AMT 1955 Chevy Cameo. Kitbash with Revell Chevy SSR.

[Dragonhawk1066]

         I finished up the AMT 1955 Chevy Cameo today. What a fun build and it's instantly one of my favorites. I did a lot of customizing on this one, at least for me, including few things that I had never done before, and learned how to do them better next time. I opened the grill, cut out the engine cradle and made my own motor mounts, moved the transmission cross-member, lowered both front and rear suspensions, made the wheel tubs from a pill bottle, and made my own exhaust tips from 1/8" styrene tubing.

          The color is Createx Pearl Turquoise, cleared with Createx UVLS Gloss Clear. The interior is Stynylrez Gray Primer, and a custom mixture of gray craft paints. The bed was also done with craft paints and the strips with Molotow Chrome.

          The engine/transmission/exhaust, wheels/tires/brakes, side mirrors, and seats are from the Revell Chevy SSR kit. Everybody knows the glass doesn't really fit right on this kit, but I did manage to get it ok for the most part with just a few small gaps. I am really happy with how it turned out, and even bought another one for a future project. Thanks for looking!

[Zippi]

That turned out really nice Craig.  Great job on the mods.  That stance looks pretty nice.

[KWT]

I enjoyed watching this come along.  The end results turned out great.

[cobraman]

Sweet pick up !

[grodudulle77]

Very nice build !! ??

[Spottedlaurel]

A subtle but potent update, looks great.

[PappyD340]

Super nice!

[NOBLNG]

Really nicely done! The color looks great on it.?

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint finish and color. Great engine and chassis detailing. I enjoyed following your build.  

[Kromolly]

Great concept and well executed.  Love the color, stance and tasteful mods. Very nice job on this kitbash!

[Koellefornia Kid]

Turned out great! The engine is looking good in there!

[Dragonhawk1066]

23 hours ago, Zippi said:

That turned out really nice Craig.  Great job on the mods.  That stance looks pretty nice.

 

23 hours ago, KWT said:

I enjoyed watching this come along.  The end results turned out great.

 

22 hours ago, cobraman said:

Sweet pick up !

 

18 hours ago, grodudulle77 said:

Very nice build !! ??

 

16 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

A subtle but potent update, looks great.

 

12 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Super nice!

 

10 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Really nicely done! The color looks great on it.?

 

7 hours ago, espo said:

Beautiful looking paint finish and color. Great engine and chassis detailing. I enjoyed following your build.  

 

6 hours ago, Kromolly said:

Great concept and well executed.  Love the color, stance and tasteful mods. Very nice job on this kitbash!

 

5 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said:

Turned out great! The engine is looking good in there!

Thanks guys!

[slusher]

Beautiful clan and impressive model!

[Marc1969]

Beautiful Cameo. I just built a stock one. Very enjoyable build. Nice job. 

[bisc63]

That's one pretty pickup!  Love the color, and the wheels are very attractive.

[Dragonhawk1066]

19 hours ago, Marc1969 said:

Beautiful Cameo. I just built a stock one. Very enjoyable build. Nice job. 

Thanks! I liked doing this one so much, I just bought another one to do a similar type build with it.

5 hours ago, bisc63 said:

That's one pretty pickup!  Love the color, and the wheels are very attractive.

Thanks Rusty!

 

[BuilderX]

Sweet Cameo ! LS looks good in it!?