ANovaScotian Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Hey All Thanks for all the comments on my '67 GTX. Always nice to know when a person's work is appreciated. Today I present Revell(Monogram)'s 1956 Bel Air modified to represent a car that caught my attention on www.hotrod.com. Firstly, here's the inspiration... Now, the model... This build was a nice balance between box stock and scratch build. For the most part, everything behind the fire wall is out of box and most things in front are scratch or otherwise scrounged from elsewhere. The body was painted with Tamiya Clear Red over Titanium Gold in an attempt to get close to the colour on the "Crimson Ghost". Unfortunately, the pictures don't quite do the colour justice. The roof and back end are simply Gloss Black, with the whole thing getting two coats of X22 Clear Gloss. The finish was polished out with Novus #2, Tamiya Finishing Compound and finally Novus #1. The interior was painted with Black Stynylrez primer (have I mentioned, I LOVE this stuff?) with the dashboard and steering wheel picked out with Vallejo Chrome. The kit engine was tossed in the parts bin and I raided the 426 Hemi out of the Revell '67 Charger. OH THE HORROR!!!! A HEMI IN A CHEVY, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? THIS IS BLASPHEMY! Calm down princess. If hot rod guys can drop Chevy crate engines in Fords, I can put a Hemi in a Chevy. To the engine were added some big ol' carbs that came from somewhere and some various wires and stuff to busy up the engine bay a little bit. Had to make my own distributor this time around as my local Hobby Shop (www.wheelswingshobbies.com) is waiting on some restock. Actually picked up a good tip from another modeller for making distributors... Insert a styrene rod into a brass or aluminum tube and cut to size. When you drill the holes for the wires, the bit can't slip or come out the side because of the metal tubing. Don't believe me? Try it for yourself. The headers were originally going to be the ones that actually come with the Hemi, but unfortunately I couldn't make them work, so I had to resort to making my own with some aluminium rod and tubing. These were painted with White Stynylrez. The gasser style front suspension was completely scratch built from brass tubing and various bits of styrene and even a G-string. A guitar G-sting you dirty-minded buggers. Wheels, front and rear, were stolen from the Revell '69 Nova SS. These were given a coat of Vallejo Satin varnish to give them a bit of a brushed aluminium look as well as to knock the shine off the tires. Trim work was done with BMF, with the grill and rear bumper done in Vallejo Metal Color The interior wasn't a perfect fit making the body cant to the right a little bit and the rear bumper required more attention than necessary to attach but other than that, I'm quite happy with this one. Gonna have to try a car model that's not older than myself one of these days. Thanks for looking; questions and comments always welcome Regards, ANS
madhorseman Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Really a nice looking gasser!I'm no expert on gassers, but I think hemis were used quite often. Do You plan on adding some decals?
Lovefordgalaxie Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Cool!! I specially like installing a Ford mill into a Chevy. That will make the scrub guys to poop an egg. A hemi will do just fine also Loved the color combo, the added quarter windows, and the headers. The old Monogram kit can be built into a very cool replica, and this model is proof of that!!
Draggon Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Well, this is nice. Sorry to say I dont like the wheels, but otherwise its great. I like the engine, and your headers are outstanding. Love the paint too. Job well done!
GTJUNIOR Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 A hemi in a Chevy, how dare you! Lol. I am a Chevy man myself, but correct me if I'm wrong, the hotrod movement came about because early gearheads were trying to improve the performance of their cars. Swapping in bits and pieces from various manufacturers was quite commonly done. I wonder how many die hard Chevy guys are running a ford 9 inch or dana rear end in their chevy's. I know that it is quite a common conversion in most high powered rear wheel drive cars here in South Africa. Like it says on my profile "Too much power is just enough!" and regardless of your brand loyalty you have to admit that hemi's make big power. The bottom line is that it's a great looking hotrod with a mean V8 motor in it. I don't particularly like the gassers look, but a good build is a good build. Very nicely done.
ANovaScotian Posted March 11, 2016 Author Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) I don't particularly like the gassers look, but a good build is a good build. Very nicely done. I wasn't either, but they've grown on my a little. Looks Great! like the color combo That was the whole reason for this build... love this color scheme. I wanna do another '56, like this one... But I'd do it as more of a mild custom as opposed to a gasser Edited March 11, 2016 by ANovaScotian
Davewilly Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 I wasn't either, but they've grown on my a little. That was the whole reason for this build... love this color scheme. I wanna do another '56, like this one... But I'd do it as more of a mild custom as opposed to a gasser Thats pretty cool also
Draggon Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 On 3/10/2016, 10:24:38, Draggon said: I don't particularly like the gassers look, but a good build is a good build. Very nicely done. I have no idea who wrote that, but it wasn't me. What I wrote was " Sorry to say I dont like the wheels, but otherwise its great " I love gassers, and am particularly fond of vintage ones. The wheels are the only thing detracting from a vinrage 60's look.
ANovaScotian Posted March 12, 2016 Author Posted March 12, 2016 I have no idea who wrote that, but it wasn't me. What I wrote was " Sorry to say I dont like the wheels, but otherwise its great " I love gassers, and am particularly fond of vintage ones. The wheels are the only thing detracting from a vinrage 60's look. Sorry, that was GTJUNIOR. I must have gotten them mixed up somehow
gardnerpag44 Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Great looking 56 they make really cool looking Gasser's and you have done a fantastic job on this one very COOL !!
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