WIP: 1966 Chevelle SS

[MrMiles]

Surprisingly, this is the first time I have ever built a Chevelle kit as far back as I can remember. 

This kit looks tremendous, as far as I can tell this was previously a Lindbergh kit??  

 

So far I have trimmed off all the pieces from the trees and cleaned up the body and prepped it for primer. I will spray it tomorrow. 

The plan is to make it a silvery blue color. 

[KWT]

Been thinking about this kit... I'm following along

[MrMiles]

The body is primed. I used the black primer because I love how the silver blue looks when black primer is used. Unfortunately, the paint is on order, I don't have any here. 

I will work on the engine and chassis first. I have the paint for the interior on order as well 

Edited July 3, 2023 by MrMiles

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

IMO one of the best looking muscle cars of the era. Back in 66 a friend had a red one with a 4 speed. He wishes he still had it. Cool model.

[MrMiles]

9 hours ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said:

IMO one of the best looking muscle cars of the era. Back in 66 a friend had a red one with a 4 speed. He wishes he still had it. Cool model.

I'm going to be honest, my favorite classic was always the 65/66 mustang fastback. I felt the design was incredible. 

However, the more I look at this the more I like it. I don't think anything will overtake my love the mustang but this might squeeze into my top 3 favorite classic cars

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

You are right about the Stang. There were sooo many great designs that it's hard to remember them all. 65/66 fastback is killer. Fun options like the mag style chrome wheels and the K Code Hi Po 289!

[MrMiles]

This kit is quickly turning into my top model. I have built the engine and it's perfectly fit together. No shaving or sanding needed to line up the seats fit amazingly together. No gap filling. The body has 2 tiny spots of flash but was easy and only a couple of spots for mold lines

 

There are a lot of little bits so it will be able to be really detailed. I hope this goes together the way it has been. My last 3 builds were rough going 

Edited July 3, 2023 by MrMiles

[espo]

I agree with everyone on this being a great kit. Goes together with little or no drama and the proportions seem correct. Another bonus is that you can, with a little finesse, use some parts from the Revell '66 El Camino & Malibu wagon as well. 

[customline]

I have the Lindberg kit. I believe it is the same tool. It's a pretty good kit regardless of the brand. The decal sheet is a big plus with the factory labels, scripts and badging. Check out the pix below. 

[MrMiles]

The decals in the amt are similar 

[bisc63]

I recall a review when the kit first came out that mentioned an issue with the wheel spacing (in-and-out), so watch out for that...

Otherwise, already looking good in black primer!

[MrMiles]

Everything is all primed up. Just waiting on paint bi can paint a few bits but mostly I'm as far as I can go. 

[wallyk 50]

Definitely a Lindbergh kit, I have one in progress in addition to the AMT. Cautionary warning here, I got ahead of myself and installed the interior on the chassis only to find out the body will NOT fit over the firewall. There is also a small issue with the body fit because of interference with firewall dash windshield. I'm more accustomed to that on Revell kits. This is one of my favorite kits.

[MrMiles]

I got email that the paint has shipped and will arrive on Friday. Perfect timing for working on it over the weekend.