CAM-AIR! Custom '57 Chevy Car Toon...Finished!

[Ira]

MMMMMMM...CANDY!

Found some old cans of Candy & Metalflake Enamel, so I decided to paint Cam-Air Candy Red!

First I sprayed a coat of Flat White over the smooth primer. Then I masked off the White Top. Next I sprayed on a couple coats of Tamiya Siler Leaf. Then I applied Testors Ruby Red Metalflake around the bottom of the body. Last I sprayed a few coats of Testors Candy red over the whole body.

It's about a week later and the Candy Enamel is almost dry...

More Coming...

[bobthehobbyguy]

Looking good Ira. Keep up the good work.

bobthehobbyguy

Edited November 9, 2013 by bobthehobbyguy

[cobraman]

Very nice Ira !

[Shardik]

Yep; had to be candy. Perfect color. It's gonna look groovy with the chrome installed.

[Ira]

[Ira]

This Is Awesome.

Thanks Gregg!

[David G.]

Great work Ira!

I especially love the 8Track, but you forgot the folded-up matchbook cover jammed under the cartridge!

David G.

[Ira]

To cool to cool to cool!

Thanks Dave!

[Ira]

I can't wait to see this at the NNL in February!

See you then!

[Ira]

Very cool idea and it looks great....

Thanks Carl!

[Ira]

^{The 8 track is a very cool touch !}

Thanks Ray!

[Ira]

Ira... This is shaping up very nicely.... I love the addition of the 8 track. Totally killer!

Thanks Chris!

So glad you like it...

[Ira]

Looking good Ira. Keep up the good work.

bobthehobbyguy

Thanks Bob!

[Ira]

Very nice Ira !

Thanks Ray!

Cam-Air should be finished very soon, just a few more details...

[Ira]

Yep; had to be candy. Perfect color. It's gonna look groovy with the chrome installed.

Thanks Johann!

Just did the Chrome Bare Metal Foil. Photos Coming Soon...

[Ira]

SHINNY!

I masked off the body and sprayed Glosscoat over the Flat White Top.

Next I applied some Chrome Bare Metal Foil to the trim.

More Coming...

[bobthehobbyguy]

Ira,

It looks great.

bobthehobbyguy

[mnwildpunk]

I love how the body flares out now and the nose of the Z looks like it was made to fit the bel-air I truely dig this build! Your a genius or a mad man I can't decide which one yet lol

[Ira]

Great work Ira!

I especially love the 8Track, but you forgot the folded-up matchbook cover jammed under the cartridge!

David G.

That's Right!

We had to do that to get some of the tapes to play...

[Ira]

DETAILS...

I painted the inside with Flat Black, including the area inside the grill opening.

Broken Glass!
I built the Cam-Air from a built-up-glue bomb 57 Chevy. The rear window was broken, but I managed to get it un-glued and cleaned up. I went ahead and installed the cracked rear window. It reminds me of the Cam-Air beginnings.
When the interior is in place, it looks like the Rear Speakers are Big enough to crack some glass.

Mouse Ears!
I won this antenna several years ago in a raffle at my first NNL. I am finally going to use it on the Cam-Air!

More Coming...

Edited November 15, 2013 by Ira

[cobraman]

Ira, if the crack bothers you you could always just put a couple of strips of plastic over the glass like Nascar does. You'll never see the crack.

[Ira]

Ira, if the crack bothers you you could always just put a couple of strips of plastic over the glass like Nascar does. You'll never see the crack.

Great Idea Ray!

I ended up making 2 chrome window frames to cover the crack...

[Ira]

FIXING THE CRACK!

I decided to add window posts on the rear window to cover the crack.
I used half round plastic strip for the posts...

I used Formula 560 glue to attach the posts to the window.

Cracks Gone!
The window posts were then covered with Chrome Bare Metal Foil.

More Coming...

[Davewilly]

Looking Great Ira! Love that Antenna too!

[Dinky]

Awesome!