MJ....Don't know if you are aware of it or not......However, we have a section devoted to junk TriFives in our Photo Gallery here at the site....See link:http://www.trifive.com/photopostgallery/showgallery.php?cat=580
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1957 Chevy Bel Air Convertible 1/16 Junk Car
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Hi Chevy fans!,
This is my favorite project now. It's going to be a highly detailed Chevy '57 Bel Air Convertible, as junk car.
I will make a small diorama to exhibit it including a junk gas pump model and other fine stuff!
As I said, it's supposed to be a high detailed model. Therefore I invite everyone owning some junk Chevy pictures to post them here as inspiration for typical rust & damage details on a Chevy. As the bodies of all tri-Chevy are very similar you can post junk pictures of any of them.
For every part I build I search on the internet. I've been visiting the forum for a while, not being a member yet and I thought: "it's nor fair to look information from you guys and not sharing this project with you"
So, I hope you all will enjoy this model project as much as I do. Tips, ideas and of course critic, always welcome!
Here some things I've been doing until now:
The body:
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And the engine:
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As an example of my work, here you see a 1/24 scale model of a '50 Chevy pick up photo mounted on a landscape picture from my last holidays:
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Here, the same pick-up with other junk model cars:
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This is my favorite project now. It's going to be a highly detailed Chevy '57 Bel Air Convertible, as junk car.
I will make a small diorama to exhibit it including a junk gas pump model and other fine stuff!
As I said, it's supposed to be a high detailed model. Therefore I invite everyone owning some junk Chevy pictures to post them here as inspiration for typical rust & damage details on a Chevy. As the bodies of all tri-Chevy are very similar you can post junk pictures of any of them.
For every part I build I search on the internet. I've been visiting the forum for a while, not being a member yet and I thought: "it's nor fair to look information from you guys and not sharing this project with you"
So, I hope you all will enjoy this model project as much as I do. Tips, ideas and of course critic, always welcome!
Here some things I've been doing until now:
The body:
And the engine:
As an example of my work, here you see a 1/24 scale model of a '50 Chevy pick up photo mounted on a landscape picture from my last holidays:
Here, the same pick-up with other junk model cars:
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Thank you both for the fast answer and the positive feedback! 
Thank you for the link to the junk Chevy section. I wasn't really aware of it.
I had found junk Chevy pictures through the image search by google and that's how I found this forum.
Thank you for the link to the junk Chevy section. I wasn't really aware of it.
I had found junk Chevy pictures through the image search by google and that's how I found this forum.
Here one more picture
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Dude!!!! You are like my hero. WOW, That '50 Pickup is impressive. I wouldn't have know it otherwise.
I have been building models for 30+ years and enjoy the hobby very much. I have never done a deltail like yours. You are inspiring me to do so. Keep them photos coming. I will be watching. Maybe you can give me some pointers sometime.
Enjoy the build,
Rick
I have been building models for 30+ years and enjoy the hobby very much. I have never done a deltail like yours. You are inspiring me to do so. Keep them photos coming. I will be watching. Maybe you can give me some pointers sometime.
Enjoy the build,
Rick
Hi Chevy fans!,
This is my favorite project now. It's going to be a highly detailed Chevy '57 Bel Air Convertible, as junk car.
I will make a small diorama to exhibit it including a junk gas pump model and other fine stuff!
As I said, it's supposed to be a high detailed model. Therefore I invite everyone owning some junk Chevy pictures to post them here as inspiration for typical rust & damage details on a Chevy. As the bodies of all tri-Chevy are very similar you can post junk pictures of any of them.
For every part I build I search on the internet. I've been visiting the forum for a while, not being a member yet and I thought: "it's nor fair to look information from you guys and not sharing this project with you"
So, I hope you all will enjoy this model project as much as I do. Tips, ideas and of course critic, always welcome!
Here some things I've been doing until now:
The body:
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And the engine:
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As an example of my work, here you see a 1/24 scale model of a '50 Chevy pick up photo mounted on a landscape picture from my last holidays:
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Here, the same pick-up with other junk model cars:
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Now that's impressive ..:congrats:Here one more picture
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Did you scratch build the trunk lid inner ?
Oh and is this rusty enough for ya ?
@BelairToy: Thank you for the positive feedback. May be you can advice me with typical damages of your Chevy? Are you planing to start a thread about your restoration?
@Kiwi56: what you see in white is always scratch build. Thanks for your nice words! That picture is cool. Rusty enough, yeah!arty0031:
@Kiwi56: what you see in white is always scratch build. Thanks for your nice words! That picture is cool. Rusty enough, yeah!
arty0031:
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a few more details: The seats!
As you see here, the original seats of the model kit are just 2 pieces. Awful!
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So here you see the modified seats:
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As you see here, the original seats of the model kit are just 2 pieces. Awful!
So here you see the modified seats:
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I've been working on more details for my Chevy the last days.
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after and before
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old tires
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Here you see: before (left) and after (right)
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after and before
old tires
Here you see: before (left) and after (right)
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Well, let's continue with the Chevy.
Here you see the original firewall and a picture of a real firewall printed on scale.
The difference is so huge I decided to make it completely new... while doing that I actually realized that I had to make the whole engine compartment new.
So here you have pictures of the firewall. I'll post pictures of the complete engine compartment as soon as it's ready.
Before:
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After:
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Here you see the original firewall and a picture of a real firewall printed on scale.
The difference is so huge I decided to make it completely new... while doing that I actually realized that I had to make the whole engine compartment new.
So here you have pictures of the firewall. I'll post pictures of the complete engine compartment as soon as it's ready.
Before:
After:
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Hello guys. Here you have a short update of the work done this weekend. I hope you all enjoy it. Thank you to all the community. It's great to have all the pictures on sour posts. It helps me to build more and more details into my model car! :tu
Here is the engine compartment. Before...
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...and after
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The steering wheel
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Some front axle details
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:tuHere is the engine compartment. Before...
...and after
The steering wheel
Some front axle details
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