Water spot '59 Chevy

[crazyjim]

Check out Ed Hubbs on youtube for some painting techniques and ideas. He demos how to do water spots and other techniques on 1.1 cars

Ed Hubbs/youtube. I'll try to find it even though the process I learned from Fatkidd works very well.

[crazyjim]

This '59 is very, VERY, cool Jim. The buckets in the rear are great! The paint is awesome! All around it's one of the best looking customs that I've seen on this site. Nice work. I wish that I had the tenacity that you have to keep up with what I am working on.

Thanks, Mark. I really appreciate it. Once I start a build it keeps going until it's done. I can't put a partial build back in the box and start something else.

[Randy D]

Hi JIm, This car is superb!!! Great build and gorgous paint :)

Randy

[Bartster]

l couldn't resist another look, Jim. l believe l recognize that console? l assume you had to do some serious grinding to fit it to the tranny tunnel? Are those also your Nomad buckets? l have to say the whole interior layout is fantasticly beautiful & functional as well!

[crazyjim]

Hi JIm, This car is superb!!! Great build and gorgous paint :)

Randy

Thank you very much, Randy.

[crazyjim]

l couldn't resist another look, Jim. l believe l recognize that console? l assume you had to do some serious grinding to fit it to the tranny tunnel? Are those also your Nomad buckets? l have to say the whole interior layout is fantasticly beautiful & functional as well!

You should recognize the console, Bart. I sent you some. I have sanding drums for the Dremel that matched the transmission hump perfectly, so grinding wasn't so bad. The worst part was trying to keep the drum down the middle of the console. I don't remember where the seats came from. They're my number S8 seats. I just grabbed a couple packages of low back buckets from my resin board.

[Tony T]

Wonderful build, Jim!! The antennas through the fin is cool!! The water drops are awesome!!!

[Jantrix]

Jim, your work just keeps getting better and better. I'm gonna have to step up my game at contests if I'm gonna compete with you.

[Chuck Most]

A '59 Chevy I actually think looks good? Apparently it IS possible!

[crazyjim]

Jim, your work just keeps getting better and better. I'm gonna have to step up my game at contests if I'm gonna compete with you.

Thank you, Rob. Since you pointed out my painting deficiencies at Jaxcon 2 years ago, I've been trying to improve. Don't worry about competing, it's just fun building and running into fellow modelers.

[crazyjim]

Thanks, Chuck. The '59 Chevy was kind of weird looking with the little grills up front (I filled them) and those fins out back (I smoothed and rounded off).

[Gluebomber]

Very Cool, Jim!

Great detail in the interior and engine compartment, I love the finish and water drop effect, and the antennas are trememdous.

Super Job!

[crazyjim]

Yo Larry. Thank you. I appreciate your comments.

[gfranklin81]

That is awesome! Would you mind if I used a picture for my screensaver?

[crazyjim]

Thanks, Greg. Would I mind? No way. Thanks again for even considering my build as your screen saver.

[gtx6970]

Normally, I'm not a fan of customs.

But, This is just plain to cool to not like. ........ A+ in my book

[crazyjim]

Your comments, Bill, and the other positive comments have made me extremely happy. Thank you.