Post by RatRod on Jun 21, 2007 19:16:08 GMT -6
I built this three window from the poorly done Monogram "Beach Boys" Kit around 1994. Back then, everybody was saying you just couldn't do a highboy version out of these kits......Soooo, I set out to prove 'em wrong!!!! First, I cut the fenders from the frame, then after getting the look I was after, I chopped the top, and finished it. I did it curbside, using just the engine block (for the exhaust) Not to shabby for a first attempt?!!
Then, I decided to get a little more serious about it, and did a roadster version. This one was a first at "aftermarket parts as well. I spent more time getting the frame cleaner, I used photoetched brake rotors, steering wheel, gauges, etc. I also used kit decals for the flames, and faded some paint from the grill to the flames with an airbrush.....A lot of firsts here!!!
Check out the hand painted "Flying Eyeball"!!!!
Then, I decided to get a little more serious about it, and did a roadster version. This one was a first at "aftermarket parts as well. I spent more time getting the frame cleaner, I used photoetched brake rotors, steering wheel, gauges, etc. I also used kit decals for the flames, and faded some paint from the grill to the flames with an airbrush.....A lot of firsts here!!!
Check out the hand painted "Flying Eyeball"!!!!
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