1957 Chrysler Hemi Wagon - FINISHED ! 5-23-12

[TooOld]

Just a quick update .

Last night I spent a couple of hours with some BMF . I have tried it a couple of times on old bodies without much luck . Well , I think it turned out pretty good . . . not perfect , but for my first real try I'm happy with it .

I've also finished the exhaust , complete with clamps ! They were kind of fun to make .

Just need to finish the front suspension and the chassis will be done .

Now some clear on the body , and final assembly . Hopefully this time next week it will be completed . I feel like I'm forgetting something .

Next stop , " Under Glass " !

BOB .

Edited March 4, 2020 by TooOld

[bryan_m]

lookin good Bob!

BMF is tricky on very thin trim, cut the bmf bigger that it has to be and burnish it down with a q-tip, and use a #11 blade without the handle to trim it to size. i did all the chrome trim on this caddy interior with bmf, it took me forever, but i think it came out ok.

keep it goin! lookin good!

cheers

bryan

[TooOld]

Thanks for the tip Bryan . I'll give it a try . It really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be . With a little more practice I think I'll get the hang of it .

BOB .

[bryan_m]

youre welcome Bob, yea its not too tough, but it takes forever!

cheers!

bryan m

[TooOld]

Hi Everyone !

I just wanted to say Thank You for your kind words and encouragement . This was the first time I've tried posting a WIP and I had fun doing it . I also learned alot from looking at my own pictures . It's encouraging to receive comments from a group of such talented people . I'm trying to improve with every model I build , and I hope you enjoy seeing the results .

Thank you again and talk to you next time .

BOB .

[Bartster]

You're welcome! lt was a pleasure watching such out of the box creativity. Especially on a good ol' Mopar.

[TooOld]

Well , I'm back with another update . I keep finding little things that need to be done .

The Clear is dry and most of the trim is finished . The windshield and dashboard are installed . Right now I'm adding some wiring to the engine compartment .

The overflow tank was scratch built using rectangular styrene tubing . The battery came from the parts bin .

The overflow hose is installed between the radiator and the tank . The voltage regulator and ignition resistor are scratch built . I see the dashboard is crooked , I can fix that .

Passenger side view . The battery cables are already installed on the engine so they won't be hooked to the battery untill the body and chassis go together .

I still have to make all the windows for the body . I'll probably find more to do before the body and chassis go together .

Thanks again !

BOB .

Edited March 4, 2020 by TooOld

[TooOld]

I finished this morning and wanted to get a couple pictures posted . It took less than two months which is a record for me , I build slow !

Anyway , it's not perfect and I'd like to change a couple of things , but it's good for now . If you see anything that I could do , please tell me . I plan on reworking it in the future .

As soon as I get some decent pictures I'll post it on " Under Glass " .

Thanks. BOB .

Edited March 4, 2020 by TooOld