AMT ‘37 Chevy Cabriolet

[FoMoCo66]

Amazing work there, you need to think about resin casting this stuff and selling it. Absolutely superb work that some people with your particularity but not the skills might want!

[NOBLNG]

33 minutes ago, Kanada Kustoms said:

More great details fixed on this model... Looking good in primer!

Thanks Jon!🙂

30 minutes ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Amazing work there, you need to think about resin casting this stuff and selling it. Absolutely superb work that some people with your particularity but not the skills might want!

Thank you Elliot. I am retired though and that sounds like a four letter word.😬 Sorry.🥴

Edit: That’s kinda why I blather on about how I do some things. There are many members here who are far above my skill level, but maybe there are some newbie’s or younger ones who want to expand their skills that might benefit from my own misadventures. Plus, I am fairly recently back to the hobby so some of my methods and ideas are unorthodox and half baked which may lead folks to think outside the box.🙂

Edited November 7 by NOBLNG

[Big Messer]

Great job!. It would be interesting, when finished, to take a pic of it next to a stock one. Just for funsies...

[meechum68]

Oh this girl is beautiful!! I stand by the statement it is an art piece. 

[customline]

The trim mods you did have this old stovebolt looking mighty crisp, Greg.  In fact, it is out standing 😯

[Mark W]

Some really good things going on here, your attention to detail is impressive.

And the hood details…. that’s well beyond my skill level.

[Chris V]

I unenthuisatically opened this topic, expecting to see just another box stock “gasser” build of the old AMT kit…

What I found exceeded my wildest imagination: I deeply admire the effort you’re putting into correcting the (many) flaws of the kit! 
 

Another thing you may want to correct is the lower leading edge of the front fenders: The kit fenders have an aestethic, but incorrect, bulging shape, whereas the real fender has more of a straight line with a slight downwards taper towards the middle. 

[NOBLNG]

On 11/8/2025 at 4:50 AM, Chris V said:

I unenthuisatically opened this topic, expecting to see just another box stock “gasser” build of the old AMT kit…

What I found exceeded my wildest imagination: I deeply admire the effort you’re putting into correcting the (many) flaws of the kit! 
 

Another thing you may want to correct is the lower leading edge of the front fenders: The kit fenders have an aestethic, but incorrect, bulging shape, whereas the real fender has more of a straight line with a slight downwards taper towards the middle. 

Thanks Chris. I didn’t notice the front fender contour as it is hidden by the bumper in most of the photos I’ve downloaded. I did fix it but it is not going to be visible. A more visible problem is the rear wheel opening. It is not a smooth radius and the drivers side is worse than the passenger side.🧐 The fender is a bit too tall and not flat enough on the top, but that is something I will just have to ignore. I will correct the radius somewhat though.

 

Edited Wednesday at 02:19 PM by NOBLNG

[NOBLNG]

I started to scratch build a transmission tunnel and then decided it would be easier to steal one from a kit that I am planning to never build.🤓

I don’t like the size or shape of the seat so I stole one from a ‘36 Ford that just needed a bit of filing on the sides to squeeze it into place.  I also added new pedals and a more positive mounting setup for the dash.

[customline]

That Ford seat works a whole lot better than what they gave you, Greg. Nice steering wheel, too. I noticed the character line on the door of the 1:1 is a bit longer than on the 1:25. I would just accept that, I think. I dunno...it may be fixable with some sheet stock overlaid and feathered out. Nice work on the running board supports and the tunnel.  You've been busy! 🤓  BTW, the color of that 1:1 would look real nice on the 1:25. Removal of the vent wings and the smooth boards looks pretty good, too. 

[Supernurd]

Looks great.  👍 

[LennyB]

Looking good Greg. I wonder about that radius on the rear fenders if that is something that has gotten worse over the years. The AMT 40 Ford kit has issues with the front fenders and it's not such an issue with the early releases.

 

Psss, I won't tell anyone you put a Ford seat in a Chevy.

[NOBLNG]

12 hours ago, customline said:

That Ford seat works a whole lot better than what they gave you, Greg. Nice steering wheel, too. I noticed the character line on the door of the 1:1 is a bit longer than on the 1:25. I would just accept that, I think. I dunno...it may be fixable with some sheet stock overlaid and feathered out. Nice work on the running board supports and the tunnel.  You've been busy! 🤓  BTW, the color of that 1:1 would look real nice on the 1:25. Removal of the vent wings and the smooth boards looks pretty good, too. 

Thanks Jim. I am not going to bother with the character line.🥴 I thought the whole car looked a little short and fat…so I just measured the wheelbase and it comes out to 108-1/4”. According to my research, all 1937 Chevy cars were built on a 112-1/4” wheelbase, so this kit cannot be made to look accurate without splicing two kits together. That really irks me🤬, so I am just going to slap a bit more lipstick on it and get it off the bench.😕 I’m glad I didn’t get into fixing the grill to hood transition before finding this out…I did give it some thought.🤯
Edit: Removing those vent windows may help alleviate the stubby look?🤔

Edited Thursday at 05:03 AM by NOBLNG

[NOBLNG]

39 minutes ago, LennyB said:

Looking good Greg. I wonder about that radius on the rear fenders if that is something that has gotten worse over the years. The AMT 40 Ford kit has issues with the front fenders and it's not such an issue with the early releases.

 

Psss, I won't tell anyone you put a Ford seat in a Chevy.

I am working on the fender right now Len and that’s going to be about it for fixes. The seat is period correct so that’s good enough for me.🙂

[LennyB]

19 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

I am working on the fender right now Len and that’s going to be about it for fixes. The seat is period correct so that’s good enough for me.🙂

Right around now Jim is just itching to throw some '41 Plymouth fenders on it.

[customline]

22 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Thanks Jim. I am not going to bother with the character line.🥴 I thought the whole car looked a little short and fat…so I just measured the wheelbase and it comes out to 108-1/4”. According to my research, all 1937 Chevy cars were built on a 112-1/4” wheelbase, so this kit cannot be made to look accurate without splicing two kits together. That really irks me🤬, so I am just going to slap a bit more lipstick on it and get it off the bench.😕 I’m glad I didn’t get into fixing the grill to hood transition before finding this out…I did give it some thought.🤯
Edit: Removing those vent windows may help alleviate the stubby look?🤔

Vent wings, back in those days were optional on many cars so don't feel compelled to leave them. That 1:1 you posted looks darn good without 'em. 🥴

Those four scale inches?  Maybe it was the bean counters trying to save a few bucks by using less plastic 🤑. That's a lot to be off. I wonder if there may have been an actual reason. 

[customline]

3 hours ago, LennyB said:

Right around now Jim is just itching to throw some '41 Plymouth fenders on it.

Len, I'm itching but it's basically just dry skin, although it could be I'm allergic to 5hitty AMT kits. 🤣

[LennyB]

14 minutes ago, customline said:

Len, I'm itching but it's basically just dry skin, although it could be I'm allergic to 5hitty AMT kits. 🤣

Jim, I'm going to leave that one alone. Don't want to ruin Greg's thread.😲

[customline]

2 minutes ago, LennyB said:

Jim, I'm going to leave that one alone. Don't want to ruin Greg's thread.😲

That ship sailed 😔 

Edited Friday at 12:14 AM by customline

[LennyB]

[stavanzer]

Greg, some issues of the '37 Chevy have two taillights. Some Don't. Oddly the most recent Round2 Kit was missing both the Hard Spare Tire Cover and the Second Taillight.

A bit of a disappointment really. The Orange BoxArt kit from Michael's (or Hobby Lobby Or Walmart) did have the spare and taillight.

If you really want one, I could try to find one. My '37 Chevy kits are buried pretty deep, but I 'look if you want.

Alan

[NOBLNG]

56 minutes ago, stavanzer said:

Greg, some issues of the '37 Chevy have two taillights. Some Don't. Oddly the most recent Round2 Kit was missing both the Hard Spare Tire Cover and the Second Taillight.

A bit of a disappointment really. The Orange BoxArt kit from Michael's (or Hobby Lobby Or Walmart) did have the spare and taillight.

If you really want one, I could try to find one. My '37 Chevy kits are buried pretty deep, but I 'look if you want.

Alan

Thanks for the offer Alan. This kit actually has two tail lights, the spare tire cover and five hub caps.

[NOBLNG]

5 hours ago, LennyB said:

Right around now Jim is just itching to throw some '41 Plymouth fenders on it.

 

2 hours ago, customline said:

Len, I'm itching but it's basically just dry skin, although it could be I'm allergic to 5hitty AMT kits. 🤣

I think I would rather build another ‘41 Plymouth than this thing. At least the Plymouth is fixable with a bit of putty (ok…a lot) and sanding. I might be developing an allergy too.🥵

[customline]

13 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

 

I think I would rather build another ‘41 Plymouth than this thing. At least the Plymouth is fixable with a bit of putty (ok…a lot) and sanding. I might be developing an allergy too.🥵

I dunno, Greg.  I think they were cut from the same cloth. I "used" this kit (the coupe) once to build a stripped-down hot rod so none of that stuff mattered. The inaccuracies of both of those kits is pretty disturbing. When accuracy matters, you're on your own. My perspective is that a kit is just a box full of raw material.   It all depends on what you want from it. 

[NOBLNG]

I added some resin backing plates and drums to the parts box steelies. I’ll add the hubcaps as a final step. The interior is finished too. 

Edited Friday at 11:08 PM by NOBLNG