1955 El Camino

[NOBLNG]

I had lots of fun building this one.🙂 This was an AMT ‘55 Nomad kit. It came with the half roof option, but it needed a fair bit of modification to fit and look good. The bed is made from real walnut edge veneer. The engine and trans are from a Revell 2002 Camaro. Paint is a mixture of Tamiya metallic red and metallic black. Thanks for looking and all comments welcome.😎 Build thread here: https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/193789-‘55-el-camino/#comments 

 

 

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[espo]

Beautiful paint work and colors. Looking at the body finish and trim someone might not realize just how much effort was put into the body. Great engine and chassis detailing.  

[johnyrotten]

Beautiful work. If it had a 265 in it, you'd swear G.M. made them. Stunning job with this one👍👍

[TransAmMike]

Yep, looks like the real thing.  Great job Greg 👍👍

[BKF]

Nice job on all the bodywork! Turned out Great!

[bondo bill]

sharp build

[STU111]

That is a sweet looking 55. Great attention to detail and beautiful finish. 👍🏻

[Zippi]

Wowser Greg.  That gentleman is a looker for sure.  Great looking custom paint and the 02 Camaro engine looks right at home in the business end.  I'm diggin this build.   

[thatz4u]

very nice build of this kit, well done

[Spex84]

This is without a doubt the classiest Nomad-imino I've ever seen built. Super inspiring--I loved the incorporation of superior Revell parts, the careful detailing, and the attention to proportion. Not to mention some mighty fine paint, foil, and photography! Congrats on taking this ambitious project to the finish line in style.

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Really cool 

[Carmak]

Very fine build Greg! On top of what other have said there are lots of subtle changes that really look good (Like removed wing windows and removed tailgate ribs with a spare hood emblem in their place). Also, very nice work blending everything where the roof, bed and body meet.

[NOBLNG]

On 9/2/2025 at 12:17 PM, ChrisR said:

Looks great.

Thanks Chris.🙂

On 9/2/2025 at 1:05 PM, espo said:

Beautiful paint work and colors. Looking at the body finish and trim someone might not realize just how much effort was put into the body. Great engine and chassis detailing.  

Thanks David.🙂 I think widening the C-pillar took it from odd looking to aesthetically pleasing.

On 9/2/2025 at 4:51 PM, johnyrotten said:

Beautiful work. If it had a 265 in it, you'd swear G.M. made them. Stunning job with this one👍👍

Thanks John. I debated making it look like a factory offering, but I really wanted to use the LS engine.

On 9/2/2025 at 5:07 PM, TransAmMike said:

Yep, looks like the real thing.  Great job Greg 👍👍

Thanks Mike.🙂

On 9/2/2025 at 8:24 PM, BKF said:

Nice job on all the bodywork! Turned out Great!

Thanks Brian.🙂

On 9/2/2025 at 10:20 PM, bondo bill said:

sharp build

Thanks Bill.🙂

On 9/3/2025 at 5:06 AM, STU111 said:

That is a sweet looking 55. Great attention to detail and beautiful finish. 👍🏻

Thank you Stuart.🙂

On 9/3/2025 at 6:49 AM, Zippi said:

Wowser Greg.  That gentleman is a looker for sure.  Great looking custom paint and the 02 Camaro engine looks right at home in the business end.  I'm diggin this build.   

Thanks Bob.🙂 The engine update is something I really wanted. I should have put disc brakes on it too, but you really can’t see them anyways with the factory hubcaps.

22 hours ago, thatz4u said:

very nice build of this kit, well done

Thanks Al.🙂

13 hours ago, Spex84 said:

This is without a doubt the classiest Nomad-imino I've ever seen built. Super inspiring--I loved the incorporation of superior Revell parts, the careful detailing, and the attention to proportion. Not to mention some mighty fine paint, foil, and photography! Congrats on taking this ambitious project to the finish line in style.

Thank you Chris.🙂 Yeah, I grabbed a few parts from Revell kits including the exhaust system.

8 hours ago, Perspect Scale Modelworks said:

Really cool 

Thanks J.🙂

30 minutes ago, Carmak said:

Very fine build Greg! On top of what other have said there are lots of subtle changes that really look good (Like removed wing windows and removed tailgate ribs with a spare hood emblem in their place). Also, very nice work blending everything where the roof, bed and body meet.

Thank you Craig.🙂 I wanted to take away some of the Nomad look, and removing the tailgate ribs helped I think.

Edited September 4 by NOBLNG

[1959]

Really sharp build! Great paint job with excellent color choice. I made also sometime ago this ElCamino-style 55 and I think this is one of the nicest conversion choices that any model kit has because it could be something that came out of the factory line. Many custom options are more or less odd to my eyes.

Kimmo

 

[slusher]

Gorgeous build,  Greg!

[carrucha]

Cool build!  Nice to see the pickup version of this kit.

[PappyD340]

Very nice build!

[Lunajammer]

This is pretty much the nicest one of these I've seen. Good job!

[BERT100]

Sorry I missed tis on its debut . But real glad I found it now. Great job of modeling.  Now off to the build thread.