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It looks like it! I was not familiar with "the Mekon" so I had to Google it. Pegasus must have modeled their UFO pilot after him. Here's the kit that it came from (photographed with appropriate background).

Thanks, guys! It's always strange when one of these old threads pops back up again but much appreciated. In the meantime, that '56 Golden Hawk project that I mentioned has come to pass. It's lurking back in this section of the forum somewhere. The '62 GT Hawk is still waiting.

It works just fine. Check out my Chrysler New Yorker build in the "completed Johan kits" thread (in Under Glass). That's how the front fender script is done.

Sorry to hear that. I guess I'll keep looking for another old version.

I would be interested in seeing what original parts Round 2 was able to include in the new issue. Anyone have some photos?

Here's one I forgot since it's been in storage: a 1960 Chrysler New Yorker with its original box. This is a one owner, low mileage car and I'm the original owner. It was purchased sometime in the 60's at Domino's Hobbies in Houma, Louisiana for the princely sum of $1.00. Those were the days of new annual kits every year and it was discounted because it wasn't the current year. There were plenty of other discounted JoHans also and as soon as I get my time machine out of the shop I'm going back! Somehow, it went started but unfinished for many years and I did it like this in the 1990's. Notice how the hubcaps stick out from the wheels. That's just the way they fit and I didn't want to modify them. For a time I had moon discs on it (also included in the kit) and they fit much better but then I decided to go back to the stock look.

Steve G. wins!!!! Hands down! Most of those models are on my all time most wanted list and he built them as well as they can be built. Just amazing.

Many, many THANKS to everyone for the good words! This build seemed to be one those that had the luck running with it and we all know about the other kind. Somehow i missed a lot of chances to mess things up. This was my first time using HOK paint and there were no real issues with it despite a little bit of a learning curve and I love the look of it. This won't be the last time I use HOK! I saw that color on a build in a magazine a few years ago and was wanting to use it ever since. I like the comment about the Chevy SSR. That hadn't occurred to me before but it's right on the money. There's a real resemblance. Again, just more THANKS than I know how to say for all your appreciation!!

Hi Everybody, Finally finished my latest project. It started life as a 40 Ford sedan delivery but that changed along the way. What happened calls for some explanation and a mini-WIP. I decided to try for a look something like one of the old Chrysler business coupes. They have a very eye-catching profile like this: Anyway, that started this process going: The front fenders were extended using parts from a '37 Cord. So that's how it got to where it is. This is the AMT 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery kit. Since it started as a sedan delivery, I'm calling it a "coupe delivery". The rear pan is from the AMT 1950 Ford and I think the front bumper is too. Engine is the Olds from the 1940 Ford tudor sedan kit. Paint is House of Kolor Root Beer Kandy base over Duplicolor primer and followed by Duplicolor Acrylic Lacquer clear. The hood ornament is a Packard item that was 3D printed by a somebody that does a lot of stuff for lowriders. Hope you like the result. And here it is hangin' out with its best friends.

There's some great builds posted here! The '62 Chrysler with the silver/blue fade blows me away! Here's what I've got: A pair of '62 Studebaker Larks 1935 Mercedes 500K 1963 Plymouth Fury ...and another '63 Plymouth kit bashed into a Melrose Missile. There are others in boxes and ziploc bags waiting to be built...someday.

Beautiful and amazing. Looks very real.

I hadn't heard of it either so I googled it. Looks like it would be a great subject for a kit but I've been in the hobby since the 50's and I've never seen or heard of such a kit. The problem, IMHO, is that kit subjects of that era just don't sell no matter how cool they are because no one alive and building models ever personally saw or experienced them.

Great build and I love the color! Is that the Monogram or AMT kit?

I make a shorter axle out of 1/16 brass rod.

Thanks guys for bringing me to my senses. Sounds like good advice and I realized I have a .7 nozzle set for my Grex that I don't normally use. Time to get it out!

Does anyone have experience and advice on spraying textured paints through an airbrush? It seems like asking for airbrush clogs to try it but I'd like to able to do it. The particular paint I have in mind is Duplicolor trunk paint which gives a fine-grained sandy type finish. I'd love to hear any real world experiences. Thanks!

My advice is to save your money. I bought some of their decals to do the 1963 Melrose Missile III Plymouth (1/25 scale) because they were the only place that offered them. The decals that arrived were VERY undersized for 1/25 - they looked more like 1/32 - even though it plainly said 1/25 on the sheet. I got the bright idea that since they also offered them in 1/18 maybe those would be about right for 1/25. Well, the 1/18 decals were still very visibly undersized for 1/25! Besides that the images on both sheets were both incomplete and inaccurate. For instance, on the real Melrose III (as it was in 1963, don't know about later restorations) the markings were somewhat different on each side. The Slot Car Fever version assumed that both sides were the same. I ended up making my own decals which took some time but wasn't really as hard as anticipated and it was a very satisfying project. Much of what you see in the pics below is missing from the SCF decals.

BTW, the chrome discs aren't just a figment of AMT's imagination (and AMT had a pretty good imagination) as some people think. They were available in chrome as well as spun aluminum. In fact, either version could be had from Honest Charlie's for just $2.95 each! The photos below are from the Jan. 1959 issue of Custom Cars magazine.

I once got a set from MCW. They may still be available. However, they had a huge amount of heavy flash and I ended up getting a set from one of the Johan hemi '64 Dodges and modifying them to fit the wedge.

I love it. It's original AND gorgeous AND expertly built - a very hard combination to find. Congrats!

Wow! I didn't realize that Tamiya was making kits 910 years ago!

What he said above about body style names in 1964 is exactly correct but the terminology has always been very changeable with the times and with the whims of the marketing department.

Despite sounding so sure of myself, that just might be a Revell! I looked at a Johan that's in my stash and there are some differences. It depends on what mods the OB might have made. In any case, it's a Plymouth and started life as a 2 door hardtop. That's my final WAG until I look at it again!

That's definitely a Johan 62 Fury 2 door hardtop with a B pillar made from scrap added on so it would look more like the Savoy that Richard Petty ran in Nascar.

That's a really cool how-to and it would probably be a fun project to try in scale. But it strikes me that nowadays - if you don't already have the parts on hand - it could be difficult to build the 1/25 version for $50!