traditional Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) This one has taken a lot of time and although I'll be tweaking lots of details for a few days to come, these are the first pics of the vehicle in relatively finished condition. This '41 Chevy coupe was done from a relatively crude and disproportionate 1/24 Testors kit, so there was a major amount of modification to the proportions in all respects, the most important of which were: raising and re-contouring the roof, opening up (and re-contouring) all windows, recessing the grille area, lowering and re-contouring the rocker panel, cutting open the trunk and forming a trunk-lid and its tiny hinges in aluminum, and fabricating tight swing door hinges. I used simple and clean '40s Chev truck bumpers, and I've added subtle '60s era custom touches throughout the model (including a brass fuel-filler door). The kit engine is now replaced with a detailed 396" Chevy (wiring, plumbing, fuel line, linkage, return spring, mesh filter, etc.) and the wheels are Chevy disc-brake style, painted with Alclad and Humbrol orange. The hood is louvered, interior (and trunk) carpeting is in felt, upholstery is custom tuck-n-roll, and the new front seat backs fold forward for access to the rear seat. The complete exhaust system (including the lakes plugs) is custom made. When I decided to make a '41 Chevy coupe, I originally gave some thought to beginning this project with a Danbury Mint '41 Chevy coupe but they're expensive, very rare, and they, too, have a slightly too low and too flat roof. Besides, I really enjoy a challenge. Paint is custom mixed 'pearl orange russet' and the building materials used include: styrene, clear polycarbonate, aluminum, brass, silver wire, Bondo, felt, vinyl, resin, and diecast. Full size '41 Chevy 'greenhouse area Testors' disproportionate body shapes Edited November 11, 2015 by traditional
wayne swayze Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Your builds are always so well done and your photography is terrific as well. Beautiful Chevy!
Ramfins59 Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Wow Cliff, that is a great looking car. I never knew that Testors made a '41 Chevy kit. Great job.
DUTCHMAN Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Absolutely beautiful work Cliff. Flawless! Denny
Foxer Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 I never knew of this kit, and what a wonderful job you did on it!
geewhiz Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 Drop dead gorgeous, Cliff!!! Looks like it's definitely ready for a shakedown cruise!!!????????
Bobdude Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 Another amazing transformation from just a diecast to wow.
John Goschke Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 Amazing work correcting that horrible roof! Beautiful build overall.
rmvw guy Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 Beautiful! The paint color knocks it out of the park. Love it!!!
Dominik Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 B e a u t i f u l !!! I never saw this 41 so pretty built. Love it! btw...your pictures are fantastic also!
Hubert Rollins Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Boy that's a sharp model!!! I love slick paint jobs and that's one of the best I've seen!! Great job!
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