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I received this from a friend as a started project. He had installed the quad headlights and side pipe shrouds. He also had made the custom taillight lenses. It had been painted but the paint needed a lot of work. I liked what he had started and decided to finish it.
I found when doing the reseach for ideas that there are not many examples of 56 Chevys with quad lights. I dug out a couple of "Little Pages" I have for some ideas. Last night I dove in!
I decided on a half top roof so out came the saw and off came the roof. The problem is that the kit is 1/24 and the half top is 1/25. No peoblem that a 3/16 inch strip wouldn't fix.
Also, for a little custom touch, I removed the top half of the body chrome.
The grille is a chrome piece that was about 2 inches long and flat. No idea where it came from. I cut it to length to fit inside the opening. Then I glued two bent strips of brass to the back of it to give it a slight curve. I thought it looked like what a homemade custom grille would have looked like on a late 50's custom. I also modified the rear bumper with an overrider that I've had kicking around in the parts box for years.
That's where I'm at so far. Still a long ways to go.
Did I memtion that I'm trying to have this one completed by Oct 7 for a show? No pressure.....
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13 hours ago, Chuck Most said:
I like your rendition better than the actual T300 based Ramcharger built for the Mexican market. That one had a Caravan lift gate and was overall just kind of janky looking. ?
I'd heard they actually had a Ramcharger out back then but it was nothing like my idea. Not liking the look of it much. Definitely needed a removable top.
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Beautiful build and a great color on it. I'd be proud of it!
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42 minutes ago, ncbuckeye67 said:
Excellent conversion! I always wondered why Dodge never made a blazer/suburban. Chevy was still making a two-door Blazer in the mid-nineties.
Would have been nice to see them do it.
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Got some nice old decals and a very dirty old Caddy ambulance in the mail today. Box lid was so rotted I threw it out. Caddy is going straight into the sink to wash.
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Beautifully built Porsche. The Silver body and red interior are a perfect pairing and your skills show on this build. Nice work!
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Wow!! What amazing detail you added to this build! I see something new each time. The entire thing is a work of art. I have a couple of these to build and I will be taking notes from your example. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you guys.
51 minutes ago, Zippi said:I'm liking all the mods you did. Great looking wheels and the two tone color looks pretty kewl.
I was kind of on the fence bout the color of the body until I sprayed the clear mixed with the microflakes. They gave it a bit of a greenish gold sparkle in the sun.
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9 hours ago, NOBLNG said:
Nice conversion there Tom!? The paint looks good from here…what did you use?
I used a Testors Model Masters Emerald Green and Model Masters Bright Titanium Silver.
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Thanks for all of the nice response. Much appreciated.
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Just finished the rebuild of this Galaxie.(my third finish in 4 days)
I got it as a built up racecar that looked pretty good but I wanted a custom build. Painted with a couple different nail polishes and microflakes in the clearcoats. The wheels are made from pieces of a deodorant canister and donated poverty caps.
I also made the tiny clear tops for the fender ornaments (that was fun!).
Hope you like it.
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Got these at my club meeting Thursday night. Aventador has had one coat of red sprayed on the body parts. Should strip easy. Everything else is untouched.
Olds kit is for a trade w/ a guy on FB (if he EVER follows through.
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1 hour ago, Slotto said:
That's killer Tom. Tell me about those wheels and tires
Thanks!
I wondered when someone would ask. The wheel is one of those "I'll be darned" moments. I was throwing out an empty deodorant one day when I noticed this on the bottom. I just took a pen(anything long and slim) and rammed it out from the inside.
Took a while to finally get a set of four but I have been collecting them ever since. The hubcaps are some that one of the site members donated to me for the project. Tires are from the parts box.
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Looks like a good start to a great ride!
I'll be watching.
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I'm on a roll this month getting projects finished. Managed to get two completed already (38 Ford Woody wagon and 96 Dodge Ramcharger) and I've moved on to finishing this rebuild project. I got this one as a built-up and started redoing it earlier this year.
The body is airbrushed with nail polish (silver and one called Mermaid) and I cleared it with HOK clear with some microflakes added in for a bit more sparkle.
Tonight I began the BMF and detailing the badges. I should be able to finish the BMF in my next session.
I need to dig through the parts bin and find an appropriate door mirror. I should be able to get this finished in a couple more bench sessions.
Here is where it sits tonight. Just mocked up.
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I am liking where this is going. Lots of amazing work on it. I love the
On 3/31/2020 at 4:24 PM, Kit Karson said:
Some amazing work going on with these two projects! I love the look of the front of this from this angle. The front clip on the woody body is gorgeous!
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Yeah, now that looks RIGHT! Beautiful work!!
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I finished this earlier this week (my second this week). My local club has a build-off of any kit from Ollie's. I started with the 96 Ram VTS pickup. Wanting to do something different I thought- Why not a "what if Dodge offered a Ramcharger based on this pickup" idea.
I left off the rear cab wall and scratched in a pass through bed floor. I had to convert the front bench seat into two amd narrowed a second bench for the rear of the bed. I modified a 80's Ramcharger 4x4 frame and suspension and added modified fender flares from my parts box. Tires and wheels are from the Revell Jeep kit. Scratchbuilt ehaust.(needs paint touched up.)
The hardest part was scratchbuilding a roll cage to fit from the dash to the tailgate.
The hood is modified using a center section from a Viper ACR kit. The rear of the Viper hood hat to be trimmed and the grilles in the hood had to be cut out and moved forward. The paint isn't the best but then, either was the paint on the 1/1's back then.
That's about all. Easy Peasy......not!
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5 hours ago, slusher said:
Really nice work, sir! Followed the whole. Build!
Thank you!
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Finished it tonight just before the club meeting. I'll get it unde glass tomorrow.
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Looks good. Should be able to find a 3D printed box for it pretty easily.
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Thank you everyone!
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Getting closer. Another mock up. Got the interior, roll cage and rear seat installed.
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3 hours ago, Scott8950 said:
You got those from my local buddy Jason Vandergrif, i had that truck awhile back.
Do you watch his YouTube channel Hot Rod Model Cars?
Yes I got them from him and yes, I watch his channel. He has some GREAT builds.
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56 Bel Air Custom
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Thanks for your input. I actually raised it a bit bexause I wanted it to sit a bit above the windsheild frame. Now I'm not so sure of that decision. I may need to remove my strip I added.
Thanks! Gonna be a tight schedule but I'll take it to the show no matter what stage it's at.
Thanks! I struggled a bit with finding a good grille. When I tried this piece I thought it had a simple but era correct look.
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