow, Garry, she is a beauty! The paint job is great and your foil work is absolutely fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papajohn97 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Fabulous job on this El Camino, the two-tone paint, foil work, brightwork script, black wash on the wheel covers, everything about this build is just about perfect! Hard to believe you built this one from an old tooled (1964?) AMT kit, came out looking like a more modern Monogram/ Revell tooled kit. The Gothic Gold gold paint you used came out looking like a good match for “suntan copper metallic” - a ‘60 factory color which I think looks awesome on this car. I have this kit in my queue which I’m hoping to build into an early super stock drag car, your build inspires me to start it soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Beautiful build and great color choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernurd Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 That's a beautiful automobile! Great color combo! 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Beautiful looking color combination and smooth finish. The copper color here is very much like one of the colors Chevrolet offered at the time. The chrome and body trim all look great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Man thats a great looking '59. Color looks perfect on it👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athlon Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Very nice work, looks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Excellent build Garry. The color choice, especially the Gothic Gold, is perfect for this vehicle. Beautiful job on the foil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 Thanks for the positive comments all. Actually had a near disaster with this model: when it was about 90% complete butter-fingers me dropped it on a hard tile floor and guess how it landed? Square on the right hand tail fin. Flattened it like I'd taken to it with a hammer! Aaagh! Fortunately was able to straighten it out without a total repaint but it is a bit less square than it should be and of course I had to reshape the left tail fin to match....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Very well done, and I do like the color! Your gauge trick worked well too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Great looking color on your 59. Nice build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 That’s a pearl 🏒 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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