I put together an AMT Impala kit I bought at an auto swap meet. Only a couple of snags in the build, mostly due to the kit being an opened box purchase (missing parts!).
Very nice job. I know one can paint the way they like, BUT if you were going for stock look the two tone color is roof one color, body a diff. color. I have 3 58 Chev.in my garage -Yeoman 2 dr 6 pass wagon, Impala, and a Brookwood. I also Have 6 kits of 58 Chev Impala, great kits. Keep the video coming.
Nice paint, love your 2-tone work and foiling details on the body. The thing that caused most of the fitment issues stems from the source of the kit itself: beware of swap meet kits! This 58, you built with the chassis plate from the AMT '59 El Camino, and while they are similar, they are not the same. Did you stick the '58 chassis under your El Camino? Or did the seller pack 2 Elky chassis in the box accidentally? The giveaway is the fuel tank; station wagons and El Caminos share the curved tank as seen here. On a wagon the curve is to clear a spare tire well. Your front suspension is just a bunch of parts from both kits; I've never seen any problems with wheel alignment or tir-rod issues like you experienced here! You did good with what you had, for sure. You owe it to yourself to build a NEW, or at least unmolested copy of the '58. I'd love to see what you can do with it properly outfitted! It really is a decent kit.
Thank you for your words of encouragement. The previous owner had just thrown 2 kits into one box, so I don't know if it has the right chassis. I have another of these in my stash, so maybe some day.....
Use hodgepodge for gluing your windows into place on your model it's like Elmer's glue and it dries clear I don't understand why you assembled the chassis the front suspension and the rear suspension without painting everything individually and then glueing everything together on the chassis I like the color combination on the body but I don't like the turquoise color for the interior I mean it looks great but I would have gone yellow and white for the interior before painting the body test fit everything to make sure everything is fit properly and your suspension chassis the way it's supposed to sit and then paint the body because you're always handling the body to test fit and I always do it last but anyway have a great weekend keep on building and having fun
Now you're talking my vintage lol. Beautiful job of a sleek ride! The lopsidedness is apparent in the front wheels, in that you can see the passenger tire almost completely but only down to the white strip on the driver's tire. Could it be because the stops on the body where it meets the chassis were incorrectly/unevenly made--in other words, the pour-mold was defective? Great work!
That turned out great! I love the look of the 58 impala. Those old cars are works of art really. Did the antenna come with this kit? I scratch build antennas for my car models as well. Cheers!
Very nice job. I know one can paint the way they like, BUT if you were going for stock look the two tone color is roof one color, body a diff. color. I have 3 58 Chev.in my garage -Yeoman 2 dr 6 pass wagon, Impala, and a Brookwood. I also Have 6 kits of 58 Chev Impala, great kits. Keep the video coming.
Thanks for the correction.
Nice paint, love your 2-tone work and foiling details on the body. The thing that caused most of the fitment issues stems from the source of the kit itself: beware of swap meet kits! This 58, you built with the chassis plate from the AMT '59 El Camino, and while they are similar, they are not the same. Did you stick the '58 chassis under your El Camino? Or did the seller pack 2 Elky chassis in the box accidentally? The giveaway is the fuel tank; station wagons and El Caminos share the curved tank as seen here. On a wagon the curve is to clear a spare tire well. Your front suspension is just a bunch of parts from both kits; I've never seen any problems with wheel alignment or tir-rod issues like you experienced here! You did good with what you had, for sure. You owe it to yourself to build a NEW, or at least unmolested copy of the '58. I'd love to see what you can do with it properly outfitted! It really is a decent kit.
Thank you for your words of encouragement. The previous owner had just thrown 2 kits into one box, so I don't know if it has the right chassis. I have another of these in my stash, so maybe some day.....
Very nice!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Pin isn’t supposed to turn… the hub is supposed to turn around the pin!
Real nice job
Thanks! Glad you like it.
holy wow did that come out great.
Thank you! A prototype I didn't like as a boy has grown on me. Love the old Impalas.
Never use super glue on clear parts. Use Testors cement for clear parts.
Great point! I always use Micro Crystal Clear for windows.
Well done Sir!!
Thank you!
Use hodgepodge for gluing your windows into place on your model it's like Elmer's glue and it dries clear I don't understand why you assembled the chassis the front suspension and the rear suspension without painting everything individually and then glueing everything together on the chassis I like the color combination on the body but I don't like the turquoise color for the interior I mean it looks great but I would have gone yellow and white for the interior before painting the body test fit everything to make sure everything is fit properly and your suspension chassis the way it's supposed to sit and then paint the body because you're always handling the body to test fit and I always do it last but anyway have a great weekend keep on building and having fun
ModPodge
Now you're talking my vintage lol. Beautiful job of a sleek ride! The lopsidedness is apparent in the front wheels, in that you can see the passenger tire almost completely but only down to the white strip on the driver's tire. Could it be because the stops on the body where it meets the chassis were incorrectly/unevenly made--in other words, the pour-mold was defective? Great work!
Good luck keeping that car straight with them crooked wheels
Good point! Thank you for watchin'.
That turned out great! I love the look of the 58 impala. Those old cars are works of art really. Did the antenna come with this kit? I scratch build antennas for my car models as well. Cheers!
Thank you. I made the antenna from an old guitar string.
Is there a kit for the Tucker?
Sorry, I don't know.
I'm a new subscriber, and really enjoyed this video. Glad to be aboard.
Thank you, Chris. Glad you like it, and welcome aboard!
Did you use black wash on the grill ?
Great job came out beautiful
Thank you. Yes, I used black artist chalk with soapy water.
I put off building the 1958 for several years, then sold it. I would have spent thousands on Bare Metal Foil.😉