AMT 1972 Chevelle SS454

[AMT68]

'72 Chevelle SS454 that was built from the 2005 ERTL release in 1/25 scale. Exterior painted in Dupli-Color Milano Red (Honda) with Rust-Oleum for both the clear and Apple Red interior. Side view mirror from the '70 Monogram Malibu kit and the Sport Wheels painted with a Deco-Art metallic grey mix. I filed the drivers side quarter window open in an effort to better match the more correct looking passenger side. After sanding off the incomplete trim on both windows I ran a continuous strip of .010x.020 styrene to reestablish the drip moldings. I also improved the prominence of the windshield trim with .015x.030 strips and sanded the edges for a more finished look. Since this is an out of production kit and the parts are scarce I declined to paint the lower valance body color on the one piece rear bumper in the event the chrome stripped off after removing the tape. One of the parking lights was unusable based on how it was molded into the tree so I closed in the open areas at the edges of the front fenders with some pieces of styrene and sanded them flush with the body. I had to pull the right side fender inward and glue it to the chassis since the fender extension was pointing downwards and preventing the bumper/grill assembly from seating properly. Initially I sanded the area below the parking lights thinking it was the cause of the bumper misalignment which in the end created something of an unsightly gap particularly on the drivers side. In the end I really didn't mind the extra effort this kit provided as I've gained experience from the build. And lastly the "Chevelle" trunk emblem was the only one I couldn't successfully pick out with foil under paint so I used a spare decal from the Revell "69 Chevelle which is incorrect since it's a more slanted script. But then so was the faintly engraved script on the model. 

[Trainwreck]

A clean, well executed build of a somewhat ill fitting old tool, great job. 

[Sledsel]

Very nice clean build!!!

 

[TransAmMike]

👍Great looking and quality build Tom, that's a lotta red there 😂.

Edited yesterday at 06:08 PM by TransAmMike

[spencer1984]

That looks great, nicely done!

[espo]

Beautiful looking smooth paint finish. Like the matching red interior. 

[Rattlecan Dan]

Got to be proud of this build, she's a beauty. Sits and looks nice and trim. Great job!

[Jim B]

Great looking Chevelle.  Very well done.

[DanL]

Nice work on this one...

[HankinWisconsin]

That's a gorgeous ride!

[iwantmodels]

Nicely done.  Beautiful paint.

[charger74]

Looks really good 

[Hemifever]

 Very nice.

[Valvefloat]

Sharp execution