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. 

[Kelly]

9 hours ago, bobss396 said:

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. 

Oh Thanks Ya it is a very tight fit A great idea Got that in my memory bank for my next builds 

Thanks again. Kelly 

 

[Mattblack]

Looks great! I bet I'm speaking for a lot of people on here when I say my third build didn't turn out like that...

[bobss396]

6 hours ago, Mattblack said:

Looks great! I bet I'm speaking for a lot of people on here when I say my third build didn't turn out like that...

I got back into the hobby in 1995, pre internet, so I had zero resources.

The only paints available were Testors (no extra charge for the floor sweeping contents added...) and hardware store paints. Past experiences with car paints made me gun shy. I knew nothing about primer.

I still show those at club meetings. They are pretty crude to say the least.