crazyjim Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Here's some pics of my latest build, a Revell 1986 Chevy Monte Carlo. It's painted in Testors Lime Ice with Testors Green Go stripes. After the clear dried, I sanded, polished, and waxed. I tried to graft a Corvette cowl induction center section to the hood and used a set of wheels from the parts bin. Engine is wired & plumbed.
W-409 Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) Great job with it. I like the color and paintjob is great too. Engine detailing looks also very nice, and wheels look good. Great to see these without too big wheels, or something else, which is too modern... Edited October 4, 2011 by W-409
Dr. Cranky Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 I love the color. Very nice work, chap. Keep up the great eye candy.
crazyjim Posted October 4, 2011 Author Posted October 4, 2011 Thanks, guys. That hood kicked my butt.
Dominik Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Oha! The green stripes i only can see on the roof and trunklid. It is really decent and - my estimation - the green is such a strong color, that your polish/waxing is difficult to see. On a black or other dark paintjob it would be more shiny. But all fit well together and is a exceptional Monte carlo Jim.
nybuilder Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Wow Jim that is a crazy paint color! I like it alot. Great details on the engine.
John Teresi Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Jim.......turned out great.......very well done.
Nitrozilla Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Thanks, guys. That hood kicked my butt. Hmmmmm, the way I see it, YOU kicked that hood's butt. Nice Mr. CrazyJim sir, very nice. I love when an interior contrasts and compliments the body color for that whole, "Yeah, I am Green... and you don't have a problem with it !!", attitude. Golf Clap ".........clap.....clap....clap....clap....".
Tonioseven Posted October 5, 2011 Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) Terrific work on this, Jim!! I really like Monte Carlos and yours is no exception! Thanks for sharing this build. Edited October 6, 2011 by Tonioseven
crazyjim Posted October 5, 2011 Author Posted October 5, 2011 Thank you, fellas. Maybe I need to adjust the angle of the camera for better pics. I think I finally got the hang of doing carb linkage, so it's on every build nowadays.
Tonioseven Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Just an observation as I revisit this build: perhaps if the engine compartment was painted black them it would be a perfect backdrop to show off the engine detail.
crazyjim Posted October 6, 2011 Author Posted October 6, 2011 I usually paint the engine bay to match the body. I think if it was black, all the molded in pieces would just look like black blobs.
crazyjim Posted October 6, 2011 Author Posted October 6, 2011 Out of the box except for the wheels, Antonio. It's actually a very nice kit. Everything fit very well. I might get another one.
mytricia Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 Everything is very cool man.i love the interior and flocking-looks awesome!keep up the great work--let's see more!.
crazyjim Posted October 9, 2011 Author Posted October 9, 2011 Thanks guys. That's just Ken's Fuzzy Fur over slightly diluted Elmer's glue. The paint is pretty smooth after sanding, polishing, and waxing. Thanks again.
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