skymnky721 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) Wow,,been doing some commission builds this month for some folks at roush,,but had time to finish the 1/16 AMT 57' Belair,,it turned out ok,,but there was alot of "fine tuning" and other stuff to get it here. I wont bore us with all of what I had to do,,but it took alot longer than it should have. The color is Tamiya pearl green,,which turns out to be a GM color from back then,,custom mixed paint for the 2 tone interior,,and of course added some x-tras in the engine bay. All in all,,it was a cool kit to do. And worth the purchase price. Keep those plastic creations moving forward! Cheers,,,,S Edited February 8, 2021 by skymnky721 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 wow, very nice! Lots of colourful detail. I like the wheels, and the colour combo looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug 1061 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Nice. I have one of these in my pile, couldn't pass it up. No idea when I'll get around to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) Thanks guys,,the cragar mags in the kit are really cool,,but youll need your dremel tool to "clean" up some of the mating surfaces,,like bottom of interior bucket, has some ejector mold pin "circles" that got in the way of the flush fit of interior bucket sitting flat on chassis,, had to remove the top of the trans tunnel to get flush fit when placed on chassis,,, and there was a bizzare gap between the rear bumper and rear deck panel when mocked up,,so I had to shorten the lower portion of rear bumper to close up the gap,,not sure why it was like that,,I taped off all the trim and painted instead of foil,,, scratch built a floor shifter,,,,painted the bumpers testors diamond dust quik dry,,and there was some seam gaps with the rear tail lens mating surfaces to the body,,had to hand file a bit to get a tighter fit,,made the steering posable,,but this kit was probably tooled in the 70's is my guess,,so its all part of building these classic kits,,which I am still happy to have on the display shelf,, now on to the T-bolt prostock customer build,,,Cheers! Edited February 11, 2021 by skymnky721 typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 That looks great, I love the colors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Very nice build Scott. Maybe its me or the pictures, but the body looks shorter than the real car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 15 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Very nice build Scott. Maybe its me or the pictures, but the body looks shorter than the real car. It could be the pics,,not sure,,but the rear bumper is a bit closer to the rear deck panel after I removed about 1/8 inch from lower portion of bumper for a tighter fit,,maybe thats it. Im not sure what the exact wheelbase is on the 1:1,,but the body overall length hasnt been modified at all. I may get the large Nomad kit also,,that would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, skymnky721 said: It could be the pics,,not sure,,but the rear bumper is a bit closer to the rear deck panel after I removed about 1/8 inch from lower portion of bumper for a tighter fit,,maybe thats it. Im not sure what the exact wheelbase is on the 1:1,,but the body overall length hasnt been modified at all. I may get the large Nomad kit also,,that would be cool. Yep, probably the pictures, and yeah the Nomad would be cool too. Without looking, I think the Nomad is a '55. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Yep, probably the pictures, and yeah the Nomad would be cool too. Without looking, I think the Nomad is a '55. Actually,,Id like to get the 1/16th 55, sedan convt,,,,AND the Nomad as well,,you can add so much x-tra features to the large kits. Thanks all for the kind comments,,enjoy your works as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Thanks Scott, I have never done anything larger than 1/24. Just my opinion of course, to me the bigger kits require a higher skill level of detailing when it comes to accurate finishes. As for my "works" I'm no where near a lot of folks on here. I always say, I'm still a WIP🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 4 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Thanks Scott, I have never done anything larger than 1/24. Just my opinion of course, to me the bigger kits require a higher skill level of detailing when it comes to accurate finishes. As for my "works" I'm no where near a lot of folks on here. I always say, I'm still a WIP🙄 Actually,,the larger kits are easier to do,,IMO. All the detail work is much larger,,which is easier to see,,and work with. Now it does use up more paint ,,glue ect,,but thats ok. Try one,,you may like doing a 1/16th,,like maybe the Nomad? Heres a 1/8th Entax Bugatti ,,customer build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Nicely Done! All those different colors on the chassis of the Chevy remind me of an illustration from one of those old "How It Works" books we all read as kids. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Really sharp looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 3/11/2021 at 6:14 AM, David G. said: Nicely Done! All those different colors on the chassis of the Chevy remind me of an illustration from one of those old "How It Works" books we all read as kids. David G. LOL,,yea I remember those books,,I always like to have a color contrast on the underside,,instead of all black or whatever. Highlights the components. Thanks for the kind comments to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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