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Post by rasputen on Apr 13, 2013 23:10:18 GMT 1
Here are a few vehicles that I have painted for my friend Al: First, a Williams Bros 64 Pontiac. I filled in the hood scoops, and substituted some better wheels that I cast in resin. Look closely and you will see a dirty windshield.
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Post by rasputen on Apr 13, 2013 23:16:08 GMT 1
Here's a CMW Chevy Impala. I repainted it Floquil Foundation with a gold interior. I didn't like the massive gap in the hood so I epoxied it shut. I also removed the part of the window glazing that was against the underside of the roof, so that I could fit a driver figure in. The rear quarter windows are .005 inch clear styrene.
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Post by halfasskustoms on Apr 14, 2013 4:24:58 GMT 1
Lookin good man.
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Post by DavidJohnson on Apr 14, 2013 12:43:57 GMT 1
Nice work, and I love seeing 1960's American cars being modeled. Dave
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Post by alcarter on Apr 14, 2013 16:20:23 GMT 1
Wow! Beautiful! Glad you decided to take some photos before delivery, Brian, and post them here. I never would have thought of using Floquil Foundation as an automobile color...
Al Carter
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Post by rasputen on Apr 23, 2013 0:52:15 GMT 1
A few from the archives. First, a Sylvan 1950 Oldsmobile: The peel-and-stick whitewalls sure make it easy. Plus, a Sylvan 1947 Kaiser. I highly recommend Sylvan kits if you haven't tried them:
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Post by Sylvain on Apr 23, 2013 8:04:33 GMT 1
Really nice job on the Oldsmobile and Kaiser, congratulations!
Yes, Sylvan Scale Models kits are fine. I've several (22!) on work too, on they're great to work on… except the tires!
But they remain very interesting models anyway.
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Post by halfasskustoms on Apr 29, 2013 18:55:12 GMT 1
Dude that 50 olds is slick lookin. Great job on it.
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Post by rasputen on Nov 8, 2013 3:25:33 GMT 1
Some more painted vehicles for my friend Al: First, some Eko 66 Dodge Darts. These things had a lot of flash around the side window openings. The flash was so thick, I couldn't simply trim it off with a knife. The door handles were too low so I removed them and replaced them with PE parts. The front grille and rear bumper had to be sawed off from the chassis so that I could make them fit to the body. I changed the headlights from square to round, as US cars did not have square headlights in the 60s. One of the two bodies had all kinds of small cracks in it, like the plastic wasn't at the right temperature when it was molded. I also replaced the window glazing and the wheels/tires, and made a basic interior for each one:
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Post by rasputen on Nov 8, 2013 3:34:17 GMT 1
Here's a NEO Ford pickup that I weathered and added a driver to. I also removed the chrome from the wheels and painted them white and silver. I also masked off the windshield so that the area covered by the wipers would be clean, but the rest is slightly dirty. A Wiking Chevy Malibu that I removed the trailer hitch from, added some quarter windows and a driver, and repainted. I also had to saw the bumpers off of the chassis so that they would fit better: An Atlas Plymouth Fury that got a paint job and a family of three inside:
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Post by rasputen on Nov 8, 2013 3:43:35 GMT 1
This 70 Ford Galaxie was a police car version, so I filled the hole in the roof, stripped all of the thick blue and white paint off, and gave it a more common paint color. This Walthers 61 Ford pickup didn't get repainted, but I shortened the chassis to get rid of the enormous gap between the cab and the bed. I also touched up the rims so that the tires would look larger, and gave it some light weathering. The Walthers tires looked like they were about a 35 aspect ratio, something that did not exist in the 1960s.
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Post by Sylvain on Nov 8, 2013 10:39:03 GMT 1
Nice work, handsome models!
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Post by halfasskustoms on Nov 11, 2013 17:19:35 GMT 1
Very very nice work indeed.
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Post by DavidJohnson on Nov 12, 2013 1:27:58 GMT 1
Great transformations, the blue Dart especially.
Dave
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Post by rasputen on Dec 16, 2013 3:41:35 GMT 1
Here are some of the Revell / Con-Cor '61 Chrysler products: First, a '61 Imperial. I extended the bottom of the front fenders behind the bumper, and added some tail lights. I also cast a resin copy of the interior from another vehicle and fitted it inside. The wheels are from Scale Scenics. Here's a '61 Dodge Dart - this one didn't require a lot of re-work. I installed a cast resin interior and also some cast resin wheels and tires. On a lot of these kits, the injection mold was not aligned very well, so the rear bumpers had to have a lot of putty added to give them the right shape.
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