Lindberg 61 Chevy Impala SS 409

[Yeah Nah]

This Lindberg is a very decent kit of (to me) the nicest looking 60s Chevy. One of my earliest pre-airbrush models painted with rattle can enamels. Not bad but not great either and when I can find a decent paint stripper and replacement decals I'll re-do it.

Built before I discovered BMF and Molotow, the 'chrome ' trim is silver paint brushed on which looks ok out in the sun but nowhere else! 

Left hand outer tail light missing too. Aaagh! 

[Spruslayer]

Great looking Chevy!

[Jim B]

Really nice looking Impala. Very well done. 

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Very nice looking impala. 

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Beautiful.  It would pair nice with the convertible I did in red and white.

[atomicholiday]

Great looking build. 

I agree with you.   The '61 is probably my favorite year for the Impala. 

[Kah puts]

Who needs BMF when you can paint like that, Uber nice?

[Lobo2me]

Beautiful! Nice job!!!

 

[DanL]

Nice work on this one... My first car was a 61 Chevy impala 

[dragstk]

The 61 is my favorite of the early Impalas. You have done a great job on this. Very clean!

[Mittagskind]

Wow, perfect build. Great.

[XYHARRY]

Very nice Impala there Garry, the painted on trim looks great.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[louis Carabott]

Nice work Sir (y)

 

[afx]

Very nice.

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[KWT]

Very nicely done. I'd leave that one as is bud

[Dan Hay]

It looks great. I wouldn’t strip it, it’s good to have early representations of your building skill around so you can see how much you have improved. I wish I still had some of the builds I did as a kid, flaws and all. 
 

Just build another 61 but a little different. 61 Chevys make great mild Kustoms!

Edited November 4, 2023 by Dan Hay

[Zippi]

That's a good looking 61 Chevy Bubbletop.  Yeah, I'd keep it as is for a reminder as meantioned.  

[NOBLNG]

I agree with everyone…keep it as is. It is a very nice looking Impala. Build another one if you desire, and then you can compare them. 

Edited November 4, 2023 by NOBLNG

[Classicgas]

Dang, that's awesome. Hands down the nicest silver painted trim I've ever seen.

[Hi-Po]

Nice looking build, neat and clean.

[espo]

Great looking build even for today. Might consider a little polishing instead of striping the paint. You could always do some chrome foil, but the silver paint looks good. I'm partial to the subject as well. 

[karbuildr]

Looks pretty darn good to me. Testors enamels are easy to airbrush but not so easy out of the rattle can. I really like this build and I agree with the others. Don't strip it, leave it as. Very well done.

[Slotto]

I agree, keep it the way it is. Very sharp! I would trade out one of those license plates though ?

[bill-e-boy]

Nice build and impressive bright work. I would not strip it and repaint - just get another kit and redo it with your increassed skill levels to show how you have progressed since that was built.