The 57 Chev

[Haubenschild]

I got this for christmas , it will be box stock except for the exhausts ( i will add stainless tips) because the kits exhaust pipes do not have tips on them, and will be painted Model Master Tropical turqouise , with a Tamiya pure white top , all comments are welcome

Edited January 4, 2012 by Haubenschild

[Haubenschild]

This thing is massive! ( the shoe is size 11 )

Edited December 29, 2011 by Haubenschild

[BOSWELL891]

What scale is it?!

[Custom Mike]

That's gotta be the Revell 1/12th kit...

[Haubenschild]

It is the 1/12th

[Haubenschild]

Today i masked the body and prepped it for paint

[TexasFinest]

Wow that is gonna be sweet!

[Haubenschild]

The roof has just been painted Tamiya pure white

[Haubenschild]

I re masked the body today and began assembeling the engine

[Haubenschild]

Here is the painted engine bay , i painted it gloss black then dull coated it

[walt francis]

Great start...Keep it coming.

[Mr. Moparman]

What color are you thinking for the main body? Anywho, it's coming along great!

[Haubenschild]

Model master Tropical Turqouise , 1957 Factory colour

[Haubenschild]

Once again here is the body masked off and ready for paint , thankfully this is the last time i have to do any masking

I also cut some exhaust tips out of stainless steel tube , they are pretty crude , here the first one i cut

[Haubenschild]

I got some painting done today , i did run into some problems but luckily they were easy to fix , here is the body, hood and firewall covered with 3 mist coats and 1 wet coat , more wet coats will follow tommorow

Edited January 3, 2012 by Haubenschild

['08SEAL]

That is awesome! I love the color.

[Haubenschild]

Here is the body fully painted , i thought it came out nice , Hopefully i can keep the body this way until the build is finished

Edited January 3, 2012 by Haubenschild

[Casey]

This thing is massive! ( the shoe is size 11 )

Is this the 1988 issue? I mean the shoe with the Velcro strap, not the model.

I love the three Monogram 1/12 scale kits, and especially the '57 Bel AIr kit. Be sure to take your time with all the chrome trim pieces as some are very fragile, especially the nameplates.

Is the interior going to be the same two-tone color scheme as the exterior?

[Haubenschild]

The shoe is definatley not from the 80's , its fairley new , just a little worn . The interior will be Tamiya pearl white with tropical turqouise inserts with light blue flocking

Edited January 3, 2012 by Haubenschild

[Haubenschild]

Today I painted the front seats Tamiya pure white , painting the back seats and interior panels will be challengeing for me since they are all part of the interior tub

[Casey]

Try painting the interior tub seat inserts with a brush. You'll have to move semi-quickly, but you can still mask them or use the raised edge as a guide. You'll be able to better control the paint in the corners of the inserts if you free-hand brush them, instead of masking and spraying them.

[Haubenschild]

There were alot of chrome parts that needed to be stripped in this kit , here they are taking a bath

[Haubenschild]

I got all the side trim glued on and began installing pieces in the engine bay

[JunkPile]

Darn near life size, in plastic. Looking cool.

[Rob McKee]

I have this kit sitting in my stash.

I'll be watching your build. Great start, the paint looks great.