Thread: AMT 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air - Finished - 07/22/08 - Scale Auto Community

Another beautiful ride! Nice job! Love the 57 Chevy!

Randy, what can I say other than "awesome" ! This will look great next to that Ford your working on ! The whitewalls look just right and the period correct color make this one stand out from the crowd !

I grew up seeing so many 57 Chevrolet's in 1.1 and small scale that eventually they became rather common place and well, boring. (No offense intended to anyone.) With that said...Randy, that is one beautiful and memorable 57 Belair build. The factory correct colors, clean assembly, and your usual attention to the details are exceptional. When I clicked on this topic and viewed the final photos, I simply thought,...

Sweet looking '57 Randy! It doesn't matter how many times I see one with that shade of turquoise, it still looks great! And I envy you guys to no end for being able to buy those factory colors from MCW, too. Can't get 'em here. If I want an exact match I gotta go to the body shop and pay $25 a can for acrylic enamel. I'm looking forward to seeing this done . . . and then some!...

Those headlight bezels really do jump with that wash.

Wow Randy, absolutely incredible build!!! My hat is off to you. I plan on doing one similar (down the road), but it won't be quite the level of detail that you put into yours! On a weekend camping trip a 2 or 3 weeks ago, I ran across a 1:1 '57 Chevy that sat beside the road for sale. It was almost the spitting image of your model. I couldn't believe it! With the exception of the color tint, I would say they were exactly alike....

Sweet! Space Cowboy just finished a Revell Snapper in this same color combo (or something reasonably close) and it was a darn nice looking model! In fact, it sent me out in search of that kit to do one myself (no joy so far, though).

Nice , I always enjoy seeing that color combination . looking to see the completed build . Not to steal your thread.. Does Testors offed that color ? How about Duplicolor ? I know how it is not to be able to get replica colors . Oh yes , I can get them from MCW... I have to pay an extra Shipping Charge due to living in the (Rural) 'Sticks' . HOC do replicas ? I don't believe Dave has this market to himself . He is...

Looks great Randy!  The paint and foiling looks great!