
Builder Last Online: Mar 2021


Model Scale: 1/8
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Started: 08-22-09
Build Revisions: Never

While I was waiting for stuff to dry on the Cord, I started a new build,
Revell
's 1/12 50th Anniversary 57 Chevy. It's the exact same kit made by
Revell
of Germany except the tires are better quality. The stock tires however are not made to fit the plastic white walls so some modification will have to be made to the wheels and the white walls will have to be paintedon. It's going to take a little figuring out but the solution is not impossible. I want the car to look fairly stock. The kit does not come with steelie wheels, just a backing and either hubcaps or mags. I may have to scratchbuild some new wheels to fit the tires and some brake drums if I want bolt on wheels.
In any case, here is a small part of the build. It's the fuel injection for the 283 with some of the pipes and tubes. It still needs more so I'll have to do a little more picture searching to see what I need to fill in. The assembly was sprayed with several different colors of Model Master's metalizers but not buffed out. A little black wash was added but I'm still going to add some more weathering
as I go along. I had to strip the block and repaint it because of a stupid rookie mistake. I didn't want to use the Hemi orange on the Chevy so I primed the block with MM gray
primer
and then used Krylon orange over that. Big Booo Booo. The two don't go together well at all.
the Krylon sticks to the primer
fairly well but when you
scrape
it for a
gluing
surface, it peels off like a rubber gasket. It's been stripped, resanded and will be painted Model Master's Huggar Orange
lacquer
which is more of a Chevy color. More pics after that's been done.


In any case, here is a small part of the build. It's the fuel injection for the 283 with some of the pipes and tubes. It still needs more so I'll have to do a little more picture searching to see what I need to fill in. The assembly was sprayed with several different colors of Model Master's metalizers but not buffed out. A little black wash was added but I'm still going to add some more weathering


the Krylon sticks to the primer




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