monogram 57 chevy nomad ........ finally finished

[fightnjoe]

well with the 24 coming to a close i have decided i am close enough that i can begin my next project.

for this i am going to go back to my early building days. when car models were built as replicas of the high gloss, chrome loaded subjects of the magazine "hot rod magazine".

i purchased this kit two years ago with every intent this would be a "magazine" type of show car. it is the monogram 1/24 '57 chevy nomad. i want this to be a special type of build. hopefully i can succeed.

first up is the kit.




upon opening the box i found four sprues of red injection, one car body (no trying to piece this one together), one clear sprue, one full glass piece (that will be interesting), and one set of goodyear (yes thats right, goodyear) tires.






ok this will have to be dealt with. not so much on the top of the chasis but definitely on the lower.






now where do i start?


well how about here.............



more to come my friends. more to come.............



joe

[Leon]

WOW sweet.got me a front row seat.oops forgot popcorn and soda.LOL
Bring it on Joe.

[Mence]

Oh goody, the Nomad won, I can hear my Nomad crying to get out....

[bullardino]

Nice choice, I'll follow

[TRM]

Gotta love the red styrene and fake crome!!! Grabbing a seat right now while there is room!! Bring it on!!!

[fightnjoe]

thanks for tagging along on this one folks.

well we are off and running with this.

yesterday was day one of this project. i am on vacation this week so i am getting some decent bench time in.

yesterday was a continuation of the night before. i spent quite a bit of time cleaning up the parts that make up the engine and the transmission. bout six hours. lots of flash and in the case of the fan, much much too thick. here let me show you.

the fan. before.....



and then after about an hour of sanding and cleaning up.



the only other thing i did with the fan was add the four bolt heads shown in my ref pics.

i then went through the paint process for the engine parts. when that was done and somewhat dry (always seem to try to rush things) i assembled the engine.







the primer is rustoleum flat white and flat black, then rustoleum gloss black for those parts that were going to get alclad. i used aluminum, chrome, and polished aluminum for the alclads. the shine did not come out the way i expected but i really think it gave it some character. the red is rustoleum gloss sunrise red.

still some things to look at and maybe add to this. wires and such. dont want to screw this up though.

while i was trying to wait for this to dry i cleaned up the body and hood. i cut out the opening in the hood. cleaned that up. then i primered and painted the body and hood. i used rustoleum flat white for the primer. went on pretty smooth and other than me being somewhat clumbsy with it, it worked pretty well. i did have to shoot 3 coats to get a somewhat decent coverage though. mixed it pretty thin. would rather go that way than too thick.





as you can see even after the three coats we still have an interesting shade of pink. when it was ready (after some sanding to fix a few issues) i turned to rustoleum gloss sunrise red. at least i know what color they used for the plastic. dang it looks close. i shot my first coat then i let it dry overnight.




and that is where i start today. first up will be sanding blemishes on the body and hood. then i will look to shoot another coat on them. and that is how we shall proceed.


comments, critiques, and criticisms are encouraged.



joe

[deafpanzer]

Engine looks AWESOME!!! What a great choice... wish it was really my car.

[bbd468]

Great start Joe! Yeah that engine is sweet and paint looks nice too. Bookmarked!!!!

[Mence]

Wow, fantastic progress.

How long does that Rustoleum take to dry?

[fightnjoe]

wow those responses were quick.

prof the gloss rustoleum takes anywhere from 30 min (kind of tacky, great for putting alclad on) to two or three hours. the coat i just sprayed i am going to try to leave for at least a couple of hours.


joe

[Mence]

Thanks Joe.

Loving this, I might just have to start mine!

[fightnjoe]

i forgot to mention that for thinning it is about two to one with rustoleum. otherwise it tends to clog the ab.

glad you are liking it prof.



joe

[fightnjoe]

boo thanks. appreciate it.


joe

[`Boots`]

Nice choice Joe ...........looking superb fella, don`t you go trying to influence me non will ya.....especially as Prof has one too , i do really like the Nomads, quite fancy one of the old racing Falcons as well ( i think thats the one ), keep her rollin` matey!!

[Mence]

Come on Boots, 3 way Nomad build

[`Boots`]

Mar 19, 2013 15:19:54 GMT -5 Mence said:

Come on Boots, 3 way Nomad build

Prof............YOU ARE SUCH A BAD DUDE!!!!!!,ya don`t help the situation with talk like that!!!! , besides, Joe`s will be finished by tomorrow i reckon

[fightnjoe]

many thanks guys.

boots no way i will be finished by tomorow. wont even have the body paint finished by tomorow. then i have to tackle the chasis/underside/exhaust one piecer. plenty of time to get you and prof going.


wait ............... i am supposed to not encourage you right.


nah the more the merrier.



joe

[Deleted]

Joe,re the pinkish hue after you primed the bodyshell....you may or may not be aware,but red will 'bleed' thru just about any colour!....In the automotive refinishing shops,they will take the red bodyshell back to metal...OR seal the red with black,or silver,before applying the different basecoat...If you did know,no worries,it may help others,eh?

[`Boots`]

Joe...........behave!!!

[AndyArgent]

Lookin good so far,I have built tonnes of those in all scales up to 1/12.

[fightnjoe]

chris many thanks. forgot about that.

boots now why would i want to behave. no fun that way.

andy they are definitely fun to build.



joe

[Leon]

Joe that is some quick progress.Fine job on the engine.

[fightnjoe]

leon many thanks.



joe

[fightnjoe]

and now for a day two update.

today was time for the body shop and paint booth to be busy.

it started with sanding some of the more obvious blemishes. then a second coat of red. after that it looked decent so i let it sit for a few hours. when i got back to her the trim was masked and then sprayed gloss black and polished alum. i brush painted the door handles and dry brushed the molded on trim.








tommorow will be a short bench period as i am at the office.


comments, critiques, and criticisms are encouraged.


joe

[Mence]

Looking very tidy Joe, great work. You must have a steady hand for that trim painting?

[Deleted]

You've certainly got a gloss finish on her    Looking very cool 

All this is starting to change my mind about US cars.... Mmmmmmm.... 

[Leon]

Steady hand indeed.Nice work on the trim Joe.

[fightnjoe]

many thanks for the kind words.

the trim was ab'd. i masked it out and then shot it with gloss black and alclad polished alum.



joe

[`Boots`]

Cor she`s got a nice sheen to her Joe ...........nicely done sir!!, ya did good with the trim coz they ain`t the easiest things to mask up , great work buddy and keep her rollin`

[fightnjoe]

thanks boots. you are right, that trim is not easy to mask. but sure beat the heck out of trying to freehand or brush paint it.



joe