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53 Revell Bel Air I did las year. Lots of aftermarket stuff ( top/wheels/Hydraulics/dash knobs/photoetch parts etc) Also did some kit bashing ( engines / firewall stuff / body parts) and scratch building ( visor, bumper guards, bloomers, etc) Some vendors I used for aftermarket parts: 3DScaleparts, Detail junkies, BNL, Modelhaus, Detail master , Derek Herb,, Replicas Miniatures of Maryland
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nice, where did you get those emblem decals?
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the colors really flow. the interior and body colors. nice model
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tks, yeah scratch built the skirts, rockers and gravel shields
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wanted to take some better pictures of this one. those folded white paper sheets looked awful.
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Thanks everyone. When I first painted I did not like color. I thought it was not appropriate for a 57 and did not stand out/flow with body. I painted engine 3 times due to issues with paint. At one point I was going to shelve it and forget about it. Once complete it grew on me and decided Teal looked good on a 57.
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clean and well executed.
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Very Sad News from ModelHaus Today
raymond replied to 59-Desoto's topic in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
sorry for your loss. I will keep your son in prayer. -
one I built couple years ago.
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Tks I been wanting to do this kit but I could never find a Vert Kit out there. Once I found kit turns out it wasferent scalt to the 55 vert out there.
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Took roof off a 56´bel air. Used a lot of parts from a 55 chevy vert kiy even though they are different scale. Cut both bumpers to make one that would fir the 56 with a continental kit, cut convertible boot and stretched it. added sun visors. Do not recall where wire wheels cam from. Paint I had colors custom mixed at local automotive paint store. I mused same two colors to make interior colors. scrathbuild bottom rockers , gravel shields and skirts.
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57 Chevy Vert. Light Teal Pearl base followed by 3 coats of Kandy Teal. Buried in clear. Almond colored interior. Pegasus 1101's with knockoff's from a 61' Chevy vert kit. Lowered to get the mean look. Hard to get what color looks like on camera. First pic is closest to real color. Rest come out with a darker shade.
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yeah I just reduce an image , play around in photoshop to get color I want and print on testor decal paper.
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61 Imapla. Painted a custom pearl dark green with white top/some light pearl added. Murals printed and installed by myself. Blended them in to paint with airbrush. Pegasus 1109 wire wheels , slammed to get that lowrider look. Engine stock just painted engine block same color as body and alclad chromed everything else.
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A lighter , the original messed up windshield, a piece of clear plastic from some Pegasus 1109 rims package and some burned fingertips and whala I have a windshield now. Just have to tweak it a little and it should fit fine.
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I have done a share of 61's over the years and I wanted to do something different. I bough seats from detailjunkies.com . I had to change it up since I was getting bored using factory interior. Console is from a Buick Gran National. Color is a custom purple mixed by me topped by 5 coats of House of Kolor Kandy Burple. Engine was not wired or detailed just a straight build , quick and easy.
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used alclad for parts that were not chromed. Bumpers are bare metal foil.
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just used testor color "rust" and scratched it up a bit once dry.
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I print my own decals
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I go to local automotive paint store. Owner and I have become friends over time. He sells about 8oz bottles of any color I take to him except kandys and pearls. Charges about 5 bucks a bottle. Pearls for about 6 bucks a bottle. He mixed 2 body colors from a picture I took to him of a real car painted those colors. Interior color I mixed myself using his mixes as base.
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Kit used is the Monogram 1:24
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something I am working on , almost done. I messed up windshield when cutting so have to get a new one. Also have to add some parts. But 90% done. The boot I took from the 55 vert, cut and stretched.
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I tried to convert the gran national as much as possible to get a Regal out of it. Took engine from a Monte Carlo kit, removed center console off and got resin bench seat, modified hood/trunk , added styrene made bottom rockers, printed digital dash decal and other small things here and there.