Stock '51 Chevy Sedan delivery

[traditional]

I'm just completing this detailed stock '51 Chevy Sedan Delivery based on two plastic model kits of relatively questionable proportion...the Revell '54 sedan delivery, and AMT's '51 Chevy two door fastback sedan. I've cut open and tight-hinged all the doors, added poseable steering and, using lots of reference, detailed the basic '51 SD interior, including headliner with dome light, and opening spare wheel access at the rear floor. Brass wire was then used as reinforcement to keep the body structurally sound once all the various parts were cut open. The '51 Chevy windshield has been corrected and most of the car's trim is done using stainless wire. Window glazing is clear polycarbonate which can be curved without showing whitish stress marks. The standard equipment 216" Chevy '6' is now detailed with plug wires, vacuum and fuel lines, heater hoses, etc, and the hood now has simulated hood hinges that are visible when the hood is open and disappear into the fenders/firewall when the hood is closed. The underside now has the correct spare wheel floor-pan and the correct SD/wagon fuel tank (Renshape tank with aluminum strip hold-downs cut from a pop can). The sedan deliveries folding commercial bucket seats are also fabricated in Renshape. In order to avoid the 'metalflake' look of automotive metallic paint on a 1/25 model, I chose automotive DupliColor touchup to simulate the available 'Moonlight Cream' non-metallic color.

['70 Grande]

Wow!  Phenomenal build!  Captures the 1:1 in every way!  I admire your other sedan delivery builds as well; they all look stunning!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Whoa...NICE. Inspirational too.  

[Chromecop]

WOW! A truly amazing build! I've wanted to build the same thing, but as a woodie, for 30 years but never even got started! This build really inspire me and your picture are really helpful to me and will be saved on my HD. Thanks for showing this!!!

 

[Rusty92]

Awesome build and I love the way you lay out those parts in the WIP shots. 

[misterNNL]

I am a blue bow tie guy and Lovin your '51 build here.

[TransAmMike]

Great looking SD. Those Pontiacs look awesome and I'd kill (well not really but) for that '57 Chevy.

[showrods]

A stunning display of model building and engineering!  

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[Zippi]

Boy does this Delivery look the part Mario.  That color looks great.  

[dust collectors]

Such an awesome build!

[DumpyDan]

Wow, that is an outstanding build.  You did a beautiful job on everything on this delivery.

[slusher]

Excellent build!

[Smitty]

Another fine addition to your collection of sedan deliveries Cliff! I’m a real fan of this era of Chevy, and it’s nice to see one built in the replica stock way. Especially such a rare body style. I certainly don’t expect to see another model like it. You’ve taken the best parts of the two donor kits and blended them seamlessly. I really like how you recreated the windshield area, which is a problem with both the Revell and the AMT kits in my opinion. You did a great job making the folding bucket seats, the gas tank and the spare tire well to name a few items.

Great colour choice too. Thanks for posting all the in progress pictures.

[Sledsel]

I thought this was really nice til I went thru the pics...... then WOW!

[Bainford]

Very impressive build. Excellent attention to detail and flawless construction. Quite simply, an all round lovely model.

[jsc]

Spectacular!!!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Wasn't part of this forum when these were posted but can't help complimenting great builds. They are all super nicely done.

[KWT]

Very nicely done.

[David G.]

What a fabulous mash-up! Exquisite detail and craftsman's ship!

David G.

[Nosferatu]

Absolutely beautiful! Excellent job blending the two kits together. This should be produced by one of the model companies!

Dave

[thatz4u]

Nice, I read the article in the magazine a while back..