ModelcarJR Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 I've built this kit a time or two and Its a pretty good kit so time to build it again. I used Tamiya Maroon on the body and the interior will be Maroon and White. I had a good day to paint so two coats of paint and two coat of clear yesterday. Rubbed it out this morning and have been busy with foil ever since. Lots of sharp edges on this model so you can see the edges that have been rubbed through in the second picture. Fortunately, most of them are covered with foil. I will touch up the tops of the fenders with a brush which should be easy to do with the flat side of a brush. I taped off the darts in the hood and trunk and resprayed them. All the other parts are painted too so this one should go together pretty quick. Thanks for looking! ?
NOBLNG Posted March 22, 2021 Posted March 22, 2021 1 hour ago, slusher said: Terrific color choice John.. I agree. It’s looking real nice.
ModelcarJR Posted March 25, 2021 Author Posted March 25, 2021 Thanks, Carl and Greg! I appreciate your comments! Finished the interior and it worked out pretty nicely. Can't seem to get my camera to focus real well but here are a few photos.
FLHCAHZ Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 Fantastic detail work on the interior. The color looks great too.
TransAmMike Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 Wow John, very nice looking '64. Great interior and beautiful body finish. Look forward to seeing it completed.? You sure did a great job on the white. So far, I have not been able to get white down. One model I'm working on now really should have white interior but I'm leery about doing it.
Mike F. Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 Nice job on that interior. I picked up a 1962 recently that shows a lot of interior detail. I hope mine turns out as good.
ModelcarJR Posted March 25, 2021 Author Posted March 25, 2021 Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! Mike, I used Krylon Semi-gloss White on the interior seats and door panels. One coat of primer, taped it off after the maroon on the door panels. then two coats of white letting it dry between coats. I normally only do a pass back and forth on each surface, i.e., top front bottom front seat, bottom border of the seat, back and sides. Of course, paint will spray where paint will spray but I try to target each surface and I don't try to cover each surface with the first session. I followed the paint with a light coat of Dullcote to bring the gloss down I forgot to give the door panels two coats before I pulled the tape and you can see it in the photos. But I didn't want to re-tape everything as it won't be that noticeable once assembled. Thanks for looking! ?
TransAmMike Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 6 hours ago, ModelcarJR said: Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! Mike, I used Krylon Semi-gloss White on the interior seats and door panels. One coat of primer, taped it off after the maroon on the door panels. then two coats of white letting it dry between coats. I normally only do a pass back and forth on each surface, i.e., top front bottom front seat, bottom border of the seat, back and sides. Of course, paint will spray where paint will spray but I try to target each surface and I don't try to cover each surface with the first session. I followed the paint with a light coat of Dullcote to bring the gloss down I forgot to give the door panels two coats before I pulled the tape and you can see it in the photos. But I didn't want to re-tape everything as it won't be that noticeable once assembled. Thanks for looking! ? Thanks JR, I'm pretty sure I have gloss white Krylon, I guess I could use it and then dull coat it.
slusher Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 John, do you ever have any problems with Krylon or Rustoleum drying!
ModelcarJR Posted March 27, 2021 Author Posted March 27, 2021 Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! Carl, I try to use Krylon Satin or Semi-gloss although I have used gloss too. The gloss takes a little longer to dry and remains a little tacky for a couple of days but I haven't noticed that so much with the satins and semi-gloss.The Krylon gloss also has a tendency to run or sag. Krylon does have a new line of Fusion paints (not the old Fusion) that have a primer in them, supposedly, that works pretty well but I always use a primer in addition. But I seldom use Krylon on a body as it just doesn't work well for me. I use the satins and semi-gloss mostly for interiors. I never use Rustoleum as I think it is crappy paint, although I realize they own Testors, which is getting worse and worse over the years. I ran into a problem with the ride height on this one that I don't remember from the builds of this kit in the past. I probably just used the coil springs on the main parts trees and ignored the separate package of custom/low rider parts. I should have done that on this one. I tried to interpret the instructions on this one and I think they are in error. I was able to remove the coil springs from the rear suspension without tearing it all apart to get the stock ride height. But I am afraid I have a shorter coil/spindle on the front, which give it a bit of a rake. I don't think I can replace the fronts without tearing it all apart so I may leave it alone. It has a bit of a rake which doesn't look too bad. I didn't do any engine wiring as I am going for Box Stock. Here are some pics. What do you think about the rake? Thanks for looking! ?
David G. Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 Nice progress on this. I wouldn't worry about the rake, it's like the owner swapped in a V8 and didn't change the front coils. David G.
NOBLNG Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 I think the stance looks just fine. Nice job so far.?
doorsovdoon Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 Looking great. The '64 Impala is such a nice looking car, I think I'll pick another of these up.
ModelcarJR Posted March 29, 2021 Author Posted March 29, 2021 Thanks, David, Greg and Gareth! I appreciate your comments! The windows are in the engine bay is complete the front grill/bumper is on, and the trunk opens. I had to mount the trunk hinge retainer a little closer to the edge to get the clearance to open it to a position that will stay up. I hope it stays. I have to clean up the paint a bit and repair some foil and then add the rest of the parts and decals. The rear of this car is wide enough but the rear bumper is wider! I don't know what to do about that. I may have to turn it into a three-piece bumper. Should be done soon. Thanks for looking! ?
ModelcarJR Posted March 31, 2021 Author Posted March 31, 2021 Thanks, Jeff! I appreciate your comment! This build has gone south a bit. I tried to shorten the kit bumper and the joint on the left side worked out well, but I had to stretch the right side joint (there is plastic strip behind it for strength) in order to get it to fit. In other words, my measurements were off and the result is a pretty ugly bumper. Then I remembered that I have an AMT version of the 64 Chevy Impala and maybe that bumper would work. So I got it out and compared them and the AMT bumper appears to be shorter and will fit. I had to reduce the width of the bumper about 1/8" and carve out the ends of the bumper in order to fit it closer to the body. It doesn't have the detail that the AMT bumper has but its clean and fits so I am going to call it good. The curves on each side a a bit screwed up due to the fact that I have knocked out this tail panel a couple of times for some inexplicable reason so there is not much I can do about that except clean up the foil a bit. I wasn't able to clean up the curved cove very well but its hard to notice with the naked eye. Thanks for looking!
ModelcarJR Posted April 1, 2021 Author Posted April 1, 2021 This one, along with a few flaws, is done!
BlackSheep214 Posted April 3, 2021 Posted April 3, 2021 FANTASTIC!!!! Now who doesn't love an Impala? Classic lines and classic cars. I love them!!!
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