bluestringer

Thanks. I am going to try the white glue method. Thanks Carl.

Buggered up the interior. Looks ok I guess. The front bench seat was removed and 2 good buckets added, gives a little contrast to the old dirty interior. Also a new steering wheel was installed.

Thanks. Jim, I been thinking about what I need to do with the trim. I don't think I want to remove any, never tried that before. But I don't want to foil it either. Not sure how would be the best way to handle it, maybe go over it with a dull silver pencil or something. And when is the best stage to do it. I want to start the glue stage, then shoot some dullcote on it, then the final color before I start removing the glue. Not sure when I should do the trim work.

Went ahead and finished the engine. Next I will try to figure out how I'm going to weather the body and interior.

Thanks Carl. Thank you.

Picked up this Hot Wheels 32 Ford at Ollie's................

Thanks. That is actually decals that were in the kit. The texture is in the hood, I used some setting fluid to get the decals to form over the texture. Thanks.

Got the "rust" coat on the body. Actually it's Tamiya Nato Brown.

Thanks. I envy the weathering guys too, this will be my first attempt. I may be throwing to whole thing in the can before it finished. Thanks Bob. I have a couple Ollie's I check from time to time. They usually have a few. Thanks David. I'm not going to try and replicate the show car, just gonna try something new to me.

I just saw the episode featuring the 56. That's what gave me idea because I knew I had the 56 I got at Ollie's. I also have the Nomad. I'm not going to try and replicate their 56, I just want to try my hand at weathering a body and interior. I have weathered a chassis before, but that was just dirt and grime.

I watch a show on Motortrend TV called Roadkill. These 2 guys take an old beat up, torn up junk car and get in running again. They put effort into the engine/trans and suspension but don't bother with making the exterior or the interior look good. And some of the ones they do are really ragged out. So I'm going to try my hand at building this 56 in that style. It will be my first attempt at weathering a body and interior, so this may be a disaster. The guys always name their creation, they once got a 69 Barracuda that was burnt to a crisp in one of the big California fires, got it running and named it BBQuda. So I'll call this one Roadkill. The bucket seats on the kit don't have backs, so I made some and will trim to fit. The custom engine in the kit looks to be a SBC, maybe a 283, but it comes with a blower and 2 4's. I am going to try the white glue method on weathering the body. I'll see how this works out.

Thanks. Thank you. Thanks Michelle. Thanks David. Thank you. Thanks Garry. Thanks. Thank you. Thanks Andrew. Thanks.

Calling it done.

Thanks. Thanks.

Very nice kit. The paint is Tamiya Light Green on the body, turned out a little brighter than expected. A different green probably would have looked better. Interior is Tamiya Semi Gloss Black. Built OOB stock except for a few details under the hood. Had a few probelms getting the body mated to the frame, broke off some parts trying to get them together and found out it worked better to install the interior as a separate unit into the body first, then fit the frame on. The bumpers were also a little finicky, not much contact points for glue. Thanks for looking and all comments welcome.

Almost done. Got a few items to take care of before I put it under glass. I had my usual problem with this type kit getting the body on the chassis, and the bumpers were finicky.

Thanks. Yea the green turned out a little too bright, but I like it.

After all the problems you had Bob it still came out looking great. Nice work.

Got the trim done and got clear on the body. Finished up the chassis and got it on 4 wheels.

Got the interior done and mated up the frame/subframe. Finished a few small details.

Thanks Carl.

Sub frame painted, engine installed. Tamiya light green on the body.

Rain moved in today, so no painting. But I did get the engine finished. Kit provides a nice 396, I added plug wires, fuel line and a bypass hose.

Thanks. Thanks Mario. Thanks Carl.

Those are some good looking Chevelles. I will probably just go with Tamiya light green.