55 Bel Air Sport Coupe in Neptune Green

[mangodart]

Hi guys,

Back with a new built, this time a 55 Bel Air Coupe from Revell. Nothing really complicated as I'm working on a big project and needed something "relaxing" between  So this is a box stock, I've just work on the grill to open up the hole, I've moved the rear axle because it wasn't good with the wheel opening. Wheels and tires are from AMT as the white wall in box were too thin for a 55 car. I always wanted to have a 55 in this color as it is showed on the original brochure, I like this 2 tone and you never see it painted this way. So a friend of mine find me the good reference and painted me the body in green, than I painted the roof and interior to match the catalog

Hope you'll like it

[mangodart]

Some more pics

 

[mangodart]

As I'm a big fan of the  Michael Paul Smith work, I've try to take some pics the way he will do it, with my material, far from his quality but very interesting to do !!!

 

[Hubert Rollins]

Very nice '55!!!

[MeatMan]

Yes, sweet build.

[Tom99]

Very nice, perfect color.

[dino246gt]

Great color combo, nice model!

[MGL]

I'm not a fan of the tri 5 chevy's but I would drive this, very nice and I love the color combo.

[mangodart]

Thanks for the nice comments

 

[yura1961]

Very nice looking build!

[GTJUNIOR]

Beautiful. Gotta love the tri-five Chevy's. Excellent work. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

Very nice Emmanuel!

And I see that great minds think alike!

I built mine a few years ago in the same colors.

Just a little different 2-tone treatment.

 

Steve

 

[MrObsessive]

Aaaah.....one of my favorite colors for a '55! Absolutely beautiful! 

I could swear that many years ago, I had a guy pass me in a '55 Nomad in that exact color, but the top of the car was painted in a darker green.......maybe a turquoise? Did Chevy offer that combination back then? Either which way, I never forgot that color, and would like to do a Nomad in that exact shade someday.

[Helix]

Very nice build !

[CometMan]

Good work Emmanuel, yes, that is a rather unusual color combination for that car, but it works very well!

[RAMBENNA]

AWESOME, sorry I yelled but that car is AWESOME !

[slusher]

Great looking 55..

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[V8 Trucker]

classic built, very nice photographed

[mangodart]

Thanks for the nice comments !!! Steve, your 55 is gorgeous !!!!

[TooOld]

Now that's a pretty car , love that color !  Great photos too !

[John Goschke]

Very sharp build!

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Very well done. Can't beat a fully stock 50s car.

[vintagercr]

Very pretty!

[Dann Tier]

Extremely well done!, love the colors as well! Very clean work too