tbill Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 been working on this one for a little while now. have done many 'new to me' things on this build so far. hope you like it, and a few mock ups
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Looking great so far Tom! I've gotta get me one of these kits. Everybody seems to love the '65-'67 or '70 Chevelles so much. To me, they look like a Yugo next to the '68-'69s. My preference has been '68, but '69 will do nicely! Keep up the good work! Steve
tbill Posted May 4, 2014 Author Posted May 4, 2014 thanks all, been an interesting build for me so far. Lee, that is testors GM Nassau blue.
slusher Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Sweet looking build so far. love the with interior and body color choice...
tbill Posted May 6, 2014 Author Posted May 6, 2014 got a little more done, a little more mock up to see how it looks, thanks for looking.
slusher Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Love the white interior. May I ask where you sourced the window and door cranks???
mikemopar70 Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Nice job on your Chevelle, i like the color! The paint seem flawless..
Bowtienutz Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) Looks good Tom, Glad the parts got there in time, suggestion shorten the rear seat belts a little and give the buckles a wash with blue paint to make the GM buckle pop. Stack up some pieces of evergreen to replicate an arm rest base Edited May 6, 2014 by Bowtienutz
tbill Posted May 6, 2014 Author Posted May 6, 2014 thanks guys. a big thanks to Bowtienutz [Vince], he hooked me up with the belt buckles and window cranks/door handles, I think he is just trying to make me work harder at these things , seriously though, thru his sending me parts like this, it has made me think a little more about what I am doing, and realizing how much better things look with that little extra something. will probably 'pad' the arm rest on the next one. Vince, I made the belts long, as all the A body cars I had back in the day had super long belts. I even had one that had 'clips' on the bottom edge of the bottom of the back seat to hook the buckles to, to keep them orderly. Carl, as mentioned, Vince hooked me up with the door hardware, the packaging says 'Replicas & Miniatures Company of Maryland' hopefully Vince will pop back in and verify. good stuff though! although, I have to ask him for sure, as I think I need to order a bunch of these for 'stock', lol. thanks again guys, body is now glued on, with some luck, later tonight or tomorrow she should be about done
BIG NICKY Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 that interior looks amazing and the body looks great too. i don't know if it s just the picture but i think you may be missing half of a seat belt in the back cause i only saw five
Bowtienutz Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Replica in Miniatures do indeed make the door handles and window cranks. Norm Veber offers two different versions one without vent window cranks if your doing a pre 69 car, I also offers outside door handles and mirrors that are just great for updating old GM kits.
tbill Posted May 7, 2014 Author Posted May 7, 2014 that interior looks amazing and the body looks great too. i don't know if it s just the picture but i think you may be missing half of a seat belt in the back cause i only saw five thanks, and yeah, ya caught me, I didn't put one half of a belt pair in there, was getting crowded Vince, thanks for the clarification
BIG NICKY Posted May 7, 2014 Posted May 7, 2014 thanks, and yeah, ya caught me, I didn't put one half of a belt pair in there, was getting crowded Vince, thanks for the clarification i agree it could look pretty crowded wth another belt in there i still cant seem to find the correct belt material at my local hobby shop
tbill Posted May 7, 2014 Author Posted May 7, 2014 I used masking tape and painted it black.........was all I had on hand.....
slusher Posted May 7, 2014 Posted May 7, 2014 Carl, as mentioned, Vince hooked me up with the door hardware, the packaging says 'Replicas & Miniatures Company of Maryland' hopefully Vince will pop back in and verify. good stuff though! although, I have to ask him for sure, as I think I need to order a bunch of these for 'stock', lol. Replica in Miniatures do indeed make the door handles and window cranks. Norm Veber offers two different versions one without vent window cranks if your doing a pre 69 car, I also offers outside door handles and mirrors that are just great for updating old GM kits. Thanks Tom and Vince I really like them and I believe I will order some...
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