pro sportsman 55 chev

[brett]

undecided whether to try and super detail or build out of the box. I tend not to detail cars that the engine sits under the predominately closed hood as there doesnt seem to be a lot of point to it . Just to throw a curve ball in the works the body you will see 1st is only a spare incase the one I want to use doesn't work out(decal wise) .I t will be a Revell pro sportsman 55 on the kit supplied (everything) but this spare dark blue car will have the kit supplied decals on it as a backup. Anyways, now that I've probably confused you heres the chassis/cage and painted spare body

I have to paint the aluminum plate (forgot to finish it at the time ) doh

paint looks heaps darker in pics than here.

[am73grand]

Looks good so far man!

[cobraman]

Lookin' good.

[1 bad55 stan]

Good start Brett,i was hoping to see a red an white door slam ma,with TRC on the doors,Lol

[Scalper]

Chassis looks nice.

[brett]

Good start Brett,i was hoping to see a red an white door slam ma,with TRC on the doors,Lol

yeah mate, it's been in the wanting to do pile for a long long time, but getting the right all white lettering has been the issue there but heres what I did a few years back

most of these are gone now with the chassis being used elsewhere but I still have enough kits to do them all a little better (I hope ) at a later date

[1 bad55 stan]

Cool Brett,I remember those paint jobs and a lot of different chassis combos as well.I built 1 years ago,i still have 1i built years ago(red /white)I will dig it out and post it up some time...Thanks for sharing these,they all bring back a lot of good times....

[Dragfreak]

How is this kit Brett? I have yet to pick one up yet

[PappyD340]

NICE one Brett, I have 3 of the Charles Carpenter kits one of which I started over a year ago opened and hinged the doors and deck lid bought a bunch of after market detail supplies to super detail it and it just came to a halt for some reason but seeing yours I think I am going to have to get it back out and start on it and get it finished up!! I have toyed with some paint schemes for a while and I have some decals in the parts box so we will see what happens! Love that blue color on yours!

[brett]

cheers guys . Stan yeah the old girl was in the family for a long time and I'll probably scratchbuild most of the chassis for them this time to get them a little closer. Hope to see yours one day.

Jason, its almost exactly the same as the soft seal/streetburner 57 chevs the Carpenter 55 and the Jukebox ford and the Christene Fury. The drivers cage is slightly finicky depending on how well it molded, had some that fit great and a couple that were a little short in places, but overall I think its a great kit. Must of built a couple of dozen of the chassis over the years.

Larry, I also have a few aftermarket sets for these but I hate cutting the doors etc off because of all the extra work that has to go into them (I'm lazy like that . I mixed the blue up out of a few different shades so no idea what actual shade it is.