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Outstanding build in so many ways. You "home made" wood bed looks perfect. I really like the paint.

Looks just like the real car. I especially like the interior treatment on the seats.

Beautiful redo. You would never know that was the glue bomb in the before picture. It looks like who ever built this the first time used every part in the 3 in 1 kit.

Thank you for sharing. I like a show with a lot of cars that could be used every day of the week. Great looking "Sleds" and Bikes.

I really like the '49 Ford. The Chrysler "Hurst" edition is great, but you better watch out for the sleeper Fairlane. Great models all.

Tung in cheek, very funny. I like it.

Great looking rebuild. The colors are era perfect.

Beautiful build. The color really gives it a classic look. You may remember the old Buick tag line. "When better cars are built Buick will build them"

The body cleaned up and looks brand new, even the Deluxe trim is perfect. I like the wide whites and Royal Lancer hub caps.

very nice, and the interior looks great. The hub caps you used are very real looking.

That is a real shame since the body panels are going to be warped from the heat of the fire. That smell is almost impassable to get rid of also.

I'm more of a '57 person myself having owned two , one of witch I had three times. Never thought much of the '58 tail lights and that is why I liked what you did on this. I used to a lesser degree some of what you were showing on the moldings on a personal project last year. I had a new '67 El Camino that I drove until I bought a '74 C-10. I grafted the front end off the Revell '67 Chevelle to the '66 El Camino and created the correct tail lights. I used Plastruct to make the body moldings on the body sides. The results was a very accurate looking model of my El Camino.

Great looking CJ, I like the little details like the red tow hooks and the abbreviated top. Is it a curb side or did you also add an engine ?

I have enjoyed watching how you have overcome all of the inaccuracies of the body moldings. Your techniques can be used on so many other kits to correct body molding issues.

Some "rubber" used by kit makers in the past have had this problem. There has been a discussion about it here in the past, but I don't think anyone has a 100% answer. The tires that I had this problem with cleaned up just fine with a mild dish soap and water then wiped dry. Problem didn't return.

I would not suggest using Super Clean or Purple Power with a Resin body. I lost a '56 Bel Air two door that way. It may have just been the Resin that the caster used, but the body turned real soft and was of no use after that. You might even contact the caster if you know who that is, and get a suggestion from him.

Beautiful build, just like you envisioned.

Very clean looking build. Great color choice and the wheels and tires really add to the look.

I followed your build and I knew it would be great, but it turned out even better than I thought.

Very nice clean build. The way you used the different colors under the hood make it really stand out.

Great looking collection.

Beautiful collection of Chevelles. No wonder they sold so any years ago. s.

Off to a great start. I always liked this body style.

My suggestion has to do with your window issues. I'm building a resin body of the '50 Oldsmobile fast back. The master was done by using the roof and trunk portion of your Chevrolet spliced into the Oldsmobile body. This morning I'm making the "glass" since the windshield is about all that can be used from the Oldsmobile kit. My first step was to give the glass something to help it center into the window opening. I used a couple of 3.2 mm angle pieces Plastruct glued inside the body to give positive mounting points. Using a bit of paper taped to the inside of the body I then drew the openings on the outside of the paper with a pencil. The paper can then be used as a templet for the window. I try to have at least 1/4th inch of over lap on the inside mounting. For the "glass" I'm using the clear plastic from the collar of a new dress shirt. There are several choices of glue, I use Aleene's Jewel-it from JoAnns Fabrics, but again there are many others you could use. Hope this can help.

I built a model of Rex's '62 Chevrolet years ago when AMT first offered the '62 Bel Air. The information at that time showed the interior was lightly modified with removal of the door panels being replaced with smooth metal and the factory gauges replaced with a flat panel to mount the gauges. Roll Bar of course and a single bucket type seat. In the '60 era I think they may of still been using the factory bench with the passenger seat back removed, some what like the Revell '57 Ford kit. They fenders were opened up and "pushed" out a little. I did this by heating the wheel opening over a 100 watt light bulb and massaged the fenders with my fingers. Gloves would be a smart addition to protect your fingers. With the open trunk on this kit it will be easier to detail that area also.