Niclas,
What color of red did you use in the interior. It looks exactly right for a 59 Chevy. Would you mind describing the process of doing the interior, the color (flat or gloss), the trim, decals, etc. It came out so well I would like to duplicate the interior on my 59.
I have to decide if I want to do the body black, very dark blue, or red. Back in those days you could order the interior color with any body color (almost). The red interior with a dark blue body was a popular combination, as was the black body and red interior, and the red on red shown on the box as a finish alternative.
The white body with the red interior was popular for the convertibles because the white reflects the heat of the sun. Very few cars had A/C back in 1959. The Chevy convertible was about $3000 and A/C would have added another $700+. Hope you don’t mind my rambling off a little nostalgia. rangerj
Hi again!
The interior was finished in Tamiya acrylics except for the grey inlay on the side panels which was painted with some Modelmaster flat grey and the knobs is painted with Humbrol gloss black. I did some trail and error with the red interior. First I sprayed on just X-7 but it turned out much to bright. Then I came up with the idea to put on a light chocolate brown base coat and this did the trick as the red is somewhat transluscent. Another go with the X-7 and that’s the red you see in the pictures. I made new piping from copper wire glued with CA. All the chrome trim is Baremetal foil. The textile areas is the vinyl sticker provided in the HT Impala that I had laying around from an earlier build, they where not in the lowrider Impala that I based my build on. The floor is just sprayed with Humbrol flat clear with a tad of sand colour in to change the hue a bit form the rest of the interior. Down below is some more pictures off the interior and piping work.
Nice job, I’ve just bought the RM '59 Impala hardtop 2 n 1, I was gonna do the custom version with the lowered suspension, different grille, side pipes etc with the pearl white body and red interior. I hope it turns out as good as this! Rob
Thanks!
Nice to be an inspiration for a change. The worn effect is just a little playing with the airbrush and a mix of dirty thinner, some sand colour and flat clear sprayed on at an angle to make it look like road dust blown up on the chassis. The same mixture under the hood and that’s about it. If I hadn’t been short of time I would have done a bit more with some dry brushing and washes to add some more grime, but that’s for the next project. Currently building Trumpeter’s '63 Nova and can’t really decide whether to do it stock or mild custom (just the wheels and paint job) leaning towards stock just because I love the stock wheels.
Niclas,
You did a terrific job on the Chevy. I learned to drive with a '59 Impala, 4 door hard top. It had the white roof and trunk with black hood and sides. A 283 with 2 barrel provided the power. Your interior looks absolutely fantastic. I have never been able to get that “fabric look.” The first car I ever bought was a 61 Impala. The picture is what it looked like. Unfortunatey, mine doesn’t look nearly as real as yours. Darwin [alien]
