Dr. Cranky Posted November 14, 2012 Posted November 14, 2012 Adam, great reference pictures, thanks for sharing them.
MachinistMark Posted November 14, 2012 Posted November 14, 2012 A 15/16 circle template is the perfect size for painting super wide whites
tooltas Posted November 14, 2012 Posted November 14, 2012 bluesmobile or tureblue or oldblue or just make it cool blue.
H.A.K Posted November 14, 2012 Posted November 14, 2012 OOOOoooo this is a great start......Love the wheels,caps and lake pipes idea.
Dogfish_7 Posted November 14, 2012 Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) Looking forward to seeing more on this one Bryan. Ed is making some custom pleated interiors for this kit. Edited November 14, 2012 by Dogfish_7
bryan_m Posted November 14, 2012 Author Posted November 14, 2012 thanks guys!! those reference pics are awesome! i already added them to my reference archive! thank you! cheers bryan
bryan_m Posted November 14, 2012 Author Posted November 14, 2012 since this car has that HUGE apron at the front of the hood, i figured i would add a little more detail to it.......i really enjoy adding stuff like this. i drilled out the hole for the hood latch, then opened the square hole that the hood release rod runs through, and finally made a anew rod from some 28 gauge wire..... im gonna add some bolt detail to it as well...... cheers bryan
bryan_m Posted November 14, 2012 Author Posted November 14, 2012 i added some bolt detail using some hex rod i have....... more to come bryan
bryan_m Posted November 14, 2012 Author Posted November 14, 2012 you bet cranky, and its those little details i like to add, because people look at it and they dont notice it right away..... bryan
horsepower Posted November 14, 2012 Posted November 14, 2012 im still trying to think of some ideas for this build....if you guys have any, throw `em at me........ i think its going to be light blue, with a white top. cheers bryan Olds' & GM had a sort of light salmon color that was almost an orange (very light though) when it faded, I can remember well seeing a few Chevy's in this with a white top, but I only saw one coupe in this color, & it belonged to my late cousin. He later had the coupe painted in a lime green flake with an emerald green fog around the trim & body lines. Yes, it was in the '60's.
horsepower Posted November 14, 2012 Posted November 14, 2012 yea those are cool, not too hard to scratchbuild either! good idea. bryan Yeah, it seems as though most of us have at least a dozen or so of the small barrel ball point pins that don't seem to work, & they make great "Swamp Coolers". along with Detail Masters (or equivalent) speaker covers for the inlet vent.
cobraman Posted November 14, 2012 Posted November 14, 2012 Looks like a good start to another cool build.
bryan_m Posted November 15, 2012 Author Posted November 15, 2012 thanks guys! more progress comin in a little while...... bryan
bryan_m Posted November 15, 2012 Author Posted November 15, 2012 ok, i lied.....no progress comin. im feelin lazy tonight, just gonna watch the tube, and pass out! ha! ill be back at it tomorrow guys. thanks for all the comments cheers bryan
bryan_m Posted November 15, 2012 Author Posted November 15, 2012 ok, i think this name will work guys...... the color i am gonna use is a medium blue, so i thought about cobalt, and then just added its atomic weight to the end of it.....so now we have "cobalt 27" sounds ok to me so far, but im sure the name will go through a couple changes before the final name.......any ideas, toss em at me. i also thought of "cobalt cruiser".......but it kinda reminds me of the newer chevy cobalt..... cheers bryan
Albie D Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 yea cranky i was thinkin about doing it in that style...... for you guys who havent seen "ol smoothie" here she is..... its probably one of my best builds...... more to come bryan Love this car! Got a build thread/under glass? I must've missed it.
bryan_m Posted November 16, 2012 Author Posted November 16, 2012 thanks guys! i think im goin to the bench, i havent felt well all day, but im feelin a bit better now.... bryan
bryan_m Posted November 16, 2012 Author Posted November 16, 2012 thanks Fred! i blocked out all the mold lines, and sink marks..........which were very few on this body, and i sanded it with some 1000 grit. gonna go prime it shortly. cheers bryan
bryan_m Posted November 16, 2012 Author Posted November 16, 2012 i got her in primer last night! heres a couple mockup shots........ nice and low! more to come! thanks for lookin bryan
bryan_m Posted November 16, 2012 Author Posted November 16, 2012 thansk cranky, i was sittin here thinkin......i might go shiney on this one, maybe, just maybe. kings gold, or bauhaus gold.......i dont have any yellow cars in my collection (well 1) so im gonna look and see what kind of colors i have, and this might be shiney! cheers bryan
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