57 Chevy Bel air

[Daniej01]

It's a 1:25 scale. To open the doors and trunk, I used an x-acto knife.

[Guest]

Thanks. I have a question. What would be a good mock up glue to use so I can take apart to paint? Thanks to this site I am learning a lot of modding tricks and stuff.

I use a tiny dab of crazy glue to temp parts with. I use it all of the time to re attach parts to scrap sprue before I primer and paint them.

[JasonFL]

Wow! Some really nice clean work for your first time. I got mine all open and hinged but haven't attempted the door jams yet. Keep it up

[Daniej01]

Here is a few pics of my progress. needed to make more room in the trunk for 4 12s and amps

[Daniej01]

Here are a few pics of my progress. It's been a little slow going with the temps outside of about 105* for the last 3 or 4 days now. Working on getting ac to my garage. Anyway, thanks for looking.

Edited July 1, 2012 by Daniej01

[slammedi'am]

Nice work!

[Bartster]

Looking good! Keep it up.

[Hedgehog]

Here are a few pics of my progress. It's been a little slow going with the temps outside of about 105* for the last 3 or 4 days now. Working on getting ac to my garage. Anyway, thanks for looking.

wow great job it looks good. Doors open, hinges look sharp trunk look awesome with those speakers. Btw how did you make those??

[TooOld]

You're moving right along on this and your work looks great !

To temporarily assemble parts I use a glue from Micro-Mark called Detail Tack . It's a white glue that when it dries leaves a very sticky surface . Parts can be assembled and taken apart as many times as you want ! Just put a small dab on one piece and it will stick to anything . I even use it on toothpicks to handle small parts , it's easier than tweezers .

[H.A.K]

The hing work and jamming is great lookin man. Good job.

[TedsModeling]

Coming along nicely. Clean and precise. I can almost feel the bass blasting out of the speakers.

Bob - I like the glue 'tip'. I'll pick one up with my next purchase, thanks.

[deadcylinder]

I am a little scared to do a door/deck mod. I like your hinge setup. Very stable looking., and serves as a good stand off between the shell and trim to build the door frame. Can't wait to see the full finish.

[Daniej01]

Thanks! The speaker box is from another kit. Not sure if I'm going to use them. Maybe cast a copy of them. I have a few more pics to post. I got the body primed and sealed. I use duplicolor primer and sealer. Have had good results it using the sealer. I get a real slick finish using it.

[Steven2]

I love the way this is looking. I'm on my first try at cutting doors out myself and I've struggled. You look like you've mastered it.

[Daniej01]

A little up date. Some pics of the engine. Thanks for looking.

[Dr. Cranky]

Beautiful hinge work and door panel details. It's coming along, making some serious progress. Thanks.

[mickey1938]

I know this may seem like a dumb question to some, but here goes, after trying to build a great looking Car for over 60 some years, I'd like to know how to mahe Hindges for the Doors Hood and Truck, please can one of you please help this Old Man out!!

[Daniej01]

I know this may seem like a dumb question to some, but here goes, after trying to build a great looking Car for over 60 some years, I'd like to know how to mahe Hindges for the Doors Hood and Truck, please can one of you please help this Old Man out!!

Well this is the first time I tried hinges. Was a slow going and a lot of trial and error. For me at least. I just used stock tubing and paper clips. There are a few tuts on hinging doors out there.

[Daniej01]

Got a rolling chassis and body painted today. Took it to work to paint it. Lol (slow day). Thanks for looking

[philo426]

Wow! that metallic blue is really sharp!

[crazyjim]

I like the SHINY :) already.