Nacho Z

Hey, Doug, they say great minds think alike! I just finished a Lancia Stratos WRC yesterday! I was going to start a Workbench thread this week...lol. I’m really looking forward to seeing yours when she is done. Getting that chassis into the body...???

That is just flat out gorgeous!!

She looks very nice, Gil. A very clean build indeed!

Ray, I am one of the original 5 members of this gig. The 57 is fine to build. I’m putting this out there for everyone who may be reading this thread, the 24 Hour Build is not a contest or competition. The rules are very flexible. They are really just guidelines. The main idea is to have fun!

Beautiful little hotrod, Marcel! I love the colors on it and the whole car just looks “right”. Great job!

You knocked this one out of the park, Scott! Everything looks so good; paint, decals, interior, chassis, etc. Just a fantastic model!

Great looking Ferrari, Peter! Such a beautiful F1 in 1:1 and you’ve captured it well!

Cancer is such a terrible thing, I am so sorry to see this Vince. My condolences to you and your family.

Oh man do I miss Dale! NASCAR has never been the same without him, IMHO. It is great seeing his car in scale. You’ve done a very nice job on this!

That is just an absolutely gorgeous color!!

Great looking Honda you've got there, Bruce! I have this kit as well as a few others in different scale. Overall, did you find Hasegawa's kit to be a good one? Again, great looking F1!!

Great job, Geoff! She is a beauty.

There’s a whole lot of coolness going on here! This really is too cool, nice job on both models!

So I gotta tell you, I was down in my hobby room the other night and I just wasn’t feeling it, so I spun my chair around and saw my Testors kit of this car. I remembered that you were doing it and so I pulled it out and looked it over for two nights. I also reread all 10 pages of this thread and got my mojo back!! I will happily and readily admit that I am going to steal so many of your ideas...??. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, thank you for taking the time to share all of these wonderful tips and tricks that you do! I’m looking forward to seeing even more.

And once again we have a prime example of why this forum is so great! Thanks, Martin, that is some great info.

I think one thing needs to be noted. (I built the red and champagne two toned model from the Max kit. It is linked a ways up in this thread. I also have a workbench thread.). The bottom of the rear quarters roll in too much. This causes the rear bumper to not line up with the body. I had two of these kits and they were both the same. If you look at Tommy124’s model up above you will see that his kit has the same problem. I had to install “spreaders” to push my rear quarters out. Not a deal breaker but something to be aware of.

Lol, well we both learned something new! I was sharing this build on FB while I was building it. I was showing the grill and rear bumper/taillights. One guy posted something like “nice job but all 57 Bel Airs had a gold grill”. I’ll be darned but it looks like he was right. Now plenty of customs have all chrome grills but from what I could find, it looks like they all originally had gold grills.

That is what I have read. I keep a few SnapTite kits and a couple of pre-decorated kits in my stash to use as slump busters. I was getting bogged down on a Tamiya Porsche 956 build so I turned to this one to give me a sense of progress and accomplishment. Mission accomplished!

Thanks, Roger! I did not do anything to the cowl area. I readily admit to not knowing a lot about 57s so after reading your question I did a quick image search but don’t have a solid answer. Are there cowl vents on 57 Bel Airs?

That is a good looking Chevelle, Jim!!

Bruce, not sure if you saw my posts in the “Workbench” section. This was the second set of glass. The first set broke on me when I tried to...”cough cough” force it into submission. What you see is just the kit glass with no work done to it. However, in the past I have completely dipped glass into a bath of Future with amazing results. Thanks for the comment!

Wow! Thanks for all of the nice comments, guys! I thought it was a nice kit for a SnapTite. I’m no expert on 57 Chevys but had read that this was a good kit, body wise. Based on the comments, the color combo was a good choice! ? Thanks again!

Thanks, Tom! I was sharing my work in progress with a group of modeling friends and one of them said the same thing.

Thanks, Ray! When I was looking for inspiration on the internet, I only found one car in this color combo. I’m happy with them!

I recently finished up this Revell Snaptite Max kit. Overall, not a bad kit. It is nice to build a straight forward kit without all of the detailing. You can find the WIP here: I hope you all enjoy this one. Let me know what you think.