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Post by krassandbernie on Aug 1, 2018 15:05:27 GMT -5
Tough call on the blower.......I guess I would be studying reference photos of blown Tri-five Chevies from this time frame to see what was commonly being used.
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Post by ChrisV on Apr 26, 2019 17:34:50 GMT -5
As some of you may remember, I entered an "old tool" Revell '55 Chevy in the "Competition" class of last year's TRaK Autorama contest: trakinscale.proboards.com/thread/18463/55-chevy-gasserMy idea was to create a super-detailed '55 Chevy gasser, solely from Revell parts available by 1965. Needless to say I never managed to complete the build before the deadline - The '55 is just one of those kits, that fights you every single damn step of the way. Nonetheless I've kept on working (slowly) on finishing the insane amounts of bodywork required to build a somewhat presentable model from this kit. The basic shape of the model itself is actually fine, but most panels require adjustments to line up properly - for instance both doors are concave along the lower edge and must be smoothed over before paint: I am currently working on smoohting over the firewall and filling in the openings for the hood hinges, as the kit-supplied hinges are - essentially - junk, and will have to go. Under normal circumstances, I'd be tempted to install photoetched hood pins, but I feel they would compromise the concept of this build.
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Post by Dennis on Apr 26, 2019 18:36:27 GMT -5
Glad you’re still working on it! It’s bitchin!
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Post by krassandbernie on Apr 26, 2019 18:44:07 GMT -5
I cast the hood pins from the Revell '69 Baldwin Motion Camaro kit; which would not compromise your build nearly as much as any photo etched parts would.
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Post by Plowboy on Apr 27, 2019 8:12:05 GMT -5
Very interested in watching this! I have one these in the stash that a friend gave to me. He only wanted the box. It's actually one of the straightest bodies I've seen.
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Post by ChrisV on Apr 27, 2019 10:12:42 GMT -5
Very interested in watching this! I have one these in the stash that a friend gave to me. He only wanted the box. It's actually one of the straightest bodies I've seen. In general the old Revell '55s aren't as prone to warpage as the '56 and '57 from the series, however they have a number of sink marks, a tendency to snap at the A-pillars, and a mold-alignment issue around the tailligths. An important note on building the '55 is, that the floor pan has to be narrowed considerably (approximately 1,5 mm at each side) for the body to fit properly. @ed: Though the hood pins do look nice, I prefer to keep this build all vintage Revell plastic - However I do plan on ordering a number of resin parts for a "New Tool" '55 Gasser project, which reminds me: Are your multi-piece American Racing Torque Thrust rear wheels available again?
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Post by krassandbernie on Apr 27, 2019 10:35:51 GMT -5
The mult-piece Americans are not available again; however I do have at least one pair left in stock. I may remold them in the future; but have a number of other items to get to first before I come back to the wheels.
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Post by ChrisV on Apr 28, 2019 5:48:53 GMT -5
The mult-piece Americans are not available again; however I do have at least one pair left in stock. I may remold them in the future; but have a number of other items to get to first before I come back to the wheels. I’ll take ‘em! If you happening to have more than the one set in stock, please let me know.
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Post by spex84 on Apr 28, 2019 10:38:27 GMT -5
This '55 is looking good! I have an 80s edition of the kit, and planned to turn it into a gasser. A review of the parts trees and body had me thinking "*gulp*...this is gonna be work." Tons of sink marks in absolutely everything. Really neat kit though.
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Post by Plowboy on Apr 28, 2019 11:06:34 GMT -5
I built the '56 straight out of the box about twenty years ago. I saw it at the LHS and just HAD to have it as I had one as a kid. It was a POS though when I went to build it. I had to glue the doors and trunk together. Still didn't get all of the warps out! Lesson learned on buying an old kit for nostalgia's sake.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2019 14:05:25 GMT -5
Off to a great start with great ideas! I've had something similar started from a 1973 reissue of the same kit. Mine is a pair of 55 Chevies, a Gasser & a Nomad tow vehicle: I'm not sure of what all you have planned for your build or the direction you're going, & I'm not trying to hijack your thread, but here's some ideas that might help you with yours. Mine is gonna be built from a collection of other kit's parts, the chassis & dropped front axle from the Revell 57 Bel-Air, (actually from a parts/junk box chassis I had sitting around, with the needed crossmember, axle springs combo, etc), as seen here: The fit of the crossmember was horrible & required shimming on each side to get in place: More shims will be needed to get everything else filled & eliminate the gaps. A side note, the Revell 57 chassis is NOT a drop fit under the Revell 55 body. I had to trim down the rear inner fenders & the back part of the chassis where it butts against the back & sides of the body to get it to work. I'm using the optional blown 409 in the 55 kit too, with a set of headers from the 409 in a Revell 53 Chevy kit. Front spoker rims & possibly the pie crust slicks are coming from the AMT 56 Ford, though I might use the Goodyear Bluestreak slicks from the MPC 60 Corvette for more of a mid 60s appearance as opposed to an earlier 60s look. A set of reversed rims from either the AMT 53, 57 or 58 Chevy will be used also.
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Post by ChrisV on Apr 28, 2019 15:42:48 GMT -5
Looks like a great project Mark! Funny you should mention the '57 chassis: I've bought a couple of 55'es and actually thought about using a '57 chassis under one of them in order to fit a Revell '29/'31 Model A front axle under one of them (a common gasser modification back in the day). Heck, I'm even considering grafting a Sedan roof from the '56 onto one of them to build a clone of Ed Roth's Ford-powered '55 Sedan, but that's a completely different story...
Anyway, I spent some time today extending the inner door jambs to locate the floor/frame assembly properly in the body. Tedious work, but I hope it pays off in the end.
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Post by stingray on Apr 30, 2019 14:53:24 GMT -5
Ugh. Chris. Makes me want to pull out my Revell 55 Chevy hardtop. Or even my amt/ertl 55 Chevy 2 door post.
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