Tri Five Community build 57 Chev Belair 2 Door Post

by Tubman Tue 26 Oct 2010, 7:55 pm

Okay, better late than never, my entry(?) for the tri five build. It's the new 57 Belair 2 door post. Colour is Candy Blue mixed in metalic silver acrylic lacquer, yet to be polished. Wheels are a jap brand from Model Express Canada. Want to do custom interior but not sure if my skills and patients are up to it. Looking at a big block for the donk.
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by allan Tue 26 Oct 2010, 8:38 pm

just gotten this chevy going to paint mine the Holden Voodoo blue with ghost flames.Yours is looking very cool chev

57 chevy.

by allan Wed 27 Oct 2010, 9:04 am

Tubman your blue look's like Voodoo blue,here is a ute with the colour.
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by Tubman Wed 27 Oct 2010, 10:01 am

Well, would ya look at that. Mine's just a straight metalic silver with a small amount of candy blue.

by Bryce Wed 27 Oct 2010, 10:32 am

Beautiful paint tubbo. Just paint the stock interior a nice shade of tan and get that sucker finished!

by zenrat Wed 27 Oct 2010, 2:32 pm

Tan? Blue & grey would be my choice.
Please tell me you have some lovely big brakes to fill inside those lovely big rims.

by Tubman Wed 27 Oct 2010, 6:22 pm

If I go with the stock interior it will be white with light blue inserts but if I go custom it would be tan of some sort.
Haven't really looked at brakes yet Fred, the Pegasus ones don't fit so might have to get some TPB resin ones when I am in Moonee Ponds in about three weeks.

by slowlylearning Wed 27 Oct 2010, 7:38 pm

that colour is perfect, really makes it stand out... great choice Smile

by Rocket Wed 27 Oct 2010, 8:22 pm

for your intereior in your best yoda "do or do not there is no try".
Other than looks sweet.

by Shoey Wed 27 Oct 2010, 9:11 pm

Just paint inside the windows black and be done with it I reckon! Haha

by Bill Page Thu 28 Oct 2010, 4:51 am

Howdy,Tubs. I'm with all the others. It's a great color and you really laid it down right. It looks like an old 'vette color too,from '65 thru '67 If I recall.Was called Mulsanne Blue metallic. I did my VW that color . A real favorite of mine even now. Model on,Bud.Bill

by allan Thu 28 Oct 2010, 8:23 am

tubman,is the BMF on it or silver paint,oh ute is parked in front of my place owned by young bloke that live's in grand flat in back yard,went for a ride in it its got lots of grunt and rides very smooth for a ute,wish it was mine Very Happy

by Tubman Thu 28 Oct 2010, 10:12 am

Yeah BMF Allan, gave up painting silver on trim a long time ago, after I discovered BMF actually.

by zenrat Thu 28 Oct 2010, 1:12 pm

Ahhh, the Mulsanne Straight. It's actually a public road when the race isn't on and it's very long and very straight and has a dirty great chicane in the middle for the same reason Conrod has one.

by Tubman Thu 28 Oct 2010, 5:34 pm

What, to piss drivers off Shocked

by Bryce Thu 28 Oct 2010, 8:46 pm

zenrat wrote:Ahhh, the Mulsanne Straight. It's actually a public road when the race isn't on and it's very long and very straight and has a dirty great chicane in the middle for the same reason Conrod has one.

by allan Thu 28 Oct 2010, 9:06 pm

thank's for the infor on the BMF Tubman,how do you get it with out wrinks in it.

by Tubman Thu 28 Oct 2010, 9:13 pm

allan wrote:thank's for the infor on the BMF Tubman,how do you get it with out wrinks in it.

lots of practice Allan.

by dv8v8 Fri 29 Oct 2010, 1:57 am

yup practise is the key ...i been practising for a while and im gettin real good at puttin wrinkles in it !

by Bill Page Sat 30 Oct 2010, 4:57 pm

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!

by zenrat Mon 01 Nov 2010, 9:38 am

Bryce wrote:
zenrat wrote:Ahhh, the Mulsanne Straight. It's actually a public road when the race isn't on and it's very long and very straight and has a dirty great chicane in the middle for the same reason Conrod has one.

The colour Kirk has used is Mulsanne Blue.
Named after the Mulsanne Straight - the fastest part of the Le Mans road circuit used for the 24hr race.
Like Conrod Straight it has had a chicane put into the middle of it to slow the cars down.
Also like Conrod it is a public road along which you can drive (or in my case ride a motorcycle).
Being a petrol head I thought you would have known that.

by Bryce Mon 01 Nov 2010, 9:47 am

zenrat wrote:
Bryce wrote:
zenrat wrote:Ahhh, the Mulsanne Straight. It's actually a public road when the race isn't on and it's very long and very straight and has a dirty great chicane in the middle for the same reason Conrod has one.

The colour Kirk has used is Mulsanne Blue.
Named after the Mulsanne Straight - the fastest part of the Le Mans road circuit used for the 24hr race.
Like Conrod Straight it has had a chicane put into the middle of it to slow the cars down.
Also like Conrod it is a public road along which you can drive (or in my case ride a motorcycle).
Being a petrol head I thought you would have known that.

No, he didn't. He used candy blue.

wtf

by Tubman Fri 24 Dec 2010, 6:50 pm

Got some more done on this one too, interior is nearly done apart from steering wheel and shifter.
Body has been polished and minor tubbing to the rear started. Trying to get this done by the end of the year.
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