Dragonhawk1066 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I finished the AMT 1970 Chevelle SS454 yesterday. I know, same old--same old, everybody does them in red, but to me the most iconic Muscle Car is a Red Chevelle SS454. So the color is Tamiya TS-49 Bright Red. I left the interior primer black and brushed satin clear over the dash, door panels, and parts of the seats. I added valve stems, ignition wires, heater hoses, and an Accel Supercoil from MAD for extra details. The trim is Bare Metal Foil and the door handles came from Fireball Modelworks and were painted with Molotow Chrome. The final fit was pretty finicky, but after 4 tries I finally got it to look right, although I'm not happy with the gap between the hood and grille. I also sanded down the door window trim on each side, as it was almost non-existent, and used some .010" x .030" styrene strip for the trim. It's a pretty basic but familiar AMT kit with low parts count, lacking details, and showing it's age, but it turned out pretty good and felt nicely nostalgic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Geez Craig, thats a beauty👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safire6 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Very nice! Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 That's a knockout ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Boy does that Chevrolet look good. That red just makes the car pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81Jaybird Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Love it. Not a single person would complain if given a chance to own or ride in a car like that. Your version looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJM Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 A beautiful 'clean' build --love the garage diorama! Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Looks great in that classic color combination. Nice work wrapping the styrene strips around the side windows. Did you polish the base color since it appears to be a non metallic or has that been cleared? Because it has fantastic shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Looks a lot better than mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 It looks very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 21 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Geez Craig, thats a beauty👍 21 hours ago, Safire6 said: Very nice! Great job. 21 hours ago, cobraman said: That's a knockout ! 20 hours ago, Zippi said: Boy does that Chevrolet look good. That red just makes the car pop. 20 hours ago, 81Jaybird said: Love it. Not a single person would complain if given a chance to own or ride in a car like that. Your version looks great! 20 hours ago, AJM said: A beautiful 'clean' build --love the garage diorama! Great job!! 17 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: Looks a lot better than mine 10 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice! 10 hours ago, charger74 said: It looks very good Thanks guys!! 18 hours ago, AMT68 said: Looks great in that classic color combination. Nice work wrapping the styrene strips around the side windows. Did you polish the base color since it appears to be a non metallic or has that been cleared? Because it has fantastic shine. Thanks Tom! I wet-sanded the color coat and then applied the decals and clear coated, but I did not sand or polish the clear. I did apply a coat of wax before final assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Big block Chevelle in "Arrest me Red" = Muscle Car. Great looking paint and trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Really clean build. Looks amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Absolutely stunning Chevelle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Excellent!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Nailed it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Sweet-looking build right there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Very sharp looking Chevelle, nice work and lovely detailing. Can't go wrong with red! Can't believe I haven't built one of these yet, such a cool looking car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Looks beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Beautiful Chevelle and in my favorite color ! Everybody puts down these early kits as lacking detail and the "new" kits are sooo much better , but your build just shows that they can hold their own and even look better than the newer stuff . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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