AMT 66 Chevelle SS

[shoopdog]

Just finished this one up after a very frustrating final assembly. I was very excited this being a new tool and made in the USA and all but it almost got launched across the room. I ended up cutting off the alternator, removing the battery and master cylinder and cutting small sections of core support and right front wheelhouse off to finally mate the extremely tight fitting body to the chassis. No glue required however! Front bumper was just as rough. Didn’t care for the kit hubcaps so I used some parts box rally wheels. The side mirror in the kit is greatly oversized so I used a smaller one out of my stash. I had originally painted it Model Masters Flame Red which was closer to a original color but it had to take a bath in the purple pond, unfortunately I couldn’t find another can of it. It now sits with Tamiya TS-39 Mica Red. All in all I suppose it turned out pretty well. Sore about the long winded rant but thanks for checking it out.

[espo]

The paint color and finish look great. The trim is cleanly done. Like the way you did the chassis and engine details. 

[Hi-Po]

Your efforts paid off with a nice looking, neat and clean build.  Nice trim work, also.

[Spottedlaurel]

Glad you persevered with it, the end result looks excellent!

[NOBLNG]

It looks mighty nice to me Keith!👍 Those rally wheels look great on any ‘50s thru ‘70s Chevy.😎

[SfanGoch]

Really nice build, Keith. However, It's not a new tool. It's a rebox of the Lindberg kit released in 1998.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice clean build of a marginal kit.

I started building one of these as a gift for a client I'm doing a full-scale car for, but there were so many proportion and line issues that need to be corrected, I put it back in its box.

[Steamboat]

Very nice.  I think the Mica red looks great and I like the Rallye wheels.

I'm currently building the same kit as a 4-dr sedan.  Nice to have a completed model to look at..

[Zippi]

That's one good looking 66 Chevelle.

[Supernurd]

Came out great!  👍

[Jim B]

Great looking Chevelle. Well done. 

[Classicgas]

3 hours ago, SfanGoch said:

Really nice build, Keith. However, It's not a new tool. It's a rebox of the Lindberg kit released in 1998.

X2.

[Yeah Nah]

Turned out nice in the end Keith. So a second one unlikely? 😬

[karbuildr]

Nice Chevelle, looks great in Mica Red. Despite the issues you had, your build looks top notch.

[shoopdog]

6 hours ago, SfanGoch said:

Really nice build, Keith. However, It's not a new tool. It's a rebox of the Lindberg kit released in 1998.

Thank you! I’m not sure where I came up with the new tool thought.

[shoopdog]

2 hours ago, Yeah Nah said:

Turned out nice in the end Keith. So a second one unlikely? 😬

Thank you kind sir. Second one very unlikely, lol!

[bluestringer]

Kudos for hanging in there on this one. It looks great. I got to the final assembly on mine and gave up, put it back in the box. I may pull it out one day and see if I can make something out it. Nice job.

[charger74]

Very well done 👍🏻

[louis Carabott]

Very nice Indeed 👍

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Koellefornia Kid]

Really like the rallye wheels! colour is cool, too!

[PappyD340]

Very nice Chevelle, well done!

[Slotto]

Despite all the trouble you had, she turned out really nice

[bobss396]

That is a great red and I like the wheels.

I find that I have to test fit everything on a model. I like to "pin" the body to the chassis, front and back, so it goes together the same time all the time. I make up hidden tabs to secure the bumpers if need be. Glass and dash fits... can give us fits. 

I have been taking about 1/16" from each chassis side before I do anything. I also sand some from behind the rocker panels so it fits together will less stress. I put a radius where it won't show, less chance of scraping the paint. Too many models, the body curves in at the bottom for some reason, quite excessively.

[crazyjim]

Beautiful build.