1939 Chevy Sedan low Restomod

[Andy Oldenburg]

I discovered this kit at a dealer in the Netherlands and was surprised about the model. Never seen it before, so I had to have it. The kit is a delivery wagon, but I had a few ideas about the design and now I have 8 barrels left over?. I opened the side panels for windows and wanted to turn this classic into a very low prowler. The red is Tamiya TS-95 pure metallic red. The roof is a military gray by Mr. Hobby. After the bare metal work the body was sealed in AK gloss varnish. The wheels and disc brakes are by Scale Production.

The bed and the back door panel are wood veneer from my craft store.

Making the hood nose-tip was nerve wrecking. It took several tries until it worked out to my satisfaction. I glued the hood to the grill and the tipping area is less than 1 cm wide. I finally got it working and NOT BREAKING OFF with metal pins and super glue. Next problem was the lateral support on the sides. I started with 0.5mm brass wires but they were too stiff, ended up with 0.5mm flexible cables usually used for jewelry. They are connected to the undersides of the fenders and the front cable ends move freely through short tubes. Soft and smooth. I had to split the front bumper to make way but the result looks natural to me.

The kit engine is a disappointment. They call this a level 4 kit but too man parts are just either missing or of very low quality. I ended up donating two 4-barrel Holleys and rigging the engine with a complete collection of lines and cables. The battery and the brake booster are home made from scratch, and after I saw a fuel line pressure gauge in a magazine I even found a space to cramp that in also.

I wasn´t able to show the progress on the WIP forum, so I can show a few details during the building process here.

I wanted the interior to look like aged leather. The kit dosn´t have any door panels so I built my own from scratch.

The dash received a bit of patina as well. Plus some trim with fine silver wire.

Here an image of the hood setup. It is still working so far and I hope it won´t turn bad on me.

Thanks for watching!

you can see the video with this link:

https://youtu.be/g-alpQbRaeY

 

[ncbuckeye67]

Wow, that looks pretty awesome! It took some real engineering to pull off that tilt hood. This kit is on my "to buy" list for sure. No door panels though? That's unusual.

[Zippi]

Pretty kewl looking 39 Sedan.  Good looking 427 for the business end.  Nice build.

[SpikeSchumacher]

Nicely done Andy! Love the license plate... ?

[espo]

Lot of great looking innovations and cleanly detailed. Like the added side windows. 

[Koellefornia Kid]

Great looking build, Andy! ? Love the wheels and the nice detailing!

[happy grumpy]

Awesome build and detailing.

[karbuildr]

Excellent build. Very cool color, great wheels and tires and superb engine detailing.

[Andy Oldenburg]

Hi Guys,

thanks for your kind response! Means a lot to me.

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Yeah Nah]

Awesome. Simply awesome.

[slusher]

Beautiful Chevy excellent detail!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very clever. Extremely unique. Very nice paint and detailing. Swell job.

[KWT]

Somehow I missed this one somewhere along the way...

Very interesting concept and execution on that hood. I like how you opened up the back, too. Very nicely done.

[thatz4u]

very nice, great build......who makes the kit? what scale??

[stavanzer]

22 hours ago, thatz4u said:

very nice, great build......who makes the kit? what scale??

Monogram. 1/24 Scale. I think it is the kit shown below.

Andy, what a stunning build! The work on the hood and rear door wonderful examples of miniature engineering. The Colours work well together also. I like how this kit looks.

Good Show.

[Andy Oldenburg]

Hi Alan, yup, that´s the one! I bought it out of an impulse and during the next hours the ideas came flooding. Happy you like my build! Best wishes!