67 Chevelle ss 396

[Kelly]

Being new to building working on my 3rd car and just okay I hope I will get better!!

[NOBLNG]

Welcome to the forum Kelly. Nice work on this one.👍 You obviously have an eye for detail and should have no trouble honing your skills.😎

[johnyrotten]

Nice work so far👍👍. Just remember, each model is practice for the next one.

[DoctorLarry]

Looks good so far. What's your body color?

[SpikeSchumacher]

Looking good so far Kelly! Remember, each build is just practice for the next one... 😉

[Kelly]

8 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Welcome to the forum Kelly. Nice work on this one.👍 You obviously have an eye for detail and should have no trouble honing your skills.😎

Thank you I was at a local hobby shop and a guy was there and he told me about videos on line.So thanks to all the guys and gals out there doing some awesome cars!! I am semi home bound so watching them has been very helpful 

[Kelly]

4 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

Nice work so far👍👍. Just remember, each model is practice for the next one.

Thanks I will need practice 

[Kelly]

2 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

Looking good so far Kelly! Remember, each build is just practice for the next one... 😉

Thanks Ya I appreciate you all I do have a 62 Impala ss for my next project Getting excited to start it!!

[Kelly]

8 hours ago, DoctorLarry said:

Looks good so far. What's your body color?

Thank you I went with Tamiya metallic blue using their spray can 

[Kelly]

23 hours ago, Kelly said:

Being new to building working on my 3rd car and just okay I hope I will get better!!

[Kelly]

On 11/26/2025 at 7:57 PM, Kelly said:

Being new to building working on my 3rd car and just okay I hope I will get better!!

Hi all. I have had a couple of setbacks with this build so I dropped the body on the chassis to see how it looked. It will be set aside for a bit while I get back to my first build. I have learned things on this forum and videos I want to try and improve it so I can post it on the “under glass “ section Thanks 

[Trainwreck]

Looks pretty darn good Kelly. 

[Valvefloat]

Glorious blue, great work

[Deathgoblin]

Great paint, looks good so far! 

[Kelly]

1 hour ago, Trainwreck said:

Looks pretty darn good Kelly. 

Thank you 

[Kelly]

49 minutes ago, Deathgoblin said:

Great paint, looks good so far! 

Thanks I used a spray can and I was surprised! 

[Kelly]

51 minutes ago, Deathgoblin said:

Great paint, looks good so far! 

Thanks appreciate it 

[meechum68]

That is looking great! 

That blue is so nice, one of the colors I keep on hand. 

[Kelly]

1 hour ago, meechum68 said:

That is looking great! 

That blue is so nice, one of the colors I keep on hand. 

Thank you 

[Volzfan59]

Looks good to me @Kelly. Stay after it pal. Like @SpikeSchumacher has previously mentioned, “Each build is practice for the next one.” I like what you’re doing with this Chevelle,

[Kelly]

13 hours ago, Volzfan59 said:

Looks good to me @Kelly. Stay after it pal. Like @SpikeSchumacher has previously mentioned, “Each build is practice for the next one.” I like what you’re doing with this Chevelle,

Thanks I need to take a break for my own sanity! Haha I have learned so much from all the great builders here and want to try some things on my first build for a few pictures to post on under glass section for some opinions 

[bobss396]

Tamiya paint goes on very well. IMO, you need to be on the razors-edge of a sag to get a smooth coat down.

I also save the body painting for very late in the build. 

A couple of things I do that helps assembly quite a bit:

On the chassis I remove between .040" to .060" from each side. For some obscene reason, most kit bodies curve in towards the rockers. I also take sone material off the inside of the rockers. Everything gets a slight radius to it.

Since the body/interior might be on & off, I make provisions so it goes back together the same way every time.

I'll glue in "stops" so the interior tub isn't a fight, especially in final assembly.

On the rear quarters, I'll bond in blocks of styrene. 125" x .188" is what I usually use. Then drill through the chassis (the body taped in place) into the blocks. Then pin it with either 1/32" brass rod or stainless steel pins.