Revell 50's Chevys

The only real problem is that SOME Revell kits - and you never know which ones, it depends on when they were molded - are very sensetive to lacquer paints. Much more so than AMT, etc. So if you typically use paints like Krylon, Duplicolor or other automotive paints test them first on an unused scrap of plastic from that kit or you could end up with a crazed paint job!

Here is my Revell '57 Chevy.All the panels open up and the fit is pretty good.The front suspension must be assembled with care but not a bad kit

Are you sure you're talking about the same kits he is? The '54 won't be too bad because it doesn't have all the working and opening feature the '55 and '57 have but it'll probably stilll have  some flash issues.

 

The '55 and '57 kits originally came out in the mid-sixties and had opening doors, hoods and trunks with the '57 having some of the worst engineered hinges in the history of plasic kits. The '55 came later and at least the hinges worked pretty good. The '55 also (like the '56 sedan in the same series) had seperate side chrome trim that made my conversion of them into dirt track cars much easier back in the day. {not to mention doing '57 Black Widows three decades before the model companies discovered it using '56 roof and doors, '55 Bel Air sidetrim and '57 front and rear ends).

 

The '55 can at least be built with the opening panels option but I don't recomend the operating windows or the hinges of the '57 to anyone but masochists. The AMT has much better body proportions and you're gonna wind up glueing the doors shut anyway.

If all you've built is AMT then you'll enjoy the Revell kits. Not much flash, usually better styrene than AMT and better details.