Superbird McMonte Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 On 2/4/2019 at 1:02 PM, streetmachine11 said: Superbird, That looks great! Its a favorite of mine also. What color are you planning? Probably pennant blue from that year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetmachine11 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Made some good progress this past week Got the Bodywork roughed in and body in primer. Used the vette engine bay but removed the molded in battery to repace it with a better one. painted and detailed the chassis. Chassis was stretched to fit modified body. New motor/trans mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 OK, I am genuinely impressed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 definitely impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTallDad Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Great build so far. As an old coot that owned cars in that era, the front fender wells were a satin/flat black and the firewall was body color. Keep up the great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetmachine11 Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 Finished up the interior and added the photoetch keys. Wired and plumbed engine and fuel tank sender Made/modified exhaust to fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Going to be beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietnam Vet67 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!! Edited March 27, 2019 by Vietnam Vet67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Fabulous work on that engine and interior! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 WOW! Model Master! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 This is looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod3l Lover Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 That looks really cool just sitting there in primer grey! The interior is super nice also, that's for darn sure!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaves pah Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 2/4/2019 at 6:02 PM, streetmachine11 said: Superbird, That looks great! Its a favorite of mine also. What color are you planning? Streetmachine 11, now we have a little problem here, we are seeing two different buildings: yours, based on a '56 Nomad, and Superbird McMonte's, witch I might say is based on the '55 Nomad... I too would like to build the four '54 Motorama Corvette "jewels" so, after some research I did buy a '55 Nomad kit, along with a '53 Corvette BUT, what I think would be great, it would be to get some blueprints of this particular Nomad, to get the correct wheelbase in order to see exactly where to make all the "surgical" cuttings... You lengthened the '56 chassis how many mms? Is the '55 kit chassis the same size of the '56's? are they the same size in 1/1, or are they different? And, of course, you will get a great model in the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Very beautifull build! Love how you stretched and modifyed the boddy! Great result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Wow! Way to go, Jason! Hella good project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damodelguy az Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 NICE JOB, with using the 56. i started this subject build some 25 to 30 years ago. been out of the box a few times through the years for additional working at it. i used the amt 55 nomad. yours went real smooth. awesome the way yours came together. very clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetmachine11 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 3:50 PM, chaves pah said: Streetmachine 11, now we have a little problem here, we are seeing two different buildings: yours, based on a '56 Nomad, and Superbird McMonte's, witch I might say is based on the '55 Nomad... I too would like to build the four '54 Motorama Corvette "jewels" so, after some research I did buy a '55 Nomad kit, along with a '53 Corvette BUT, what I think would be great, it would be to get some blueprints of this particular Nomad, to get the correct wheelbase in order to see exactly where to make all the "surgical" cuttings... You lengthened the '56 chassis how many mms? Is the '55 kit chassis the same size of the '56's? are they the same size in 1/1, or are they different? And, of course, you will get a great model in the end! the concept car was built from the 55 nomad. the only reason I used a 56 was because I had it on hand. this was built for a 2 month build off. the 55, 56 and 57 are the same cars (I own a 57 bel-air 2d hard top). the way I built mine was cutting and building the body then I centered the wheels and extended the chassis to match. I couldent tell you how much that was. then used the stove bolt coupe engine since it was the correct engine for the concept car. hope this helps! On 1/7/2020 at 4:38 AM, Mattilacken said: Very beautifull build! Love how you stretched and modifyed the boddy! Great result! thank you. On 1/7/2020 at 6:58 AM, Danno said: Wow! Way to go, Jason! Hella good project. thanks. this is more or less finished i would just like to make some side trim to finish it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetmachine11 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 16 hours ago, damodelguy az said: NICE JOB, with using the 56. i started this subject build some 25 to 30 years ago. been out of the box a few times through the years for additional working at it. i used the amt 55 nomad. yours went real smooth. awesome the way yours came together. very clean your doing yours the same way as far as body cuts. it's such a good looking car. I have plans to build another one and also the Corvette corvair concept. keep on that project looks like you've got a great start would love to see it finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbird McMonte Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 5:50 PM, chaves pah said: Streetmachine 11, now we have a little problem here, we are seeing two different buildings: yours, based on a '56 Nomad, and Superbird McMonte's, witch I might say is based on the '55 Nomad... I too would like to build the four '54 Motorama Corvette "jewels" so, after some research I did buy a '55 Nomad kit, along with a '53 Corvette BUT, what I think would be great, it would be to get some blueprints of this particular Nomad, to get the correct wheelbase in order to see exactly where to make all the "surgical" cuttings... You lengthened the '56 chassis how many mms? Is the '55 kit chassis the same size of the '56's? are they the same size in 1/1, or are they different? And, of course, you will get a great model in the end! In my case, I’m going for the “look” My 55 Nomad is 1/25 while the Corvette parts are Monogram 1/24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Wow! A beautiful and impressive model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertw Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Well done, that is going to look great. Considering that your other choice would have been the rare MiniExotics resin kit of the Nomad you've created an very good looking replica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geemoney Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 nice i too started with the AMT 55.... its in the box SOMEWHERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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