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'69 Chevelle Malibu Project

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Posted by Jim Barton on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 2:40 PM

Looks real! Can I take it for a test drive?YesYes

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Posted by the doog on Thursday, February 7, 2013 8:19 PM

WOW, man---and I mean WOW!

Freakin' superb work here, White!

The detailing is fantastic--those seats alone looked amazing; it's a real lesson in modeling to see what you've done with this ho-hum kit!

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Posted by White_R34 on Thursday, February 7, 2013 9:43 AM

It's the 1:48 Bf 109E-4/7 by tamiya, with a quick boot resin engine and cover. Seats by SQ-True Details and PE Seatbelts by eduard, CMK wheels. An any thing not listed will be scratchbuilt! LOL I just have to have some scratchbuilt stuff on this bad boy.

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Posted by mustang1989 on Thursday, February 7, 2013 7:38 AM

White_R34
Mustang I will be starting a Bf with the engine showing soon and I'll email you for help when that day comes. Ka??

Which variant are you  building? This outta be good considering how this build here turned out! Yeah lemme know!

                   

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Posted by White_R34 on Thursday, February 7, 2013 4:24 AM

Thanks Mustang and ewheeler for lloking in and your comments. Mustang I will be starting a Bf with the engine showing soon and I'll email you for help when that day comes. Ka??

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Posted by ewheeler454 on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 6:42 PM

As a Chevelle lover, especially the "69" that is a most awesome build!

Thank you for sharing.

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  • From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posted by mustang1989 on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 9:00 AM

That is friggin awesome!! I do build now but just not cars. Been known to do a 109 or so.

                   

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Posted by White_R34 on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 5:47 AM

An now the finaly finished car.

 

 

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Posted by White_R34 on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 5:34 AM

Added engine detail...

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Posted by White_R34 on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 5:33 AM

Mustang get back in to building and thanks octane for the comment. Here's some more work. I need to make deals for the side emblems. An I'm sorry for the misspeling...

An folks I was a truck driver aka: A glorified wheel holder.

A test fit for the word malibu.

Made on clear testors decal sheet, I had painted with a 0/0 paint brush to make the words malibu stand out.

 

 

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Posted by OctaneOrange on Monday, February 4, 2013 10:48 PM

nice work on detailing the malibu

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Posted by mustang1989 on Monday, February 4, 2013 10:45 AM

Been off line for a couple of days recovering from a two day trip in Dallas and this stupid cold or whatever it is. Man I gotta say whatever line of work you are in it's probably the wrong one because you have this skill here too well perfected! Almost looks like the real thing. Great job! Havent built a car model in around 10 years and didn't come close to this!! Awesome....simply awesome!!

                   

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Posted by White_R34 on Monday, February 4, 2013 7:48 AM

"MrSquid" what type of gloss black are you using and how long do you let your paint dry? An thank's to the grate comments folks, now I still have a ways to go so later to day I'll post more progress.

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  • From: Hoodsport, WA
Posted by Dogfish_7 on Monday, February 4, 2013 5:05 AM

Nice chrome and detail work!

Bruce

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  • From: Atlanta, Ga.
Posted by MrSquid2U on Monday, February 4, 2013 1:00 AM

You're showing how  difficult it actually is to modify what is a darn close model of  car into another nameplate.  It's the details  that matter and you've got them covered with your eye and abilities. Great stuff so far and I gotta say- my Alclad experiences suck compared to what you're showing.Yes

       

 

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Posted by White_R34 on Saturday, February 2, 2013 9:25 PM

Oh Oh folks I forgot and left out the over head shoulder seat belt mounts.

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Posted by White_R34 on Saturday, February 2, 2013 9:21 PM

I had to go back and replate the bumper and it worked out. I also needed to show that the trunk needed to be painted.

Next engine detail will be next.

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Posted by White_R34 on Saturday, February 2, 2013 9:18 PM

Fitting the rear bumper and the plating of it and front bumper.

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Posted by White_R34 on Saturday, February 2, 2013 9:20 AM

Thanks "Mike".

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Posted by Ripcord on Saturday, February 2, 2013 9:16 AM

Great Job Yes

Mike

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Posted by White_R34 on Saturday, February 2, 2013 9:13 AM

A some days ago I had painted the body.

An what you see in the back ground is the maksing for plating the trim.

Ok once I fully maksed the body I used Alclad II to chrome all the trim.

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Posted by White_R34 on Saturday, February 2, 2013 9:07 AM

Ok the interior is fully finished and we have our rolling chassis.

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Posted by White_R34 on Friday, February 1, 2013 12:59 PM

An yep I plated the front bumper and here the finished front bench-buckets.

Now I had to go back and make some rear speaker grills.

I'll trim them down later to night...

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Posted by White_R34 on Friday, February 1, 2013 12:54 PM

I did a test fit of a Jimmy Flinstone Resin figure. An I have to tell you that there figures are not 1:24 scale, there 1:20th scale. There way to big for both 1:24 or 25.

Now before I added the pulled up head rest's I had to chrome the top mounting plated. (Oh and the fire wall is finished!)

 

 

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Posted by White_R34 on Friday, February 1, 2013 12:48 PM

AMT kits make you really use your sill to over come there lack of detail.

Here the front seat head rest work...

I had to rework the front bumper as the light cover stick our to far.

The fixed front bumper and the head rest with mounting strips.

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  • From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posted by mustang1989 on Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:19 PM

Good thing you are modifying this in which you are doing a great job. These AMT kits need all the help they can get. I built a couple of Mustangs and lemme tell you there was ALOT of clean up.

                   

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Posted by White_R34 on Thursday, January 31, 2013 8:10 PM

More engine work: Making the coil and adding more detail to the engine.

Making fire wall parts.

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Posted by White_R34 on Thursday, January 31, 2013 8:05 PM

Chrome trim had to be added to the car's body.

Some engine work.

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Posted by White_R34 on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 10:28 PM

I filled the putty down and shaped it.

Some motor work..

 

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