topher5150 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 For Christmas I picked up a Monogram 1/12 scale '57 Chevy Bel Air. I had one when I was a kid, and did the strip version, and seeing that most of these are built like that I'd thought I would do mine bone stock. I'm doing it in Larkspur Blue, with an Ivory top, and blue interior. More pics to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Nice color. That's a pretty nice kit as I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry57 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Paint looks great, I love the larkspur blue. What paint are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Looks good, want to see more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Rust-Oleum Ultra Cover Seaside. Got some work done on the engine while the paint dries. The valve cover lettering turned out ok Edited December 30, 2015 by topher5150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I'm very biased to say something on this build as I really love this kit, and lost count on how many I built...I have a ton of reference pictures of 1:1 scale 100 points stock Bel Air Coupes if you want. They show the primer color on the floor, where the car was undercoated and some factory markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) Got the seats painted up, turned out ok. Has anyone been able to get a shiny chrome center section in the dash board of this model? I tried foil, then I tried paint and it's not working. Edited January 3, 2016 by topher5150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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topher5150 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 thought it would look cool using the Ivory paint from the roof on the insides of the fins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 A thought on the white painted inserts, This was a common tutone paint treatment on the 210 model Chevrolet. I owned a 210 hardtop many many years ago, the side trim that the Bel Airs had was a brushed aluminum with the gold Bel Air wording. The 210 did not have the brushed aluminum trim and was usually painted to match the top color. If you wanted to change your model to depict a 210 you could sand the ribbing in the insert smooth and use chrome trim instead of gold on all other trim like the grill and front fender "gills" and hood and trunk trim. One other trim change if you want to make it a 210 is the chrome spear on top of the rear fins are shorter on the 210 than on the Bel Air. For your dash trim you might try some aluminum silver paint. On the 1:1 the dash trim was brushed aluminum with a black wash to show the bow tie emblems that were embossed in the aluminum trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJUNIOR Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 This is going to look amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Thanks hopefully I can live up to your expectations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry57 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Â When they were new the original panels were machined and the high spots were polished, after a a few years the aluminum dulled and turned white. Here's a pic of an original Bel Air panel, Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 an hour of taping, and careful razor work followed by two quick blasts of spray paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Got some bare metal foil, and stripped the chrome on the bumpers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 getting a little ahead of my self, but I just had to see what it looked like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogfish_7 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Nice BMF work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 That's coming right along.Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Nice BMF work.after doing that I think I'm going to take a break from any vehicle with any kind of chrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogfish_7 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Share your sentiment. Also find it extremely difficult and frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I don't want to be the bearer of bad news Kris, but you painted the wheels backwards. The only thing that should be body color is the outer wheel edge.  Steve  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I like how the car you're BMFing matches the car on the BMF pack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 I like how the car you're BMFing matches the car on the BMF pack! I didn't realize that until after I took the pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Got the interior looking pretty snazzy. Went to paint the bumpers black so I can use Alclad apparently I didn't see the word "Semi" on the can of gloss spray paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 She's starting to take shape, a little more paint, and some polishing....lots and lots of polishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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