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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air [2] – Further Progress

January 2, 2011

I kept on working on the 1957 Chevrolet. On this video you can see some more scratch built details, such as the inside of the hood, which was almost completely built on plastic. The bolts holding the rear suspension to the differential and rear axle were pretty unclean on the original model, so I made them again using wire and a piece of a metal plate.

The firewall was more than just “plain and simple”, it was not even close to the real thing. I used a picture of the real firewall to scratch build it. The rims have been improved too – I made the holes for the bolts on the custom built brake drum to hold the wheels. The front suspension has been re-built to make it fully functional.

We are keeping track of this work to make an advanced tutorial – focused on scratch building and super realistic model car building.

Tom January 3, 2011 at 3:20 pm

Great model, great details!

Seb January 4, 2011 at 11:14 am

Thank you Tom for your feedback! It was a lot of work, but I love it!

Don January 9, 2011 at 6:19 am

I really like the wheels & hubs, I never even thought of that! A great concept & idea & a great job I might add. Don

Seb January 9, 2011 at 7:42 am

Thanks Don!

Rat Rod Tony January 13, 2011 at 4:51 pm

Great work! I spent all morning watching your videos. Very interesting and marvelous craftsmanship by you guys.

Thank you for the encouraging email you sent me regarding my website.

Long live rust!

Mike Akai February 2, 2011 at 8:50 pm

I really like your workmanship, to me they look like pieces of Art.
Everything thatI’ve seen of your Fab work is really and trully wonderful.
Thanks for being this Old Man’s Friend.
Mike

Iggy February 3, 2011 at 6:21 am

Hey Mike!

thanks for your words! We appreciate your support and most of all, we are happy that other people enjoy this too.

Iggy

Mike Akai February 18, 2011 at 8:49 pm

Again you Guy’s are doing a Great job, your really bringing this Minature to Life, but one thing, please don’t forget to make the Grill Screen have some Gold tone to it, every body alway’s forgets to make the Bel-Air with a Gold Screen, the other Chevies were Silver.
Thanks for the update!
Mike

Rob Adcox July 10, 2013 at 2:28 am

I’m late to this party, but fantastic build!! What’s the song being played during the vid? The music goes great with the car, the hobby, and the outstanding craftsmanship!

Seb July 10, 2013 at 9:46 am

Hi Rob, I can’t remember where I got the music from. Thanks for the feedback! Check this post to see the finished project.

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