1/16th scale seems to be the black sheep of the car modelling world, at least in Europe. I've built a few of the Revell (now issued by Atlantis) Dragster kits in my time - they were the benchmark of American models when I was young (1960's - 70's) So I thought I'd try the AMT '55 Chevy in that scale. The problem is that, being a Hot Rod/Custom fan, I wanted to modify it. Not so easy as parts such as wheels , engines etc are hard to buy separately in that scale. I had to resort to mostly 3D printed parts for anything I wanted to change.
Its been a long journey and I've put it away and re-started it a couple of times, mostly out of frustration about getting the ride height correct. So in the end I had to scratch build the front suspension with new top wishbones and uprights. Its still not great and the metal springs I've used have windings that are too fine for the scale, but I'm not sure what else I could use.
Anyway, I've got this far so now onto the interior, glass and everything else!
Its been a long journey and I've put it away and re-started it a couple of times, mostly out of frustration about getting the ride height correct. So in the end I had to scratch build the front suspension with new top wishbones and uprights. Its still not great and the metal springs I've used have windings that are too fine for the scale, but I'm not sure what else I could use.
Anyway, I've got this far so now onto the interior, glass and everything else!
