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 Tuesday 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

[karbuildr]

Not the easiest kit to build and detail but yours came out great.

[AMT68]

On 12/2/2025 at 11:53 AM, Trainwreck said:

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

 

On 12/2/2025 at 11:57 AM, Sledsel said:

Very nice clean build!!!

 

Thank you William and Andy. The kit had some positives. 

 

On 12/2/2025 at 1:08 PM, TransAmMike said:

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

Thanks Mike. I got away from doing a white interior on this one. 

On 12/2/2025 at 1:24 PM, spencer1984 said:

That looks great, nicely done!

 

On 12/2/2025 at 2:13 PM, espo said:

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

Thank you Bill and David. 

On 12/2/2025 at 3:04 PM, Rattlecan Dan said:

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

Thanks Donato. I had to build up styrene strips under the fenders to adjust the height of the front of the car. 

On 12/2/2025 at 3:29 PM, Jim B said:

Great looking Chevelle.  Very well done.

 

On 12/2/2025 at 3:51 PM, DanL said:

Nice work on this one...

 

On 12/2/2025 at 4:20 PM, HankinWisconsin said:

That's a gorgeous ride!

Thank you Jim, Dan and Hank. 

On 12/2/2025 at 5:13 PM, iwantmodels said:

Nicely done.  Beautiful paint.

 

22 hours ago, charger74 said:

Looks really good 

 

22 hours ago, Hemifever said:

 Very nice.

Thanks D Petterway, Eric and Dennis

9 hours ago, Valvefloat said:

Sharp execution

 

2 hours ago, karbuildr said:

Not the easiest kit to build and detail but yours came out great.

Thanks Alex and David. True it's not the easiest kit but it did help to improve my skills

[meechum68]

That is a great build! The red is slick!!!

[Bainford]

Lovely Chevelle, Tom. Your added body details really improve the overall presentation. Nice, clean work and great looking paint. The 71-72's are my personal favourite Chevelles. Very nice work here.