55 Nomad, a cool HS ride

[JPL-ACE]

OK, let's give this "In Progress" section a try. I am nearly done with my 2nd model after 50 years of not building models. While I am pretty satisfied with my improving abilities (rehabilitation) after the accident, I have plenty of room to grow.

In any case, let's look at the results. !955 Nomad. I started this as another (2nd) test of skills and renewal of technique. It was a lightly prebuilt kit already with only the frame and interior painted and a few parts missing. Thank you Keven for help in that department.

I am not finishing it now because I want to decide what final work I want to do and also I need to do some research on polishing the window glass. Looks like no small task.

So the model is pretty detailed though needing some repairs and I am not a person to follow directions very closely or use the suggested parts. I cobbled a 2nd exhaust system out of tubing, made some light-duty traction bars (zoom in to see) just like I did in real life on my 1:1 56 sedan back in the day. Although I did not wire or plumb much, I put on battery cables and painted on wiring and some brake lines just to get the feel of modern modeling. Not that I could ever compete with Johnz incredible "Green T Bucket". But we have to aspire to our heroes, right? I will improve. The only other modern technique I tried was Molotow Chrome markers. Fantastic, but very expensive.

The engine is aimed to be a 1957 Corvette Fuel injected 283 drop-in. Made from many kits. Chrome wheels round out the period motif. This 1:1 could have been built in late 1957 to well past my high school graduation of 1964. I would have loved to have this car in HS. Note the dashboard. It was partly painted so I can't take full credit but looks very good from a distance. Zoom in on all the pictures to see the sloppy workmanship and jiggly painting. At least a definite improvement to my just published "1st" car, the "61 Ranchero, 1st after 50".
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Thanks for looking, Gary
My Website is  scalemodelcars.weebly.com

[FLHCAHZ]

Looks great! The detail on the dash especially is very good

[TransAmMike]

 Welcome back to model building Gary. I also was away a very long time before resuming a couple off years ago.  '55 Nomads are cool...actually all Tri-5 Nomads are.  You are doing great so far, keep us posted.

[oldscool]

Great work!

[Zippi]

Nice work Gary.  You were away from modeling longer than I was.  40+ for me.

[Pierre_tec]

Good to have another modeler back after a long time, bet thing have change a bit.  Keep more updates coming

[Khils]

2 hours ago, JPL-ACE said:

Thank you Kevin for help in that department

Your MOST wecome Gary!     ....glad I could help out!  Keep 'em posts coming!

Kevin

[doorsovdoon]

Nice detailing on this, especially the dash. You been away from the hobby longer than I've been alive! Welcome back.

[David G.]

Nice detailing, great color choice. Overall a good, solid looking build.

David G.

[JPL-ACE]

Well, I guess I should finish up this thread and the 55 HS Ride, like I promised a year ago. Uhm, a year and a half almost. How time ... Well, you know the rest. Anyway, I managed to clean up the windshield with Novus 2 fine scratch remover. Better (and easier) than I thought. Here is a better pic of the finished frame.

Another shot of the finished interior. Sorry, I still  cant claim to be a good photographer. The lead (top) pic in this thread is the best shot I have of the finished body. I repeat it here for convenience. I put the car on display in the living room showcase. Note the Box it is sitting on.  Here is a tip from old penny pitcher himself.

If you look for small model sized clear display cases, they are VERY expensive. Mostly $15 and up per model. I found clear plastic bowls and storage bins are sometimes just right. Hard to find the clear ones but I got some of these for about a buck at a dollar store.

OK, I finished that and decided to start another practice project before I finish the series of 1:1 car models I decided to build. They are siting in the cabinet waiting for me to do a good job and I am procrastinating. Sound familiar?

NEXT...

Edited December 30, 2022 by JPL-ACE

[JPL-ACE]

On 5/25/2021 at 7:56 PM, Khils said:

Your MOST wecome Gary!     ....glad I could help out!  Keep 'em posts coming!

Kevin

Hi Kevin, I finally finished the 55 you helped me with. Just thought you might remember it. Been a while, eh?