1960 Pontiac Bonneville (Trumpeter)

What great detail. I love the weathering on the motor and exhaust

Looking really good David.

The engine and rolling chassis are brilliant Dave

Now I didn't expect it to be that colour...... but I like it a lot. Nice one.

Really impressive paintwork David, and nice colour.

Love the brass Radiator top, stunning work as usual David.

Lovely work Dave.

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That is looking beautiful I LOVE the colours.

Speechless!

A kit by Trumpeter kindly supplied by Al with an alternative photo etch set. I aimed for factory spec and accuracy as far as could be done. I think the kit was based on a custom car just by looking at the seat patterns and whatnot. I mixed a custom batch of paint for the engine block being a mix of Electric blue and Silver. I used some scrap sprue to make the exhaust manifolds. I weathered using Humbrol weathering powders applied with a cotton bud rather than making a paint from the powder.

The body paint was Tamiya rattle can Light blue and the seats were hand painted using Citadel Ultramarine blue, Night world blue and Electric blue followed by feathering, shading and highlighting techniques. The interior carpet is self adhesive felt. The dashboard grain was hand painted. I shortened the steering column as I thought it looked a bit long but in hindsight it probably wasn't the best move. I did need to cut the brake pedal shorter as it was dragging on the floor.

A bunch of keys was part of the photo etch parts along with the lettering, key holes and much of the dashboard. They were a challenge to make due to their size. The lap belts were made from a fabric dyed blue and the clasps rescued from a Lancia Stratos then chromed. Some window winders were added from the photo etch set and I put a strip of BMF over the back seat.

The glass needed much shaving to get an acceptable fit and I totally replaced the wipers from the spares box. I decided to go with the kit grille rather than the photo etch part as I thought it looked better but I still used the PE grille but on the inside of the engine bay as it was a bit lacking in that department. The antenna is just stripped wire and one of the spare wheels was placed in the trunk rather than use the cover.

Amazing work! Especially the seats. They look real enough to sit on.

HOLY **EXPLETIVE**