Chevelle

[dodge5522]

Yes I am doing my first door and trunk opening  been building for years just want to take it to anther level any ideas  open to all idea s 

[mod3l Lover]

   The big thing I would mention is to get

a lot of reference photos to use as you go.

  Door jams, trunk lids, etc. need a bit of

time to get right!

   There is a great hinge making tutorial

right here on this site for you. (if you need)

   I look forward to seeing this as you go

along here. Good luck!

 

   David S.

[hedotwo]

Same here.  I'll be following along...

[72 Charger]

Nice work so far mod3l Lover is right. You could also so check out Mr Obsessive's 59 Impala build where he did a step by step tutorial on how to do door opening the right way. Best of luck I will also be following along

[Lovefordgalaxie]

I always thought metal hinges, the ones made from wire, do look totally fake. Specially when combines with that also round "cigarettes" inside the trunk lids, of doors. 

That's why I would try making hinges with plastic. They don't need to be extra tough, the model is not a real car, or a toy that will be manipulated a lot. 

I saw people to shave the hinges from the AMT '58 Impala, and '57 Ford (that do look very close to the real deal) and replace them with very fake wire hinges. 

The guy I saw doing the very best job on hinges is Mr Obsessive, our fellow forum member. The man is just amazing on doing this kind of detail, well, he is amazing on doing all the model, but that you will know by just seeing one of his little replicas. And those models are replicas, not plain models.