Karl LaFong Posted January 16 Posted January 16 (edited) 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: 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 - That's it for now! Edited January 16 by Karl LaFong change in title 9
SSNJim Posted January 16 Posted January 16 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.
Karl LaFong Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 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. 4
eldo60 Posted January 17 Posted January 17 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. good interior job.. is that satin black or semigloss black interior color? looks perfect
Karl LaFong Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 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. 1
Karl LaFong Posted January 21 Author Posted January 21 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. The rear gas cap was a parts box item. All roof chromw was done with a chrome Molotow pen. Next stop, under glass. 2
DanL Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Looking good... I think this is the second kit I ever built as a kid back in '65 Cheers
Karl LaFong Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 Done! More photos in the Under Glass section. 1
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