Smitty Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I chose to build this Belair as a replica of one of my childhood family cars. My father bought the real car used around 1965 at a Ford dealership in my town. I was only five years old at the time but I remember going with him to pick it up. In the often-seen white with red interior, the car was equiped with a 283 and full wheel covers. The model is painted with Tamiya TS-26 Pure White and Testors wet look clear. The interior is Testors Guards Red enamel. I tried a little experiment with the fabric inserts on the seats. I found a photo sample of the fabric online and scaled it down to fit the seats. I printed it out on ordinary 20lb. bond paper on a laser printer, cut it out and stuck it down with 3M spray adhesive. I also experimented with the giving the glass a subtle tint by dipping the Glass in future shine that had a few drops of blue food dye mixed in. (I'm sure I read that on this forum somewhere.) I pirated the small block engine from the Revell '65 Chevy stepside pickup. The tires are from my parts box and the wheel covers are from the Revell 62 Impala kit. It's a great kit that I would like to build again. Maybe in a more unexpected colour, not red, white or black! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Nice job! Great engine details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 VERY nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Great looking build and I like how you replicated your fathers car. Great idea on the interior cloth seats. The engine compartment looks very correct also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Outstanding ! Great work on the 283 conversion , and on that upholstery ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeakDoc Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 That is a fantastic Bel Air! Great job on the seat patterns. Might have to steal that idea sometime. Wonderful engine detailing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 This is an outstanding build in a number of different ways... really like this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 That looks absolutely stunning! White with red interior is such an 'easy out' combo, but it looks soooo good! You done a cracking job on this, really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Fantastic build and the white exterior/red interior combination is quite appropriate for the era. Interesting information on the seat patterns and I'm guessing you used embossing powder for the carpets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Very well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Fine looking 62, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minkos Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 I love the interior! How did you get the paper to conform to the contours of the seat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparfarmer Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 13 hours ago, Smitty said: I chose to build this Belair as a replica of one of my childhood family cars. My father bought the real car used around 1965 at a Ford dealership in my town. I was only five years old at the time but I remember going with him to pick it up. In the often-seen white with red interior, the car was equiped with a 283 and full wheel covers. The model is painted with Tamiya TS-26 Pure White and Testors wet look clear. The interior is Testors Guards Red enamel. I tried a little experiment with the fabric inserts on the seats. I found a photo sample of the fabric online and scaled it down to fit the seats. I printed it out on ordinary 20lb. bond paper on a laser printer, cut it out and stuck it down with 3M spray adhesive. I also experimented with the giving the glass a subtle tint by dipping the Glass in future shine that had a few drops of blue food dye mixed in. (I'm sure I read that on this forum somewhere.) I pirated the small block engine from the Revell '65 Chevy stepside pickup. The tires are from my parts box and the wheel covers are from the Revell 62 Impala kit. It's a great kit that I would like to build again. Maybe in a more unexpected colour, not red, white or black! Very nicely done..Interior idea is great and looks good too..Full wheel covers..Good memory from being 5 yrs old at the time..Sweet/clean build.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 It looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 19 hours ago, AMT68 said: Fantastic build and the white exterior/red interior combination is quite appropriate for the era. Interesting information on the seat patterns and I'm guessing you used embossing powder for the carpets. Hi Tom, thanks for looking. I use flocking glued down with 3M spray adhesive. It's the only way I can get the fuzz to lay down evenly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, minkos said: I love the interior! How did you get the paper to conform to the contours of the seat? Thanks Mark, I'm glad you like it! First I sanded off the molded texture on the seats. I cut out the paper inserts and glued them in with 3M spray adhesive. It's pretty sticky stuff! Edited December 12, 2020 by Smitty spelling mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 That is sweeeeeeet!!!!..... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Man that is really really nice ! The color is perfect for a Belair and I prefer a 293 over a 409 any day ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Fantastic build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Well thanks Eric for the info on the carpet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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