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I've seen several excellent builds of the Black Beauty, so I thought I would try something a bit different.  I love the look of mid-60's customs, so I thought I would get rid of the Green Hornet gadgets, and go for a straight forward custom Imperial.  Rght out of the box, the kit has many of the bells & whistles of a 60's custom (roll pans, custom grill, fender skirts), so it shouldn't require too much effort to go this route.

I molded in the bumper and trunk rocket launchers, and inspired by the '64 Imperial box art (courtesy of Model Roundup), I went with a black roof/light blue body:

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The blue is some ancient Testor's "Colors by Boyd" Ice Blue, thinned with lacquer thinner and airbrushed.

I think the kit mag wheels are kind of meh, so I'm going with AMT '63 'Vette wheels mounted on vintage AMT Firestone Supreme whitewalls -

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That's it for now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by Karl LaFong
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  • Karl LaFong changed the title to The Blue Beauty - my take on the Green Hornet's "Black Beauty"
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Nice start. I've got a similar project in somewhat progress - converting the Black Beaury to a custom custom Imperial. Still figuring out the details.

Looking forward to your build. 

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While the exterior paint is drying, I completed the interior.  With the exception of a photoreduced June 1966 Playboy, it's straight out of the box (including the excellent dash decals).  Molotow chrome was used to pick out details.

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8 hours ago, Karl LaFong said:

While the exterior paint is drying, I completed the interior.  With the exception of a photoreduced June 1966 Playboy, it's straight out of the box (including the excellent dash decals).  Molotow chrome was used to pick out details.

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good interior job..

is that satin black or semigloss black interior color?  looks perfect

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2 hours ago, eldo60 said:

good interior job..

is that satin black or semigloss black interior color?  looks perfect

Thanks!

It's Tamiya Semi-gloss Black, applied to the bare plastic - no primer.

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Almost done!  The interior and chassis snapped into place without needing glue.   The rear window just about fits into the space - I probably should have cut a larger piece of clear styrene to fit over the opening.  I do need to touch up some paint blebs.

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The rear gas cap was a parts box item.  All roof chromw was done with a chrome Molotow pen.  Next stop, under glass.

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