Revell 1969 Nova SS

[AMT68]

Just a basic build of the 1/25 scale Revell '69 Nova SS that was completed from the Yenko kit. I omitted the decals and went with a set of Rally Wheels from the Revell '68 Chevelle kit. Color is Duplicolor GM Medium Garnet Red Metallic over a dark gray primer. Rust-Oleum for the clear. First time building this one and looking forward  at some point to building the other two I have in my collection. 

[XYHARRY]

Wow! That paint is super smooth. Really nice Nova there Tom. Sits a little high up front which gives it a quarter mile racer look. Really well done and will be looking forward to the next Nova instalment. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[ChrisR]

Looks great!!

[Jim B]

Great looking Nova.

[bamadon]

That looks great and the paint is outstanding

[drodg]

Very nice job

 

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint color and finish. Clean body trim. The White interior goes well with the exterior. Hard to beat Rallys on a Chevy. These are very nice kits to build. 

[crazyjim]

Looks great in that color.  Nice and clean.

[karbuildr]

Oh yeah. that is one sweet ride. Gorgeous color and very striking with the white interior.

[James2]

Very nice, cleanly built and perfect colors.

[Yeah Nah]

Beautiful colour on an all-round top class build Tom.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very nice looking Nova!

[AMT68]

On 3/29/2024 at 6:10 AM, ChrisR said:

Looks great!!

 

On 3/29/2024 at 10:40 AM, Jim B said:

Great looking Nova.

 

On 3/29/2024 at 11:14 AM, bamadon said:

That looks great and the paint is outstanding

 

On 3/29/2024 at 11:19 AM, drodg said:

Very nice job

 

Thanks Chris, Jim, Don and David. 

On 3/29/2024 at 4:41 AM, XYHARRY said:

Wow! That paint is super smooth. Really nice Nova there Tom. Sits a little high up front which gives it a quarter mile racer look. Really well done and will be looking forward to the next Nova instalment. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

Thanks David. It's funny how until you mentioned it sits a little high in the front I really hadn't noticed. So it wasn't really intentional. 

On 3/29/2024 at 2:55 PM, espo said:

Beautiful looking paint color and finish. Clean body trim. The White interior goes well with the exterior. Hard to beat Rallys on a Chevy. These are very nice kits to build. 

 

On 3/29/2024 at 4:38 PM, crazyjim said:

Looks great in that color.  Nice and clean.

 

On 3/29/2024 at 5:52 PM, karbuildr said:

Oh yeah. that is one sweet ride. Gorgeous color and very striking with the white interior.

 

On 3/29/2024 at 6:00 PM, James2 said:

Very nice, cleanly built and perfect colors.

Thank you David, Jim, David and James. 

On 3/29/2024 at 6:39 PM, Yeah Nah said:

Beautiful colour on an all-round top class build Tom.

 

On 3/29/2024 at 7:00 PM, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Very nice looking Nova!

Thank you Garry and Craig. 

[KWT]

Very nicely done

[Mike Slapattack]

Beautiful work. How did you do the little Nova badges on the fender?

[Zippi]

Really nice looking SS Nova.  The white interior and red body color really pop.  Nice build man.

[Pierre_tec]

Looks so nice, and amazing finish. What rustoleum clear you use? Most have bad experience with the brand, any tips?

[Nacho Z]

That is such a nice looking Nova!  To me, it looks like a nice example of what I would have seen in my high school’s parking lot.  Great job!

Edited April 1, 2024 by Nacho Z
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[Noah H.]

That's a really sharp looking Nova! Does the Revell kit include an engine?

[Safire6]

Wow, beautiful paint and excellent photography! Nice job.

 

[louis Carabott]

Excellent job sir ?

[AMT68]

On 3/31/2024 at 8:17 AM, KWT said:

Very nicely done

 

On 3/31/2024 at 6:22 PM, Zippi said:

Really nice looking SS Nova.  The white interior and red body color really pop.  Nice build man.

 

On 3/31/2024 at 11:04 PM, Nacho Z said:

That is such a nice looking Nova!  To me, it looks like a nice example of what I would have seen in my high school’s parking lot.  Great job!

Thank you Jeremy, Bob and John. Yeah I actually like the more dressed down Novas.

On 3/31/2024 at 3:11 PM, Mike Slapattack said:

Beautiful work. How did you do the little Nova badges on the fender?

Thanks Mike. The badges are just decals from the kit. I've since started doing foil under paint.

On 3/31/2024 at 10:57 PM, Pierre_tec said:

Looks so nice, and amazing finish. What rustoleum clear you use? Most have bad experience with the brand, any tips?

Thanks Pierre. The Rust-Oleum I use is in a green labeled can and indicates a "High Lustre Coating" It's a pretty hot lacquer and I've had best success applying it in lighter coats. I also wet sand lightly between coats after a sufficient build up. Maybe with a better technique I could probably limit some of the wet sanding.  

18 hours ago, Noah H. said:

That's a really sharp looking Nova! Does the Revell kit include an engine?

Thanks Noah, and yes the kit does include an engine. I didn't photograph it in part because I managed to lose the upper radiator hose. 

11 hours ago, Safire6 said:

Wow, beautiful paint and excellent photography! Nice job.

 

 

6 hours ago, louis Carabott said:

Excellent job sir ?

Thank you Louis and Steve. 

[Bainford]

Nice looking Nova, Tom. Great colour, and nice work laying it down.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[ybsluos]

It’s a beauty Tom!  Nice work.