gseeds Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 heres another one i just got done, started out as a '66 impala kit but converted to a '66 caprice, Dupli color spray can base,and then sems candy lacquers use for the fades and panels,pin striped and cleared, again this is a curb side build,so no motor or chassis detail. posted lots of pic's. Hand pin stripped and cleared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Another beautiful model. Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 thanks again DR. !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 You've got skillz! That's art in itself. Amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 No way. Another one? This keeps getting better and better and SHINY :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Beautiful paint work!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Awesome work on the paint - that appears to be a lot of work. I like the whole look. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedanman62 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Excellent talent Gary. Where do you get the rims and 5/20s? And also, could you share your secrets about your metal flake process? What brand and how do you apply it? Thanks for all the eye candy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 Excellent talent Gary. Where do you get the rims and 5/20s? And also, could you share your secrets about your metal flake process? What brand and how do you apply it? Thanks for all the eye candy!! thanks Sedanman62, those wheels came from the amt 70 impala kit,and the tires are pegasus #1016 520 white walls. the paint stuff ill post later after i collect all the info needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) Cool Caprice. You got all of the early lowrider details down. Killer paint, Cragars, donut steering wheel and rabbit ears tv antennae. Great that you are posting your builds all over the web. I have also seen your builds on layitlow and los boulevardos. Keep up the great work. Edited November 20, 2011 by carrucha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelsbyroni Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Luv those Caprices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Awesome paintwork as usual with you Gary!! I wish I had half of your talent. It just needs a set of Caprice tail lights to be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Gary, would you, could you please walk us through some of the masking and template techniques you use? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Jawdropping!!!! Awesome paint work Gary. Thanks for sharing your talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Awesome paintwork as usual with you Gary!! I wish I had half of your talent. It just needs a set of Caprice tail lights to be perfect. yes i do need to make some caprice tail lites for it, and Thanks again guys for All the nice replys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybill1960 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 (edited) MAN MY EYEBALLS ARE ACHING!! ow Sweetness to the MAX Gary!! Do you pin strip it before the final clear coat? What size brush? How long is the dry time between coats and before pin stripping? Where do you get the rabbit ears from? Great work Gary! Thank You for sharing Later Russ Edited November 27, 2011 by rustybill1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 WOW! Gary that paint is gorgeous! Great colors! Could ya show us how you converted the roof? Did you use the original roof and mod it, or did you use a totally different roof from another car? If so, which one? These are the kind of conversions that REALLY get my attention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 WOW! Gary that paint is gorgeous! Great colors! Could ya show us how you converted the roof? Did you use the original roof and mod it, or did you use a totally different roof from another car? If so, which one? These are the kind of conversions that REALLY get my attention! thanks george ! ill try , i started with a real bad resin 1967 resin of a caprice, so bad that someone give to me ! ,this what i started with, a badly casted '67 resin and the new amt '66 impala. after glueing on the roof i noticed the C piler looked too narrow so i added some plastic to the sides of the roof and reshaped them also reshaping the side window, also the resin roof was more narrow than the '66 top, nothing is to exact measurements, i just google pictures of '67 caprice's and used eyeball engineering, WOW! Gary that paint is gorgeous! Great colors! Could ya show us how you converted the roof? Did you use the original roof and mod it, or did you use a totally different roof from another car? If so, which one? These are the kind of conversions that REALLY get my attention! added new drip rails and 1st coat of primer. also the trunk on the impala is too short and the caprice trunk is longer , i fixed this by rescribeing a new trunk line,again eyeball engineering, i ended up cutting the whole trunk out and then repaired the trunk edge's reglueing it back on because my scibe lines were not straight. short trunk.reworked rear window and made new window molding's, hope this help's. new trunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) then i added the drip rails.and 1st coat of primer on the top. and the trunk on the impala is too and the caprice has a longer trunk lid, i fixed this by scibeing a new trunk lid . short lid.also reworked the rear window opening and window moldings. hope this helps. new lid. Edited November 30, 2011 by gseeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LURCH426 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 LOVE THESE OLD SCHOOL LOW DOWNS CLEAN BUILD BRO.AND THE COMMENT ABOUT THE WHITE BRAKE DRUMS JUST LIKE BACK IN THE DAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 As always, beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 As always, beautiful work! thanks Art ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Wow! Great paint- and bodywork! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewCfromSC Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hey Gary, looking good. As always your paint is really cool. Big cars or small it dont seem to make a difference in your skills. Drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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