67 Pontiac Beaumont (pro street)

[Steve H]

Hello fellow model car makers! 
It has been a very long hiatus, for various reasons. Spring and summer are always busy for me outside, so not usually much desk time. This year was extra busy, with the main project being a remodel of our home, followed by a wonderful Mediterranean trip. I have a bunch of catching up to do, and will do my best to check in with other’s builds here over the next couple of weeks.

My next build is near and dear to my heart. I own a 1:1 67 Pontiac Beaumont, bought it back in ‘96. I have wanted to build a Beaumont model for at least the last 20 years. If you know my builds, you know I like pro street, and pro touring cars, ohhh… and yes, I like em low! I have plans for at least 4 Beaumont builds, this one, a pro touring build, a phantom El Camino, and a replica of my car. 
 

I have been doing some of the “rough” work over the last couple of weeks, and finally feel ready to start a WIP.

I have the stance pretty much set, and reasonable plan to move forward with. I decided to use the AMT kit for this particular project, yes, the Revell body is much better. I’ll explain why later. This will be very similar to my 67 Chevelle PS, but probably not quite as detailed. I will give more information with my next post, and eventually show how I got to where I am now.

This is my 1:1 Beaumont…

My pro street 67 Chevelle, yes it’s the same GM (medium Garnett red) colour of my real car.

Here is my quick mock up. Stance is set, the grill and rear facia are from Canuck 3d. As mentioned, I will share more information once I get going, and show how I got where I am. 

LOTS of clean up, and fettling to do yet. 
Thanks for having a look, and as always all questions and comments are welcome. 

Cheers, Steve

[Misha]

Hi Steve! You’ve got my attention… Beaumonts were much better lookers than the Chevelles, though we did miss out on the GTOs up in Canada until the next generation. Also curious to see how the resin body bits work out. 
 

Glad to see you back at the workbench, cheers Misha

[Spottedlaurel]

Good to see you back Steve, look forward to seeing you work your usual magic on this one.

[johnyrotten]

Beautiful 1:1 Beaumont, Steve.  Looking forward to see what you have planned for this build. 

[NOBLNG]

Great to see you back at it Steve. Your car is a beauty!😎

[MeatMan]

Very cool!

[Phildaupho]

Those 3D Beaumont parts are very impressive

[WayfromSmoke]

👀👀I’d like to see more of the 1:1 pictures… nice build though I’ll be watching 

[BK9300]

Joining the others - great to see another project on your bench, Steve!  Your 1:1 is a fine looking car, too.

[FoMoCo66]

Nice work, is that the AMT or the revell kit you are using? Didn't you use the revell on your previous chevell?

[espo]

Great start on your project. I always liked the unique body trim of the Canadian cars.

[Can-Con]

Steve, if you wonder why the grille doesn't line up with the hood later, it's probably not the grille. Looks like you have the AMT kit there and I suspect the parts were designed to work with the Revell kits. 

The AMT kit's front end is way off compared to the Revell.

And not a comment on you but I wish people would stop calling Beaumonts Pontiacs. I know they were sold at Pontiac dealers and everyone always called them Pontiacs but it's like calling an Edsel a "Ford Edsel". GM never called them Pontiacs in any literature and never had any Pontiac script or emblems on them.  Sorry for the rant but it's just a pet peeve of mine. Pay no attention to the man behind the keyboard. 🤪

[Steve H]

20 hours ago, Misha said:

Hi Steve! You’ve got my attention… Beaumonts were much better lookers than the Chevelles, though we did miss out on the GTOs up in Canada until the next generation. Also curious to see how the resin body bits work out. 
 

Glad to see you back at the workbench, cheers Misha

Hi Misha, thanks for checking in. It is good to be back at the hobby desk. I am motivated to keep at this one.

 

16 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Good to see you back Steve, look forward to seeing you work your usual magic on this one.

Thank you Nigel, I have missed my forum friends. It’s good to be back. 

16 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

Beautiful 1:1 Beaumont, Steve.  Looking forward to see what you have planned for this build. 

I don’t get out in my car enough, but I still love it. Thanks for having look.

11 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Great to see you back at it Steve. Your car is a beauty!😎

Hi Greg! One of the things I’ll need to catch up on is your tips and tricks. Always great stuff!

9 hours ago, MeatMan said:

Very cool!

Thanks Dennis!

[Steve H]

8 hours ago, Phildaupho said:

Those 3D Beaumont parts are very impressive

Hi Phil. Yes, the printed parts are quite nice. I gotta say, it’s REALLY cool to finally see a 1:25 scale Beaumont on my desk!
 

 

7 hours ago, WayfromSmoke said:

👀👀I’d like to see more of the 1:1 pictures… nice build though I’ll be watching 

Hi Johnathan, I will share a few more of my car as the build progresses, so please stick around.

6 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Joining the others - great to see another project on your bench, Steve!  Your 1:1 is a fine looking car, too.

Hello Brian! Thanks for welcoming me back, I’m glad to be back. I will get caught up on your spectacular plow truck build in the coming days. Nice to hear from you.

6 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Nice work, is that the AMT or the revell kit you are using? Didn't you use the revell on your previous chevell?

Hi Elliot, yes, it is the AMT kit for this build. The Chevelle build used the Revell body, and the AMT taillight panel. You were paying attention!! 

4 hours ago, espo said:

Great start on your project. I always liked the unique body trim of the Canadian cars.

Hi David, I suppose I’m biased, but I always liked the Beaumont trim. 

2 hours ago, Can-Con said:

Steve, if you wonder why the grille doesn't line up with the hood later, it's probably not the grille. Looks like you have the AMT kit there and I suspect the parts were designed to work with the Revell kits. 

The AMT kit's front end is way off compared to the Revell.

And not a comment on you but I wish people would stop calling Beaumonts Pontiacs. I know they were sold at Pontiac dealers and everyone always called them Pontiacs but it's like calling an Edsel a "Ford Edsel". GM never called them Pontiacs in any literature and never had any Pontiac script or emblems on them.  Sorry for the rant but it's just a pet peeve of mine. Pay no attention to the man behind the keyboard. 🤪

Hi Steve, I was hoping I’d hear from you. I will probably mention this again in the build thread at some point, but I will say it here now. If I’m not mistaken, you did some conversion parts for 69(?) Beaumonts? I think you should get at least some credit for bringing attention to Beaumonts in the modelling community. I also think David “the Beaumont guru” deserves some credit. Now we have access to 3d printed parts. So thank you.

As for the fit of the grill, I actually haven’t even tried to see how the hood fits YET. The parts are designed for the AMT body, although I wish they were for the Revell. I did try the grill on the Revell body, it will take a little bit of surgery to fit, but I’ll be doing that for the pro touring build, and eventually for replicating my car. Those builds will be a bit more involved than this one. Yes I know the AMT body has shortcomings, and is not nearly as accurate as the Revell, but for this build, I’m going to live with it.

As for the Pontiac thing, you are absolutely correct. The grill, and trunk emblem are Pontiac-esque, but alas, no reference to Pontiac. I know “the man behind the keyboard” is a smart car guy! 
 

Cheers, Steve

[meechum68]

This is gonna be awesome! Definitely got some mod work on the nose by the headlights. 

Gonna be following this. 

[Bills72sj]

I am in for the ride.