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2 cents worth: First, touch up the engine, it looks fine; add some plug wires, etc.. it will pop! Second, chrome pieces should look just fine against new paint. Third, I like the wide whites, but the hubcap leaves a lot to be desired; I have an extra set of AMT 63 mpala SS hubcaps you are welcome to, if you like. ( Very attractive, similar design to the 58) I love this body style and will follow your progress eagerly! PM me your address if you want the 'caps.

Ha! Would never have guessed that was school bus yellow; it looks lighter and brighter in pics! Looks perfect for the car, though. Build on, brother!

A couple of ways to get 'em dull. First and most obvious it strip them (overnight soak in either: bleach, oven cleaner, or purple stuff) and paint with dull aluminum paint, that will give them a grayish, "used" look. Second method is to overcoat the chrome with some Testors Dullcote; that will yield a cleaner, slightly brighter finish, similar to that "new from the box" look of freshly cast aluminum. Really a matter of taste and desired look. Do some quick test on parts box wheels/hubcaps, or even scrap chrome sprue. Keep us posted!

Love that yellow, may I ask what paint/color that is?

Those will really look nice on this car, especially "period-correct" for the look you're after. You going to leave them chrome/polished, or dull them to plain cast aluminum? I remember alot of the older (than me) guys' cars around here running plain aluminum slots, mostly because they were cheaper! They do have a certain "all-business" vibe about them unpolished. Also like 'em with only the outer rim polished. Build on! Oh, don't forget the Cherry Bomb "mufflers", or Thrush, if you like your neighbors!

Out of curiosity, is that hood from a different kit? From here it looks like red plastic bleed-through. Did you prep the hood any differently than the body?

Hoped you would get back on this! It is really taking shape now. Your color choice for the exterior is very tasteful and understated! Beautiful work.

Try using embossing powder in the bed to replicate a spray liner. Apply it and primer it heavier than usual, then sand off the sharpest peaks with some 800 grit or finer paper to just begin smoothing the texture to your desired finish. Liking your attempt here, don' give up; it's only plastic!

Those wheels would look awful on your Dart, of course!! On my 57 Nomad, however...

THAT is coming along nicely!

You might try undrcutting the rear of the quarters a bit, giving the rear fender less of a blunt, or "squarish" profile, and more of a "torpedo" profile. This would make them appear to have less overhang (bulk) behind the rear wheels, and sort of gain visually some of the same effect as moving the wheel opening rearward. I'm thinking start a cut about a fourth ( or maybe even a third) of the way up from the bottom at the rear, slanting forward and down, ending just behing the wheel opening. just thinkin' out loud here! I'm loving this build.

Glad to see you back on this! Keep us posted...

Yea, I'd be happy to take those wheels off your hands, too!

Hey! Revell forgot to mold the oil pan on the engine block halves; now I'll have to scribe a line down the middle to make it look like a proper Revell kit!

Would love to see that, these body styles can look good!

The more I look at these body styles, the more I appreciate what they were shooting for; the black car in the pic above is SO stylish. Black with a red office, please!

Before you bend or fold any of those photoetch parts, they need to be annealed by heating with a lighter or small torch, and allowed to cool. Here's a great walk-thru video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8hIxSzUrfQ

Hows about an art-deco feel from a double stack of rear fenders transitioning to the boattail? 57 Chevy-ish wheel opening for lightening the heft. Just wingin' it; tossing out some what-ifs!

Just a quickie of what I was thinkin'...

While you're fiddlin with the hood, you may want to re-sculpt the cowl induction scoop, either with putty, or by cutting it out and splicing in the AMT piece - Revell under-sized it, AMT is much closer to correct. I'll get a pic up as soon as I can, showing measurements on an actual hood. That, the soft detail and "rounding" of the grille, and the four mystery objects molded to the sides of the console are the only real problems I see with the Revell kit, and none are too difficult to overcome. Is that chassis not a beaut for a snapper?!

Interesting choice; can't wait to see where this goes! More please...

Very realistic; I really admire this kind of CLEAN technique!

C'mon, this DESERVES the detailed 455!

I think you made a good choice; that is VERY attractive. Yes, a certain "Moonglow" vibe here, but all your own at the same time. As for the window post, looks good either way, but my personal preference agrees with yous; the open look is NICE, it really visually lightens the heft of the top, and it's a bit of unexpected to spice up the traditional. Keep it going! BTW, down here, that's a '51 Chevy Bel Air. (Your first post calls it a Pontiac)

Nice progress so far; a very tasteful chop - so many are overdone. I think I'd re-shape the side window opening to avoid the down-and -back angle, I like 'em level! Just my 2 pennies! Carry on...