chevy opala

[michelle]

this was a fun little mod i made to a revell 1969  nova   kit 
this is a brazillian chevy 
i painted this in krylon short cuts  antique bronze 

Edited August 3, 2020 by michelle

[espo]

Looks like you added some Camaro parts to the front end. I like the Hardtop conversion, makes one wonder why GM didn't do that since it looks so natural. 

[michelle]

25 minutes ago, espo said:

Looks like you added some Camaro parts to the front end. I like the Hardtop conversion, makes one wonder why GM didn't do that since it looks so natural. 

no all the parts except the tail lights are from the nova  kit  i just cut the bumpers apart  so they just are the thin  narrow bumpers and moded the lower halfs to the front and back ends so they are part of the body 

[RAMBENNA]

nice job, great color and great job on the interior detail.

[michelle]

11 minutes ago, RAMBENNA said:

nice job, great color and great job on the interior detail.

thank you 

[RDean58]

Cool Conversion.

[michelle]

4 hours ago, RDean58 said:

Cool Conversion.

thank you 

[espo]

16 hours ago, michelle said:

no all the parts except the tail lights are from the nova  kit  i just cut the bumpers apart  so they just are the thin  narrow bumpers and moded the lower halfs to the front and back ends so they are part of the body 

Great idea. I'll have to remember that. 

[michelle]

2 hours ago, espo said:

Great idea. I'll have to remember that. 

thanks 

[Bob Ellis]

Nice work. I been trying to make a Opala for years. It's based on a German Opel Reckford using a 4100 litre chevy six. 

 

 

 

 

[Bob Ellis]

V8s not used in Brasil because fuel costs too much

[michelle]

24 minutes ago, Bob Ellis said:

Nice work. I been trying to make a Opala for years. It's based on a German Opel Reckford using a 4100 litre chevy six. 

 

 

 

 

thanks 

[michelle]

23 minutes ago, Bob Ellis said:

V8s not used in Brasil because fuel costs too much

yeah i know  i did not have any small blocks v6 or v8s so i just used the  kit engine 
and they did use small block v8s in brazil and argentina    cause the dodge cars had 318s  which were small block v8s 

[Bob Ellis]

3 hours ago, michelle said:

yeah i know  i did not have any small blocks v6 or v8s so i just used the  kit engine 
and they did use small block v8s in brazil and argentina    cause the dodge cars had 318s  which were small block v8s 

Chrysler sold Dodge Darts in Brasil with 318s which were the biggest V8 built there. Ford made Brazilian Galaxies with 289-302s. Darts became popular Chargers unti lLee Iococa sold Chrysler Brasil in 1979.

Model Car World sells a resin copy of probably the Amt1964 Chevelle wagon kit. I think it is $10

[michelle]

1 hour ago, Bob Ellis said:

Chrysler sold Dodge Darts in Brasil with 318s which were the biggest V8 built there. Ford made Brazilian Galaxies with 289-302s. Darts became popular Chargers unti lLee Iococa sold Chrysler Brasil in 1979.

Model Car World sells a resin copy of probably the Amt1964 Chevelle wagon kit. I think it is $10

i love the brazillian dodge chargers   and   the agrentinian dodge polaras and dodge gtxs 

[Bob Ellis]

I've got a really nice resin Brazilian Dodge Charger model kit with correct decals and photo etched parts

[michelle]

1 hour ago, Bob Ellis said:

I've got a really nice resin Brazilian Dodge Charger model kit with correct decals and photo etched parts

really  cool 

[PappyD340]

Really nice!

[michelle]

6 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Really nice!

thank you 

[doorsovdoon]

I like the paint job on this. Your scratch building is getting better.

[michelle]

1 hour ago, doorsovdoon said:

I like the paint job on this. Your scratch building is getting better.

thank you 

[ozmodeler]

Nice color, cool subject.

[michelle]

7 hours ago, ozmodeler said:

Nice color, cool subject.

thank you