1958 Impala, mild custom

[lowriderphil]

She's finally done, Revell 1958 Impala. Painted hampstead green with a deep jewel green metallic top. Interior is a two tone light sage and gold combo. Stock wide whitewalls with 59 dodge lancer hubcaps. Not to crazy on this one just wanted a clean mild custom. Will print the tags when I get new ink.

[Danno]

Nice.

[Peter Lombardo]

Looks really period correct. I love the two-tone green......if I may, just one small point that you could fix real easy......the insignias on the nose and continental spare on the tail could use a little bare metal foiling. I think that little bit would finish it off just fine. But with or without that, it is a really nice build.

[stevehansen]

Sweet, Well Done

[Draggon]

That turned out great Phil, I sure dig it! The caps and lakers work quite well on this!

[CorvairJim]

While I'm not really into lowriders (especially the modern ones!), I'm a big fan of '58 Chevys. This one's a real beauty. The colors are perfect on it, and the flipper caps and lakes pipes really make the look!

[Harry P.]

Just curious... why didn't you foil the hood and trunk emblems and the door locks?

[gseeds]

real cool 58, nice job phil !

[Erik Smith]

Very cool look. I like the choice of wheel covers and the paint colors. This is one kit I have put off buying for some reason - makes me want to get one.

[Greg Pugh]

Beautiful car. I love the colors. But I have to ask the same question as Harry.......

[lowriderphil]

thanks for all them compliments, everything has been foiled, I was playing beat the sun today trying to take pics outside before the sun got too low in the sky, took care or the little tidbits afterwards.

[Greg Pugh]

Oh good.....

[ChrisR]

Looks cool!

[Dr. Cranky]

Excellent model. Wonderful colors and execution. It's a keeper and one that will shine in your collection. Thanks for sharing.

[David G.]

Smoooth and deadly! Very cool.

David G.

[crazyjim]

Nice looking build. I like the SHINY :)

[Skydime]

I never really cared for a 58 until just now. I will definitely be picking up one of these the next time I am at Michael's. Thanks for making me a believer, Phil!

Edited December 4, 2011 by Skydime

[geetee66]

You nailed it!

She sits just right, the colour is spot-on and the caps and lakes are perfect.

I think the paint is really excellent. Not just because it's very crisp, beautifully polished and the right shades, but also because the grain of the metalflake is a realistic scale.

I got hold of the AMT version recently and I hope it looks even half as good as yours when I build it! I dunno how it stacks up against the Revell kit. It will, of course get similar treatment to yours.

Nice photography, too.

[deathskull59]

thats a nice kustom looks very clean too.