Ron Hamilton Posted May 27, 2010 Posted May 27, 2010 I am in the midst of converting Revell's new 1966 Impala into a Caprice 2-Door Hardtop. I have always wanted to do this car, and when the kit came out, I said to myself "Why Not" It was quite a bit of work to rework the roof panel and deck lid. I have to fix the various niks and scrathes in the body, cut the rear window in, Make up the rear window mouldings, as well as finishing off the interior area where the rear window was installed. I am also "reupholstering" the interior to the Caprice Upholstery Pattern. It will not be absolutely perfect, but it should come out pretty good.
lizardlust Posted May 27, 2010 Posted May 27, 2010 All those who believe that Ron should have this conversion cast in resin, please join the line to the left..... BEAUTIFUL work - I cannot wait to see this one completed!!!
Jon Cole Posted May 27, 2010 Posted May 27, 2010 We know from your other works that the Caprice will look great! And I must agree, this would make a great candidate for resin cloning
Starliner Kustoms Posted May 28, 2010 Posted May 28, 2010 Wow! With the roof the way it is this would make a wild custom. Nice work. Bernie Gilbow
cruz Posted May 28, 2010 Posted May 28, 2010 Very cool Ron, as always, I will be following this project!!
John E. Bowers Jr. Posted May 28, 2010 Posted May 28, 2010 Hey Ron, If you need the MCG photoetch emblems and dash inlays for this one shoot me an email. It'll save you some $. J.B.
Jeff Sauber Posted May 28, 2010 Posted May 28, 2010 That's looking real nice, Ron...Great job on the roof conversion.
lowriderphil Posted May 28, 2010 Posted May 28, 2010 All those who believe that Ron should have this conversion cast in resin, please join the line to the left..... BEAUTIFUL work - I cannot wait to see this one completed!!! I'm in line...
MrObsessive Posted May 28, 2010 Posted May 28, 2010 Ron, that conversion is lookin' good! Rear window or not! It's funny, I was five years old when this car was new, but I can still remember an Uncle of mine buying a new '66 Caprice four door hardtop. It was silver with a black vinyl roof, and he bought it right around the time he was building a new house. Unfortunately, my Uncle passed away this past October...........I might like to turn one of these '66's into his car someday.
Ron Hamilton Posted May 28, 2010 Author Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) Hey Ron, If you need the MCG photoetch emblems and dash inlays for this one shoot me an email. It'll save you some $. J.B. Thank John for the offer. I have several sets already. Edited May 28, 2010 by Ron Hamilton
Ron Hamilton Posted May 28, 2010 Author Posted May 28, 2010 Ron, that conversion is lookin' good! Rear window or not! It's funny, I was five years old when this car was new, but I can still remember an Uncle of mine buying a new '66 Caprice four door hardtop. It was silver with a black vinyl roof, and he bought it right around the time he was building a new house. Unfortunately, my Uncle passed away this past October...........I might like to turn one of these '66's into his car someday. Bill, I have laid out the rear window, and plan to cut it in today. I found a couple of good photos of a '66 Caprice Hardtop for some more details I am going to add. I may do a '65 and '66 4-Door Hardtop if I get this one right.
Ron Hamilton Posted June 3, 2010 Author Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) I was able to get a little more done on the Caprice Coupe conversion of the Revell 1966 Impala SS. I installed the roof drip and vinyl roof mouldings, as well as cutting in the backlight and attendant mouldings. I have done the tail lamps, and I am still working on the interior set up. I plan to wet sand the primer today to smooth out the base for the first color coat. I still have not decided what color to paint it. Edited June 3, 2010 by Ron Hamilton
Romell R Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 This is gonna be sweet cant wait to see it done excellent work Ron.
charlie8575 Posted June 4, 2010 Posted June 4, 2010 Very cool, Ron! Did you use a sheet of plastic to form the roof? And what did you use to support it once it was formed? And yes, a resin of this would be very welcome. Charlie Larkin
Ron Hamilton Posted June 4, 2010 Author Posted June 4, 2010 Very cool, Ron! Did you use a sheet of plastic to form the roof? And what did you use to support it once it was formed? And yes, a resin of this would be very welcome. Charlie Larkin Extended the kit roof, modified the side windows, and extended the trunk lid and backlight area using sheet plastic and putty. I appreciate the comments concerning casting the body, but it is not good enough for that. Everything was "eyeballed" and no exact measurements were used.
Ron Hamilton Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 I have been working on the 1966 Caprice Hardtop. I have reworked the roof to my satisfaction, as well as adding the rocker panel mouldings. I have decided to paint the car with Model Car World Marina Blue Metallic Lacquer with a Black Vinyl Roof and Interior, done with Testors' Acryl. I Bare-Metaled the body, and added black pin stripes. I mocked up the body on the chassis to see how everything looks, and I like what I see. I have decided to use the Chevrolet Mag Style Wheelcovers and Whitewalls. I still have to add the scripts and do a little touch up to the body. The upholstery pattern on the seats and door panels have been done, but I still have to do the finish work on the interior, chassis and engine. Looks like I have another couple of weeks on this one at the most. Thanks for all of the positive comments on this build. I am really enjoying this one.
kustoms Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Nice conversion on your caprice roof line any chance of us seeing a resin version of this available somtime soon? keep up the great work Ron.. Bud Ellis Kustoms
Ron Hamilton Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 Nice conversion on your caprice roof line any chance of us seeing a resin version of this available somtime soon? keep up the great work Ron.. Bud Ellis Kustoms Unfortunately, I will not be having this body cast, as The Modelhaus has a pretty decent '66 Caprice Hardtop in their line. I did this one, becaue I thought that I had the skills to pull it off. Time will tell. Hold judgement until the finished product is presented.
charlie8575 Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 That looks very good, Ron. Nice color scheme with it, too. Charlie Larkin
Ron Hamilton Posted June 25, 2010 Author Posted June 25, 2010 I restyled the Impala SS interior into a Caprice Trim Level Interior(or something close to it). Also, I decided that the car would be equipped with the following items from the factory: Sport Steering Wheel Tilt Steering Column Strato Back Bench Seat w/Center Arm Rest Turbo 400 Transmission w/Column Shift I also added the wood grain trim to the doors and the dashboard. While it is not exactly like the 1966 Caprice interior, it is very close.
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