Edsel-Dan Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I have that 3 car set waitingThe 57 is in the 78 box art schemeI built one just before graduating High School th match the box artI sold it a few years lateronly change I made was using AMT Firestone Supreme White-Stripe tires in place of the 2 pc 'Delryn' type kit tires!!!The 55 in that 3 car set has OLD SKINNY Goodyear Polyester's!!!!Almost Too small for the car too!! I also never had any problem with the many I builtIn fact, one of the 56's is waiting to be Finished as a NomadRoof is from AMT's 55, interior panels are a combination of Revell 57 & AMT 55 Nomad pieces!!And Yes, I did Most of the work BEFORE Monogram did their 56 NomadAnd Mine Matches shape & size of that one!Just have to add the body trim!!! I only ever saw the Lowrider issue in PinkNot Lavender, And NO Metallic effect either!! Also, Did they do a Skip's issue of the 57 Hardtop? or Just the Nomad??Mine was a VERY Dark Blue Metallic, Not black!!!I used that one for parts on the 56 and to restore a built original 57 I also have an Unbuilt, Boxed Original 1969 issue of Revell's 57 Nomad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I just got the '73 release of the '57 Nomad. While I remember the '57 hardtop being challenging but basically a pretty good looking model, the '57 Nomad is the result of sloppy tooling modifications, obviously, to make a wagon from the existing shell. It's going to take a TON of correcting to look really good, especially the rear of the signature Nomad roof. So much in fact that I'm seriously considering pickup-trucking this one. And it's not "warpage". It's just incompetent and ham-handed re-tooling work.Too bad, but it really is a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I'm not a big fan of '57 Chevys, except for the Nomad for some reason. I'd still like to see someone do a modern tooling of the '57. As popular as that car is, I can't understand why it hasn't been done yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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