bill lanfear Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 My first build in almost 30 years. This is an old issue Revell 54 Chevy gasser kit that was sitting on my shelf. It was missing quite a few parts like the front door panels, front and rear bumpers, front and rear suspensions, engine, and tranny among other things. What was there was a broken back window, cracked front valence panel and the body was so thin you could almost see through it. I thought about finding a re-issue version but opted for fabrication and robbing my parts boxes. I began with weathering the body to hide some of glue stains and went from there. I used a combination of methods (salt chipping and windex and dusting to achieve the effects you see. The windshield, side windows and back window are scratch built using clear projection sheets from the old style school overhead projectors. This was my first time using BMF and am still learning its challenges and realized this was probably not the best one to start with as most of the body lines were pretty minimal and faint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Very nice transition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carman1 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Great job, excellent weathering ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael in Illinois Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Love how the seats, headliner and package shelf looks, how'd you do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill lanfear Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 thank you, I made the seats with using spray adhesive and a certain type paper towel my wife buys, I paint the towel the yellow color and let dry. I spread out some masking tape between two coat hanger wires and paint both sides, when dry I spray adhesive the seat again and apply the tape then wait for it to dry. Then I cut it up with hobby knife and snag some yellow paper towel here and there and fold here and there then I take real rust smashed to a powder and vigorously dust the seat on top and under the tears with a stiff brush (dry). Similar for the headliner except I used real wire for the bows and sectioned the tape appropriately. The pictures show some glare on the tape that screams MASKING TAPE but the effect looks real in person without the glare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Great skills you've got there, nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 1st build in 30 years with techniques like that. Wow! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Very nice transitionDitto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Nice job aging this piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Caballo Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Wow, I had a 1:1 210 coupe that didn't even look that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill lanfear Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 Thank you all for the kind words! I will keep posting my projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Great looking build. Very well worn old Chevy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Very VERY nice. Even with its myriad shortcomings, I've always liked this kit a lot...though your take on it is probably what it's best suited for. Your weathering and ragged interior are really among the best I've seen. Most impressive realism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1 model citizen Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 The interior is fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill lanfear Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 Here are a few more shots. I put windows all the way around as this car will be in a diorama I am planning and it will be sitting in a field in a line of other parked and forgotten cars. Anyway, it makes it a bear to take pictures of the interior without glare from the windows! Sorry for the poor quality pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) This is so good. Beautiful touch on the aging of one of my favorite cars. It's begging to have the doors cut open and using the kit hinges to swing them. Let's folks get a better view of that nice work. Edited November 10, 2017 by Lunajammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Great work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchook Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Wow, great work! It looks so real. I can't wait to see it in the diorama you have planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 great looking model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Pretty realistic beater. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuhkapelti Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 One can almost smell the dusty odor inside that beater. Very well done. I read over and over the explaining of your method how you do this kind of interior. Very interesting indeed. Good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill lanfear Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Thank you! I have not been in the game for quite some time and have been collecting kits only to see the boxes glisten on the shelves. The wife said it was time to "do something with them". The game has changed a lot since I was a kid when the hobby was geared towards youngsters that could afford a little glue and paint and could pick up a kit for 5 bucks. I love the realism the aftermarket community has brought to the hobby but simply cant get the wife on board with the cost of those little bitty parts and details, so I brainstorm to try and come up with cheaper alternatives. I have been studying ideas and saving pictures etc. for a long time and am grateful for forums like this to learn new ideas. I am not sure if my method is original or not but will sure share with fellow modelers what I do to get the results you see. I look at this build and can pick it apart with "I should have done this or that" and maybe I might revisit it in the future to make it better. I am rambling! Thanks for the interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Awesome job on the weathering, especially that interior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Looks Great! I can't bring myself to do a weathered build. But this is spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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