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After severe building burnout that lasted almost 3 years, I think I am finally back for a while. This was a project that I started on in 2007, & worked on & off for a couple of years before putting it away in a box. Earlier this year, I gradually started working on it again, & now, I'm happy to see it finally complete.

It started life as a 1951 Chevy Fleetline & I decided to make it into a 1950 model. I reshaped the rear fenders to look more like a 1950, & also reshaped the front & side panels to make them a bit more rounded, & not so flat. I also did a severe rebuild of the windshield section of the roof since the AMT version is so off & wrong. Of course, I chopped the top & did lots of other things to it.

For more photos during the building stages, check out my FB page. It's open to the public & don't need to have a FB account to see it. http://www.facebook....136565936448460

The '50 Olds bumpers, grille & '53 Olds hubcaps came from Promolite, & the tires are from Modelhaus with whitewall inserts I modified. Frenched '50 Ford headlights & taillights.

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The dash was scratchbuilt & the laminated knobs made from layers of transparent orange, clear & white plastic.

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The seats & door panels have tuck & roll inserts made from acrylic craft paint poured into a mold. Once again, checkout my FB page where I show step by step photos. The piping is 32 ga. wire painted with the same acrylic craft paint as the inserts. Resin copies of scratchbuilt armrests, door handles & window cracks.

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The paint is HOK candy root beer with a bit of black mixed in on top of HOK copper pearl , shot over a black base coat. 50_Chevy-8-19-12-6s.jpg

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Wow indeed. That is so perfectly proportioned, thought out, finished and detailed.....I honestly think that may be the best model of anything I've ever seen. Wow.

Edited by Ace-Garageguy
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Since everyone has covered the gambit on what a great build this is, I'd like to chime in here and compliment your excellent photography skills. I'd also like to hear how you do windshields and rear glass. From the inside it looks like they somehow fit flush?

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An absolute beauty and of course, the photography is top notch, this is how you photograph art!!!

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