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1957 "Ch-emi" Nomad (Now under glass)


Gumball

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The newbie here...

OK typos aside, this thing is for sure... A 1/16 scale kit.

This is my WIP 1957 Chevy Nomad garage sale special. It began its life as a incomplete model, but soon became something that I can tick my Chevy and Chrysler friends off. The simple reason on why I put a 1969 General Lee Hemi in it, is because... why not. The Dodge began its life as a complete model, though after some time it got somewhat destroyed. My hopes are to give the 57 "Ch-emi" the look of a rat rod, on top of the look of an old school street rod. 

Neat things done:

Lowered car, put in a Hemi, roll cage, side exhaust, fuel lines, break lines, ignition wires, and cut out firewall.

Neat things to be done:

Transmission, electrical wires, finish model.

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2 minutes ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

No worries, let's move on.

Is this a 1/16 scale? It doesn't look like a Monogram or Revell 1/25 scale kit.

I'm not completely sure. I will have to take another look at the box. All I know is that it came with 3 cars, two engines, one hood, and one set of chrome. Its also older then most of my models, so it may not be a Monogram or a.Revell.

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6 hours ago, Sledsel said:

Looking good, but the fan has me baffled......

 

I have to build the fan housing yet. The engine wouldn't fit unless I got rid of the fan. So I decided that maybe an Ellectric rad fan may be cool. I'm still actually contemplating whether or not I like the fan idea. Maybe you guys can let me know if I should pitch the idea, or attempt to make a fan housing?

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5 hours ago, Gumball said:

I have to build the fan housing yet. The engine wouldn't fit unless I got rid of the fan. So I decided that maybe an Ellectric rad fan may be cool. I'm still actually contemplating whether or not I like the fan idea. Maybe you guys can let me know if I should pitch the idea, or attempt to make a fan housing?

If you need an electric fan, try sourcing one from another kit. Revells 40 Willy's street rod has one as do a few other kits. Maybe someone else can weigh in..

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5 minutes ago, Sledsel said:

If you need an electric fan, try sourcing one from another kit. Revells 40 Willy's street rod has one as do a few other kits. Maybe someone else can weigh in..

I sadly dont have a 40s Williys.l that I can rip apart. I was also thinking of stripping one out of an old computer, problem is that it may not fit properly.

 

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29 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

Doesn't the WWII German Panther tank have something like that on its rear deck? Looks familiar....:wacko:

Pretty close. The King Tiger also used similar fan housings.

Tiger Model Designs makes them.

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If the special effects folks who created the Millennium Falcon scrounged Panther fan housings, they'll work just fine in this swell FrankenChebby.

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