1961 Impala 409

[Brutalform]

I started this build a few months ago, and it started out as a grey colored Impala. Until I spilled some acetone, and ruined the paint, and a part of the body, I changed it to Tamiya # TS-8 Italian Red, and Testors One Coat Lacquer Clear.

Its pretty much a out of box build, with the exception of the resin chassis molded by Porky. The 409 resin headers are from MCW. I saw the tires and rims on Ebay a while back, and got them for a nice price. I don't know what they are for though.

I was pleased with the way it came out, and besides the acetone, I enjoyed the build.

Thanks for looking!!!

Edited August 18, 2011 by Brutalform

[Brutalform]

And a few more......

[bsoder]

Yea...that is a fine lookin' 409!..

[LAone]

hey man, that is clean and looks like it would be fun to drive around town.

[oldscool]

Oh yeah! Clean build and excellent finish. Looks like the real thing.

gus

[funhouse1]

Very fine!

[johnnyb]

Very nice build. The BMF work is impressive. Why did you need to use a resin chassis -- to fit the big rear tires? Who is Porky? Thanks.

Edited August 19, 2011 by johnnyb

[crazyjim]

Real nice looking build. I like SHINY

[Dr. Cranky]

Beefy nice!

[Guest]

That's a tough looking '61 Impala! What did you use to paint the wheels? BTW,they're from the old Monogram pro stock kits.

[Models by Bear]

Thats sweet

[W-409]

That's looking great. Good to see '61 Impalas being built like Pro Street style. The paintjob on this one looks good, and color is really nice. I like it. Engine looks very good too. Nothing to complaine...

[Dominik]

Very nice paintjob Tom! Well Done! I like the styling of the roof.

Only the fat wheels on the back is not my tatse. For my own, i would make it lower to ground

[EH225M]

Really nice!!

Believe it or not, the '61 looks like it was the basis for the styling of the EH in my avatar!

[Brutalform]

Thanks for the comments/input everyone!!!!

[bad0210]

clean!

[Steve Keck]

Nice save! Love the paint.

I think I'll try the acetone trick next time I don't like the way my build is progressing.

[Sixties Sam]

Great looking Chevy! Great paint and foil work! Looks tough!

Sam

[Jon Cole]

Don't they look good in red?! Love the tires ('specially out back). Is that the Lindberg kit?

[Tom Setzer]

SHE"S REAL FINE, YOUR 409! Nice Paint and you did a great foil job.

CHEERS!

Tom

[MrObsessive]

This is one mighty nice Impala! The styling always reminded my of a wingless jet especially with that bubble roof-------in fact the whole '61 GM lineup save for Cadillac had the appearance of wingless jets!

[Monty]

The ironic thing about good model photography is that it can expose a mediocre paint job. You, however, have nothing to worry about here since your photographic skills show that you have done the prep work required to obtain such a killer finish. Nice foil work, too!

[Brutalform]

Don't they look good in red?! Love the tires ('specially out back). Is that the Lindberg kit?

Yes it is a Lindburg. The tires are Pro Sportsmans, and the wheels are from a Pro Stock kit, according to plowboy. I just saw them on Ebay, and got them pretty cheap. The chassis is a resin piece molded by Porky.

[Kit Basher]

That is really cool! The stance is just right and the tires and wheels are perfect. Nice job!

[oldscool]

I have been going back to this thread for days looking at your model and I must say that it is one of the best 61 Impala builds I have ever seen. Just shows what can really be done with this kit. Perfect color and the wheel choice is unique and fits it very well.

gus