fseva Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) This kit had been giving me fits, but I found out that it was because I wanted the dashboard to lie flat, rather than following the lines of the support, which made it angle down toward the front. This caused the front of the dash to collide with the windshield. So, the nice guys here assured me that it was not a matter of an error in designing the kit, but that it must have been something I did wrong. I took the advice and bought a second kit, and I have just finished it and would like to say that the guys here were right - it was my fault that the kit didn't assemble the way it was supposed to! Here are some photos of my completed model (please click on them and look at the larger version, which isn't compressed as much as the defaults for the site)... Edited April 7, 2015 by fseva
fseva Posted April 4, 2015 Author Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) Thanks, Stephen! I probably should have stated that I used neither of the sets of wheels included in this kit. The hubcaps were just too plain, and the low-profile stuff just doesn't float my boat. So, I used stuff from my parts stash. The Firestone tire lettering is decals by Powerslide. The color is Bright Mica Red Ferrari by Tamiya (decanted). Edited April 4, 2015 by fseva
Guest Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Very nice Frank. 2 suggestions, foil the tail light bezels, and a bit of silver paint on the edges of the tail lights as well will do wonders. Oh, maybe you did it on purpose, but you are missing the door handles.
fseva Posted April 4, 2015 Author Posted April 4, 2015 Very nice Frank. 2 suggestions, foil the tail light bezels, and a bit of silver paint on the edges of the tail lights as well will do wonders. Oh, maybe you did it on purpose, but you are missing the door handles. That's a good idea - I took the time to put a reflective surface behind them, and then wondered why they didn't stand out better... Now, I know! Thanks! In regard to the door handles, yes that was an attempt to shave but not have to do any work on the area - I should have shaved the doorlocks, but I guess I got lazy and didn't want to mess with that area.
fseva Posted April 4, 2015 Author Posted April 4, 2015 Thanks Carl, Joe, John and Bob! I appreciate your nice complements!
Mike 1017 Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Great color. The RWL Tires and the mags are the perfect options.
fseva Posted April 5, 2015 Author Posted April 5, 2015 Bruce, Mike & Jim Thank you for the nice words!
1 bad55 stan Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Well i just love impalas 65 being my favorite,you have done a nice job as mentioned just a little work on the tail lights and its premo.. still looks great though...
Aussie_Modeler Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Looks really good Im right in the middle of my 65 now
Mr Stock Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Good work Frank looking very nice, I built one of these years ago, its a great kit ....Im sure there's another in the pile somewhere
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