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The Amber Queen


Bryce

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This is the old AMT kit – nosed, decked, frenched and shaved. I added custom side trim, cruiser skirts, dummy spots, a tube grill and twin aerials out the back. I also did a bit of filling up around the front wheel arches just to keep the peak going around the corner past the headlights and to make the lines a bit more smooth and flowing. The wheels are from the ’57 T-bird kit but the rest is pretty much out of the kit.

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Thanks for all the nice comments - your words are much appreciated.

What colors did you use on that?

The colour scheme was a bit of an evolution. I started with some copper acrylic lacquer. That looked a little boring so I tried some Tamiya clear orange over the top but it looked a bit brown. So then I used some leftover Testor's One Coat 'fiery orange'. That stuff has loads of flake in it and gives a nice custom look. Then I top coated that with Tamiya clear orange for a bit of a candy effect. It's still a bit brown for my taste, but I can live with it.

The cream colour is just an auto lacquer rattle can.

Thanks again to everyone for the nice comments.

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Hey Bryce,

Add me to the fan club too, just about the nicest build of that car I have ever seen, and the paint just came out great, looks just right!! Sometimes messing around with paint can give you something super cool like this, you did a great job. Thanks for posting!!

Mike

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