Steve_L Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I have been quoted by my model car buddies as saying, "You can't have TOO MANY '57 Chevys!" I am true to that word because I have build more models of that year and make than any other. When I browsed the Model Car World web site and saw that Dave Dodge had created a resin kit of the 1957 Chevy Nomad, I knew I wanted to build one. I combined the MCW resin kit with the Revell '57 Chevy 2-Door sedan. I swapped in a Chevy LS1 motor and 6-speed transmission. I left the interior pretty much standard and used the lowered suspension from the donor kit. I had a set of rare True-Spoke wire wheels and decided to use them for this project with a set of Pegasus tires. I primed the body with Duplicolor white primer and smoothed that with polishing pads. Based on advice from my friend Steve Boutte, I used a base of Rustoleum bright gold, and air brushed Spaz Stix Candy Red over that. Many coats of clear and a lot of polishing brought me where I wanted to be with the finish. It was a fun project made easier by the high quality of the MCW resin kit. I had no issues with fit and the quality of the kit glass was superb compared to other resin offerings. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Beautiful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 That's a beautiful red paint job, nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Real nice build , the colour is so well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 D-R-O-P D-E-A-D G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Sweet Chevy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Great looking Nomad...... Love the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 SWEEEEET paint! The resin kit looks to be of correct proportions too, unlike Revell's styrene version... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Great looking Nomad...... Love the color. X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Oh Yeah.... That's cool, Very nice paint and finish, well done Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Wow! That's a beauty! Great finish, good color choice. Nice work! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Beautiful Nomad Steve ! Don't see too many of these any more , probably because the Revell kit has been the only game in town . The MCM body looks very very good ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicholiday Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 That paint looks wet! Sweet ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albie D Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Sweet candy paint job!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Beautiful model Steve. Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Beautiful and SHINY :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Very nice, great paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 That is rather lovely. steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Very nicely built, and SWEET color and shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Jon Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Cool build, looks great! Never can have too many '57 Chevs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 great paint& build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Wow - a really nice looking 57er. very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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