1962 Pontiac Catalina!!

modelfan · #1 07-07-2010, 11:02 AM

Finished this baby yesterday. Paint is Scalefinishes Bristol Blue with Tamiya clear, wetsanded, polished and waxed.

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Ferrari TR · #2 07-07-2010, 12:33 PM

Great paint and foil work. That showroom shine really call for hub caps though.

modelfan · #3 07-07-2010, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferrari TR

Great paint and foil work. That showroom shine really call for hub caps though.

Thank you my friend but you have to remember that I am capturing the look of that era, hubcaps were the last thing you wanted to have in place when racing these monsters!!!

oregon3 · #4 07-07-2010, 02:16 PM

Solid build! Excellent paint work. I agree that it looks better with no hubcaps.

JB

AmazonSprite · #5 07-07-2010, 06:40 PM

Wow - that looks stunning! Is it the AMT kit from the late '90s?

Dean23 · #6 07-07-2010, 08:50 PM

GRat work, the paint looks flawless, as well as the trim. Looks so mean with no hub caps, i bet it suprised more then one car on the street back in 62

modelfan · #7 07-07-2010, 10:30 PM

Hosted on Fotki

It is based on this re-issue. The link below covers the whole build...

http://public.fotki.com/MCRUZ1/1962-pontiac-catali/

Drift F.C · #8 07-08-2010, 05:08 AM

I am working on this kit at the moment. This has probably been the best AMT kit I have ever built. I am also doing it without hubcaps and the preprinted whitewalls add a great deal to the kit!

Your build is awesome and I hope to have mine as good as yours!

modelfan · #9 07-08-2010, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Drift F.C

I am working on this kit at the moment. This has probably been the best AMT kit I have ever built. I am also doing it without hubcaps and the preprinted whitewalls add a great deal to the kit!

Your build is awesome and I hope to have mine as good as yours!

Good luck with yours my friend, it is a great kit and I will probably end up doing the custom version also, looks like it will also be cool to see the custom side of this car.

edward smith · #10 07-12-2010, 02:38 PM

This thing is just flawless man, from the paintjob to the eras look, it's just amazing. What system do you use for polishing?

Viccario · #11 07-12-2010, 05:57 PM

That is excellent! Looks aggressive but still quite subtle without the hubcaps, nice!

modelfan · #12 07-13-2010, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by edward smith

This thing is just flawless man, from the paintjob to the eras look, it's just amazing. What system do you use for polishing?

Thanks bro! I like to use the Micro Mesh system, always has worked for me!!

MoOindahouse · #13 07-14-2010, 02:49 AM

nice!! the finish looks great

edward smith · #14 07-16-2010, 02:04 PM

Well, it's absolutely flawless, it's amazing to see how great of a shine you got on that paint. I hear so many people going on and on about how much money they spend on special brand paints or that they got their paint from impossible sources yet, you just proved the point that you can make a model look good, even with the cheapest paint in the market.

This thing should be gracing the covers of 1/1 car magazines, it looks that real!

kitefighter · #15 07-16-2010, 04:00 PM

That's a lovely car. Your model is a wonderful tribute. How long did you take to build her?

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