Chrysler Pacifique

This was a factory built promo version of the Lindberg Atlantic kit that had been disassembled and partially painted about a dozen years ago. Then shelved and forgotten.
Since it won’t be a replica of the one-of-a-kind Atlantic, I decided to rename it and give it a little different look.

I cemented on and faired in the nose to remove that seam across it. I scribed a new hood line and made some adjustments around the grilles to match since the hood lines used to run into them.
It had been originally painted with Testors enamels, so I sanded it smooth, primed it and then put down a base of lacquer gray for a solid base for the lacquer main color.
Here it is after prep and bodywork, ready for primer/undercoat.
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I chose Tamiya TS-40 Metallic Black for the color.
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I machined the centers out of the Atlantic wheels to accept a set of Centerlines I cast copies of.
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I decided to take a cue from Bugatti and made some body accents in a French Blue.
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wow. the car's beautiful with the two-tone paint scheme.

Looking good, Love the wheels!