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24/10/2016 9:35 am
Greenlight '67 Chevrolet Impala 4 door hardtop
Greenlight has reproduced the black on black '67 Impala from the Supernatural TV series in 43rd. A nicely proportioned model with outstanding black paint but in my mind there are two drawbacks, one, the modern accessory wheels and two, the dual A post spotlights. To correct the wheels I found an image of the correct '67 wheel covers on the internet, copied and shrunk it down to 43rd scale, printed it on glossy photo paper and applied to the wheels. One dimensional, yes, but not bad looking in my opinion. The white walls were added with whitewall tire decals cut down to close to 60s width but I wish the decal producer would make some thinner ones for 1960-70s cars. I am still deciding whether or not to remove one or both of the spotlights.
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With stock wheel covers
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This model should make a good companion to the Truescale 2 door hardtop and/or convertible.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
24/10/2016 12:19 pm
Remove the spotlights and add a vinyl roof?
That would be one way to cover up the resulting holes. The top would go to the base of the A-pillars. Check online images for the proper placement of the chrome mouldings at the rear. And I would recommend not trying to replicate the seams. In 1/43 scale they would never show up.
24/10/2016 4:25 pm
Looks good with the orginal wheels, but I am a big fan of the TV show, So...
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
24/10/2016 9:11 pm
The body also sits high over the wheels.
Premium X is also releasing a 67 Impala, blue with a white top. They have obviously used the same casting as the greenlight model, that model also sits too high.
25/10/2016 5:33 am
If the baseplate is simply screwed in place, should be simple mod, BUT if like Neo, this is screwed plus crazy glued onto the body, then you risk shattering something.
....As happened with Neo's RR Silver Cloud coupe. After prying it loose I thought I was home free --- then I fumbled the baseplate onto a wooden floor and it shattered into pieces from a height of just 3 feet....Then the body disintegrated into chards as I tried to remove the crazy-glued rear seat to detail the intrior.
I never saw such a brittle resin -- acted more like a ceramic.