Steve H Posted May 18, 2022 Posted May 18, 2022 Oh ya, looking good in blue. The colour really brings all the bodywork together Roger. Looks fantastic as is, but….. If you can sneak the rear down a couple inches it’s a definite home run. Cheers, Steve 1
mustang1989 Posted May 18, 2022 Posted May 18, 2022 That color does look good indeed. This thing is shaping up very nicely. 1
slusher Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 Beautiful shade of blue! Roger, the rake is not bad but it has too please you buddy.. 1
Plowboy Posted May 19, 2022 Author Posted May 19, 2022 On 5/17/2022 at 10:22 PM, Steve H said: Oh ya, looking good in blue. The colour really brings all the bodywork together Roger. Looks fantastic as is, but….. If you can sneak the rear down a couple inches it’s a definite home run. Cheers, Steve Thanx Steve! Unfortunately, I can't lower the rear any more. At least not without a ton of work involved. The juice isn't worth the squeeze. I may flip the front spindles back to original and see what it looks like. I think it will raise the frontend about the same as I wanted to lower the rear.
espo Posted May 21, 2022 Posted May 21, 2022 Nice looking bright blue color. Do you think the silver mica color made it brighter?
Dragonhawk1066 Posted May 21, 2022 Posted May 21, 2022 Just seeing this for the first time, what an excellent build you have so far. The final hood scoop looks fantastic, I think the stance is perfect as-is, and that color looks awesome. The Tamiya Metallics are great to experiment with concerning base colors. 1
Plowboy Posted May 22, 2022 Author Posted May 22, 2022 18 hours ago, espo said: Nice looking bright blue color. Do you think the silver mica color made it brighter? Thanx David! I'm sure it's somewhat brighter than it would have been over just the gray primer. I actually shot all three coats in the same session. That may have made a difference.
Plowboy Posted September 7, 2022 Author Posted September 7, 2022 I'm back on this one for a minute. Hopefully, until it's done this time around. I was able to steal a bit of time and was able to make some pretty good progress. I have the chassis, floor pan, door panels, dash, roll bar, underside of the hood, engine, radiator support and rearend in paint. I'm hoping I can steal enough time to get the body and hood cleared too. We'll see. I still have to paint the tops of the door panels body color. But, I have to wait until the satin black is dry. I also have to pick out a pair of seats. I don't like the seats from the Moebius kit and the Nova seats won't work either. 5
Plowboy Posted September 18, 2022 Author Posted September 18, 2022 I now have the body in three coats of clear. Just need to sand and polish now. Can't wait to get the chassis back together so that I can mock up the body on it again. I have the rearend in paint. Still have to paint all of the front suspension. I have it in primer. The engine and transmission are painted with Tamiya Mica Silver. With no clear, it looks pretty close to bare aluminum. I want the engine to look like it's all aluminum with different sheens on the accessories. 4 1
Raoul Ross Posted September 18, 2022 Posted September 18, 2022 IMHO this is the best color for early ChevyIIs/Novas. Looks really nice! Big Thumbs Up! 1
Jantrix Posted September 24, 2022 Posted September 24, 2022 Very solid work. I'm not a big fan of outlaw hoods but you did that one very well. Most impressive. 1
Plowboy Posted October 4, 2022 Author Posted October 4, 2022 Thanx guys, I appreciate it! Very little time equals very little progress. But, I have managed to get the chassis together enough to do a mockup. I still have to add the exhaust and rear shocks. The interior is almost complete. Just have to detail the dash, add the console that I cut out of an Alternomad and shifter from an AMT '66 Fairlane. I've polished the body with Tamiya Course and Fine compounds. I'll foil it and then go over it with the Finish compound. The engine is installed. Just have to add the carburetors and air cleaners. Only detail I added was ignition wires. It's getting close to being done! Think when I get this one out of the way, I'll get back in on my '62 Galaxie. 5
TransAmMike Posted October 4, 2022 Posted October 4, 2022 That is one very cool little Chevy II Roger. Great color and paint!! 1
slusher Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 On 9/17/2022 at 7:14 PM, Plowboy said: I now have the body in three coats of clear. Just need to sand and polish now. Can't wait to get the chassis back together so that I can mock up the body on it again. I have the rearend in paint. Still have to paint all of the front suspension. I have it in primer. The engine and transmission are painted with Tamiya Mica Silver. With no clear, it looks pretty close to bare aluminum. I want the engine to look like it's all aluminum with different sheens on the accessories. Roger, where did you get those Jack stands..
Plowboy Posted October 6, 2022 Author Posted October 6, 2022 1 hour ago, slusher said: Roger, where did you get those Jack stands.. They came in a garage set from Fujimi. It has a lift and a bunch of other stuff with it. So far, the jack stands are all I've used.
Chevy II Posted October 7, 2022 Posted October 7, 2022 Great looking Chevy II. Where did the roll bar come from? Is it part of the original gasser kit? 1
Plowboy Posted October 8, 2022 Author Posted October 8, 2022 21 hours ago, Chevy II said: Great looking Chevy II. Where did the roll bar come from? Is it part of the original gasser kit? It's from the gasser kit. It's a little warped and low. But, it'll work.
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