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I went into this project looking to build a nice clean 55 Chevy. But i could not get the doors to fit worth a darn even just to glue them in because they are made to open. I did alot of grinding and sanding still no luck. So i went another route i made it into a beater. A rust free California car used to drive around junkyard pulling parts. I never build my models like this but it was fun actually. I made some dents. Also added bullet holes. Used Testors dullcote. Many aftermarket detail parts along with scratchbuilt parts. Also my first 1/16 scale build.
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These are both recent issue Revell 1/25 kits. I painted the ‘55 ‘vert in a popular two-tone color combo, Coral and Shadow Grey that I remember seeing all over town during my early childhood in Southern CA in the late 50’s/ early 60’s. The ‘56 210 sedan in Tropical Turquoise over India White, is an exact scale model of my very first car purchased from a neighbor in 1971 for $450 (and yes, despite 120k miles on the drive train, it looked this good! Obviously wish I still had it!). I airbrushed MCW lacquer base paints (that match the original factory colors) on both models and unfortunately had terrible spiderweb issues with the coral, grey and turquoise. I'm thinking maybe they put too much thinner/ solvent in the paint? Going forward, I think I’ll stick with Scale Finishes and Zero Paints for my auto lacquer base paints. Here are some pics of the '55, I'll post more of the '56 in a separate post below. Cheers, John
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AMT kit combined with the Chevy Nova kit. Comments/questions welcome…
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I have always loved this kit back from when I was a kid. I decided to build this box stock and as box art. I did not sweat all of the small details, instead, I concentrated on making a presentable shelf model. The model is actually built but I thought I would share a few pictures, tips and techniques with all of you. This is the kit I used. It is 1991 vintage.
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Will the AMT '55 Nomad hood, bumpers, dash, headlight and parking light bezels, etc. fit the AMT '55 Bel Air Sedan? Are they the same parts from shared tooling? It looks like the rear bumper on both is sans guards, so I think they are the same? -
Ok, so I decided to see if I could create Philo Beddoe's pickup from the movie "Every Which Way But Loose". I knew from memory it was a tri five Chevy. After a quick search on the internet, I discovered that it was a 55 Chevy step side 3204. The model kit I am using is a Chevy model 3104 with a 114 inch wheelbase (short box). The build requires a stepside 3204 which has a 123.25 inch wheelbase. To do this I will use the amt 55 Chevy Stepside Street Machine for the majority of the build. I will use an old busted up Chevy Cheyenne stepside pickup for the longer 90 inch bed required. I will have to cut it down a bit but the floor and sides will work great for my needs.
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This is a 55 Chevy I'm working on, hoping to make it turn out like the one from the 1971 movie Two-Lane Blacktop. More photos to come.
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