MPC 57 Chevy Gasser flip nose
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- This is the MPC 57 Chevy flip nose gasser from 1983. It's been released under different names over the years with slight changes. I bought this kit at a model swap meet for $20.00. The engine was partially built and missing the headers. I took apart the engine, cleaned it up, rebuilt it and made headers from solder and aluminum tubing. The body had some glue marks on it and I sanded her smooth. I ended up removing the side trim from the body and opened up the rear wheel openings. The kit came with some cool spoke rims but I used Cragar mags from other kits. I cut the hood trim off the front grille/bumper and pose the model with the hood trim on or off. I extended the rear fins with sheet styrene and used clear red plastic to create new tail lights. I added clear Green styrene to the side windows. The kit tires were ok but I used AMT's Drag 500 slicks for the rear tires, the front tires are AMT's custom competition line. I used Lazy Modeler Masks for the flames. I used Tamiya Matte Black, the undercoat for the flames is Tamiya Silver Leaf, TS-30 then sprayed over with Tamiya Candy Lime Green, TS-52. The distributor and ignition wires are from the Pro-Tech line. I scratched built the starter coil with styrene tube & sheet. The cross brace was missing for the chassis so I made one from sheet styrene. the ladder bars were sprayed with Tamiya silver leaf then sprayed with Tamiya clear blue.
I shot it with Testors Extreme lacquer clear then applied decals, then shot it with more clear. Lightly wet sanded, trying not to cut thru the decals and flames, then shot it with Testors Dullcote.
Abstract Remotion
Original song by Tommy Moreno & Jason Woods
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Love the green!!! You did a Great job with this old MPC kit!!! Nicely Done!!! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching! The green is Tamiya candy lime green. TS-52
Great looking build!!
Thanks T. Power!
@@tjmmodelcraft8486 👍👍
Nicely tricked out. I appreciate all the custom work.
Thanks but I'll never use matte aluminum BMF again. The new improved chrome foil is more forgiving.
Without question, the coolest build I'll see today!😮
Well there's tons more cooler builds than my 57 you'll probably see today but I sure do appreciate your comment. Thanks partner!
@@tjmmodelcraft8486 Nope. Nothing is beating this today.
I had to watch and listen to the music again.🤓👍
Ha! Much appreciated!
This looks so cool, you did an awesome job! Love the colors, creativity and the cool tune!
Thanks, much appreciated.
Very nice build!! Love the mods& paint job. Just a Badass 57".
Thanks for watching!
That looks great👍😎. I love the fin extensions,that's a brilliant idea which I will copy if I build one.😁. Thanks for showing and best wishes from jolly old England👍😎 Pete 🤓
Thanks for watching mate! I would love to see your 57 build whenever you get to it. Cheers Pete!
@@tjmmodelcraft8486 I'm trying to stick with FoMoCo 🤣I did do a black and flamed 57 a couple of years ago,that's on video,but it's a bit different to yours and I made my own masks👍😎. That is a very cool change you've made and it's the best flip front 57 I've seen. 👍😎
@@petesmodelcarcustoms584 I couldn't locate your 57 vid but I'll keep searching. Either way, you're the coolest cat on TH-cam man. I'll keep my eye on your channel!
@@tjmmodelcraft8486 I'm very sorry. It was about a year ago and if I had the technical know-how I'd give you a link. It's a bit of a laugh aswell as it's the Dave Deals Go-mad Nomad 😁
The main thing was a crinkly paint effect and using vinyl electrical tape as a very flexible mask, which was best shown on a blower scoop vid in the series that I thought you might find interesting and useful
Looks great, fin extension perfect, paint job great, really fits gasser look, I’ll be waiting to see it on the drag strip!
Thanks, glad you like it! Ready for some hot nasty speed on the drag strip!
Nicely done looks great 👍👍
Thanks pardner!
This model is super nice , love the mods . Great work
Cool, thanks for watching JCB.
I am going to try and get one of these on the bench this year!! Great job!! 🤙🏼
Thanks for watching! Can't wait to see your build!
I like your video editing. Text added of what you did... good jams... very nice. I subbed.
Thanks, greatly appreciated! I'm not much of a talker so put it on text.
That is real kickass build!
Kick ass rock n roll jack! Burnin rubber down the track.
After wasting 8 hours trying to mask my own flames, i know what to do next time! Great work and color combination! Close to the candy green i used on one of my builds you got a sub sir!
Thanks for watching! I'm gonna sub your channel. If you end up using the EZ masks, just take your time cause they're super tacky. Make sure to line them up and center them correctly cause you only get one shot. I was slightly off on the hood but luckily it's not enough to notice.
@@tjmmodelcraft8486 I couldn't notice anything of center. Remember, we are our own worst critics, so I doubt anyone else will notice either. Noted about how tacky they are! I just hate the price of them. It's so easy to take that $30 kit and end up with $100 bucks in it🤯
@@pappytinkers yup. I agree. Maybe next time I'll try my hand at drawing flames on masking paper, I can't remember the name off hand
@@tjmmodelcraft8486 frisckit paper? They still have it at hobby lobby. 10 full sized sheets for the price of one pre cut. If you succeed that would make a great video!!
@@pappytinkers Yes! Thank you.
Tht is one very mean looking build there! I am very impressed with the work You did on it. That Paint work is very sharp! Silly question, are those masks a one and done deal? I appreciate the time and consideration You had for all of Us in sharing the video out here in tubeland. Looking forward to more. Later
The lazy modeler masks are a single use product. They work great but you only get one chance to line the up and center them correctly. I waited 5 days to let the paint cure before I applied them so they wouldn't peel up any paint. I wasn't completely accurate getting them lined up but I think it's passable for government work. Ha!
Pretty kewl looking build.
Thanks for watching partner
This is badass brother! I dig everything about it, the paint, the fins, the metal tune. Well done!
Thanks for watching partner! You've the best Holmes
Sick build!!! I love everything about and I enjoyed the music too. What gage did you use for the solder?🤓👍
Thanks for watching! The solder gauge is not showing on the label but it shows 1/16" × 1/4 lb. The part# is 1423-1110 by Firepower. I got it at AutoZone.
Very cool.
Thanks for checking this out.
Dat rot dur is fantastic!!!! Got you subbed!
Thanks partner! I'm gonna sub your channel
very nice.
Thanks. Much appreciated!
Awesome
Thanks for watching!
Sweet !
Thanks for watching!
❤❤. awesome.build. thanks.
Thank you, much appreciated.
Great build! Love the firewall! How did you do it?
Thanks for watching! I used Revell chrome spray on the fire wall and rear bumper. I let the parts cure for a week before I touched them.
Guess I'll have to try it out. Thanks!