Monte Carlo SS

[Christopher J]

Currently working on Monte SS. I know low riders are everyones "flavor" but it's what I'm currently into building........

The Interior is Tamiya Tan with black foil. Lighter tan flocking for the carpet. The photo etch and scale down prints are from www.detailjunkees.com

[Christopher J]

Made the front steerable and lowered the ride height by making my own spidles.

Rear suspension i adjustable

Mural on the trunk from Fraklin Ink

Engine bay under way

Random shots

Paint is Testors Lacquer "Revving Red" w/3 coats of Tamiya Pearl and 3 coats of Testors "Wet Look" clear. Once final assembly is complete I'll go over the body with 8000 and 12000 grit paper then polish it up.

Edited August 3, 2013 by Christopher J

[MikeyB08]

I think it looks awesome. Love the interior detail. Suspension is really cool and engine bay it turning out great. Would love to hear/see a little more on the front spindles that you made. Great looking build!!

[Tom Geiger]

As you said, not my style, but a very cool car indeed! And I love the interior work. It's one of those interiors that it's a shame to hide them inside a model!

[jtsimeral]

Not my style of car but it definitely caught my eye. Very nice work!

Jerry

[cobraman]

I am also one of those who are not partial to that style of build but....... I do like a well build model no matter what the subject matter is. This is one sharp build, I like it !

[slusher]

Thats a real cool project you have going Chris. Very nice work so far...

[PappyD340]

Very Nice Chris, love the fine detail, looks great!!

[Christopher J]

Thanks guys. I appreciate your words.

MikeyB08 the front was done by removing the molded in stubs for the wheels. Next I used #64 bit and drilled a hole in the A arm for a straight pin. I took some aluminum tubing, cut to size and then sized down the inside hole with two more smaller diameter tubes to fit the pin. The inner most tube is glued to the pins and the spindles rotate on them. I kept two little pieces that I had cut off to glue on the end of the inner tube to hold the spindles in place. The inner tube was left about 1/8 long for that purpose.

I wanted to put a tie rod in so they would move together but there wasn't room with the chassis and suspension on this kit are molded and mated to each other.

[MikeyB08]

Thanks guys. I appreciate your words.

MikeyB08 the front was done by removing the molded in stubs for the wheels. Next I used #64 bit and drilled a hole in the A arm for a straight pin. I took some aluminum tubing, cut to size and then sized down the inside hole with two more smaller diameter tubes to fit the pin. The inner most tube is glued to the pins and the spindles rotate on them. I kept two little pieces that I had cut off to glue on the end of the inner tube to hold the spindles in place. The inner tube was left about 1/8 long for that purpose.

I wanted to put a tie rod in so they would move together but there wasn't room with the chassis and suspension on this kit are molded and mated to each other.

Awesome! Thanks for the walk through!

[Johnny1973]

Awesome detail you are doing a great job.

[exesivefire]

Nice work, really clean build

[Jeremy Jon]

Cool build Chris!!

Love that center console, the detail is unreal!

[crazyrichard]

thats cd sticking out is just whaaaa

awsome !!!

love the paint , very cool ..

one thing crossed my mind would have been so cool if the engine bay was not flat black but the gold color from the stripes on the body

love the details

[ewaskew]

Nice looking build man that's a lot of good detailing you have going on there.

[vintagedragfan]

nice work Christopher, color and graphix came out great, keep those paint cans away from it! lol

[Christopher J]

Thanks Bill LOL!! There will be no "black spray can" incidents with this one.