Bills72sj Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) This model was made to represent my buddy's 1:1 car (when it is finished). It is an old MPC kit molded in red from my stash. I had to convert the bucket seat/console to bench seat 4-speed. His is a true Heavy Chevy so it has the SS gauge dash (instead of the Malibu rectangular speedo). He and I put a killer stereo in it so I added the FOUR 10" subwoofers to the rear package shelf. I even made decals that match the brand we used. He painted his 454 BBC Ford blue so I did too. The headlight bezels and grille are blacked out as it is on the real one. Edited December 6, 2019 by Bills72sj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) When his real car gets repainted, he wants the Heavy Chevy stripe package in gold. So to emulate that, I ordered gold Heavy Chevy decals from Keith Marks. They laid out perfectly. The wheels are Hurst Dazzlers in gold. I showed him a picture of the wheels I wanted for my car and he liked them so much he bought them for his. I got the model rims from Modelhaus as the spokes are the same design as the Hurst wheels for mid-60's GTOs. The color is Testors Root Beer Brown metallic. It is covered with Testors 'Wet Look' clear. The model came out so well that I told him that I am keeping it until his real one makes its first car show. (pictures to follow if the text succeeds in posting) Edited December 6, 2019 by Bills72sj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Super sharp Chevelle, great color!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Top Shelf build! Well executed. Great color. The wheels look just right on this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Nice job. I have the Keith Mark's Heavy Chevy decals that I want to build a 72 kit I have. Just one those projects that didn't get done yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Well done build! The interior has a nice appearance of texture to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Beautiful looking Chevelle. The paint color and finish really look great. I also like the deep offset rear wheels. What was the source for the front bench seat ? The pattern almost looks like a Pontiac or Oldsmobile seat. The original theme with the Heavy Chevy was to offer a lot of the SS features, Dash and Stripes, at an affordable price as well as a better Insurance rate for the buyer. The base engine was a 350 and the usual assortment of transmissions. Just about any engine could be ordered but most were the 350's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 hours ago, espo said: Beautiful looking Chevelle. The paint color and finish really look great. I also like the deep offset rear wheels. What was the source for the front bench seat ? The pattern almost looks like a Pontiac or Oldsmobile seat. The original theme with the Heavy Chevy was to offer a lot of the SS features, Dash and Stripes, at an affordable price as well as a better Insurance rate for the buyer. The base engine was a 350 and the usual assortment of transmissions. Just about any engine could be ordered but most were the 350's. The only big block you could get in a Heavy Chevy was 402 aka old 396 bored out. Only SS had 454 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, Bob Ellis said: The only big block you could get in a Heavy Chevy was 402 aka old 396 bored out. Only SS had 454 You are right. The real car was born with a 402. Options and trim a very minimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 3 hours ago, espo said: Beautiful looking Chevelle. The paint color and finish really look great. I also like the deep offset rear wheels. What was the source for the front bench seat ? The pattern almost looks like a Pontiac or Oldsmobile seat. David, you are very perceptive. The bench seat started life as the rear seat for a 62 Catalina. My parts box had few choices and the pattern was close enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, MeatMan said: Well done build! The interior has a nice appearance of texture to it. Dennis, I used some off brand semi-gloss black straight from the can. Edited December 6, 2019 by Bills72sj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Great work. Really outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoDak1 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 That's a dazzling color combination, the gold Hurst wheels were a great choice too. I'll have to keep these colors in mind for a future build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Very sharp work, and that Root beer brown really pops! Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouO Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Nice, clean work - great finished product. Great choice of color and wheels to set it just right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Fantastic looking Chevelle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Nicely done! Love the color and the gold stripes really look good with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Thank you all for your compliments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 BIll , this is a very nice model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 sweet job and great color, looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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