'65 Impala - "Waiting for that special someone."

[Grumpa]

This build was completed back in August of '09. It is the first 1/25th scale model car that I have built in thirty-seven years. Spent about twenty-five years in the model train hobby. Got out of that and rediscovered my first love. Boy do I wish that I had all of those parts that I had as a kid back in the mid-sixties to early seventies. Oh well.....I've started collecting them again.

This is the Monogram '65 Impala kit. Great kit, and I have always liked the '65's.

The model was built as a daily driver, "Waiting for that special someone" to come along and rescue it.

I had a blast building it. Did some minor scratch building. additions of detail, and modifications. Motor was heavily weathered and the paint was treated to both a light gloss and Dullcoat in areas where the paint would have faded a bit. One thing that I noticed in my research on old '65's. The chrome on the bumpers always seemed to hold up pretty well. So there isn't to much weathering on those. Just a dull coat treatment.

So here are a few photos.

OK! So there are only four photos. Evidently I have exceeded my "global upload quota". Not sure exactly what that is, but this old guy will get one of his "twenty something" year old kids to figure it out.

Edited April 8, 2012 by Grumpa

[SuperStockAndy]

I don't see any pictures

[Austin T]

Looks good.

[MyBradKeselowski]

WOW ! ! ! That is well done, I like the engine detail and the rear side windows

[MrObsessive]

I'm not much into weathering, but THAT is very convincing! I've said for a long time that a lot of the train hobby translates into model cars. I've used train parts in the past for superdetailing for instance.

[SuperStockAndy]

Now that's awesome, that engine looks so realistic.

[Sixties Sam]

Very nice! The weathered engine looks very realistic. The rolled down side window is a great touch.

Sam

[mikemodeler]

Very impressive Mark, looks like a buff job on the paint and some engine degreaser would have that car ready for cruise night!

Keep those builds coming!

[montelsc]

thats a great look for it excellent color

[ewaskew]

Very nice build

[sports850]

Nice "honest" weathering , looks like it's well used , not neglected but not particularly looked after either .

[Dominik]

Yesssss...i like the used look you made! Great and not too much!

[george 53]

Gotta go wit da flow!!! That engine bay looks REALLY good! GREAT job on the whole thing. (but I DO like that engine compartment!)

[bbowser]

I like it. Love those Impalas.

[John Teresi]

Mark......you did a great job making this build look realistic.....very nice

[Guest]

That is a real beauty!

[ChrisR]

Great looking model!

[jerseyjunker1]

this is a perfectly done daily driver. everything just fits so nice. love the engine room.lol sweet build

[cruz]

Very cool, I love this man!

[rmvw guy]

Nice job! It looks like your railroading skills have blead over to the cars. Excellent pictures.

[Grumpa]

Thanks for all of the great comments Guys! I appreciate them. This is a great site, with some really great builders, and all around great people.

My thanks to Gregg and Model Cars Magazine for doing it up right!

I've gone ahead and opened a "Photobucket" account and will try to add a few more photos of this build. Hopefully this old guy will figure it out.

[Grumpa]

Wow it worked!

[PARTSMARTY]

SIMPLY PUT-ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE REALISM!! WAY TO GO.