radiohd10 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Last year, I bought my first three kits on a whim at hobby lobby - a ‘69 Camaro, a ‘69 Chevelle, and a ‘68 Charger. I had no clue what I was getting myself into at the time, and while the builds didn’t come out great, they started a pretty legit obsession for me (most of you guys know exactly what I’m talking about) Now that I feel a bit more confident building these things, my plan is to go back and redo those first few kits the way they’re supposed to be done. They’re probably my favorite muscle cars of all time and deserve better treatment than what I originally gave them. Here’s the first of my do-overs. This ‘69 Chevelle kit from Revell might be the best of the bunch, and is pretty darn perfect across the board. It was so good that I tried to keep it as close to box stock as possible - I even bought the photo etch set but decided to stick with the decals as a tip of the cap to Revell, since they did such nice job with them. I did make a few mods, like lowering the ride height by a few mm, grafting styrene to the rear end so the bumper would line up flush with the rear light housing, and some engine/interior/exhaust upgrades, but I tried not to go too overboard. The paint is all Tamiya rattle cans - racing blue over gloss black and cleared with ts-13. The interior is wooden deck tan over linoleum deck brown, and the dash is semigloss black. I’ll definitely be using this racing blue again because it’s probably the best tamiya paint I’ve come across so far. All chrome is kit chrome dusted with tamiya smoke, with the exception of the trim which is BMF. I remember the Charger kit being great too, but think the Camaro is gonna be a pain. We shall see. Anyway, thanks for looking! 🤙🏽 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Beautiful color and great details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Now wait a minute Ryan. If you're saying you have only building models since last year and this is basically your fourth (3+the rebuild of this Chevelle) you clearly have a great talent!! Great looking quality build👌 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiohd10 Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Now wait a minute Ryan. If you're saying you have only building models since last year and this is basically your fourth (3+the rebuild of this Chevelle) you clearly have a great talent!! Great looking quality build👌 Haha thanks - I’ve done around 30 builds over the last year and a half but my first few were terrible 😂 (this kit was one of them). I just bought a new one on eBay and spent the last few weeks making the version I would actually want to own. 9 minutes ago, Slotto said: Beautiful color and great details Thanks dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Great looking Chevelle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Always a stunning build and the TS-13 is such a great clear. I'll make a note of the very attractive racing blue, a color I haven't previously used on a model. Also of note is the black dash with the tan interior, a combination I haven't used in the past. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Wow... Very nicely done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Beautiful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 She is a great looking model, Ryan! You are right about it being pretty darn perfect across the board. Paint, stance, interior and engine bay all look great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Amazing job on all aspects of this build Ryan. Your work is inspiring. Your photos are top notch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 It looks really good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Stunning! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Saw your post on Instagram and it looks even better here. Don’t think the kit can be built any better than this. 👌 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Excellent! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiohd10 Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 17 hours ago, Jim B said: Great looking Chevelle. 14 hours ago, AMT68 said: Always a stunning build and the TS-13 is such a great clear. I'll make a note of the very attractive racing blue, a color I haven't previously used on a model. Also of note is the black dash with the tan interior, a combination I haven't used in the past. 14 hours ago, KWT said: Wow... Very nicely done. 13 hours ago, Classicgas said: Beautiful. 13 hours ago, Nacho Z said: She is a great looking model, Ryan! You are right about it being pretty darn perfect across the board. Paint, stance, interior and engine bay all look great! 12 hours ago, happy grumpy said: Amazing job on all aspects of this build Ryan. Your work is inspiring. Your photos are top notch. 11 hours ago, charger74 said: It looks really good 1 hour ago, Tom99 said: Excellent! 1 hour ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! Thanks guys! 2 hours ago, 70 Sting said: Saw your post on Instagram and it looks even better here. Don’t think the kit can be built any better than this. 👌 Thanks man - still have to upload the rest to the gram. Took waaaay too many pics of this one lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Man that's one purty Chevelle, well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Incredible build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Beautiful looking paint work and the contrasting interior looks great. Very nicely detailed engine room. You photo backdrop adds a sense of realism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 I have always liked Chevelles. Yours came out great. wonderful photographs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Very nicely done, looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Super nice and clean build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiohd10 Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) On 11/8/2022 at 2:22 PM, PappyD340 said: Man that's one purty Chevelle, well done!! 23 hours ago, drodg said: Incredible build. 23 hours ago, espo said: Beautiful looking paint work and the contrasting interior looks great. Very nicely detailed engine room. You photo backdrop adds a sense of realism. 9 hours ago, echo said: I have always liked Chevelles. Yours came out great. wonderful photographs. 4 hours ago, RAMBENNA said: Very nicely done, looks great. 4 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said: Super nice and clean build! Thanks fellers Edited November 9, 2022 by radiohd10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew McD Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Superb! Whether you've built 3 or 300 clearly you have a talent for this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 That's a great blue paint job with a very nice interior and nicely detailed engine compartment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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