Lyle Willits Posted April 3, 2009 Posted April 3, 2009 (edited) For those with memories like mine, this is what I started with a couple weeks ago. 150 trim was sanded off and replaced with trim from an "old tool" AMT '57 . After adding the door-top trim pieces from plastic strips, it was painted Duplicolor white and Krylon "color matches cap" ( ) green. It has a few coats of clear lacquer which is NOT polished yet. Wheels were thinned from behind and the cooling slots opened. Valve stems added. Old AMT Firestones have Polly Scale White painted sidewalls. Ground away the molded grille from the back and added a Model Car Garage photoetched grille. Modified the door panels with the correct 210 trim and added the rear window cranks and arm rests (which were optional in '57). Still have to add more paint and BMF. Cut out a rear seat from an old Monogram '57 and widened it. Redid the trim on both seats. That's all for now. Edited April 3, 2009 by Lyle Willits
Slim Louis Posted April 3, 2009 Posted April 3, 2009 Thats really nice, I like this one. Would like to see how you sliced the trim of the donar kit in one piece!
george 53 Posted April 3, 2009 Posted April 3, 2009 She's lookin good Lyle! Don't stop now Daddy-O ,Ya got me all worked up!
Lyle Willits Posted April 3, 2009 Author Posted April 3, 2009 Thats really nice, I like this one. Would like to see how you sliced the trim of the donar kit in one piece! The old tan plastic in the "old tool" 'AMT '57 reissue is somewhat softer than current white plastic. I just carefully and repeatedly cut along the edges of the trim until it came off.
Fletch Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 A Lyle Willits build that isn't rodded? Did someone check to see that the earth is still rotating on it's axis? I must admit my friend that your build here has me seriously considering building my own 210. You know as well as I do that there will be 100s of 150s on contest and NNL tables this year but very few 210s. This is one very cool project and the fact that you took it back to factory stock in even cooler.
jbwelda Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 wow, that is impressive! those wheels look great and i cant believe that trim transfer!
84vanagon Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 Too cool! Period perfect colors. Are you going with the 235 I-6, or the chartreuse 265-2bbl?
SteveG Posted April 6, 2009 Posted April 6, 2009 Very nice work !!! If you can build replica stock I guess I'm going to have to Hot Rod something ... This is pure speculation but I wouldn't be surprised if Revell does the 210 version at some point too.
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