GeeBee Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) While waiting for the Molotow liquid chrome to dry on the small parts on the AMT version I'm building, I got this one down from the shelf, I thought While I'd got it down, I might as well make a start on it, I've had the paint for a little while, supplied by MCW Finishes. I thought it was pretty much the same as the AMT version, but the interior apart from the dashboard is totally different, there's a few other things are different, like the front bumper, I'll be painting it in Highland green with a Surf green roof. I'll be building it factory stock, of course...... Edited October 22, 2020 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 You KNOW i'll be watching Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Oh yeah; nice color combo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, bisc63 said: Oh yeah; nice color combo! There was a few colours i was going to go with, in the end i went with the Highland green, I've seen photos of it without the 2 tone roof panel, but I do like the two tone option, I found it very hard to find photos of the 2 door sedan in this colour though. Edited October 23, 2020 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 Spent around an hour cleaning up the bodyshell, removing the mould lines from the top of the front wings and along the middle of the bootlid, along the corners of the front scuttle and on the tops of the rear wings, rescribed the panel lines as they were pretty shallow, cut the bonnet and chassis of the parts tree and cleaned up where it was joined on the parts tree, both dry fitted just fine, this Revell plastic is certainly softer and more translucent than the AMT plastic on my other 57 Chevy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Geoff, I know you will do a Great job with this one also, one day you may "accidently" slip up & put chrome wheels on a built....☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 "Bootlid", "front scuttle"!! OK Geoff, translation ???? Just poking fun at ya LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Have this kit, love this kit (and have a secret dream to build a more accurate gasser version than the MPC offering using this as a base). If it turns out anything like your nice AMT '57, it will be a build thread to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 Engine built up, it will be primed,then the gearbox will be airbrushed in steel, then masked to airbrush the engine in Chevrolet engine orange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, TransAmMike said: "Bootlid", "front scuttle"!! OK Geoff, translation ???? Just poking fun at ya LOL. You know the first I travelled to ?? me and a friend went into a pretty posh restaurant, I asked if they did "Fish & Chips" you should have seen their face.... There were plenty of other times I asked for things that just got a strange look.... I've had better luck with being understood while travelling and working in Germany..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Hope I didn't offend you!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Hope I didn't offend you!! Mike Of course you haven't, it's strange that we're supposed to speak the same language, only no one told the Americans or the English.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 2 hours ago, gman said: If it turns out anything like your nice AMT '57, it will be a build thread to watch. Thank you, I've got a few more 57 Chevys to build as well, although I think I'll be building the AMT 58 Edsel after I've finished these two 57 Chevys I have on the go at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Great start, Geoff. Yeah, the newer kits are definitely much thinner plastic than the older releases. No issues with it but I do wonder if they are the new promo warps of the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Phew, I'm glad you're OK with it but actually I really do want to know what the "front scuttle" is. I've been sitting on 2 of the Black Widow kits waiting for the time to build them. Is that the kit engine, it almost looks resin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Phew, I'm glad you're OK with it but actually I really do want to know what the "front scuttle" is. I've been sitting on 2 of the Black Widow kits waiting for the time to build them. Is that the kit engine, it almost looks resin? The scuttle is the panel between the windscreen and the bonnet where the wiper arms fit, and yes,it's the kit engine. Edited October 23, 2020 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 3 hours ago, TransAmMike said: I've been sitting on 2 of the Black Widow kits waiting for the time to build them. As I've still got a nearly full bottle of Larkspur blue left over from the AMT Bel Air, I'm thinking of doing the 150 Business sedan in 2 tone Harbour blue and Larkspur blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 4 hours ago, GeeBee said: Of course you haven't, it's strange that we're supposed to speak the same language, only no one told the Americans or the English.... Allegedly, Winston Churchill said, "Americans and British are one people separated by a common language." in a speech to Congress in the early 1940s. I have a few of the new tool AMT '57 Belairs but don't have the Revell sedan. Any preference as to either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, SfanGoch said: I have a few of the new tool AMT '57 Belairs but don't have the Revell sedan. Any preference as to either? The AMT body was much better than the Revell version, as it didn't need as much cleaning up, the mold lines on top of the wings were a nightmare to remove without sanding off the raised trim, but saying that the gearbox mounts on the AMT version certainly put my blood pressure up, but of course, there very realistic, just small fiddly parts to get lined up perfectly. The only reason I got the Revell one is that it's a post sedan, the AMT is the Sports Coupe, so although they look alike, the body and interiors are different, I'm not sure if the engines are different or not, but the air filters certainly are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Good color combo and I assuming plane jane 150 stock right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Good color combo and I assuming plane jane 150 stock right?? Oh yes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Another fine '57 from Herr Geoff is on its way ! I prefer the 150 and 210 coupes' less-embellished trim and such ; a sedate-but-colourful paint and interior will be the pop . I've got the Black Widow in my stash (Christmas gift from 10+ years ago) . I'm thinking of putting the AMT Pontiac 421 under its bonnet just to raise some brows . I'm looking forward to watching your '7 come together , Geoff ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 So your going highland green with a whit top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nxr Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Did they ever use the 57 chevy as police? I am trying to convert some kits into 2 door cruisers so i can build my 50 state patrol collection, over the years to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 5 hours ago, slusher said: So your going highland green with a whit top? I'm going with Surf green for the roof panel Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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