2012 lowrider tour!

[Dr. Cranky]

Looking great, Mark. Can't wait to see more.

And, James, that interior is perfect.

[Guest JamesDE]

Got some clear on... Gonna let it cure and Wet sand and polish...

[Guest JamesDE]

Gettin there.... Just waitin on knockoffs to come in and the suspension needs to be done

[Dr. Cranky]

James, you are moving at a great pace. Nice and low, that's how I like them.

[Guest JamesDE]

Thanks bro... I was gonna do the glasshouse next, but I'm thinking of doing a 70 impala instead....

[Cool Hand]

Progress on the Chevelle.

Interior is 90% complete just a couple touch ups to do.

Chassis complete.

[Tonioseven]

I'll hopefully add to this thread in a week or so; I've been workingfor almost three weeks without a day off so I haven't been too motivated to do anything but sleep & eat.

[Dr. Cranky]

Beautiful interior, Luke.

Tonio, looking forward to seeing what you'll cook up for this one.

[wgflatliner]

Generic rendering of my plans for the roof

Of course the paint will look a lot cooler.

[Cool Hand]

Looks cool Mark.

What program are you using to render the layout ??

Ive been using OpenOffice Draw to help design a pattern layout,il post some pics when I start my patterned build.

[wgflatliner]

Looks cool Mark.

What program are you using to render the layout ??

Ive been using OpenOffice Draw to help design a pattern layout,il post some pics when I start my patterned build.

Microsoft Paint

[Dr. Cranky]

Mark, that is super cool, and it makes perfect sense to go the extra step and do a prelim rendering. Can't wait to see it on the model.

[wgflatliner]

Alright so here's my update, pics from the iPad.

I masked the areas that I wanted to keep the pearl green gold, and left the areas exposed that I wanted to paint the dark green pearl. I'm at work right now so the paint will have to be applied tonight when I get home.

I did draw shamrocks on the tape and cut them out with the exacto. If you want to have a mirrored design, draw the design on the non sticky side of the masking tape, then lay down another piece on top of it with the sticky side up (tape it down if you have to) then trace the design with a pencil on the sticky side. Once it's drawn take it and flip it back over. This should give you the mirrored image.

Anyways, here is some pics.

If you guys need any clarification on anything, please ask and I will do my best to answer.

[wgflatliner]

And here is the stance I am going to go with.

[Guest JamesDE]

Mark, that is looking really good man!

[Guest JamesDE]

Got a few things in the mail from Scaledreams today.... Gonna use the supremes for my 70 impala

[Guest JamesDE]

[Dr. Cranky]

Nice low and slung back look on that model, James.

Great tape work, Mark, it should payoff with great results.

[Jantrix]

One of these days I'm gonna have to build one. I'm glad this CBP is doing well. Great work here.

[Joker]

One of these days I'm gonna have to build one. I'm glad this CBP is doing well. Great work here.

Life is short..join the fun now !

[wgflatliner]

photobucket is having issues tonight.

anyways here's some pics.

i took the tape off completely and once it's all cured, i'll start doing some fading on some edges to smooth them out, and will add some other touches of different colors.

two more pics up next

as soon as

[wgflatliner]

as promised.

The sides are going to have fades on the edges of the bottom half of the panels to clean them up a bit.

i'll definitely liven it up a bit. I am doing the hood and trunk last because once i have the body done, it'll be easier to work on matching the paint designs.

thanks for looking!

[wgflatliner]

and another mock up

[Guest JamesDE]

James, are those the new Supremes that Pegasus is supposed to bring out? Way cool.

LOL..... You're the third person that's asked me that tonite..... No, those are from the 70 impala, I just removed the outer lip and had to warm the 5.20 tire so it would fit over the rim without the whitewall popping out.... I can't wait for Pegasus to release them though...

Everyone is doing great things in here!

[Cool Hand]

Once again thanks for showing the technique's you used to do your paint work Mark.

Very impressive so far, looks awesome in the last mock up pic.

You and Virgil convinced me I would be better of using an air-brush to do patterns,So I scored a new dual action air-brush kit yesterday.

Now I just need to get the 65 Chevelle and 65 Impala done so I can try do some patterns on a build.

Thanks for all the inspiration in this thread/topic,keep up the good work fella's.

Edited April 8, 2012 by Cool Hand