*WIP* REVELL 1969 Nova - Part2

[Len Carsner]

Here we go with the second installment of the building of the 1969 Nova SS by Revell.

First off we have a shot of the painted chassis that is the base for this article:

From here I'll let Bill tell the story:

1

The dual exhaust system was painted with Testors Metalizer colors: tailpipes Stainless Steel, mufflers Aluminum. Assembly is by joining the two halves of each muffler with a pin and socket method. Once the glue dries, installing the exhaust is a simple matter of mounting it up with locator pins to pre-drill holes in the chassis. Note here that strips of BareMetal were used over the gas tank mounting straps. At this point the staggered rear shocks were mounted in place as shown here.

2

Front and rear suspension and driveline parts can take on a more realistic look by either spray or brush painting with mixtures of dark, medium and light metallic finishes. I use a piece of folded wax paper as a pallet. Mixing various ratios of matte black with aluminum or steel will give you a wide choices of metallic shades as shown here.

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Giving some thought to applying a variety of finishes to chassis components will only improve the excellent detail on this new Revell Nova kit. To many times the underside of a model goes unnoticed and gets little attention to detail. Never overlook any opportunity to increase the realism of whatever model subject you’re pursuing.

4

Once the paint has thoroughly dried, additional rear suspension parts like the rear axle and suspension were attached to the chassis as shown. Note that the use of Gunmetal Metalizer to the leaf springs contrast well with the Daytona Yellow over spray and other Metalizer finishes.

5

Up front, I’ve added the front anti-sway bar, which will be partial hidden once the lower front suspension is attached in place. Again use of metallic finishes will aid in making this delicate part more visible on the finished model.

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At this point all the suspension and driveline parts have been painted and glued into place on the chassis. Note that the rear brake fluid lines have been called out with steel bottle paint and a 3-0 brush. This Revell 69 Nova is beginning to resemble a 1/1 production vehicle as it would have arrived at your local Chevrolet dealer. I had the choice to spray the chassis matte black to resemble undercoating (per instruction sheet) or body color overspray(as seen here) as it came off the assembly line.

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Especially on a brand-new kit like this Revell 69 Nova, it’s always a good idea to test-fit parts and assemblies before you get too far along to deal with any problems. Here the engine is in place attached to the chassis using a pair of vertical pegs that fit into slots in the lower block making the mounting stable and secure. The transmission mounts to the cross member using another pin and locator hole. Be sure to insert the drive shaft into the nose of the rear axle before inserting it into the tail shaft of the transmission and installing the power plant.

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I went ahead and attached both top and bottom radiator hoses to the proper location on the front of the engine as shown here. I used white glue so there was some flexibility to move things around without the concern that these small pieces would get lost in the process.

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Here we’ve set the stage for building up the Revell 69 Nova interior. Since the interior floor is a separate piece that lays directly on top of the chassis plate, the interior build up will be make much simpler. Of course, the fact that these parts are all separate it makes painting them a much easier task.

That will do it for now, next installment will be sometime mid-week.

Len Carsner

[george 53]

Great pics Len,Thanks,I noticed the interior is not the "bucket "type that we had in the exellent 69 Camaro kit.Great idea, although the separate side panels in that kit werent a bad idea either.Looks like it's gonna be a GREAT kit,I'm looking forward to it !

[Len Carsner]

Great pics Len,Thanks,I noticed the interior is not the "bucket "type that we had in the exellent 69 Camaro kit.Great idea, although the separate side panels in that kit werent a bad idea either.Looks like it's gonna be a GREAT kit,I'm looking forward to it !

Bill let me know today that he has the chassis up on its wheels and the interior work will be next. I should be posting the images mid to latter part of next week.

[kelson]

I've been following this w.i.p. and i'm really looking forward to kit's release as i pre-ordered a couple, looking forward to next installment ,thanks for sharing with us.

[Len Carsner]

Look for the next installment to be uploaded on Thursday, 05/08.

[Maliburacr]

Any updates yet ?

[Len Carsner]

Any updates yet ?

Third installment is in the "Workbench" forum. Fourth *should* be ready in about a week.