1969 Chevy Chevelle SS

[ModelcarJR]

A few weeks ago after searching at my local Hobby Lobby for months for a 69 Chevelle, I purchased a kit from Model Roundup. They got it to me quickly and it was well-packaged and in good shape but at retail, plus shipping.  Earlier this week I was in another part of town and thought I would visit the Hobby Lobby.  There It was, the only one on the shelf, so now I have another one - always good to have two in case the molds get destroyed or Revell changes hands again. 

The parts are very nice, good decals, pad printed Firestone Wide Ovals, and the chrome is pristine. 

I noticed a few swirls in the plastic but other than that the body and hood were in good shape. I sanded down the body, removed a little flash in the wheel and window openings and it was ready for some soap and water.  There is a part to separate the grill from the bumper that should be painted body color which is a nice touch. 

There are also separate rear quarter panel corners that I also attached and test-fitted with the taillight bumper assembly to make sure everything was tight and flush. 

The interior pieces are well-engraved. The arm rests and window cranks are very pronounced and will look good once everything is painted and detailed. 

 

I'm not sure what color yet. Daytona yellow might look nice or black or light blue metallic. Let me know what you think. Thanks for looking! 

Edited January 29, 2022 by ModelcarJR
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[bisc63]

Handsome body style, you can't go wrong with color!

[deuces wild]

Daytona yellow sounds great... With a black interior would be perfect... ??

[Cool Hand]

Agree with your impressions on the kit. I just started working on the 68 Chevelle, got to say im very impressed with the overall quality of the molding and parts.

As for the colour, black gets my vote. LOL!

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Rusty,  Guido and Luke! I appreciate your comments! 

I painted it Daytona Yellow! I only had about 1/2 can of Testors Daytona Yellow and I knew I needed two coats to cover the gray primer.  So I used Tamiya Yellow, TS-16 as a base coat and then the Daytona Yellow as a second coat. There is very little difference between the two. The color is a little washed out in the light and I have a little lemon peel (see what I did there) so I am going to rub it out a bit and then add two coats of clear tomorrow. We have temps in the mid 60s at least until Monday so I hope I can get it done. Thanks for looking!  ?

Edited January 30, 2022 by ModelcarJR
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[kelson]

Off to a nice start!,maybe with the second kit build a 69'Malibu?.

[slusher]

My Hobby Lobby has yet to get this kit.  Really nice start John!

[rightrudder]

Looks great so far! Thanks for giving us a walk-through of the kit and close-ups of the parts.

[TooOld]

That Daytona Yellow is gonna look sharp !  I like that Revell tooled separate parts for the taillight surrounds and the front grille piece , nice .

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! 

I finished painting yesterday, painted all the parts and cleared the body. Today it is supposed to rain all day. So I should have the body rubbed out later with photos. I painted the interior black and white. Thanks for looking! ?

[ModelcarJR]

Almost finished with rubbing out the paint and added some foil to the vents in the hood that have been blackwashed. The paint rubbed out very nicely and I only had a couple of small rub-throughs that I touched up with a brush. I didn't realize how much paint I had used, but I could only squirt a small amount of the Daytona Yellow into the can lid. Just enough! Foil is next! Thanks for looking! 

[deuces wild]

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[slusher]

Beautiful shine, shine John…

[espo]

great looking paint finish. 

[Bainford]

Looking good. I quite like the colour. 

[Rick L]

Looks like a nice kit. Thanks for the quick review.

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! 

Finished the foil. Took me all day and I'm not happy with all of it, especially around the wheel openings, but its the best I can do with this foil until I figure out a better method. Thanks for looking! 

[NOBLNG]

11 hours ago, ModelcarJR said:

Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! 

Finished the foil. Took me all day and I'm not happy with all of it, especially around the wheel openings, but its the best I can do with this foil until I figure out a better method. Thanks for looking! 

It looks pretty good to me! ? Have you seen Steven’s tutorial here?

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/149671-wheel-arch-molding-foiling-tutorial/

 

 

 

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Greg! I appreciate your comment!  I took a look at the tutorial you attached and its not much different than the articles that have been published in Model Magazines over the last 30 years. Take a large piece of foil and place it over a gaping hole and then trim. By the time you are done with all four wheel opening and all four window openings you have used a whole sheet of foil! It would be too expensive for me.  I really don't have a problem with applying good foil and over the years have applied foil in strips. I can get about 10 - 12 builds out of a sheet of foil. My problem is that the current state of BMF is an inferior product that has little to no glue on it.  

I had some luck recently when I went to a local LHS and the woman working there could see that I was disappointed because they were out of foil, so she looked at here back storage area and found an old piece of damaged foil that she gave to me (see below). Although this piece has damaged wrinkles in it, the glue is pretty good. Unfortunately, since it is old it is brittle and tears easily. Over the years, I have become pretty good at eyeballing lengths and widths that I need to foil a trim piece. So all the pieces that you see on this build are strips that need very little trimming, usually just lengths as I cut a little longer than I need for wrinkles where I pick it up with the tweezers. Very little trimming on the width, if any. But some strips may be two or three pieces because the strip broke while applying it. 

The other piece of foil that I bought on the internet has practically no glue on it. Once I have to use it, I am toying with the idea of thinning down some Elmer's Glue and carefully applying it to the trim I want to foil, let it set up a couple of minutes, apply the foil and then clean any excess glue with a damp Q-tip. 

In terms of progress, I didn't like the black and white interior in the yellow body so I re-painted the seats and door panels tan, which is Krylon Khaki. I've also finished the interior pieces using a combination of foil, Chrome pen and decals. Here are a couple photos:

 

[slusher]

John all the cars I have see you build, your great on dash and interior detail..

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Carl! I appreciate your comment! 

Here's the completed interior.  I added seat belt decals included in the kit with a twist. I used some black masking tape under the decal. That gives the belts a little more depth and a more fibrous look. The decals fit very well and the decal for the steering wheel looks really good once dry. Thanks for looking! ?

[slusher]

Great looking interior John.  Have you thought about using clear coat as as glue on your foil?

[Mike C.]

Looking good. Watching this one. ?

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Carl and Mike! I appreciate your comment! Carl, I haven't really considered a clear lacquer as a glue since it is unforgiving; meaning there is no way to wipe off any excess without making a mess.  Maybe I'll try an acrylic clear, like Polly Scale clear. 

I've finished the engine and chassis and the engine has been installed. Looks like I made a mess of the water bottle but I can scrape some paint off and you won't see much of it once the body is installed. I've installed plug wires, a fuel line and will install heater hoses. Finally, I mocked up the body on the chassis. Wheel position looks good and the interior door panels line up well.  Nice kit so far! Thanks for looking! ?

[bisc63]

That's looking nice!