REVELL 1:25 57 CHEVY BLACK WIDOW 2 IN 1 - PT. 2

This kit comes with one single bench seat and since I was not doing a race car I wanted to do something different with interior without the roll bar and bench seat. I dug through some parts and found some 67 GTO bucket seats I chose instead. I also went thru metal scraps for some interior detail ideas.

The seats have headrests I have yet to paint. I made some Sub-woofer boxes out of basswood for the back. I wanted to move to a floor shifter with the buckets and found this strip of metal to add to the top of a console I would need to make. I came up with some tiny chrome air cleaners and other metal bits for some speaker grills. I used Plastruct strips to make and shape a console.



I used Testors Fabric Tan and Tamiya Racing White(aged/off-white) on the seats then used some red sewing thread and acrylic clear to hold it in place to add piping detail to the seats.

Still more detail to be dome on the seats and a final flat clear on the tan and gloss on the white. I used the same Fabric tan on the speaker boxes and interior floor followed with Sand Brown flocking.

A top of a Pringles gave me some clear plastic to simulate the clear acrylic used on sub boxes. I found a couple spares Raspberry Pi heatsinks I sanded the black off the fins and used the red sharpie on to make a couple of power amps for the subs. Little metal detail to add to detail I will mount these above boxes and add wiring later. I still have the door panels and dash to get busy with.

These are the colors I used so far (all lacquers):

• Tamiya fine surface primer
• Model Master Fabric Tan
• Model Master AMC Sterling Silver
• Model Master Gloss clear
• Tamiya  TS-7 Racing White
• Tamiya TS-65 Pearl Clear
• Tamiya TS-74 Clear Red

Now on to the body... I pulled the body out of the other kit just to show a comparison of how much I chopped this.

After primer, I started with few light coats of the AMC Sterling Silver Metallic 3D. Once I was satisfied with a base coat I locked it down with Model Master Clear Gloss, then onto few light coats of Tamiya Pearl Clear to start off with some depth to the paint right off.

I started adding light coats of the Red Clear alternating it with light coats of Pearl Clear getting deeper looking paint as I went along buffing between each coat.

For some reason the digital images make it look somewhat orange peeled but I think it is the pearl creating an illusion as it doesn't look that way in person I hoping finished shot maybe in real sunlight might be different than the collection of LED spectrum I have on it here on the bench. More coats and more buffing to go then onto the engine... So far I am having fun with this kit.

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Revell 1:25 57 Chevy Black Widow 2 in 1

Walked into the local hobby craft chain store and found several of these kits on the closeout shelf for $7.79. The boxes were dented in but didn't appear that damage was sustained inside. I figured even if the body was damaged it still had an engine and plenty of other parts so I gambled and grabbed two of them.

Decent amount of decals

The Black Widow was a 150 Utility Sedan that was developed by Southern Engineering and the kit has options for the carb or fuel injected engine and some nice decals for either version.

I inspected both kits at home and all was well, nothing was broken but this mold has been around for a while as there is a fair amount of flash for a Revell level 5 kit but that is part of modeling. I am not sure if one of them will get built up like the box art as I am not too much into stock cars but this one is a part of racing history so I might.  The second kit is going custom and  I have always wanted to chop a kit and had not to date so I got out my razor saw.

I had a set of larger wheels from an Impala kit I set aside and I think they are going to be a nice look for this build. I mocked it up with the wheels after I chopped it and I am excited to get building on this.



The chop went well, I dropped it 5mm and was able to get a nice fit when I glued it back, only a tiny bit of putty might be needed.  I checked the windshield and rear window and I have some to trim on the bottom of each but it looks like it will be nice fit without any gaps. Have not decided on a color yet but candy apple red keeps coming to mind.

Most likely it will get a bit closer to the ground and with a degree or two or rake.

I will post updates...

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