jbattersby Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) Hi All, here's another Ford I just finished up, my second of 2020. Started in January I wanted to go for a very mild custom look, and a unique exterior/interior combination. This Starliner body style is one of Ford's most beautiful design's, and already looks so custom in my eyes it didn't need any alterations, just a great color to make it pop. Living in Munich Germany just down the road from BMW's headquarters I see a fair amount of M3's wearing a crazy color called Austin Yellow, I figured its the perfect color for a 60's car. I didn't want to do the usual white tuck and roll interior, so I ended up finding inspiration in the Lamborghini Muira. Yellow Muira's came with a blue leather interior, or at least it was an option, so I thought that was a nice period reference for my blue Interior. Exterior paint is Zero Paint's BMW Austin Yellow w/ 2k Clear, and interior is Tamiya Blue X-4. I didn't like the steering wheel the kit came with so I swapped it for a '72 Chevy Truck wheel. Wheel and tire combo are actually from a 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS, I thought that fit the mild custom theme for the car. I don't show the engine here because I didn't use the engine from this kit, I just threw in a V8 I had around saving this kits engine for something else down the road. This was another fun build, but the biggest hurdle to get over was the sheer amount of chrome trim that needed to be covered in BMF. Not to mention the mistake of leaving some masking tape for 2 months on the rear chrome panel, which peeled all of the chrome off. I stripped the rear panel and re-did it using Alclad Chrome. I hope you all enjoy the photos, cheers! Edited July 27, 2020 by jbattersby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 They were a beautiful car and you've captured it so well, lovely clean build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 That is a beautiful lookin' Ford Jason as you did a great job building it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 That is beautiful.... The paint almost looks like gold.... I love it!.. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Super nice, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Stunning car and beautiful colour choice, very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbattersby Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Another beauty Jason, I love that bodystyle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimguy Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Jason, that is a beautiful model. Really very well done. Makes me want to go out and build one myself. Which kit was this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbattersby Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 53 minutes ago, Slimguy said: Jason, that is a beautiful model. Really very well done. Makes me want to go out and build one myself. Which kit was this? Thanks! It's this kit from AMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh1701 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Excellent work! I have a 60 Starliner waiting to be built - I hope mine comes close to what you have achieved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 That's a knockout ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Looks great, nice and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Another beautiful looking build. You're right about the '60 Starliner being a great looks car. I have always wanted a 1:1 myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 absolute beauty, great job. looks great. love the color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbattersby Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 Thanks again guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Great looking Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Wonderfully done, and very clean model!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 That's very nice, so much better than the box art! Excellent work on the chrome trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbattersby Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 1:57 PM, Spottedlaurel said: That's very nice, so much better than the box art! Excellent work on the chrome trim. Thanks, the box art definitely doesn't do this beautiful car justice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbattersby Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 Here's a turntable of the model to go with the previous photos: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky1943 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Jason, that is a beautiful car! You did great with the color, inside and out. Absolutely gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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