Cuba_13 Posted December 5, 2020 Posted December 5, 2020 Good afternoon friends. A new box on the desktop and a new build. I looked at this box for a long time, and now it is at work. The most beautiful car with chic shapes and huge rear fins. Legendary three hundredth. Here's a box. Made in 1999. The first in the box is a huge body. Really a barge. So far, my largest model, the dimensions are truly impressive. Very good embossing, it will be easy to paint in three colors, as on a real prototype. I was pleasantly surprised by the ceiling inside the interior. A small imitation of wiring under the hood. Glass sprue. It is immediately evident that additional headlights are given for the custom. Bottom. Huge. The carpets on the floor are also very very pleased. Next sprue The detail is amazing. The letters, however, some indistinct ones, upset me a little. The door cards are gorgeous. So is the back seats. Move on. Huge frame. Exhaust, suspension parts. I liked the battery very much. The springs are also good. More details. The steering wheel is good! The last sprue. Here it is unusual for AMT, instrument panel up just under the decal. Whitewalls are given with white plastic, but, most likely, I will be painted. B. F. Goodrich tires. For the first time! For the first time in my modeling practice, a seamless protector. Well, they can! Why then is there always a disgusting seam or displacement? Unclear. Taillights too - stock and custom. Chrome sprue. The turn signal should be made of transparent glass, but they give it to us in chrome, a mess, of course. I bought the set from hands, but the decals saw a lot of some BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH, apparently. But, uncritically, the damage on the paper itself, the decals are good. Well, a huge nice manual. Tomorrow I will start building, start, as always, with the engine.
TransAmMike Posted December 5, 2020 Posted December 5, 2020 Looks like an interesting model. I never paid much attention to '57 Chryslers (being a huge '57 Chevy guy) even tho a special car in that it is a 300. But that is a great looking car and will make a great build. I always chuckle when they detail the cylinder head mechanicals that you will never see after you put the rocker covers on. Good luck with it.
Captain Spaulding Posted December 5, 2020 Posted December 5, 2020 I remember building this when it first came out in the late 90s, was a fun and well detailed kit. Good luck with the build.
Beamerman Posted December 6, 2020 Posted December 6, 2020 Really a nice kit. i will follow you here :-)
gotnitro? Posted December 6, 2020 Posted December 6, 2020 Looks like a well detailed kit . I planned building a custom last spring w a proper hemi and mafia wheels ..maybe I'll dig that out
Cuba_13 Posted January 31, 2021 Author Posted January 31, 2021 Good evening, everyone, after a long sabbatical, I'm starting to actively build. We start with the engine. Everything is removed from the sprue. Processed and prepared for priming. These clever whitewalls, which are molded from plastic and inserted into rubber tires, turned out to be a surprise. The holes in them are much smaller than necessary. The result is pornography. The disc does not fit completely and sticks out because of the whitewall. Why this is done, I cannot understand. We take a dremel in our hands and grind it from the inside. Now that's great. Before and after. Comparisons of the whitewall itself before and after. All wheels are processed. Also, interior and undercarriage parts have been processed. Thank you for attention.
misterNNL Posted January 31, 2021 Posted January 31, 2021 I remember seeing one of these when they were brand new. I was in high school in '57 when one of these parked right next to our car. This was the dawn of big tail fins and lots of Shiny chrome so this was really a visually striking vehicle. The one I saw was green as I remember it now. Good luck with your build and for posting your "let's open the box" review for those thinking about adding this kit to their stash.
TransAmMike Posted January 31, 2021 Posted January 31, 2021 Looks like a very nice kit of a nice looking car. Will be following Roman.
slusher Posted February 2, 2021 Posted February 2, 2021 Nice start. I built this kit once very enjoyable kit I had no issues...
SpeedShift Posted February 2, 2021 Posted February 2, 2021 I bought this kit, several actually....just for the Chrysler Firepower engine and Torqueflite transmission. Looking forward to seeing this build.
Cuba_13 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Posted February 21, 2021 Good afternoon friends. Another update arrived in time. In the set we are given as many as 3 sets of headlights. Stock at the very bottom, it's strange that there are only 2 pieces without risks, well, the headlights with holes surprized a little, why this is applicable at all. All the remaining parts are prepared. Everything is primed. Painted in basic colors. And additional colors are laid. The decals presented me with another surprise. A plate from a set, decals too. How so, history is silent. Well, the most delicious for me - engine is completed.
Force Posted February 21, 2021 Posted February 21, 2021 On 12/5/2020 at 2:05 PM, Cuba_13 said: The turn signal should be made of transparent glass, but they give it to us in chrome, a mess, of course. A friend of mine in our club garage owns a white 1957 Chrysler 300C and I see the car every time I'm there, he has just rebuilt the 392 Hemi and are prepairing the car for a new paintjob...it wasn't bad before but he wanted it to be perfect. Just to clarify, the lens under the tail light is not for the turn signal, it's the backup lights and yes you are quite right, they should be transparent clear. The rear turn signals on most classic American cars are the same as the brake lights wich flicks on and off when it's on and it's in the same bulb as the regular tail light wich has two filaments, one for the tail light and one for the brake/turn signal...so it's behind the red lens. The front turn signals are often the same as the parking lights and is clear or in some cases amber, in my country they have to be clear as we aren't allowed to have a steady amber light at the front of our cars, amber or orange turn signals yes but not any other lights. Nice work on the engine, it looks beautiful.
gotnitro? Posted February 21, 2021 Posted February 21, 2021 Beautiful engine I have the same kit cant wait to start it
Cuba_13 Posted March 10, 2021 Author Posted March 10, 2021 Hello everyone. Body is polished. So that is all. Another model on the shelf. A couple of photos for seed, wait on the Under The Glass topic with normal color rendition.
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