Edgar Cole

This was a great build! I had to put my own spin on it with the almond green by Kaleido Colorworks. Building box stock is an art form of its own. You rely heavily on the smallest details to really bring the model to the forefront. I greatly appreciate everyone who supported me on this build with your follows, likes, and comments. To get more details and videos on this build, please go to the YouTube channel: ONE TEAM GARAGE. Link is in bio..

One of the best ways to enhance a box stock build is bare metal foil. Not only is bare metal foil allowed at shows for box stock builds, but it gives the trim a clean and precise look.

The mockup is one of the most important steps of the build. After the engine and interior are assembled, I always decide what wheels I want to use and do a good mockup. The Torque Thrust wheels are the reason I decided to build the John Wick Chevelle box stock! That‘s how much I love and respect these wheels. The BF Goodrich tires are the icing on the cake. Even though the build is box stock, I do plan on lowering the front just a bit by trimming a smart part of the wheel attachment. I’m not adding to the kit (box stock rules), just doing a small adjustment to the suspension to bring the nose down a tad bit. That should give me the look that I want from the mockup.

When it comes to stock interiors, the paint and detailing bring them to life. A silver gel pen brought out the dials and knobs. Chrome bare metal foil was used as the trim on the seats. UV resin created the glass over the gages.

To get a unique interior color for the 70 John Wick Chevelle, I mixed Keleido almond green with matt black until I got the color I wanted. The custom dark almond green turned out fantasti! Now I’m doing research on the interior to get as close to factory stock as possible.

The John Wick Chevelle is a great kit. It comes with a stock and custom engine build up. I definitely went with the custom supercharged V8. I used Keleido metallic colors and primary colors to bring this engine to life. Tamiya Panel Line Accent was used to give the engine a more realistic look.

For me the racing stripes take the 70 Chevelle to the next level. Applying racing stripes can be a tall task. I like to use hot water with a couple of drops of regular Dawn dishwashing detergent. This helps the decals glide onto the body and allows you to make adjustments, without worrying about the decal tearing on you.

I got the 70 Chevelle painted in Almond Green by Kaleido ColorWorks. I wanted to test if the Kaleido paints could handle a 2K clear. It definitely did!

For me, this is where the foundation for the build is made, body prep and primer. For the AMT 70 Chevy Chevelle, one of the biggest challenges is making sure the grill and headlights fit. If you don’t scribe out the four headlight units before any paint is applied (including primer), the lights won’t fit in the units, which leads to the grill not fitting. I scribed out the headlight units, and the headlights, and the grill fit! Also, I tested out the new Gaahleri Seeker airbrush and Kaleido primer flat black paint. Both worked exceptionally well. I can’t wait to show you the body color I chose and how to it looks in the body. Hint: the color is green but which green?

This is day one of building the John Wick Chevelle SS for the GWCC! The kit is so loaded, Edgar will be building this kit box stock!