Safire6 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I built this for a good friend that had a 1:1 back in the day. Originally the car was artesian turquoise but he painted it marina blue. I used Testors custom blue metal flake on it. I made multiple mistakes on this build. The worst being that I glued the rear view mirror to low on the windshield. So when I mated the body with the chassis, the mirror hit the dash before I got the front end to sit low enough so I had to snap the mirror off at the base to get the front end down. So now it looks like there is a radar detector mounted on the inside windshield. Yeah that's it, a radar detector! Next mistake is that I clear coated the body after I applied the Molotow which caused the paint to bleed into the Molotow and vice versa. I should have known better. I still need to attach the rear window trim and the chrome bits to the hood. When that is done I'll post some pics completely done, probably next Thursday. The decals that came with this kit (20+ years old I think) were brittle and fell apart very easily. I got most of the original decals applied to the interior without tool much damage. Tom Billings (tbill) donated newer decals which I used without any problems on the exterior. Thanks again Tom! The wheels and tires came from the AMT '61 Chevy Impala SS kit. The first few pics are obviously the 1:1 car. Comments welcome! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Darn nice replica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) Right on brutha!! That's a great job on that replication. One of the things that I like most about this site is most everyone's willingness to chip in and help out. I built a 59 El Camino for one of my friends son a few years back and people came out of the wood work to chip in and help out. Awesome!! Btw....tbill (Tom Billings) is definitely one of the coolest dudes around here. Edited July 25, 2021 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 You nailed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Very nice indeed. My cousin (may he RIP) owned a 66 El Camino with a very similar color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Nice job; Chevelles always look good in blue! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 😉👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Good looking Chevelle. The blue looks nice and your engine bay has nice detail work. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Very nice! Your errors aren't obvious and I probably wouldn't have spotted them if you hadn't mentioned them. Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 This is a beautifully detailed model inside and out. That 1:1 is also sharp looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 One of my all time favorite cars and I enjoyed looking at the pictures of the real car and your model. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Really nice job. The 66 Chevelle is one of favorites. They had one of the best stances, especially if you raised the front and rear just a little. My friend had one back in the day, yellow with the 327. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Great looking Chevelle. The paint finish looks good and the trim is all really clean looking. I notice the shifter in one of the pictures of your friends car. Most of the Chevelles I remember that had bucket seats also had the console and in the picture his doesn't look to have one. I know that they would build these just about anyway that you would order them at that time but unusual all the same. Your friend should love getting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Nice looking Chevelle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) Very nice model! 😀 Edited July 26, 2021 by John B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre_tec Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Loving that shade of blue, looks so nice! great build, and remember, all the mistake you did, you are the one that notices. like all the artist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Looks very good Steve. My first new 1:1 car was also a '66 SS Chevelle (Black/Black). Great memories. There is one thing tho I see as odd about the real car pics is the 2 tone seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papajohn97 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Very nice job Steve on a car that’s close to my heart. I learned to drive in my mom’s nearly new Artesian Turquoise ‘66 Malibu. Her’s had a 283 which was a good thing for me and those around me at the time, can you imagine a 16 yr old learning to drive in a 396? I love the colors and the look of Torque Trust wheels on this car and am amazed that you painted the bright work freehand using Molotow pens. You must not be a coffee drinker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Fantastic looking Chevelle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Really nice. Hard kit to come by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safire6 Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 On 7/27/2021 at 2:04 PM, papajohn97 said: Very nice job Steve on a car that’s close to my heart. I learned to drive in my mom’s nearly new Artesian Turquoise ‘66 Malibu. Her’s had a 283 which was a good thing for me and those around me at the time, can you imagine a 16 yr old learning to drive in a 396? I love the colors and the look of Torque Trust wheels on this car and am amazed that you painted the bright work freehand using Molotow pens. You must not be a coffee drinker! Thanks for the comments! I actually decanted the Molotow and used brushes to apply it. I don't drink coffee but I do drink a couple Pepsi's each day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safire6 Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 On 7/26/2021 at 10:51 PM, TransAmMike said: Looks very good Steve. My first new 1:1 car was also a '66 SS Chevelle (Black/Black). Great memories. There is one thing tho I see as odd about the real car pics is the 2 tone seats. I saw some beautiful pics of a black/black 66 on Bring A Trailer that I used as a reference when I built this one. My friend said the factory called the interior colors on his car Sandalwood and Fawn Beige. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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