Jantrix Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) This was built for an online club build off. No in-progress shots were allowed to be posted anywhere so this is the first time this has gotten posted. It was a four month build off and it was way too short for me. I let some things slide I would not have ordinarily done. This the AMT '65 Continental. I utilized the custom front and rear ends and the bed part for the station wagon custom option. The rear seat has a real cloth blanket with a printed pattern. The board rack, dash and bed are real wood. The boards are resin. The paint is Model master and Testors lacquers. My paint break is not crisp and is my biggest issue. But I was in no mood to repaint a third time with time ticking away. No more build offs for me. The engine is the 312 y-block from the AMT '57 Fairlane with a parts box intake. The scoop is an AMT '69 Cougar part, with a custom insert. The surf boards are painted by dipping them into enamel paint sprayed on top of water, with several coats of Future to shine 'em up. Although the picture doesn't show it well (yay me!) one of the tail lights is broken. If anyone has an extra, please drop me a line. As usual all comments, criticisms and snappy banter are kindly welcome. Edited May 2, 2014 by Jantrix
rmvw guy Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 It could have been used as the "Monkey Mobile" instead of the GTO. Truly one-of-a-kind. Kool.
Lunajammer Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 That's what you get when kids in Bel Air take to the water. Cool beans.
Jantrix Posted May 3, 2014 Author Posted May 3, 2014 Thanks Danno. Yeah, it's a seriously long model. With the boards it just barely fits in a Revell model case.
slusher Posted May 3, 2014 Posted May 3, 2014 Rob, your builds are always cool and have personal touches on them. I like it and make a great surf wagon. Great job...
Erik Smith Posted May 3, 2014 Posted May 3, 2014 Great looking model. I really like the finish on the boards.
om617 Posted May 3, 2014 Posted May 3, 2014 Great looking model. The carb set-up,cooling bag,surf boards,wood work,the crome panel on the radiator,love looking at details like this.
Jantrix Posted May 3, 2014 Author Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) Thanks very much guys. The boards were a lot of fun to do. Very easy to do but hard to make it look smooth. That's like seven coats of Future on there to get that even gloss. Magical stuff that Future. Edited May 5, 2014 by Jantrix
Jantrix Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 Here's the boards before the clear. Hard to see but the surface is not smooth. Also since I had to hold the board by the fin, I missed getting paint of the entire surface.
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