Chop Top tutorial part 1

Lowering the lid on my next victim! I mean patient!! Yeah that’s it!
This is the first part on chopping a hardtop early 60’s GM car. Follow along and see if it helps you chop the top on your next build!

[@mikepieper975]

Your video is totally helping me out your video is totally helping me out I am chopping a top on a truck and that actually helped me to get the actual truck top chopped thank you for doing this video

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

I've actually chopped the top on my 1/1 old Volkswagen many Years ago, but I've never chopped a top on a model! Great tutorial brother!

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

I chopped a Revell Beetle years ago. Cut the roof into 21 different pieces to get the "look" right on it!!

[@garyparker2969]

I Have THAT Kit Already Started as a Low Rider and It's STAREING AT ME NOW !!!! LOL, Looking Forward to Next Monday, thanks for Sharing Your Knowledge and Experience. God Bless.

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Could be a chopped lowrider!!?? I have one of my 67 Impala!!! Just a hint, Hey 62? keep staring at him.......

[@petesmodelcarcustoms584]

Great tutorial, Doc. Good advice, 👍I enjoyed every minute👍best wishes from jolly old England 🤓Pete 😎

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Always good to get advice... Or fly by the seat of your pants, whichever ya like better!! LOL

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great tutorial Doc!

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Thanks.. more to come..

[@styrenereplicas53]

Terrific how-to. I look forward to continued segments. Dave

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Thanks for watching!!

[@vicsminiatures7949]

Thanks for doing this. Can't wait to see what happens next.

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

You're welcome!!

[@gohst581922]

great info! can't wait for part 2.

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Hopefully Monday will be here quick!!

[@ramblers69]

Really nice tutorial Doc, :) 😎 👍

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Thank ya Tom!!

[@samuelvasquez8170]

Thanks for the info on chopping

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

You betcha!! Thanks for watching!!

[@BradGryphonn]

Around 2005/6 I took my holiday leave from my Infotech job (3 months) prior to leaving the position. I stepped away from computers for a bit and rekindled my childhood love of model making to pass the time. But I was 42 by then and had been building and customising computers for some years, so I kind of went full-tilt on my first model. It was a 56 Belair. I went to the hobby shop and bought the Belair, a '67 Camaro, a bunch of sheet and putty, plus spray putty and paints, and whatever else I thought I'd need. I ended up working out how to chop the roof successfully without destroying it through careful first cuts on the pillars, then figuring out by eye what to do with the roof. I split the roof lengthways, worked out how best it would look and then did the cross-cut. I used the sheet to fill the gaps in the roof and used putty etc to get the final smooth look. I was quite proud of the build. I even went back to the hobby shop to get some clear sheet for the glass. Sadly, that model is long gone, as is the '67 tubbed Camaro. I played with that one a bit. If I remember correctly, it was a 2-option kit? You could build it as a street car or a drag car with options to cut the hood and use a blown engine plus optional wheelie bars and stuff. I'm sure they were both Revell kits. After doing those two over a period of a few months, life got busy again, and I didn't make time to keep indulging. I'm in my late 50s now and plan to have some time on the road. I may make a space for modeling equipment and have a go at making time when I'm stopped for a bit to muck around again. Thanks for this how-to. It brought back some nice memories.

[@mrupscale]

Thanks for the Tip Doc, great channel!

[@captnemomodelingzone7850]

Thank you Sir I been wanting to chop few my kits. I am saving this one so I can do it right. I will be watching for next one. Have a great week.

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Best of luck as you do, hope the video is of help!!

[@montydavis6046]

Thank you for this, looking forward to see how this turns out.

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

You're welcome! Hopefully it comes out straight!! LOL

[@andredemetrius6083]

@Jaime Boston Yea, been using instaflixxer for since december myself :)

[@skip-o-maticsmodelmania5774]

Really like this video, can't wait to see the next segment. Also don't let those squirrels distract you too much, mine can be a real pain in the posterior at times.

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

I keep them in their cage but every now and again they get loose!

[@joeculpjr3028]

Thank you Doc! I've been beating my head off the bench, trying to layout my chop,on a project I'm working on. Been searching high and low for how to's, this is going to help tremendously. Waiting with baited breath for next Monday. Again, "Thank You"!

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Hopefully you'll get something from this that'll help you out in your project!!

[@joeculpjr3028]

Your preliminary explanation has already, helped tremendously. I was kinda close at different times with what I was thinking, but yet so far off. I believe my challenge is the 8 yr newer body style and complexity of compound curves in the rooflines.

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

@@joeculpjr3028 As long as when you bring everything back together again, make sure the scrap piece of plastic (another roof section) has the same or close contour to it and you should be fine with it... If I remember I'll go over that in the next vid... IF!!! LOL darned squirrels!!

[@kingranch1962]

Great information

[@ronstewart9792]

Great video Doc. I have done a lot of chops, will show a couple some day. Thanks for the show. Ron

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Would like to see your chopped tops for sure Ron!!

[@ronstewart9792]

Will dig some out and try to get a video together.

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

@@ronstewart9792 Sounds good Ron!!

[@jrsscalemodelz4378]

67 impala nice build 👍🏻 the Buick Electra be waiting on finished build ..nice tutorial on how to do roofs great video

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@davegalloway2841]

Great video, Subscribed.

[@michaelhintzmikesminiature1812]

Great video!!! I've done a 34 and 50 Ford and thats it. I've always been scared to do anything that isn't almost straight up and down. I saved this to my playlist for future reference. Looking forward to more!!! I'll be watching

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

After you've done a few it gets easier to do... Just have to watch all the angles and such before during cutting and putting it back together again!!

[@anthonymaniz9896]

How did your 50 turn out

[@bobpratt8224]

Enjoyed that ..you got some really kool kustoms! Looking forward too more videos

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Thank you Bob! Glad you like them and want to see more! Enjoy the future vids!

[@bigeddie1231]

very cool sir

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

Thank ya Eddie!!

[@CycolacFan]

Here’s a tip for measuring the centre point of a curved surface such as that roof, use a piece of masking tape cut to the exact width then fold it in half 😉

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

And a great idea that is!! Gonna have to remember that one!!

[@brooklynplasticworks6177]

Doc: Unfortunately I'm finding this a few years too late... I have been butchering a 49 Merc as my first attempt at modifying a body - this would have saved me countless hours of frustration.

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

49 Merc's are one if not the hardest roofline to chop and get it to look right!! I've done a few with halfway decent results but they are tricky to do...

[@modelcarswithglen.]

HI Doc,,, just found your show and really like what I see,,as a full scale customizer,, having done a few chops in my time I,, I can agree with everything you said,,wonder if you ever chopped full sized,,,, New subscriber Glen

[@JohnPol]

looking forward to the next one

[@bkmodelcars]

I'm watching with great interest I have done some tease but I want to do a VW

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

I'll have to unbox my Beetle for the next video. I chopped the top on one and cut the roof into 21 pieces to get it where I wanted it to be..

[@bkmodelcars]

That is scary

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

@@bkmodelcars What? The fact we chopped the same car or the 21 pieces?? LOL

[@bkmodelcars]

21 pieces I'm afraid to start mine

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

@@bkmodelcars You may be able to in less. All depends on how you cut and go about it and how you want the final look to be. I just cut mine in so many pieces to get the quarter window to look right..

[@vegadeth1]

That's the way i do it as well.Is this going to be a builder ?

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

I'm hoping so, I've wanted to do a mild kustom using one. It may be down the list but it'll be a start...

[@normrussell4346]

I would like to know where I can send out some bumpers that I have on a car to the chromed I've been doing a lot of searching and I can't find anything but I heard you mention it in this tutorial here today so if you can contact me I would surely appreciate knowing my name is Norm and I look forward to that thank you.

[@samuelvasquez8170]

Where do you send your parts to get chromed

[@DocsKustomKorner52]

I used to send them to GT KustomKrome but I hear he may not be doing business anymore..

[@peruviankurustewformeandyoutoo]

Talk. Less.