AMT '69 Chevelle SS

[AMT68]

This 1/25 scale AMT '69 Chevelle was built from a parts lot I purchased off ebay and contained everything needed for the build less the engine and tires/wheels.  Painted in Dupli-Color Bordeaux Red (a Honda Color) and cleared with Rustoeum Acrylic Auto Lacquer. Not a build for SS-396 purists since I had some fun with this one. Originally planned as a curbside I installed a spare motor from the '69 Riviera which only required some minor modifications to the chassis and top of the transmission to get it to fit. For what it's worth the correct motor for this kit is not the greatest fit in the transmission area either. I added some heater hoses to the engine compartment but didn't bother to upload the pictures since I'm still a work in progress when it comes to detailing in that area. The lower bodyside area has been foiled and the panel between the rear tail lights done with matte foil further distancing this one from a factory original. The buckskin interior though isn't too far off from the saddle offered from the factory. 

And the wheels are spares from one of the AMT '69 Chevelles kits I have as are the Good Year tires that were frequently found in AMT kits from the '70's and 80's.

[yellowsportwagon]

Looks sharp and reported with a Buick is a good thing?

[Classicgas]

Nice. 

[Toys4Don2]

Very nicely done!

[TransAmMike]

Wow Tom, thats a looker there!!    Great job ?

[Jim B]

Nice looking Chevelle.

[Kah puts]

Great paint and i like your upgrades!

[bisc63]

Looks sharp; excellent color choice!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Tom99]

Very nice.

[crazyjim]

Outstanding and SHINY ???

[espo]

Beautiful looking color and finish. I like the contrasting interior and the rally wheels. 

[AMT68]

On 1/23/2022 at 2:12 PM, yellowsportwagon said:

Looks sharp and reported with a Buick is a good thing?

 

On 1/23/2022 at 2:51 PM, Classicgas said:

Nice. 

 

On 1/23/2022 at 4:14 PM, Toys4Don2 said:

Very nicely done!

 

23 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Wow Tom, thats a looker there!!    Great job ?

 

22 hours ago, Jim B said:

Nice looking Chevelle.

 

19 hours ago, Kah puts said:

Great paint and i like your upgrades!

 

19 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Looks sharp; excellent color choice!

 

8 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

 

8 hours ago, Tom99 said:

Very nice.

 

8 hours ago, crazyjim said:

Outstanding and SHINY ???

 

25 minutes ago, espo said:

Beautiful looking color and finish. I like the contrasting interior and the rally wheels. 

Thank you Tim, Lee, Don, Mike, James, Glen, Rusty,Chris, Tom, Jim, and David. 

And probably a one of a kind with a Buick motor. 

[happy grumpy]

Nice and clean build, I like the color. Great outside shots too.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Looks good! I did my '68 Revell kit in Tamiya TS-11 Maroon, a very similar color.

[AMT68]

3 hours ago, happy grumpy said:

Nice and clean build, I like the color. Great outside shots too.

Thanks Mario. I haven't mastered indoor shots....yet.

1 hour ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Looks good! I did my '68 Revell kit in Tamiya TS-11 Maroon, a very similar color.

Thanks Craig. I haven't built my '68 Revell kit yet but looking forward to it. 

[slusher]

Very sharp!

[ewetwo]

Nicely done.

 

[Bainford]

Good looking Chevelle. Tidy foil work.

[PappyD340]

Very sharp Chevelle, well done!

[AMT68]

22 hours ago, slusher said:

Very sharp!

 

10 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Nicely done.

 

 

9 hours ago, Bainford said:

Good looking Chevelle. Tidy foil work.

 

3 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Very sharp Chevelle, well done!

Thanks Carl, David, Trevor and Larry. It's an old kit that I still enjoy building.