Nicholas Posted June 3 Posted June 3 1 minute ago, keviiin86 said: Hahah! So you know of this car is see?! I've heard those stories of the pea gravel/cement in the tailgate before and considered opening up the tailgate to make it just a bit more realistic...but the bed floor is molded too high on this model, just wouldn't look quite right. I just recently talked to a guy this weekend who is friends with the current owner of Chuck's old Elco..its sat untouched since probably the late 90s to early 2000s, looks the same just no motor/trans. ha ya though i never saw it in person ,only when he had the mid 80's camaro first red then down in orlando when it was purple,cool bunch of guys! 1
keviiin86 Posted June 4 Author Posted June 4 (edited) I went out and got some paint today, I think I have the color figured out. Since I dont have an airbrush I'm stuck with rattle cans but I've seen Tamiya has a light metallic green that looks close so I figured I'd try a basecoat of another color to achieve the shade I'm after. I shot some on the old junk fenders I cut off. Used Tamiya TS 17 gloss aluminum as a base and a couple light mist coats of TS 60 pearl green. Looks close to the factory 1965 color "willow green". The pics I have of the car are all from the early 90s and not the best lighting or quality so its tough to get an exact match, but after googling the color on other chevelles I think its pretty close. Edited June 4 by keviiin86 2
keviiin86 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 Made some beltline trim out of half round, glued them side by side to replicate the trim on the fender, door and 1/4. Also deleted the battery from the engine bay and made an empty "battery tray" in place of it. 2
keviiin86 Posted June 14 Author Posted June 14 Painted the valve covers with Revell chrome, turned out nice and dried to the touch within 24 hours..was able to glue them on the assembled engine. Still have to put the distributor in and run the plug wires and the engine will be pretty much complete. 4
NYLIBUD Posted June 15 Posted June 15 Coming along great.And I have to add,that you did a fantastic job on the engine assembly 1
keviiin86 Posted June 18 Author Posted June 18 Painted the wheels and detailed them a bit. Tried to replicate the brushed aluminum look on the centerlines. I have revell chrome paint but for once that was a little too reflective for what I was after so I tried some duplicolor "chrome" paint which was a little more on the dull side. I think thats closer to what the satin finish looks like. Rears were painted with flat black then some VHT flat aluminum paint. 5
sah5150 Posted June 18 Posted June 18 Body paint looks really close - well done! Wheels look great as well. Steve 1
keviiin86 Posted June 20 Author Posted June 20 Started fitting and painting the interior. I used all of the revell 65 chevelle interior components since it all lines up with the chassis. Set the interior floor and door panels in to see where they needed to be cut off to fit, and they drop right in and sit perfectly in the AMT body. Still need to find an acceptable bench seat..leaning toward the AMT 65 chevelle wagon back seat to use as a bench..once thats in I will make up a roll cage out of aluminum wire. I'll also end up cutting off the back of the AMT interior tub to make a close out panel behind the seat Stole the floor shifter out of the revell kit and modified it to make it a column shifter. Also added a tach on the column and a 3 gauge panel under the dash. 3
70Monte454 Posted June 20 Posted June 20 Excellent work!! This makes me nostalgic for this era of drag racing. big block and a dominator and spray and your going fast! 1
keviiin86 Posted June 21 Author Posted June 21 21 hours ago, 70Monte454 said: Excellent work!! This makes me nostalgic for this era of drag racing. big block and a dominator and spray and your going fast! Thanks! 70s, 80s and 90s are definitely my favorite eras of drag racing.
keviiin86 Posted June 21 Author Posted June 21 15 hours ago, Tony Coomer said: Great work. The motor looks great… Thanks!
keviiin86 Posted June 26 Author Posted June 26 (edited) Got some paint on it today. Primed it, then tamiya gloss aluminum, and then mist coats of tamiya pearl green. Came out looking pretty good. Going to wait a day or so to put some clear on it. Leaving the hood in primer since thats how the car was in most of the pictures. Edited June 26 by keviiin86 4
FoMoCo66 Posted June 26 Posted June 26 Amazing, this color looks so killer, I just picked up a bottle for my 32 sedan! 1
catpack68 Posted June 27 Posted June 27 Really nice work so far! I remember reading about this El Camino back in the day.Its cool that you’re replicating in scale.Looking forward to seeing more progress on it. 1
keviiin86 Posted June 27 Author Posted June 27 7 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said: Amazing, this color looks so killer, I just picked up a bottle for my 32 sedan! Yeah I like the color too, makes me want to build some other 60s GM cars in this shade down the line. I've seen other people use this color though and it turns out alot brighter of a green. I think the combination of silver base with light coats of the green gives it more of a pale metallic green like this. 1
Daverde Posted July 2 Posted July 2 On 5/5/2025 at 10:11 PM, keviiin86 said: Gathered up some of the parts I'll need for the build, mocked up what I have so far to see how it'll look. The scoop is a little tall so I'll have to shave some off the base to make it sit right. Wow great build where did that 400 transmission come from?
keviiin86 Posted July 2 Author Posted July 2 1 hour ago, Daverde said: Wow great build where did that 400 transmission come from? Thanks! That came from Texas 3D Customs. Not sure if he sells them separately but it was a package deal with a small block chevy that I bought.
keviiin86 Posted July 4 Author Posted July 4 Another mock up to stay motivated..also wired the engine. Used Greg's scale model accessories distributor with 90° plug boots and wires, really nice stuff! 2
keviiin86 Posted July 4 Author Posted July 4 1 hour ago, TarheelRick said: Looking real good, love those dirty headers. Haha yep tried to make them look a little used and rusty. 1
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