Ragnar Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Very Nice Merc.! CHEERS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Maybe it's just me... but it sure is nice to see a stock Mercury for a change! It's not just you harry, I feel the same way, and this build is incredible! Excellent work!! What are the colors you used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 What are the colors you used? Lee, the body color is plain 'ol Krylon Navy Blue over Plastikote gray primer. The interior seats were a mixture of the Navy Blue and White to get the two toned look-----and the interior door tops and dash were blue mixed with Alclad aluminum to give a slightly metallic look per the 1:1 pics I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 I'm gonna have to get cracking on this kit! Any change you could get some intrior pics of your build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 Lee the entire thread to the build was here. The interior pics I believe are on the last page before I decided to stop posting on the thread, and get 'er done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Bill, this is just awesome. I relly like what you did with this kit. They were bad from the start as far as the trunk goes. Oh, how I remember it all. One note though: I think you forgot the heater in the engine compartment on the right fender. Can't wait to see what you do with the Olds. Keep up the great work. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 Whoops! Whadaya know.......there's the part still in the box! Hmmm....................on the other hand were heaters standard for Mercury in '49? This car is a little before my time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Whoops! Whadaya know.......there's the part still in the box! Hmmm....................on the other hand were heaters standard for Mercury in '49? This car is a little before my time! I think the heater was standard. If not, it sure shoulda been. Especially in the North. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Finally after many ups and downs with life, work, and just hassles in general, I'm calling this one done! Fotki seems to be on the fritz at the moment so these are coming from my Photobucket account. I thank you guys for all the nice words and compliments along the way.............hopefully the next one won't take quite this long, but I've learned a few things myself while I was building this. I'm not quite that happy with the fit of the trunk, but I have to remember that this was a "tutorial" model and not one of my superdetailed ones. If I were doing this as a regular build, I would have made my own trunk hinges and tightened up the trunk lid itself a bit more to close the gaps. Enjoy the pics, and comments welcome! Now I do have a couple sneak peek views of the next one I'll be working on--------------if you can guess what it is, give yourself 10 points for the day! ;) I like the Resin '64 Cutlass. I have a couple of the plastic ones in the collection. I am considering using an AMT '66 442 kit for the chassis, floorboard, underhood and drivetrain to do a more detailed car. I know you will do this build justice, just as you did the Merc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgerblue62 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Hey Bill, i followed along with this build and really loved your 101 tutorial . Thanx for taking the time to share with all of us , it was a pleasure following along ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher61 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Hey Bill, glad to see it finished, it's gorgeous! I really like the lip you added around the trunk opening, I'll be sure to do that when I ever get around to building my Merc! Thanks for sharing your build up of this beauty with us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 Thanks a lot Bill..............and Happy Birthday! I'm right behind you by a few months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsoder Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Another grand slam bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher61 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Thanks a lot Bill..............and Happy Birthday! I'm right behind you by a few months! Thanks a lot, Bill! The wife and I celebrated by eating at Applebees after work, then we came home and I foiled a Revell '57 Chevy. I must be entering what we call those "Golden Years"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Nice job, Bill. It is nice to see a stock '49, that's for sure. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Buck Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 What a beautiful build, Bill! Like Harry said, it's nice to see one of these in stock form for a change. I almost forgot what they looked like! And thank you so much for the tutorial that went along with it, I definitely learned some new tricks. It is much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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