One Thing That TICKS Me Off About This Model Car Kit Ep.269
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- Other than that. I really like this kit. It would be cool if Revell would bring it back.
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I was hesitant to click on the thumbnail because you're talking about one of my favorite kits here! But after watching... you are absolutely right.
Revell's 2dr post Bel Air kit has that same stupid mold line and if you check the final in the video series I did when I built it, I pretty much obliterated the character line. When I built the Black Widow iteration (which I need to re-shoot a video for, jeez!) I made sure to place Tamiya tape along that spine and then block sanded the rest away, ensuring that I preserved the quarter panel's integrity!
I'm sure there are other easier and/or big-brained ways to go about it, but I never claimed to be a smart man... Just one who works with the junk he has in front of him!
FINALLY! Someone who gets my video!! LOL. Thank you. Yes, I do love this kit. You get the Pinned Comment for this video.
So true!!!!
You showed us the answer to this mold line right in the video. One of those number 11 knives will make short work if that tiny line. Just scrape it slowly right up next to the character line. Gone !
Also, I recently found my ancient attempt to create a Black Widow from that MPC kit.
I’ll post a few pictures of it on the FB page a little bit later today
Cool do that. I'd love to see it.
That line is extremely easy to deal with if you put a little putty and block sand carefully it MAGICALLY disappear.. No need to get all BENT over it..😎👍
It was a PITA. 😆
@@TheLukaCeeChannel it always was a pita to get it perfectly smooth and not come back as a ghost in a week or month after painting right before you take it to a contest or show boom it shows up in the light as a ghost I finally got it to stay away for good after two of them and more experience
Carefully run tape along the body line you want to keep and sand the mold line with a fine sanding stick.
Originally the AMT 57 came with mild and full on custom options - a second, extended nose, hood filler with small insert and extended tail. The other option was a chopped top - the roof had a cross molded inside, you cut it off, cut it in four pieces, and it had a one piece window insert with a raised cross, it made the top wider and longer.
I have one I got up to primer, but I cut the windshield and rear window off the insert and they plus the hood have vanished. I started with an old build my dad had done and cut out the rear wheel arches, which i replaced with 51 Chevy front fender openings lowered some in the quarters. It doesn't look bad, but I don't know if I'll ever finish it. All those parts went away when they did the Pepper Shaker version around 1969-ish. I have not looked in a "restored" release to see if any of it came back.
I would imagine sooner or later Revell will bring that back, if they still have the tooling. I'm sure you know the deal with the takeover and they sold off the tooling still in the US to Atlantis and Salvinos.
Looks like the idea was to try to hide the parting line with the character line.
Can you not tape the molding with masking tape, trim it like you are applying foil, thus allowing you to work the adjacent areas whilst protecting the trim work?
Exactly.
Nail cuticle scraper... end is a small V-shape with a sharp notch in the crux. Works great on oblique stuff like that. I buy 3 or 4 a year. Your missus prob already has one, but don't get caught stealing lol... By the way, love your stuff man... I'm 61 and I still pick up a new tidbit from you every now & then. Hope you are well!
It seems like every kit has issues. As a modeler I just deal with them. I am too happy to have the kit to get very upset. Thanks for sharing.
That's my point. I state this in many of my videos. If you get what I'm saying. I denied myself this kit for 10 years because of an issue on it I didn't want to deal with. Now I'm over it. And Happy I got the kit again.
@@TheLukaCeeChannel Yes, you definitely denied your self with the opportunity to buy several of those kits because of a modeling issue.
I bought two of these kits when they came out. Opened one only to find they packed the wrong body in the box. Opened the other and found the same thing. Monogram sent me two correct bodies and told me to keep the two wrong ones, which I still have. If you have a copy of SAE Contest Cars 2019 , on page 75 you can see what I did with the kit.
Thanks for the video.
You are welcome!
I want you to do a vid of you building one of the original Revell 57 with the opening doors hoid and trunk .A little tricky but it came out great ;Painted it seafoam green with a white roof!
in 2004 i used the 56 del ray roof and cut it at front door panel line 8mm below beltline and used on a 57 kit. love the black wodow kit except fornexact reason as you. I also have a tubbed out version almost complete using the amt street machine version as donor.
I had seen quite a few builders do that very thing with the 56 kit. I was thinking about it, myself.
Your Tubed idea is exactly what is the plan for this kit.
Great video Luka Cee 👍 I really want this kit. I'm like you, i like the 2 door post over the 2 door hardtop tri 5 chevy.
Yeah. It really is a great kit.
I love your style bruddah!!! Model on!!!
Appreciate it!!
I’m like Marty! I carefully surgically remove the shrink wrap ONLY from the bottom of the kit, and I keep the plastic on the rest.
Luka. Luka. Luka. Your treating this like a job. It's not a job. It's an adventure!
And your taking this too seriously. You really think I'm ticked off at this kit? You must be new to.my channel.
No. No, bud. You're taking it too seriously. I've been subbed for about 3 yrs, just don't comment very often. I really enjoy everything you do with the channel.
In short just funnin' with you, playing devil's advocate.
Sometimes I think that engineers just sit around thinking, How can I piss people off? lol
Yes! And I know a few. 😉
saw a vid few years back of a full body bumpers and all of a 57 @ a california dragway anywho dyno don was there love the car worked all weekend on it and the final pass it went 236mph in the quarter mile wheels up 57 chev luv em have a great weekend see ya cooter out🤩
Luka, I watched your video and I figured its not a big deal at all to sand away the mold line on the fenders without hurting the crown lines on top of the fenders. I built a few of these cars and it was no problem. Its not enough by and far to nit pick about these wonderful 57 Chevy sedans Revell made for us. In the late 80s, I was doing the same thing trying to combine the MPC 57 gasser & the AMT 57 Belair with sort of disastrous results that it got thrown back into the box for a maybe someday ill get back to it until Revell came out with the 57 Black Widows, our prayers were answered very well!!!
See its still a nice kit just like you said now I want one too 😆Thanks enjoyed
I noticed that on mine so I sanded them off then glued a small strip of styrene rod and some sprue goo bit of sanding it came out great..
honestly, l don't see the problem. Sand off the mold line and the Characture line, then replace it with a piece of Evergreen plastic strip.
I don't want to do that.
Now I read it closer that was their theme for their show
IMO the Revell “California Wheels” 57 Chevy sedan Belair is a better choice for a pro street / sportsman build… It has lots other options for pro touring builds too…
Isn't that kit based off of this kit? Yes, I want to get my hands on that one, also.
Hoping to be able to make it to your show in March!
I don't have anything to do that show. I might be there, but not 100%
Sux if it didn't get noticed until after paint - THANKS for pointing it out as I will eliminate it on my stack. One kudos for primer step as it would reveal it. Agree, would be super if they parted at crest of trim, but IDK if possible.
SMS ceramic scraper. The best tool for removing mold lines
Fine sand paper is a wonderful thing.
It sure is.
When Luka Cee throws you dirty screwball, you accept it, you deal with it and keep watching....right uncle Luka? 😉😆😂
Pretty much! But it really wasn't dirty. In the end. I love this kit.
I had one that most of the "character line" was missing on the passenger side. I just sanded both sides smooth even though it's incorrect. Other than that, it's a great kit.
Thanks for this. I've seen those parting lines, too. Revell does that sometimes -- the parting line that runs across the nose of their '62 Corvette -- SO CLOSE TO THE "CORVETTE" LETTERING! -- looks like it will be interesting to remove. But I was hoping you might point out how the roof of the 150 has what feels like a flat spot, starting just behind the windshield header. If it was a real car, the flat spot is almost like some kids were playing up there and made the roof sag a little. I don't know if the mold was incorrect, or the body was removed from the mold too soon...I don't even know if others have noticed this. Maybe it's just my kit. My Revell '57 Bel Air post car has another weird issue -- the plastic in the area of the rear wheel openings is SO thin, there's actually a small hole in the body on one side.
I'll take a closer look at that. We're not done with this kit, yet. Video soon
i had to block sand alot to get rid of that
Thanks for the heads up,could you tell me when u will have your door handles for sales,thanks in advance
Some time early next week.
Ty you very kindly sir
AMT/MPC slick is the ones to use.
What if you scrape it off with an exacto blade then some carefull sanding.
That's what I do. Thanks.
That parting line looks as big as the grand canyon. Lol
cool video sir
Easy fix you could just scrape it with a xacto carefully of course
Yeah, I know. But it takes more than that.
Doing a few models after not doing any for about 30 or more years. I see many youtubes with comments about Parting Lines. I don't remember having any problems with them on the models I built in the 60's and 70's. Might be they where there and didn't bother me enough to do anything about.
You could always scrape the character lone away and replace it with a thin piece of styrene after you've gotten the parting line removed.
That's too much of a PITA. I have a good way of taking care of it. Upcoming video.
dd has the real deal going on and im wandering about doing the 1/24 scale lub your channel hahaha no space on my bench either 🤣
HUGE fan of DDs Speed Shop!!
Great kit Luka except for the front fenders. Ron
Question, ki am interested in a copy of the magazine that has the ed Roth article that u show in your intro, I have been a fan of him for years
I know nothing about that. That was a flyer for a model show I support.
did 57's come with the straight side molding were it splits the two tone? i thought that was a 55 thing.
On the lower trim levels, Yes.
Felt like it was yesterday when the Black Widow came out. Where does the time go????
Tell me about it, Tim.
@@TheLukaCeeChannel Exactly!
Isn’t that a ‘55 .... just kidding I know it’s a ‘58
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"Clean work space..." lived no modeller ever, of any subject or scale.
I personally really like that kit :-)
I do too.
I built that kit when it first came out,and it was a trouble -free build didn't notice that line but even if I did it wouldn't bother me!Painted it black and white without decals. still one of my faves!.
Hi I'm coming to San Jose in July ish and would like to go a swap meet, do you know of any at that around that area at all. We done have anything like that in New Zealand.
Thanks Graeme.
No I have never even been to that area. San Jose is, I believe. Like a 10 to 12 hour drive from where I live.
this is driving me crazy, the box says a 57 chevy. you keep saying 57 chevy but the markings on the side of the car look like a 55. why i noticed it is because i like 55 chevys and 57. just wondering. :) also one thing that really bothers me in car kits is when they leave out the side mirrors. drives me crazy.
Must not like 55 and 57s enough if you don't know this is a factory stock 57
I hear ya. Those lines look annoying to knock down. Eh it's going to go unbuilt anyways sooooo 🤣
It is a major PITA. But, at the day. It is worth the work.
@@TheLukaCeeChannel I've been keeping a close eye on that kit for years too but never pulled the trigger on buying one
Huh? In looking at pictures of real 57's, I just see the top being rounded. I don't see a character line. Am I mistaken?
Anyway, love your videos Luka...you da man!
It's very much there
I've got the solution! Why don't you just use a sharp flat sided needle file. Micro-Mark sells them.
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I like 55 chevy more than the 57
if that kit drives you crazy, NEVER build the trumpeter 1/200 TITANIC, the errors abound, there are aftermarket kits to replace about half of it, and the rivet counters are always finding stuff wrong, im in mine over 2k and still not started to build it as im still getting all of the correction parts, for the parting line just sand it all off and use an evergreen plastic strip to replace the style line
Like to know of those "Titanic issues" as I have my eye on getting one.
@@goratgo1970 there are several forums on face book for the 1/200 Titanic, and a good TH-cam channel called Midwest model that is doing corrections on one, the errors are quite a bit,
😮 I figured (pun intended) this kit was huge, and I wasn't wrong. The 1:1 was 883 ft. long. That works out to just under 53" for a kit in 1/200th. Again, 😮!
Ok I know your really into modeling but don't you think your going to far
No, I don't. And I can tell by your comment. You didn't watch the video. If you did. You really didn't get my message. But that's cool.
Why couldn't you change the front end with another one.
That would be more work.
Yea but that makes the hobby fun.
When you have a kit with body issues build it into a Dirt modified. Problem solved.
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What makes that kit a 1957? Because it's not. That my friend is a 1955
🤦 Oh WOW. You're kidding, right? Google 1957 Chevy 150. This is most certainly a 1957 Chevy.
Tell us you don't know squat about trifives without telling us you don't know squat about trifives
Omg i cannot believe i just witnessed what i just witnessed. If it bugs ya that bad....mabye ya just love complaining.
OMG I can't believe what I just read. You obviously did not watch the entire video or you just didn't listen. Moral of the story I love this kit. And don't let something this small, keep you from enjoying a great kit like I did. 🤦 Will, you know what they say. It takes all kind to make the world go around.
@@TheLukaCeeChannel spot on Luka, spot on. I try to always look 👀 before I leap.
Geeezz. …… just sand it out…..
🤦 wow. Another one. You didn't watch the whole video, did you?
It's a 55 fender not a 57 fender have any one else noticed?
What are you talking about. This is very much a 57 Chevy model kit.
@@TheLukaCeeChannel the side panel of the rear looks like a 55 because the rear fenders don't look like a 57 if you can see the difference
@@TheLukaCeeChannel the trim on the rear quarter panel its not a 57 it's a 55 so I see there's mistakes on this kit😬
@@gabrielhenderson6959 not a mistake. I even show a photo of a real one in the video. And if you watch my video on the model I built I go over these cars very well. Chevy did put that trim on the 150 coupes in 57. And that is in fact. Proper for the Black Widow. Google it. You will find tons of photos of real 57 Chevy 150s with that trim. The kit is 100% correct.
@@TheLukaCeeChannel You are right I wanted to buy this kit but I didn't know about the 150 trim so I will buy the base kit cool videos
Sorry but this video did nothing for me. No information, no tech, no no nothing of value. Sorry but that’s the truth.
But you watched it and gave me a view and a comment. Thank you, I really do appreciate it. Helps the algorithm. 😁👍
Thing that erks me the most is; the score or groove under the hood of most kits, like we really need a permanent mark under a hood that will ghost through almost every paint job!😳 of course that’s part of model building!😎✌️😝🫡🇺🇸