Doctordarryl Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 The inspiration for this build was a car I built when I lived in San Diego (a blue '49 Olds coupe with a bored 394 Olds engine with 2-fours and a '54 Olds hydro trans with a B&M shift kit) and an episode of Loud N' Fast. This is a great kit and went together well. I lowered the front by about 3 scale inches by moving the wheel mounting points on the upright higher by about 3mm. I used a modified 9" Ford rear from a Revell '41 Willys drag car. The kit engine was modified to look more like a 394 engine by remounting the oil filter housing and adding a spin on canster-type oil filter. The valve covers were for a Pontiac engine from a Blue Printer Parts Pack that were treated to Alclad II and oil breathers from Detail Master. The intake and exhaust headers were from an AMT '62 Chevy 409 kit. The AFB carbs were resin items found on e-bay (anyone know who made these - I am looking for more). The '55 Olds aircleaner was a resin item from Scale Auto Details. I replaced the kit manual trans with a hydro from a Revell '41 Willys drag car kit. The body was sprayed with Tamiya Fine White Surface Primer after cleanup and wet sanding with a 4000-grit polishing cloth. The base coat was airbrushed Tamiya Metallic Blue (TS-19), followed by Tamiya Transparent Blue (TS-72), then Tamiya Pearl Clear (TS-65), and finished off with Tamiya Clear (TS-13). Bare Metal Foil was used for the chrome trim. The wheels and tires were picked up at the NNL Nationals in Toledo last year just for this project. The interior was sprayed with Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black. Front seats from a Revell '32 Ford Sedan kit were used. An automatic shifter/console from Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland was used. A fun build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Man, that is nice! Love that shade of blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Sweet model with lots of personality. Thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 AWESOME!!! Super nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Very fine looking model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I'll buy it, am I too late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Beautiful! Love that blue, what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctordarryl Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 Beautiful! Love that blue, what is it? Lee, The body was sprayed with two wet coats of Tamiya Fine White Surface Primer. The color coats are comprised of four layers, two wet coats for each layer. A base of Tamiya Metallic Blue followed by Tamiya Transparent Blue. That was followed by Tamiya Pearl Clear and topped off with Tamiya Clear. A technique I developed a few years ago uses a wet coat of airbrushed lacquer thinner on top of the last clear coat to level the finish and yield a high gloss. I airbrushed all the Tamiya paints and cut them 1:1 with Dupli-Color Lacquer Thinner. No sanding or polishing after the primer coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Yup, she's a beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Beautiful model Darryl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Excellent work, beautiful finish. I'd love to have it on my shelf, but $34,500 is a bit steep for me right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Excellent work, beautiful finish. I'd love to have it on my shelf, but $34,500 is a bit steep for me right now. Ditto... Gorgeous paint and engine bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 GREAT BUILD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albie D Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Sweet build, very clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaleauto Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 awesome build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedi'am Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Sweet build!!!!!Love the blue with the white walls and chromies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Very impressive build. Beautiful shade of blue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony G Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Quite STUNNING to say the least, ain't it funny how them old hot rods are like magnets, they draw the chicks right in LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) I love the color. The transparent blue and the pearl and gloss-coat add tremendous depth to the color. Very nice job overall. Charlie Larkin Edited July 29, 2013 by charlie8575 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futuramic LE Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Beautiful job. Do you have any pictures underneath showing the Hydro, etc?$34,500? You might have that much in it based on your hourly rate. Don't take a loss,it's gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 whow love it !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 A stunning model Darryl. I though for sure that blue would have taken a months worth of polishing, but you say no polishing required. I wish I could get a wet look finish like that straight out of the gun! Lovely pics. Do you have any of the interior? Just curious about how that shifter looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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