MPC 57 Chevy

[Painted Black]

Well. it's not perfect, but at least the wheels are straight now, also has brakes....needs tie rods made and then its back to getting it finished.

 

[Zippi]

Nice save on that one dude.  Looks good so far.

[bluestringer]

Looks good to me. I haven't got that far on mine yet, but I will be watching out for that sagging axle. 

[Painted Black]

19 hours ago, Zippi said:

Nice save on that one dude.  Looks good so far.

Thanks Zippi

[Scott8950]

Nice job, glad to see your gonna finish it.

[Painted Black]

Thanks Scott, lets hope I can.

I decided to change from the scoop to V stacks. whata ya'll think? Also noticed that on the roof  area a bit of gray primer showing thru, so I think I'm going to respray the top, was thinking maybe white with yellow stripes??

Edited November 13, 2021 by Painted Black

[Painted Black]

Calling this engine done..

[crazyjim]

Looks terrific.

[FLHCAHZ]

looks great!  I'm working on one of these kits now

[Painted Black]

So I made my mind up to try the pen on the side trim, if it worked great, if it didn't I'd strip it , shave the trim and repaint. It came out fair, the edges are sorta ragged up close, I'll finish the rest and make my choice.

[bluestringer]

1 hour ago, Painted Black said:

So I made my mind up to try the pen on the side trim, if it worked great, if it didn't I'd strip it , shave the trim and repaint. It came out fair, the edges are sorta ragged up close, I'll finish the rest and make my choice.

Looks great. A lot better than mine. 

[TransAmMike]

You did that with Molotow pen??  Looks like foil?

[Painted Black]

9 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

You did that with Molotow pen??  Looks like foil?

Mike, yeah. I used tape to outline the trim and then just went at it, doing the really thin stuff on the doors and fenders will test my shakey hands...

 

12 hours ago, bluestringer said:

Looks great. A lot better than mine. 

Thanks

[FLHCAHZ]

Looking good!  Do you have any pics of your interior?  

[Painted Black]

15 minutes ago, FLHCAHZ said:

Looking good!  Do you have any pics of your interior?  

[FLHCAHZ]

Very Nice! 

[Zippi]

The 57 is really coming together.  And you were about to put this one on the back burner at one point. Youve got it licked now and it's looking fantastic man.  

[Painted Black]

9 minutes ago, Zippi said:

The 57 is really coming together.  And you were about to put this one on the back burner at one point. Youve got it licked now and it's looking fantastic man.  

Thanks, but its still not out of the woods yet

[Zippi]

1 minute ago, Painted Black said:

Thanks, but its still not out of the woods yet

Yeah but your out of the thickit and on the main path in the woods ?  Looking good dude.

[Painted Black]

Ok, this one is in the stripper, will be back when its repainted.

[FLHCAHZ]

Sorry to hear. It was really coming along nicely. I’m about to start foiling....

[TransAmMike]

11 hours ago, Painted Black said:

Ok, this one is in the stripper, will be back when its repainted.

So why is it going in the "pond"??

[bytownshaker]

Was looking great!!!  Is this kit still available?

[Painted Black]

13 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

So why is it going in the "pond"??

To be repainted, just didn't like the way it looked. Paint was thin in areas and just not one of my better paint jobs.