1957 Chevy Bel Air Convertible - 1/16 (Junk Car)

[ModelJunkYard]

Hi guys,

I'm new to the forum and I want to share with you my newest oldest project.
Why newest? Because I took it up again.
Why oldest? Because it is a project I started at age 17 and was waiting for me to continue it for 16 years! Yes! I moved out to go to university, then got married, etc, etc, you know.

Now I can allow myself to continue with this great project.

Here you'll see a AMT-ERTL 57 Chevy convertible kit.
This is one of the worst kits I ever had. Details are almost as bad as in a 1/64 Matchbox.

Here you have some pictures of the project. As the engine will be partly disassembled there were some details to be done as well as the interior door panel. (Sorry for the quality of the pictures! Better pictures will be coming soon!)

Later, I will also make a small diorama including a (junk) gas pump.
I'll keep you posted.

Any comments and feedback are always welcome!

Thanks!

[brady_381need72c10]

it cant be an amt kit if its 1/12 scale it has to be the revell monogram kit
i like what you did to the doors?
how did you do that?
im in aaaaaawwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!

[Hemi Killer]

I am building the 1/12 57 chevy. I am very interested to know how you did the doors.

[Khier]

Originally Posted by brady_381need72c10

it cant be an amt kit if its 1/12 scale it has to be the revell monogram kit
i like what you did to the doors?
how did you do that?
im in aaaaaawwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!

The Monogram is not a convertible and does not have opening doors. This is certainly the 1/16 AMT kit

[quadzero]

Very nice progress, looking forward to more updates.

[ModelJunkYard]

Hello guys!
It's a 1/16 scale model kit. I'm sorry about the mistake!
I tried to edit the title of the original thread but I couldn't.
Can the administrator change it may be?

About the doors, that's evergreen. I just looked for pictures of the real door and cut some evergreen to make it. I'll see if I can make better pictures of it for you to see.

[brady_381need72c10]

i say im still in aaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ModelJunkYard]

Hi guys,



This weekend I had finally time to continue with my Chevy project. We were working on our website the last weeks. It was a lot of work but it looks great now.


So, here a few better pictures taken with great sunshine from last weekend:






Pay attention, the window of the right door works. It goes up and down.

I still have to build that door again as it is not as good as the left door. The right door was the best I could do at age 17. Now it can be better, just as the left door.

I hope you can see the details of the engine better in this picture. I zoomed as far as I could with my camera.






Here the work form last Weekend:



Trunk with rust holes:




Here you see the front seat. The original seat is made out of two pieces (20 & 21). An awful thing for this huge scale.




So I glued the two pieces together and cut them again in the real parts as it should be.





And here you see the finshed job:






Now it looks and it works like real!

[quadzero]

Incredible work. I'm completely amazed by the valve springs.

[brady_381need72c10]

teach me something here oh great master of the valve springs!

[luchoteam]

wow! crazy details!

[ModelJunkYard]

Hi guys!

I'm very happy you all like my work!!

Here a short update of the last piece:

[brady_381need72c10]

whoa!!!
i wish i had those mad skillz!!!

[rsxse240]

It's just cutting, scribing, measuring, test fitting, cleaning up rough edges, test fitting, cutting, scribing, measuring, test fitting, cleaning up rough edges, test fitting, cutting, scribing, measuring, test fitting, cleaning up rough edges, test fitting, cutting, scribing, measuring, test fitting, cleaning up rough edges, test fitting, cutting, scribing, measuring, test fitting, cleaning up rough edges, test fitting, cutting, scribing, cutting, scribing, measuring, test fitting, cleaning up rough edges, test fitting, cutting, scribing, cutting, scribing, measuring, test fitting, cleaning up rough edges, test fitting, cutting, scribing,

[ModelJunkYard]

Hello guys!

@ rsxse240: the process is not thaaaat long, but almost!

Sorry for the long absence. I had a lot of work during the last month, also some holidays, you know. Now I'm back!
So, here you have a small improvement for the rear axle.

Original:



Improved: