After that shameful excuse for a model kit that I posted yesterday, I've got not one but TWO amazing builds to tell you about this week. Both candy lime green, both displaying amazing levels of skill by their builders and both discovered on my beloved Coffin Corner.
First up is the gorgeous custom you see above, by Jason Richardson. This one's not quite done yet, but I couldn't wait to post it up even in it's 'unfinished' state. You don't see builds looking like this much anymore!
Jason started this build with a Revell 1956 Chevy Del Ray kit. There's some of it in there somewhere! "I cut the body in half and wedged it so that its narrower in the front. I then grafted the bubble top from a Silhouette onto it and got some putty on it", says Jason.
That done, and apparently still not satisfied with the kinda bodymods that would scare a lot of builders to death, Jason mixed in the quarter panels from a 57 Chevy (actually, from a Boyd Chezoom kit) AND some Lamborghini side scoops. Then came the gorgeous front end treatment, with lots of sanding, puttying and priming we'd assume.
The engine is from a Stude, with the distinctive pyramid induction set-up, with (keeping things in the showrod tradition) blower scoops from a Paddy Wagon. Mix in a Camaro chassis and suddenly you got a lot of kits missing bits...but who'd argue when they end up on a build this sweet!
In an email to me today Jason reports that he's "kinda burnt out", and who can blame him after the extreme levels of scratchbuilding and kitbashing that went into this one...but lets hope it's not too long before the finishing touches are added and it's all wrapped up. Can't wait to show off some finished pics of the build, and also see what he's gonna cook up next! In the meantime, for the curious, more in-build pics are available at The Coffin Corner.
More candy lime coolness tomorrow....
JB
First up is the gorgeous custom you see above, by Jason Richardson. This one's not quite done yet, but I couldn't wait to post it up even in it's 'unfinished' state. You don't see builds looking like this much anymore!
Jason started this build with a Revell 1956 Chevy Del Ray kit. There's some of it in there somewhere! "I cut the body in half and wedged it so that its narrower in the front. I then grafted the bubble top from a Silhouette onto it and got some putty on it", says Jason.
That done, and apparently still not satisfied with the kinda bodymods that would scare a lot of builders to death, Jason mixed in the quarter panels from a 57 Chevy (actually, from a Boyd Chezoom kit) AND some Lamborghini side scoops. Then came the gorgeous front end treatment, with lots of sanding, puttying and priming we'd assume.
The engine is from a Stude, with the distinctive pyramid induction set-up, with (keeping things in the showrod tradition) blower scoops from a Paddy Wagon. Mix in a Camaro chassis and suddenly you got a lot of kits missing bits...but who'd argue when they end up on a build this sweet!
In an email to me today Jason reports that he's "kinda burnt out", and who can blame him after the extreme levels of scratchbuilding and kitbashing that went into this one...but lets hope it's not too long before the finishing touches are added and it's all wrapped up. Can't wait to show off some finished pics of the build, and also see what he's gonna cook up next! In the meantime, for the curious, more in-build pics are available at The Coffin Corner.
More candy lime coolness tomorrow....
JB
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