Junk yard dog 1/16 scale 55 Bel Air Convt....

[Matt87]

I went into this project looking to build a nice clean 55 Chevy. But i could not get the doors to fit worth a darn even just to glue them in because they are made to open. I did alot of grinding and sanding still no luck. So i went another route i made it into a beater. A rust free California car used to drive around junkyard pulling parts. I never build my models like this but it was fun actually. I made some dents. Also added bullet holes. Used Testors dullcote. Many aftermarket detail parts along with scratchbuilt parts. Also my first 1/16 scale build.

Edited October 27, 2024 by Matt87

[kruleworld]

cool. nice detail

[PappyD340]

Real nice 55!

[XYHARRY]

Cool junkyard beater, and it's great how you turned disappointment into a fun and interesting build. Well done Matt.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Matt87]

6 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Cool junkyard beater, and it's great how you turned disappointment into a fun and interesting build. Well done Matt.

Cheers, 

David. ??

I usually try to do that in general. I figured well i will just put a different spin on it. Thank you!

[karbuildr]

Excellent beater, well done weathering.

[Matt87]

38 minutes ago, karbuildr said:

Excellent beater, well done weathering.

Thanks

[Moparman18064]

Neat build, just needs a rodent or raccoon nest under the hood?

[countrypapa]

 I am having the same door problem as you with the same kit. I have two inside door panels for the drivers side door and there is no way its going to fit on the passenger side. Is this the same problem you  had or was it something else. I notice in your picture that the passenger side is ok but imagine putting the drivers side on the passengers side, it won't fit plus the hinge would be on the back. This is a brand new kit and both panels came off the same sprue. Help.

[Matt87]

13 hours ago, countrypapa said:

 I am having the same door problem as you with the same kit. I have two inside door panels for the drivers side door and there is no way its going to fit on the passenger side. Is this the same problem you  had or was it something else. I notice in your picture that the passenger side is ok but imagine putting the drivers side on the passengers side, it won't fit plus the hinge would be on the back. This is a brand new kit and both panels came off the same sprue. Help.

That sounds exactly like what i had to deal with. So to even get them to fit like they did which still isnt great. I used my dremel tool with a sanding wheel and ground down most of the bottom and both sides in door jams. And i used sanding files on doors near hinge area. All that and they still do not fit great. It must just be a flaw when they engineered the tooling back in the 60s. It sucks because its a really nice kit overall. And overall no fit issues except the all to important doors.

[slusher]

Nice work!