gseeds Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 Here’s another one I just finished, this is the early Monogram 1955 Chevy , when I got this kit the windshield post was broken and after trying to repair it a few times I finally just cut it and glued the windshield to the custom bubble top and re made a new windshield post allowing me to be able to chop the top, adding most of the kit supplied custom parts ,shaving all the chrome and giving the car the stance I wanted , it was ready for primer and paint, candy green mixed with candy teal and sprinkle with a rainbow flake, and topped with a 2 K clear coat, all this over a silver metal flake base, pearl white and candy teal interior, I didn’t like the way you could look down though the bubble and see the stock rear seat so I made a rear cover, all in all it was a fun fast build of a vintage kit ,complete build about a week, hope you enjoy. 3
Jonathan Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 That is epic. I love these sorts of builds. Very nice. 1
espo Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 Great looking kustom. Nice smooth body mods all flow together. The Bubble Tops were all the rage. I like the rear seat Tannu cover and the bucket seats. Nice fine flake paint. 1
Dave Armstrong Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 Just a beautiful build, Gary! I love your work! 1
larman Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Really cool! Love the color! I just got one of these first issue 55's on ebay and the guy packed it poorly so the windshield broke on mine too. Luckily, I was able to repair it. 1
AMT68 Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Very impressive work and as a fan of green cars definitely admire the shade. Pretty cool seeing a build of a vintage kit. 1
happy grumpy Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Spectacular model. Great idea. That shade of green is perfect for it. Now I hope you have A/C in that thing while cruisin' on Hollywood blvd ??? 1
Kah puts Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Fantastic kustom, we don't see enough of these and yours is smooooth. 1
Cool Hand Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Very unique custom for sure. Well done Gary. 1
ewetwo Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Love this custom build. Color is great. And the detail. 1
Koellefornia Kid Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Love that bubble top! Great body work and paint! So smooooooth! 1
Snake45 Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Very cool, and great save! You just reminded me I have an original survivor of this kit I want to restore this year. Model on! 1
Can-Con Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 Man, that thing is wild!! love the interior, looks period perfect. 1
unclescott58 Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 Interesting. Not my style, but its fun to see. 1
gseeds Posted January 21, 2022 Author Posted January 21, 2022 Just realized I forgot to add the crazy kit supplied custom head lights, I guess to match the bubble top. 1
Beamerman Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 Awesome! I love it! The box art is fantastic and your model is a great example of the good old times...love it... 1
gseeds Posted January 23, 2022 Author Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 10:12 AM, Beamerman said: Awesome! I love it! The box art is fantastic and your model is a great example of the good old times...love it... 21 hours ago, slusher said: Very cool and very great looking custom! Thanks guys!
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