bluestringer Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) Had a few problems with this one, but finally got it together, warts and all. The color is ScratchesHappen Azure Metallic Blue. This was a bottle of touchup paint I had for my Buick Encore GX. It mixed well with some cheap lacquer thinner and sprayed good through my airbrush. The interior is Tamiya Acylic Blue. Clear is floor polish sprayed with airbrush. Straight out of box build, I added plug wires and a fuel line to the carb. I had the kit in my stash for about 2 years, the chrome trees were spotted, looking like the plating was coming off. The small bits were ok like that, but I stripped the bumpers and grille, then sprayed them with Krylon Original Chrome. It looks good but not as bright as the kit chrome. I did the side trim with BMF, and really messed it up. After that I finished the rest of the trim with a Molotow pen. Lost one of the rear backup lights bezel, so had to make do without it. Not a show car, so it will do. All comments welcome, and thanks for looking. Edited June 21 by bluestringer 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Great looking dark blue color and finish. The bumpers sheen looks close to the body trim. Like how you posed the front wheels and the wheel and tire combination look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Checking out the nice engine bay and the dual snorkel air cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Nice work. What's funny is I was just at an indoor Flea Market that's next door to where I get my car serviced; they had two die cast 61 Impalas in there. Someone was also selling several pricey Danbury Mint cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Nice looking 61 Bubble top James. That color looks pretty kewl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim W. SoCal Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Bitchen Bubble Top Impala, James! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernurd Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Beautiful car! 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Nice 61 there James, looks great considering the trouble you had. Well done. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Very nice 61 Chevy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted June 22 Author Share Posted June 22 20 hours ago, espo said: Great looking dark blue color and finish. The bumpers sheen looks close to the body trim. Like how you posed the front wheels and the wheel and tire combination look good. Thanks David. 20 hours ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said: Checking out the nice engine bay and the dual snorkel air cleaner. Thank you. 20 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: Nice work. What's funny is I was just at an indoor Flea Market that's next door to where I get my car serviced; they had two die cast 61 Impalas in there. Someone was also selling several pricey Danbury Mint cars. Thanks. 20 hours ago, Zippi said: Nice looking 61 Bubble top James. That color looks pretty kewl. Thanks Bob. 17 hours ago, Tim W. SoCal said: Bitchen Bubble Top Impala, James! Thanks Tim. 16 hours ago, Supernurd said: Beautiful car! 😍 Thank you. 6 hours ago, XYHARRY said: Nice 61 there James, looks great considering the trouble you had. Well done. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Thanks David. 6 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice 61 Chevy! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Very nice build, especially like the color. Even though I am a died in the wool Ford guy, I wouldn't mind having one like this parked on my carport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Aww, my favorite Impala. Looks so nice in that color and the wheels look perfect on it. Great job James👍 Mikey likes it😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Cool car, great looking build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 17 hours ago, TarheelRick said: Very nice build, especially like the color. Even though I am a died in the wool Ford guy, I wouldn't mind having one like this parked on my carport. Thanks. 11 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Aww, my favorite Impala. Looks so nice in that color and the wheels look perfect on it. Great job James👍 Mikey likes it😀 Thanks Mike. 1 hour ago, ChrisR said: Very nice. Thank you. 1 hour ago, Funkychiken said: Cool car, great looking build! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Very sharp and clean build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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