Andy Oldenburg Posted February 16 Posted February 16 This was my longest build so far, and next to my happiness about the finished result, I do feel a bit exhausted too. I guess I bit off just about as much as I could chew😅. This is the Revell Impala in the Foose custom edition. The kit contains basically a stock Impala, but you get some extra Foose goodies to enhance your build. I was out to put as much show car flash into my build as I was able to and came up with some ideas that were a challenge. First getting the gull wings stable and working. Next that huge tailgate and finally the sliding swivel seats. On a white base coat I sprayed an light ice blue metallic. The fading stripes over the length of the top and over the rockers were a step by step job. After laying several strips of masking tape side by side, I started by spraying the middle stripe with a thin layer of medium blue metallic. Then taking off the next tape stripes working my way to the sides. Each time spraying only a thin layer of the same blue metallic. The layers build up in the middle but the outer (or upper) stripes stay lighter. After the BMF and decal work the body got 2 layers of AK clear varnish. The wheels, disc brakes, mirrors and head lamps are from Scale Production. I cut out the middle part of the grill and inserted a crafted grill made of .5mm brass rods embedded in U-shaped brass rods at the sides. Just gluing the window posts to the roof and door piece didn´t hold good enough to keep the together. I finally decided to connect the posts with .5mm brass rods and that ended my worries. I am still very careful opening the doors, but after all the sanding and handling they haven´t failed yet so I can stay cool now. My next challenge was getting the seats to glide out and swivel. The seats are printed second market and only connected to the slides with a metal peg. The slides are made of rectangular styrene tubes gliding on a brass rod. I can pull out each seat and turn them to the side. A B-pillar for the second row windows seamed logical to me. A 1/1 car would probably need them to get the doors weather tight. A show car like this needs a heavy sound system to impress the audience. The printed speakers come from Scale Production. Instead of a simple trunk I decided to cut the tailgate in one big piece. Like in real they needed "hydraulic" pistons to keep them up in place. These I fabricated from a .5mm rod in a 1mm brass tube. The trunk and the cabin floor are flocked in a light sand. The dash is enhanced with wire rings around the gauges and a key chain. I was able to use some Foose parts for the engine. I gave the engine my favorite detailing but wanted to bring in another wild idea. I love those trumpet shaped intake pipes, but on this build I didn´t want to cut open the hood or give it a scoop. I made the air filter box out of a styrene piece an inserted the pipes on the sides. In the end it just barely fits under the closed hood. The pulley/belt system was more work than usual, since this engine has three belts for three satellites. Each is connected to the block with a 1mm brass rod to pick up the tension from the rubber belt. The engine bay received some extra detailing and now looks as crammed as a real one. I enhanced the undercarriage with brake and fuel lines and the parking brake cables. There is a WIP thread about this build, but I had upload issues with this forum about half way. You can still see the body and interior work though. I hope you like my build😊 I would be pleased if you would watch my video at: https://youtu.be/tLgMaEGZuog Thanks and best wishes! Andy 16
H.A.K Posted February 16 Posted February 16 WOW man. That really did come out wild. Very well done. Looks great.
espo Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Amazing body work and detailing of all the body and interior and chassis components. Beautiful custom paint finishes. I was following your build early on and then lost track of it, well worth the wait seeing this.
karbuildr Posted February 16 Posted February 16 I am so diggin' this wild custom. Too cool for school. Amazing build. 👍👍
STU111 Posted February 17 Posted February 17 I’m in awe of the work that has gone into the smallest of details in this build. I love looking at these heavily customised builds as, for me, they provide inspiration to try something different, even if it’s just a small thing, in my next project. Well done, top notch. 👍🏻
BK9300 Posted February 17 Posted February 17 Beautiful craftsmanship, Andy - well done on a very nice build.
alan barton Posted February 17 Posted February 17 That took a lot of commitment to take so many risks! Congratulations on a successful completion of your concept - it is a credit to you. Cheers Alan
Andy Oldenburg Posted February 17 Author Posted February 17 Wow, a shout-out to Samuel, Michael, Gene, Chris, David J, David E, Stuart, Brian, Alan, Bruce and Mark, Soooo much cool response! I guess I might have built a a nice model😉😄 Thanks for all that emotional support! I learned a lot on this build, made some mistakes and found new solutions. THATS what makes model building so fun! My next build will be a classic stock though, keeping the stress level low this time😂
TarheelRick Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Very nice work, some very interesting concepts in this build.
ea0863 Posted February 20 Posted February 20 That is one wicked cool sixties show car! Aside from the incredible creativity, the level of detail is off the charts. Thank you for sharing!
AMT68 Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Another well engineered and highly detailed model Andy. I particularly like the swivel seats.
Andy Oldenburg Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 Hello Jim, Mario, Oliver, Larry, Dennis, Ricky, Emre, Carl, Jeff, Tom and Donato, to you also a big THANK YOU for your friendly response! Have a nice weekend! Andy
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