AMT 1/25 Chevy Bel Air '57

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 4:54 pm

I'll build this instead of the cancelled Nomad.

Paintscheme will probably be pastel turquoise body with white roof Like this one:

DrSprue · Post by **DrSprue** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 5:13 pm

Oh man that looks like fun, you cant beat 50's Chevy's for any reason or a build!

Lets see a close look at the sprues if you can!
I call it OOB - "out of the bag"

pourquoi61 · Post by **pourquoi61** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:35 am

Great choice, and the green will look fantastic.

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:58 pm

DrSprue wrote: Sat Jan 20, 2018 5:13 pm Oh man that looks like fun, you cant beat 50's Chevy's for any reason or a build!
Lets see a close look at the sprues if you can!
I call it OOB - "out of the bag"

Thanx buddy!

Here are some sprue pics. (Some engine parts are already in use)

pourquoi61 wrote: Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:35 am Great choice, and the green will look fantastic.

Thanks mate!

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:21 pm

A small build update.

Engine primed.

Then a coat of silver on the transmission and the engine was painted in Chevy Engine red. I drilled some small holes for the spark plug wires in the distributor and cylinder heads.

I made a small wire loom from a piece of sprue.

And this is how the engine looks after wiring.

Also managed to do the firewall. The green color is from Zero paints and will be used on the body of the car too.

I'll be back

DrSprue · Post by **DrSprue** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:04 am

Oh cool sprue layout (and even with minor flash, the parts and the frame look great) That body tho looks just fantastic. That green is gonna look cool, but the engine work you did on that is just awesome!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:33 am

GREAT car choice, this will be sweet

Some nice engine work there

My assistant and her hubby have a ‘56 or ‘57 BellAir hot rod
Yellow with white trim and top, Foose chrome mags, Corvette engine all that rot
It is a gorgeous garage queen

gaz45 · Post by **gaz45** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:18 am

Great work on the engine mate

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:46 pm

DrSprue wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:04 am Oh cool sprue layout (and even with minor flash, the parts and the frame look great) That body tho looks just fantastic. That green is gonna look cool, but the engine work you did on that is just awesome!

Thank you Tony!

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:33 am GREAT car choice, this will be sweet
Some nice engine work there

My assistant and her hubby have a ‘56 or ‘57 BellAir hot rod
Yellow with white trim and top, Foose chrome mags, Corvette engine all that rot
It is a gorgeous garage queen

Sounds sweet Scott, I'd love to own a Tri-Five Chev!

gaz45 wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:18 am Great work on the engine mate

Thanx mate

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:52 pm

A very small build update.

The body got a coat of primer.

The two tone scheme was sprayed on.

And the chrome trim got some paint too.

Next step will be clear coat and hopefully I'll be able to do some work on the interior this week too.

That's all for now.

OlaHansson · Post by **OlaHansson** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:12 pm

Like the color!!

DrSprue · Post by **DrSprue** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:06 am

Ohhh Thats sweet!!!

pourquoi61 · Post by **pourquoi61** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:24 pm

I think I am having a love affair with this car.

Beautiful.

pourquoi61 · Post by **pourquoi61** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:26 pm

Could you tell me why the engine blocks on American cars were painted red or blue?

DrSprue · Post by **DrSprue** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:02 pm

pourquoi61 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:26 pm Could you tell me why the engine blocks on American cars were painted red or blue?

From what I understand IMHO it is a vehicle, horsepower thing for the engines and from what company as well in some cases. Most were painted red (or orange) for the early Chevy's and then painted blue in later years. Some 305's were even green! Pontiacs were blue. Fords were dark blue. Oldsmobiles used to be gold. Old Chryslers were red, newer ones orange and even turquoise. It changed quite a bit through the years and some engines changed based on just horsepower from just one company. I made notes here from googling a while ago trying to decide for my next car but really just looked up the engine image and copy that color as close as you can. Its just my own notes on what I saw.

Here is a color chart (dupont) for just Chrysler mopar Engines.
http://www.mopar1.us/enginecolors.html

These colors are all over the place!

To me... Chevy... Hotrod!! and Red!! just makes sense..hehe!

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:41 pm

OlaHansson wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:12 pm Like the color!!

DrSprue wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:06 am Ohhh Thats sweet!!!

pourquoi61 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:24 pm I think I am having a love affair with this car.
Beautiful.

Thank you!!

DrSprue wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:02 pm
pourquoi61 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:26 pm Could you tell me why the engine blocks on American cars were painted red or blue?
From what I understand IMHO it is a vehicle, horsepower thing for the engines and from what company as well in some cases. Most were painted red (or orange) for the early Chevy's and then painted blue in later years. Some 305's were even green! Pontiacs were blue. Fords were dark blue. Oldsmobiles used to be gold. Old Chryslers were red, newer ones orange and even turquoise. It changed quite a bit through the years and some engines changed based on just horsepower from just one company. I made notes here from googling a while ago trying to decide for my next car but really just looked up the engine image and copy that color as close as you can. Its just my own notes on what I saw.

Here is a color chart (dupont) for just Chrysler mopar Engines.
http://www.mopar1.us/enginecolors.html

These colors are all over the place!

To me... Chevy... Hotrod!! and Red!! just makes sense..hehe!

Yep you're right. The engine color thing on classic Chevys is a can of worms and the subject of much debate. The instructions for this kit say to use the Chevy engine red but in reality that's a bit incorrect as the '55 and ´57(150's, 210's, Bel Air) Chevy engines were painted in a more orange engine color. The '56 was actually the only one of the Tri-Fives that had the red color. Early '57's with the 265ci V8 even used a yellow greenish engine color called chartreuse

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:06 pm

A small build update:

The '57 was clear coated, it was the first time I used Zero Paints Diamond 2k clear and it was actually less complicated to use than i had expected. Some small imperfections here and there, mostly small dust particles, but I think it turned out ok. I'll let it cure for 2-3 days and then I'll wet sand and polish it.

I also got some work done on the interior.

Here's the finished dashboard

That's all for now.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:08 pm

OOOOOooooo NICE paint

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:03 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:08 pm OOOOOooooo NICE paint

Thank you Scott!

DrSprue · Post by **DrSprue** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 6:26 pm

Ohh wow thats sooo cool!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 6:30 pm

pourquoi61 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:26 pm Could you tell me why the engine blocks on American cars were painted red or blue?

They were also solid iron and would rust like hell if not painted

pourquoi61 · Post by **pourquoi61** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 9:03 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 6:30 pm
pourquoi61 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:26 pm Could you tell me why the engine blocks on American cars were painted red or blue?
They were also solid iron and would rust like hell if not painted

Thanks for that.

pourquoi61 · Post by **pourquoi61** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 9:09 pm

DrSprue wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:02 pm
pourquoi61 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:26 pm Could you tell me why the engine blocks on American cars were painted red or blue?
From what I understand IMHO it is a vehicle, horsepower thing for the engines and from what company as well in some cases. Most were painted red (or orange) for the early Chevy's and then painted blue in later years. Some 305's were even green! Pontiacs were blue. Fords were dark blue. Oldsmobiles used to be gold. Old Chryslers were red, newer ones orange and even turquoise. It changed quite a bit through the years and some engines changed based on just horsepower from just one company. I made notes here from googling a while ago trying to decide for my next car but really just looked up the engine image and copy that color as close as you can. Its just my own notes on what I saw.

Here is a color chart (dupont) for just Chrysler mopar Engines.
http://www.mopar1.us/enginecolors.html

These colors are all over the place!

To me... Chevy... Hotrod!! and Red!! just makes sense..hehe!

Sorry for the can of worms but thank you for that.

DrSprue · Post by **DrSprue** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 3:39 pm

pourquoi61 wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 9:09 pm
DrSprue wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:02 pm
pourquoi61 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:26 pm Could you tell me why the engine blocks on American cars were painted red or blue?
From what I understand IMHO it is a vehicle, horsepower thing for the engines and from what company as well in some cases. Most were painted red (or orange) for the early Chevy's and then painted blue in later years. Some 305's were even green! Pontiacs were blue. Fords were dark blue. Oldsmobiles used to be gold. Old Chryslers were red, newer ones orange and even turquoise. It changed quite a bit through the years and some engines changed based on just horsepower from just one company. I made notes here from googling a while ago trying to decide for my next car but really just looked up the engine image and copy that color as close as you can. Its just my own notes on what I saw.

Here is a color chart (dupont) for just Chrysler mopar Engines.
http://www.mopar1.us/enginecolors.html

These colors are all over the place!

To me... Chevy... Hotrod!! and Red!! just makes sense..hehe!
Sorry for the can of worms but thank you for that.

No problem. I always wondered that myself and when I looked at the start of my second car build ever, recently, I said I have to google this and find out what the heck is it with these colors and make notes about it. Im thinking of doing a few American autos soon. Its always good to have a notebook about this stuff. You should see my aircraft notebook!! haha!

Stash · Post by **bfrd** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:35 pm

How did you handle the chrome trim pieces? I am working on a 58 'vette and completely hosed it trying to use a molotow chrome pen to add chrome trim. I would love to know how you did your version. It looks awesome.

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:45 pm

DrSprue wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 6:26 pm Ohh wow thats sooo cool!

Thank you!!

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:12 pm

DrSprue wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2018 3:39 pm
pourquoi61 wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 9:09 pm
DrSprue wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:02 pm From what I understand IMHO it is a vehicle, horsepower thing for the engines and from what company as well in some cases. Most were painted red (or orange) for the early Chevy's and then painted blue in later years. Some 305's were even green! Pontiacs were blue. Fords were dark blue. Oldsmobiles used to be gold. Old Chryslers were red, newer ones orange and even turquoise. It changed quite a bit through the years and some engines changed based on just horsepower from just one company. I made notes here from googling a while ago trying to decide for my next car but really just looked up the engine image and copy that color as close as you can. Its just my own notes on what I saw.

Here is a color chart (dupont) for just Chrysler mopar Engines.
http://www.mopar1.us/enginecolors.html

These colors are all over the place!

To me... Chevy... Hotrod!! and Red!! just makes sense..hehe!
Sorry for the can of worms but thank you for that.
No problem. I always wondered that myself and when I looked at the start of my second car build ever, recently, I said I have to google this and find out what the heck is it with these colors and make notes about it. Im thinking of doing a few American autos soon. Its always good to have a notebook about this stuff. You should see my aircraft notebook!! haha!

Here's another good link for engine colors on classic American cars. Bill Hirsch auto engine enamel is what is typically used by car restorers. Hit the roll down menu and you are able to see the correct engine color for different manufacturers, modelyears etc. http://www.hirschauto.com/ENGINE-ENAMEL ... /EE-QUART/

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:28 pm

bfrd wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:35 pm How did you handle the chrome trim pieces? I am working on a 58 'vette and completely hosed it trying to use a molotow chrome pen to add chrome trim. I would love to know how you did your version. It looks awesome.

Thanks! I thought about using bare metal foil but I've got zero experience with that stuff so instead I did a lot of masking off and sprayed it with a coat of gloss black followed by a coat of Vallejo chrome. Finally I gave it a coat of Alclad aqua gloss for protection.

gaz45 · Post by **gaz45** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:02 pm

That looks great so for mate loving the color

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:14 pm

gaz45 wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:02 pm That looks great so for mate loving the color

Thanks mate!

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:36 pm

Build update:

Started to work on the undercarriage.

Engine installed.

Exhaust system and drive shaft installed.

Then I proceeded with the interior.

I painted the green trim on the rims with a small brush, then the tires were put on.

Then a decisive moment when the body and undercarriage got together.

Still some work to do in the engine bay, radiator hoses etc. But almost finished.

I also managed to do some sanding and polishing. She's really shiny now.

That's all for now. I'll proceed with the chrome parts etc.

DrSprue · Post by **DrSprue** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 9:22 pm

demarcation wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:12 pm
Here's another good link for engine colors on classic American cars. Bill Hirsch auto engine enamel is what is typically used by car restorers. Hit the roll down menu and you are able to see the correct engine color for different manufacturers, modelyears etc. http://www.hirschauto.com/ENGINE-ENAMEL ... /EE-QUART/

Cool Anders, I saved that in my google bookmarks. That will come in so handy to find a quick reference to those colors. Great find!

pourquoi61 · Post by **pourquoi61** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:45 pm

That car has style my man style.

Beautiful.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:29 am

God your paintwork is FANTASTIC!!!
Everything is so crisp and clean

HIghAltitudeScale · Post by **HIghAltitudeScale** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:36 am

Very nice, I've heard good things about this kit and you are making it beautiful.

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:03 pm

Thank you guys!!

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:07 pm

Here's a final update. I painted the front grill and tried to paint the emblem
as there was no decal for this included in the kit.

Then I experienced a kind of a setback, when I found out that an essential part was missing - one of the chrome headlight bezels.
First I thought it just had come off the sprue and was hiding somewhere in the box. Then I looked at my photos of the sprues in the sealed
plastic bags and even there it was missing. I wrote to Round 2 asking for a new part and they answered back that I should allow 2-3 weeks
for my request to process through their system. My luck was that I bought two of these kits so at least I was able to finish this build.
Hopefully I'll get the missing part soon....

I've also decided to make another entry in this GB with a Revell '55 Bel Air Hardtop that I'll try to build as a custom/streetrod kind of thing.

Anyway this it what the finished '57 Chevy looks like:

More pics in the reveal thread:
viewtopic.php?f=645&t=24146

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:13 pm

She is a beauty Anders

A fine piece of modelling indeed from stem to stern

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:12 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:13 pm She is a beauty Anders
A fine piece of modelling indeed from stem to stern

Thank you very much Scott!

SkyPainter303 · Post by **SkyPainter303** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:53 am

Awesome! You've got skills. I can't seem to ever finish a Round 2 kit.

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:03 pm

SkyPainter303 wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:53 am Awesome! You've got skills. I can't seem to ever finish a Round 2 kit.

Thanks!!

pourquoi61 · Post by **pourquoi61** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:01 pm

What a beautiful car, and outstanding modelling skill.

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:49 pm

pourquoi61 wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:01 pm What a beautiful car, and outstanding modelling skill.

Thank you very much for the kind words!