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Revell 1966 Chevy Impala

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  • From: MN
Revell 1966 Chevy Impala
Posted by 101stAirborne on Friday, August 8, 2014 2:09 PM

Hi everyone! 

I usually build aircraft and armor but this car kit caught my eye so I thought I'd give it a shot. I built it mostly OOB. I only added seat belts and spark plug wires. I painted it Medium Quasar Blue Metallic Dupli-Color spray can, wet sanded, gloss coated with Dupli-color and finally buffed. This was also my first attempt at using bare metal foil for chrome trim. 

Hope you like all comments welcome!

Models on the bench:

Too many to count!

  

  • Member since
    September 2011
  • From: Milaca, Minnesota
Posted by falconmod on Friday, August 8, 2014 2:24 PM

Sweet!  I can't ever seem to get finish like that ever on any car I've tried.  never thought about using dupli-color.  maybe I'll have to try that some time.

John

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    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Friday, August 8, 2014 4:18 PM

Very clean!

fox
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    January 2007
  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Saturday, August 9, 2014 1:38 PM

Really nice paint and chrome work. Looks great.

Jim Captain

 Main WIP: 

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    February 2003
  • From: East Bethel, MN
Posted by midnightprowler on Saturday, August 9, 2014 7:38 PM

Beautiful!

Hi, I am Lee, I am a plastiholic.

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    January 2014
Posted by Kilroy Was Here on Saturday, August 9, 2014 8:08 PM

Great build!! and now there's another model I need to build - my first car was a '66 Impala

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    March 2003
Posted by rangerj on Monday, August 11, 2014 7:00 PM

Now that is soooo cool. I live next door to a 67 SS Chevell and my neighbor has a friend with one of those SS 396 Impalas with a 4 speed. The Impala is a lighter blue and does not have A/C. A/C would have been unusual in that model and model year. That is a great build and that blue looks like one of the OEM colors for that model year. Marina Blue IIR. Anyone? Currahee, 101, I am also a Screaming Eagle and Ranger. If I never ever jump with a T-10 again it will be to soon. What was the name of that Indian?

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    April 2014
Posted by r13b20 on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 11:06 AM

I really like the detail bits. Is it my imagination, or is right front off the "ground" in picture 12? Very nice. Bob

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    January 2007
Posted by the doog on Sunday, August 17, 2014 9:59 AM

Wow, that's absolutely gorgeous! Perfect work on the script too! How'd you get such clean work on the chrome scripts?

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    February 2003
Posted by Jim Barton on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 4:39 PM

Sporty looking!Yes

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    March 2006
Posted by TD4438 on Monday, August 25, 2014 4:55 PM

Very nice.I gotta get my A$$ back to the bench.

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    February 2007
  • From: Bronze Squadron - Battlestar Cerberus
Posted by Lodni Kranazon on Monday, September 8, 2014 4:12 PM

Very nice! My Dad had a 4 door '66 with a hard top. Wish they made four door car kits! Great job!

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    February 2007
Posted by mitsdude on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 12:13 AM

Nice job!

I'm currently building a '57 Chevy showroom new so I have a feel for what you've gone through to make it look this good.

I count myself fortunate in that I was around during a time when cars such as this one and others from this era were common everyday drivers, parked in drive ways, in parking lots, used car lots, etc. I never owned one but did drive and ride in many of them.

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    February 2011
  • From: St louis
Posted by Raualduke on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 2:45 AM

Super cool, my first car was a 67 impala (283) .the thing was bullet proof  and you could still work  on engines back then without being a rocket scientist. It brings back memories .

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    March 2003
Posted by rangerj on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 11:53 AM

My first car was a 1954 Ford 4 door with a straight six cylinder carboratored engine. I used to literally sit on top of the radiator with one leg on each side of the engine and work on it, e.g. points, plugs, rotor, cap, and condenser. Today you can hardly fit your hand most places under the hood. Everything is controlled by a micro-processor (computer) and things like the throttle and steering are "drive-by-wire". This stuff is great until it fails. When someone relies upon the sensor to stop the car from hitting another one, but fails, guess what, they sue the manufacturer. Go figure. Anyone ever run out of gas? Did it cause you to wreck the car when the engine quit?

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