hi I'm Florentine and because of you I approached the world of 1/24-1/25. Joking aside, you're really good and seeing your work, I'm dying of it. Keep it up!👍

Listen man, I don't really care for "Snap-Tite" or "Curbside" models. But you ALWAYS make every-single build/video SO gosh-darn entertaining that I still watch the whole thing & love it dude! LOVE how you weathered this car man, I mean it's just so realistic looking! Thanks for your awesomeness brutha, and see you in the next video!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff, I like any kit!

She looks like a real barn find. Great build.

WOW! To look at this you would never think this was a snap together kit. Your weathering techniques were awesome, the way you weathered the upholstery in particular. Truly awesome build and a highlight of your channel to be sure. Thank you for sharing!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Love this build! Definitely on my wishlist now!! "The back seats don't get worn nearly as much as the front - unless you're a teenager..." ROFLMAO!!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Calvin! facebook.com/hpiguysworkshop

I've just made this model. I'm only 9 years old. I've never built a model before. and it terned out GREAT!!!!

Today's booth music is both calming & relaxing Great build as always

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Your videos are always super amazing to watch... not just educational, but you are an amazing entertainer too. :) Keep coming back and not sure why I have not subscribed before... so here it is. :)

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

I just bought one of these to mod up for a personal project, and that trick with the tape is amazing, I'll give it a shot.

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I owned one just about that color back in the day, drove it nonstop from San Diego to Omaha changing duty stations, great build.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Chris, you out did yourself with this build. Again a simple kit made into a masterpiece. Always love the "back story". Great color choice on the body and interior. Well done sir.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Muchas Gracias Chris!

'57 Chevy is my dream car. Midnight black with Chrome wire rims with white walls. Have a skull hood ornement and a 8 ball gear knob. Red leather interier with black trim. I can dream

@zacleysscalemodels2150

4 жыл бұрын

'57 Chevy is mine too. Cherry Red body and steel wheels, Chrome trim, White Roof. Cherry and White interior, chrome trim Shifter as tall as the dash, with and an 8 ball gear knob. I dream too.

@PandorumAI-dc4bk

4 жыл бұрын

1957 is mine also! Coral blue body, Cream white hard top, stock hub caps and white walls. With a Cream white interior. One can dream..

@fivecitydirttracker4776

4 жыл бұрын

If you dream it......you can attain it. 🍺🍺🍺🍺✌

@johnfowler9424

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never been to much of the 50s fins, they sometimes seemed to exaggerated but this is a nice car ngl.

That molded black color looks superb! I would leave it as is if there is no imperfections like mold lines and sink marks. I would polish the body with some wax and build as is.

Dont care for snap together model kits but you do one hell of a job to make it look real!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I hate it when a cougar scratches my windshield! Lol 😂 good build, Chris.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Especially if you just took her to dinner.

I like that you added the "how to" in with the video. Since there isn't much to assemble.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice kit - for sure. And Cost Effective (cheap). For the price of a 1:18 Die Cast you could build FOUR or FIVE of this kit!! Your very own '57 Chev car show - at home. Oh, and Chris, I gotta say it again - you have a 'nack' for doing this very thing - using multiple skill sets. Very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing...

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot man!

Doesn't matter if it's 30 or 300 pieces, snap or glue, plastic or resin, as long as we have fun with this crazy hobby of ours. Looks terrific, your enthusiasm is inspiring, another enjoyable video, thank you

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lance, being a kit snob is no fun, people miss out!

Another great build review. Thanks for sharing your tips on weathering in detail. I have plans on a weathered build and this video will be reference.

Really well done build and presentation Chris!!! Weathering deminstration is spot on! Craft paints are cheap and user friendly! !

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron!

That's really good looking weathering.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Much appreciated!

another gem. Shows that we can use our imagination combined with powers of observation (tape, fading, sanding, grime) and have some great fun. Great intro for those who want to try but may leery.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you James!

I thoroughly enjoy your videos and your sense of humor. Thanks for the weathering tips!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim!

Looks like a million bucks, all green and crusty. Another good build.That's cool Model Roundup has the pictures of your 57 Chevy build.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry, yeah they put the watermark on for me and everything. Good peeps!

Awesome Chris just the right amount of weathering grea job. Look forward to seeing your next build.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charlie!

That looks really cool Chris

Awesome episode! Great how to vid on weathering!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

You absolutely killed it bro! That 57 is 🔥🔥🔥. You are spot on dude and man the interior is awesome! Great build buddy and already looking forward to Saturday’s build! Amazing! 👍🏻👌🏻

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dude!

@timburnette5914

4 жыл бұрын

hpiguys Workshop You’re welcome dude! You deserve it because they are so awesome!

Chris , Thank you !!!! Love the weather tips and how you show its done. Your channel just keeps getting better 👍👏, now the 57 looks amazing .. I hope I can do this with one of my nova models , and make it look as good as yours!! As always the best modeling KZread videos

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks and enjoy Jeff!

I love this build!!!!!! It inspired me to do a "barn find" on a 66 Chevy pickup kit I recently picked up

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Cool!

LOVE IT!! Well done Chris...my wife says I need to do this one. Thanks for sharing...

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch Mike!

Norm here Chris, another beautiful build, trouble with my fat fingers is weathering my models when I'm not trying lol, finished my Lil Red Baron and Lil Tarantula and they look great with my Red Baron Skull, can't wait to see what's coming next.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Norm!

That weather 57 looks great. your weather tips and tricks work excellent. Looks like a fun one to build.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks for the tips and tricks.killer build as always

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff!

Built 3 of them in my life and loved them. Great job.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clay!

You knocked this one out of the park Chris, well done!....Bill

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Muchas Gracias Bill!

Great build, great weathering finish. My grand dad had one and the color was light aqua blue.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Amazing job, great kit with outstanding weathering, and the glass... I'm using that. Thanks

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Travis!

Very KOOOLLLL . Nice build and the finished car is AWESOME. Mike Espo .

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking time out of your day to watch and comment! Join the fun on our Facebook page if you haven't already!

My Dad bought a new Turquoise 57 Bel Air with a black fabric interior. Cant remember the accent color but it was a beauty. Thanks.

I've been researching and I'm excited to try this with my 9 year old son. I love the rustic look!

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

You are one heck of a model builder my friend

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@jeffreywright2294

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome!

Hi Chris...Revell offered this kit pre-painted in White over Tropjcal Turquoise (2 tone paint job) with whitewalls and factory stock wheels. It's beautiful, but nicer are the Revell "Promo" 57 Chevys, detailed and pre-assembled and available on 2 tone Blue and 2 tone Green. I have them all, I love building my models showroom stock :-)

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

There is nobody that sees ur finished car that it looks exactly like a rustler metal chevy that is a amazing how u made plastic into rusty steel great job amazing

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Glenn!

Excellent job I always enjoy your builds and tips my friend

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Excellent build Chris. Love your weathering.

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Thanks for all the weathering tips - looks like someone just found it in an old barn, and has started working on it.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mary!

Thank you for the great weathering tips!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

I love working with craft paints. I use them on most of my Bandai Star Wars builds, and I even use them to customize Transformers to give them wear and tear.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Yup!

I love how it gets a little story

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, makes it a goal to match my story.

@mattterrell4304

3 жыл бұрын

@@hpiguy it really brings it to life

Great video for those that may be new or just starting out all good tips. That all of us old modelers take for granted. I will say it would be harder to do up a snap fit kit from back in the day. They just didn't fit together as well as they do today. They have come a long way. Nice work as always. I'm going to stop telling you, cause we both know already the outcome. LOL....😁 Have a great rest of the week! See you next time!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon!

Very nice! Being primarily a military modeler, I love weathering.. and you've done a great job of weathering this car. Shows you what you can do with a "mere" snaptite kit :)

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Hisham!

Awesome job man I remember building that one as a kid and using the flame stickers lol

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Man you always on point I learn a lot from you, I am building 2 chevy bel air one is stock and the other one is performance, now I will have to buy another one to do this version

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Cool, enjoy Efrain!

Looks great Chris! Thanks buddy 🏁🏁👍

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Whitey!

brilliant video and build, thanks for sharing.

@hpiguy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

kool , nice kit.....love it Robert

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I'm waiting on a build up of the Sox and Martin GTX! I'd love to see it!

You can Make Stories about Your Car Models!🤗🤗

Awesome tips ! looks great .. Thanks for Sharing

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles!

Nice!!!! And me too got have this kit for the wheels and tires!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

Fantastic weathering !!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Looks good, nice build

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Dam Chris the weathering on the body is awesome.....you have a great eye for this sort of thing.....

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dean!

Great video for beginners Chris. Model on over.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob!

Rusty and crusty, just how I like ‘em! Looks heaps good mate, thanks for the weathering tips 🍻

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dale!

Awesome ,like your stories too

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger!

Another beauty mate, well explained in the weathering technique too !

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary, maybe you'd like to come film my collection all over the house? ;)

@MrModelworx

4 жыл бұрын

@@hpiguy 😂 yeah good idea, then after you can film me making dinner ....

It truned out really awesome

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Snap kits can be fun - you nailed it!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

They sure can be!

Always love to see ur video notifications come across my phone love the work u do it really gets me in trouble with the girlfriend spending all my money on models

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks Jakob!

Wow Chris you totally made this look like a barn find! If they'd included some stock wheels it would have looked like a total barn find. I love how you simulated the growth of nature all over the body. I gotta get over my "showroom condition" perfection of building kits

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Some steelies and mismatched white walls would be awesome!

@michaeldenapoli7798

4 жыл бұрын

@@hpiguy would have totally set it off!

Sweet! Love a crusty 57 Chevy !

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Right on!

another tip for weathering seats is to use tissue paper with white glue, and scrunch it up and paint the creases with dry brushing

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice tips great work thanks for sharing.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nathan!

Very nice i like the trick on the seat's.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, I'll keep trying and see if I can make it even better!

Great job.👍👍

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

Looks great :)

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jesse!

Straight up awesomeness!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryan!

I love it. I get snap tires and usually build them up according to the instructions. I have been wanting to do weathering on hotwheels but thought they would be too small. I think I'll try it on a few models. My local hobby lobby just had a tremendous sale on their models $21 and $30 down to $7.47 and $8.29 so I bought of each

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

I've watched a few of your vids now, and have really enjoyed them, so as a new viewer I thought I'd throw you a sub and a like. We don't get a lot of the kits you build in the UK (at least, I can't find a lot of them) but I'm slowly building a list for an overseas order! Thanks for building and sharing, keep up the great work and amazing finishes to your motors. Thanks again, it's much appreciated.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Love the weathering

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam!

Again another nice junker. Really, you make me appreciate those.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

great job, I have done 2 of these and they are nice

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cliff!

Absolutely brilliant!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!

I want the rims and tires for a 32 Sedan build. Awesome weathering Mr HPI!!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks!

Nice and easy,i love it.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very nice! I can see it tearing down a gravel/dirt road, kicking up a lot of dust! Noticed the back bumper looks a bit loose- duct tape might help. Great job!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!

Great effects with acrylics and your right I’ve built several of the revell/monogram snap title truck kits and if you put a little effort in you’d never know they were snapfits

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian! facebook.com/hpiguysworkshop

Now tha details on this model are dead on target brother swweeeeet build like always 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Skip!

Very nice video thank you

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry!

Great teaching video Chris. I love those snap tite kits though some look down on them as not being "real" models.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clay! Much appreciated! facebook.com/hpiguysworkshop

badass chris 👍👍

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

different way to build the snap kit making it look like a beater, thanks for some ideas on weathering

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig!

Where did both get the spray holding gear from

She's rusty, she's crusty and she still looks darn good for what condition she's in. That "labor intensive" initial assembly of the interior didn't slow your roll one bit lol.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

LOL, yeah, it was nerve wracking to get that seat pushed in.

Recently subscribed and the only thing that sucks Is that now I want too many models!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, Thanks for coming along for the fun!

Would definitely have to buy 2

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

One clean, one mean!

@ralphwilliams2396

4 жыл бұрын

@@hpiguy exactly

felicidades muy buen trabajo me recordo mi niñes en los 70 cuando armaba barcos y aviones a escala

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

Great build 👍 I prefer the 55 out of the three, but that's just personal choice. You may not be aware, but in the UK the "Fleetline" is a double-deck bus chassis made by Daimler UK between 1960 and 1979

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!