Dragonhawk1066 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I finished the AMT 1955 Chevy Bel Air over the weekend. Although I am pretty happy with how it turned out, I feel like I coulda/shoulda been more patient and took more time with it to really knock it out of the park. I took some shortcuts with the engine swap and exhaust, front suspension mods, and rear suspension mods. It ended up with a little more rake to it than I'd like, and I also missed some details like disc brake rotors. Anyways, the color is Metallic White with a custom mix of craft paints for the Light Orange. I cleared it with Decoart Duraclear Gloss Varnish, wet-sanded and polished with Novus #2. The interior is a custom mix of craft paints for both tones, and I even made an attempt at a 5-ball shifter. Most of the engine is from the AMT Baldwin-Motion Camaro kit, with some parts box pieces to top it off. The wheels are Pegasus Chrome T's 19" and 23", the hood from Lex's Scale Modeling, and the coil from MAD Modeling. The trim is a combination of Green Stuff World Chrome airbrushed around the windows, and I used BMF for the side trim. All-in-all a fun project that I hope I learned some lessons from. I thought the second set of pics looked pretty cool with the way the sun came in through the window. Thanks for looking!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 That is a great looking 55 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightrudder Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Love it! I really like the last few photos with low light and shadows. Killer diorama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Very nice! Looks KIller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 It's a good clean build with some nice detail work. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Looks great. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernurd Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Gorgeous car. Are those sealed beams turned 90 degrees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Great looking chevy, the colors are awesome. It really brings it to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Verrrrrrrrry nice Craig. Really like the colours you chose, they suit the car perfectly. Very crisp, clean build, nicely detailed,love it. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Great looking paint colors and finish. I like the stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Very cool Craig👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 22 hours ago, cobraman said: That is a great looking 55 ! 20 hours ago, rightrudder said: Love it! I really like the last few photos with low light and shadows. Killer diorama. 20 hours ago, gseeds said: Awesome build! 10 hours ago, FLHCAHZ said: Very nice! Looks KIller 10 hours ago, David G. said: It's a good clean build with some nice detail work. David G. 7 hours ago, bluestringer said: Looks great. Nice work. 4 hours ago, happy grumpy said: Great looking chevy, the colors are awesome. It really brings it to life. 4 hours ago, Steve H said: Verrrrrrrrry nice Craig. Really like the colours you chose, they suit the car perfectly. Very crisp, clean build, nicely detailed,love it. Cheers, Steve 2 hours ago, espo said: Great looking paint colors and finish. I like the stance. 1 hour ago, TransAmMike said: Very cool Craig👌 Thanks guys! The wife chose the color scheme, and helped me mix the Orange! 7 hours ago, Supernurd said: Gorgeous car. Are those sealed beams turned 90 degrees? Thanks! You know, I'm not sure if they're on right or sideways, they looked right either way, lol. I just tried not to put them on crooked or diagonally, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Beautiful 55 Chevy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Stunning. Like the colors you chose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 My favourite wheels on my favourite Trip-Five Chevy! I like the slight rake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Super nice 55! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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