1972 Chevy Chevelle "Transit"

[StuntmanMike]

Hello

Here goes another movie car from my collection. This Chevelle was built like the car that was seen in the movie "Transit" from 2012 with Jim Caviezel. The movie is not a must-see, but the Chevelle is a must-have for me as it is pretty much bad to the bone. It was driven by the bad guys and thankfully not totaled in the movie. It was a blast to build as it is done up pretty simple without all the usual chrome trim and stuff like that. I only needed to make the big cowl on the hood, remove the fender trim, fit some other wheels to the chassis and go crazy on the engine with some serious upgrades in horsepower.

It is not 100% correct compared to the movie car. The satin paint is not flat enough and the engine is bit too much. But at least it fills out the big space under the huge hood...:rolleyes Oh, and the Nascar-style exhaust can be seen as artistic freedom.

Here are the pics.

Some bits and pieces in the engine bay are still missing as the model will later be modified with better detailed selfmade resin headlights and a selfmade photo-etched grille. The parts are still under construction and I didn´t want the Chevelle to look half way done in the meantime. So I finished her provisionally.

Hope you like it, even though it has some inaccuracies...:rolleyes

Cheers
Kevin

 

[StuntmanMike]

Hey guys

Here is a new bunch of outdoor pics. I took the pics today, had a little photo-shooting with some of my other builds.

I have to admit...I love this Chevelle, it looks so bad to the bone. This would make a great night cruiser. Whenever a pimped ricer shows up at the stoplight, you hit the throttle and the exhaust blows a hole into the passenger door of any modern plastic car.:rolleyes

Cheers mates

 

[Weaselhammer]

Wow, those look sooo good. I built car models before but could never have pulled this level off. Very nice work !

 

[ozzyguanche]

I have ment to leave a comment on your posts before, but never have.

Your painting detail is just A1, If I didnt know any better I would asume they are real cars. I have a few Kits I have never had the courage to build as I didnt want to stuff them up with the painting (Mad Max Inceptor) (Ecto 1 Ghost busters) (BTTF Delorian) etc.

Real impressive stuff, Ihave enjoyed seeing them.

Ozzy

 

[CB2001]

Nice model, dude.

Another car film with Jim Caviezel you should check out is Highwaymen. It's okay (from the same director of The Hitcher, the original one not the remake), Jim's character in that one drives a 1968 Plymouth Barracuda SuperStock 426 Hemi.

 

[StuntmanMike]

Thanks a lot for your cool comments guys, it is much appreciated.

@CB2001:
IMCDb.org: 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Super Stock Hemi in "Highwaymen, 2003" :love
The Barracuda is already waiting in my model kit stash. I frequently visit that page to look for interesting cars that I could build as a model. The Chevelle in the pics was also found there and finished before I even saw the movie. :lol

@Ozzy:
If you already have some basic experience in scale modeling, I´d suggest to try out the Tamiya rattle can paints. Sounds crude, but they really are a blast to work with. The Chevelle was done with white primer and semi gloss black, both from rattle cans. Three layers of primer and three layers of black paint have been applied. Each layer was wet-sanded with MicroMesh (3200, 6000 and 12000 grit) to avoid orange peel. Only the last layer was left as is without wet-sanding. Those cans work better than I would have ever imagined. My ´67 Eleanor WIP was also done with these rattle can paints. Feel free to ask for any advice, if needed. I´ll gladly help you to get good results on your builds. :thumbsup

@Weaselhammer:
It took me well over a hundred car model builds to get these results. Back in the eighties when I started building models, there was no internet and nobody who could explain me how it´s done properly. It´s just a matter of learning by doing...and patience of course. Still each new model teaches me more things to consider. There is no such thing like "the perfect model" and you always find something that can be improved on the next build.

Best regards,
Kevin

 

[Randy13]

Now I see why your paint job has such great results. Thank you for sharing this info. Just wondering, for the Mustang, did you paint the stripes in the same method like Eleanor by first painting the Mustang white then mask out the stripes and then spray it with red?

 

[StuntmanMike]

Hi Randy

My 2007 Shelby is a German release Revell kit and has the white stripes + a screen correct license plate included in the kit. I´m pretty sure that the American release version has the same decals included, but don´t take that for granted. I can stretch my fingers and try to find someone who has the American release, if interested. The boxart shows a white car with blue stripes in both release versions. Oh, and the red paintjob on the Shelby was done with Revell enamels using an airbrush. Gloss clear enamel was added to seal the decals. The decals really look great, but are a bit tricky to aljust due to their size and the curved body of the car. They respond very well to decal softener.

Greetz,
Kevin

 

[Randy13]

Thank you Kevin for that info. Also thank you for the info about using clear enamel over the decals. I never get tired of looking at car model builds when they look as good as yours.

 

[srspicer]

Nice Job!

Cars were my first models, I wish I had time to get back into building them!

Well done Stuntman.

Scott

 

[Triniblaze]

Can I buy the car off u or can u make me one

 

[Triniblaze]

Please I love the car and I want to buy it

 

[Triniblaze]

Let me buy it

 

[Smiling Demon]

Let me buy it

These kind of posts don't belong here. They belong in the Junkyard.

Also, there is a thing called a Private Message!!!!

You really should read the Rules of the Board and stop begging!!

 

[Triniblaze]

How do i send a private message I do not know how to

 

[Strode]

sweeeeeeet...