AMT '69 Chevelle SS 396

[MrBrightside]

First model in a long time. Car is mostly factory spec except for the Torq Thrusts and finned chrome valve covers. The stock valve covers weren't plated, so I chose to use the custom finned ones to brighten the engine bay up a little. Also the air cleaner decal says 350hp, and from the online research I did, as far as I can tell the 350hp engine should have chrome valve covers.

Built it mostly  out of box, with some minor tweaks. Sanded off the incorrect side mouldings that should not be there on a '69 SS. Also used a trick I saw Snake use in another post involving filling the terrible kit tail lights with wood glue, letting it dry and then painting it with Tamiya clear red to simulate tail light lenses. Worked pretty well. Also added headrests to the seats by sanding down some sprue.

Colour is Testors Model Master Citrus Yellow metallic with Tamiya TS13 clear over the top, both decanted and shot through the airbrush. Then wet sanded and polished it all with Tamiya compounds, and put a little bit of wax on it to finish it off. It's a shame Testors discontinued the Model Master paint line, they had a good range of colours. This was a little bit of Citrus Yellow I had left over from several years ago. 

Thanks for looking. 

[slusher]

That’s a beautiful Chevelle!

[ncbuckeye67]

That is absolutely gorgeous! I really love that color.

[PappyD340]

Super nice Chevelle, well done!

[Safire6]

That is sweet! Those redlines and wheels really set it off!

Edited October 30, 2024 by Safire6

[Ragtop Man]

Right  on the money, great job! 

[charger74]

Very well done 

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[Hi-Po]

Good looking build and the paint job really turned out nice.

[Jim B]

Great looking Chevelle.  Very well done.

[DJMar]

I think that's a great color. Really nice build of that kit! ??

[TransAmMike]

Great lookin' '69...smooth paint.   Great job Jonathan!  

[STU111]

You’ve got a nice shine on this one , and those torque thrusts look great on 60’s muscle cars. All in all, a great looking Chevelle. ??

[Rattlecan Dan]

Sharp! Extremely clean build. Nice job!

[Valvefloat]

Super build

I built this kit and it is dated, bad fitment

[deuces wild]

Looks beautiful!....😎👍