Sledsel Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 This has always been a cool kit. May I suggest looking for the old Revell 57 front bumper and grill. You trimmed the bumper, but it is still there. The OLD Revell has a separate grill and makes cutting the bumper away easy. Here is a pic of a 1:1 with just the bumper removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Sledsel said: This has always been a cool kit. May I suggest looking for the old Revell 57 front bumper and grill. You trimmed the bumper, but it is still there. The OLD Revell has a separate grill and makes cutting the bumper away easy. Here is a pic of a 1:1 with just the bumper removed. Thanks, I see what you are talking about. I think I'll try trimming it more. I have seem them cut different ways, some even had the grill removed and left only the top chrome piece. I kinda like that look, may even try it. I also may try to find a moon tank and mount it on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 This is where I cut mine. It cuts pretty easily with a sharp blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 18 hours ago, bluestringer said: Thanks, I see what you are talking about. I think I'll try trimming it more. I have seem them cut different ways, some even had the grill removed and left only the top chrome piece. I kinda like that look, may even try it. I also may try to find a moon tank and mount it on the front. Right, I have seen with just the chrome above also. I have also seen them with no grill or end pieces (Chevy bumper is 5 pieces) and a moon tank mounted to the center section of the bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 I think I will cut more of the bumper off but leave the grille and center piece with the chevy emblem. I was able to shoot some paint on the flip front today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, bluestringer said: I think I will cut more of the bumper off but leave the grille and center piece with the chevy emblem. I was able to shoot some paint on the flip front today. The color and paint look good, what paint is it....I always want to know what people use. And why just the flipper and not the rest of the car?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hay Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I've seen lots of 57 gassers with no grille at all, so you could leave it all off entirely and it would be period correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, TransAmMike said: The color and paint look good, what paint is it....I always want to know what people use. And why just the flipper and not the rest of the car?? Thanks. The color is CreateFX Pearl Green. I didn't have time or energy to get it all painted. Having some health problems this week. Edited November 12, 2021 by bluestringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 45 minutes ago, Dan Hay said: I've seen lots of 57 gassers with no grille at all, so you could leave it all off entirely and it would be period correct. Yea, I've looked at photos and saw them like that. I think I will probably go with the grill only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 38 minutes ago, bluestringer said: Thanks. The color is CreateFX Pearl Green. I didn't have time or energy to get it all painted. Having some health problems this week. Sorry about not feeling well. Have you used much of the Createx? I like how their pearls look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 The green looks Fantastic! I hope you feel better soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 15 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Sorry about not feeling well. Have you used much of the Createx? I like how their pearls look. Thanks. This is my first time using it. I have the green and a bottle of the blue pearl. I like it so far, sprays good, needs just a little thinning for my Paasche H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 14 hours ago, FLHCAHZ said: The green looks Fantastic! I hope you feel better soon Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 That Pearl Green looks like it layed down pretty nice. Looking good so far. I like my Paasche H. Simple, single action, and gets the job done. What a work horse and easy to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 41 minutes ago, Zippi said: That Pearl Green looks like it layed down pretty nice. Looking good so far. I like my Paasche H. Simple, single action, and gets the job done. What a work horse and easy to clean. Thanks Bob. I like my Paasche H also, simple and efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 Cut some more off the bumper/grille. I think I will go with this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Black Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 That will look great once you have it all detailed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 Got the rest of the body painted and the engine done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Lookin' good James. Your rollin man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Looks great! The green is very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 That's looking good. I like the white headers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 Thanks for the comments guys. But now I have ruined it. There is a lot of trim on this car. I could not decide what I wanted to do with it. I have some foil, but have never tried using it. Decided to try it, it would not stick, so gave up. Have a metallic silver paint pen, started with it and it worked good for the large area on the back panel, but tip too big for the smaller trim. Got the old standby silver sharpie out., even though it does not look like chrome at all. Finished up the side trim with it, then started on the windows, lots of trim here and hard to tell what to hit with the sharpie, checked the box and thought I had it right, but I was hitting the wrong area. By this time I'm frustrated and should have stopped, but I kept going and messed up my line making a big mess. Oh well, it is what it is. Taking a break for a couple days, got some Doctor appointments next week, still trying to get a problem with my potassium level figured out. Here's my mess........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Black Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) Don't feel to bad, I was trying to foil mine http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/159728-mpc-57-chevy/ yesterday and pretty much just stuffed in back in the box. I'll dig it out at some point and try again. You could try a little alcohol and try removing the ink. Good luck hope ya get it straightened out. Edited November 14, 2021 by Painted Black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 It's really a shame you guys' are having BMF issues. As a long time user, when you get the hang of it IMO there is no real substitute. It is definately a pain even for experienced users especially the new stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Black Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 13 hours ago, TransAmMike said: It's really a shame you guys' are having BMF issues. As a long time user, when you get the hang of it IMO there is no real substitute. It is definately a pain even for experienced users especially the new stuff. Mike, I've been using BMF since 1989, have done over 150 cars, it;s not a user problem, its a product problem. I for one enjoy trimming a model with BMF, but the stuff has changed, it doesn't stick, it too thick, etc. I truly hope they can get the problem fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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