{"id":2623,"date":"2012-09-11T03:31:54","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T11:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=2623"},"modified":"2012-12-06T11:44:58","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T19:44:58","slug":"1957-chevy-bel-air-112-scale-revell-07489-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=2623","title":{"rendered":"1957 Chevy Bel Air 1\/12 scale Revell #07489 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twttr_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=2623&text=1957 Chevy Bel Air 1\/12 scale Revell #07489 Review\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here if you like this article.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/twitter-plugin\/images\/twitt.gif\" alt=\"Twitt\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">RoR Step-by-Step Review 20120911* \u00e2\u20ac\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1957 Chevy Bel Air 1\/12 scale Revell #07489 Review<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"000enh by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/7974368213\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8182\/7974368213_ea50594a60.jpg\" alt=\"000enh\" width=\"500\" height=\"287\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Click on the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">BUY NOW<\/span> button below to see the Step-by-Step review<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> by John Martin <a title=\"John Martin by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/7974374886\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8173\/7974374886_82d751c6f2_t.jpg\" alt=\"John Martin\" width=\"71\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Though it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been said a multitude of ways, except for the Corvette, the 1957 Chevy Bel Air is the most recognizable and iconic of all Chevrolet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s. Many other models bring in the appropriate number of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ooh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ahh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the \u00e2\u20ac\u212257 with its big fins and twin windsplits that make it the most desirable and the one even the most novice of car buffs can recognize. Naturally, it makes an obvious subject for scale modeling. Revell-Germany stepped it up a notch with its 1:12 big scale kit. Did I mention it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s BIG!?! If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re up for a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBig Scale\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 challenge, by all means Buy This Kit!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For the Modeler:<\/strong> This is an advanced kit that features over 180 parts decals and this build was done using Model Car Garage\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00c2\u00a0photo-etch detail set (#MCG-2283). 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