57 Bel Air

yes good morning 

CrownRn7 ;

     First cup of joe ? It takes me three ! T.B.

thank you PFJN I can do one pannel at a time 

Hi,

That looks super nice.  Can't wait to see more 

good morning I cut the over sized basic shape then burnish the edges very important steps a NEW #11 blade trim along the out side edge of molding and start when you had your 1st cup of joe in the A.M.

Oh WOW. Do you cut it to shape prior to placing it on or trim it after? I've never used BMF. It looks like a new area I need to look into.

and away we go ! with the BMF.

Thank you and I'm glade the Flickr works ! PB is water under the bridge 

Looks great Crown. I bought a 57 for my own because of this build.

here is where I left off.

Thank you MNP this well take a little longer to dry 

Sure is pretty. Very nice.

Thank you Joe gave the body two coats of mm clear a few days to dry then the side moldings ? this gives me some time to think about it while I mask the Do-335.

Lookin' forward to it Nick. This thing is the cat's meow.

Thank you Joe I'm waiting for the afternoon rains to stop before I can clear coat then thinking about side modings 

Dude , this is seriously "Bad A" there Nick!!! Color is beautiful, engine is stellar and interior work is just awesome!!!!

Your paint job looks great, and I really like the colors. 

Thank you TB yes all you said is correct. now with my eyes I will end up breaking the steering wheel horn ring but I modify the engine the rest is box stock I'm glade you like the color I mixed it myself all testors 

Crownr7;

 I have to ask , Please don't get upset with me . This is an awesome build going on here .

 Question . You have done what I see many modelers do . Do you realize that the outer ring of the wheel ( i/e) the steering wheel rim , itself ,  seems to big around in cross section .

 If I remember correctly my little missus could put her tiny hands fully around the wheel . I always thought in real life it was a little thin .

 So , I have to ask , did you thin it any ? I have seen wheels in awesome cars that would be fatter than the wheel in my " Pocket Rocket "  "Hamster " car . ( A Kia Soul . 6 Speed  Manual ". ) The wheel is fatter than the one on my old KIA van .

 I always thin the outer rim and horn ring till they are almost scale thickness . It makes the wheel , Especially after the work you've done on it . Stand out like a little jewel .

 That is my only Nit to Pick .   T.B.         P.S. I like the lustre you achieved on the paint , and your color choice . Plus that finished interior is Killer ! ! Please , please , please , put down carpet protectors to keep that carpet clean .

Ah , Finally !

   I'll Bring my pickup over and we can load that for my 57 . Very realistic looking . Now don't drop any wrenches while installing that baby ! T.B.

gave the roof 2 wet coats now some drying time before some clear coats.

wheels in place so far so good

yea its for a GB 100 years of RAF posted some cockpit pics in aircraft forum

I know the 57 has tailfins but I didn't know they were a tall as your instructions show. 

Looks like a Meteor.

started on painting the body.I need to do some touch up to the roof its been raining for 3 days on and off wellcome rainly season in so fla. some drying time for testors enamel and remask for the roof.

thank you MC, the floor is molded like that what i did was spray the green then used clear flat.

I love that light green as a two tone. Is the textue on the floorboard something you added or was that molded in?

I like that little speedometer.

the lastest pics

Thank you justinryan215 I'm in the same boat with two planes waiting on the back burner. I'm working on interior now pics to follow mixing up metalic green for the body. I would like to see your 57 pics posted.

Looking good!  I decided to "quick build" the 57 pro street Chevy from Revell while I am in the midst of painting the Lancaster bomber for the RAF group build...I didn't realize it, but I had previously started the car, and had the body all painted and decaled, I painted it in gm's ocean blue (I work in a bodyshop, so I have access to actual automotive paint formulas) , but never really started the build.....