'57 Chevy convertible

[BigTallDad]

I used to have this car 1:1; I couldn't find a convertible kit at the time (there is on available now) so I bashed a couple kits to get this. I used clear satin to tone the gloss down after this pic was taken

The base kit had 2x4bbl carbs; my 1:1 had a 2bbl, single exhaust

Starting to come together

Ready to fire it up!

With the spare, scratch-built jack, etc

The undercarriage

Finished model, in a "closed" stance

For show

[Jmaracing]

Very nice.

[cobraman]

I agree, very nice !

[am73grand]

Gorgeous!

[thatz4u]

Nice 57, looks real

[Helix]

Nice build Ray!

[slusher]

Beautiful model..

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[DumpyDan]

That's a keeper

[wayne swayze]

Good looking Chevy!

[Guest]

Well done.

[misterNNL]

Nice '57 with great BMF work.

[oldscool]

Beautiful!

[Sixties Sam]

Excellent! I like the silver with red & black interior combo! Great work!

Sam

[RAMBENNA]

sweet looks great

[Mr Stock]

Very nice work Ray, is this the newer tooled AMT kit ?

[Geno]

Sharp looking model Ray. The color combo is great.

[BigTallDad]

Very nice work Ray, is this the newer tooled AMT kit ?

No, this is the AMT Pro Shop (yellow box art) kit with the top removed. The boot came from the '55 Chevy convert (Monogram) kit, but had to be widened.

[Maindrian Pace]

Very nice build, and a nice color combo not often seen on a '57.

[Pete L.]

Ray,

Great job, beautiful interior work !!! Is that bare metal foil on the upholstery or silver paint ?

[Monty]

Congratulations on attempting and completing this conversion! As others have said, you've chosen a great color combination for the body and interior, and I see you've added some nice detailing touches throughout the entire build.

If you don't mind sharing, what specific paint did you use on the body?

[BigTallDad]

Ray,

Great job, beautiful interior work !!! Is that bare metal foil on the upholstery or silver paint ?

Thank you. That's Model Master chrome-silver paint.

[BigTallDad]

Congratulations on attempting and completing this conversion! As others have said, you've chosen a great color combination for the body and interior, and I see you've added some nice detailing touches throughout the entire build.

If you don't mind sharing, what specific paint did you use on the body?

Thanks, but I really didn't pick the colors...those were the colors of my 1:1 that I bought used in '63. Sorry, but I don't remember what paint I used, but it was probably Krylon; I hadn't yet learned about Tamiya.

[microwheel]

Nice color combo