1959scudetto Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 More of my old-school builds: Back in 1985 or 86 I built these 2 versions of amt's trusty '57 Ford. The first received a homemade continental kit made of plastic sheet and a 2-piece drag slick (I saw a similar one in a German modeling magazine back then) - the second should represent a four-door version: I glued the front doors shut , rescribed new doors and modified the c-pillars similar to a pic in the book "Monstrous American car spotters guide 1920-1980". Spraypainted bodies and interiors, trim again brushed-on Humbrol copper and chrome silver, whitewalls are brushed with Humbrol matt white enamel (pictures from 2005): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Both are very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Very sharp pair ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Nice looking pair of Ford's. colors look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Very nice models of under-appreciated cars, at least in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Those are real beauties! I especially like the blue and white one. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Beautiful work on both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Wow Helmut, what a beautiful pair of fords. You certainly took good care of them. They look pristine. Great job on this beautiful pair. Glad you shared with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie427 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Great job on a tricky ‘60’s AMT. Getting the gaps around the doors even and flush with the body sides requires a lot of patience and skill. Very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Very nice build Helmut, i really like the yellow model !! 👍😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 VERY NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 They both look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Beautiful pair of Fords.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Beautiful looking pair of '57 Fords. Great looking two tone colors and the trim looks perfect. I owned a '57 Convertible that was six years old when I bought it from the first owner and a few years later I bought a Mainline two door from the third owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Loved them. That was a sharp looking year for Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulbo Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Nice ol school classics and well built👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Nice work on both of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 11:27 PM, crazyjim said: Both are very nice. On 12/5/2021 at 11:32 PM, cobraman said: Very sharp pair ! On 12/5/2021 at 11:34 PM, Zippi said: Nice looking pair of Ford's. colors look great. On 12/5/2021 at 11:37 PM, TransAmMike said: Very nice models of under-appreciated cars, at least in my opinion. On 12/5/2021 at 11:41 PM, bisc63 said: Those are real beauties! I especially like the blue and white one. Well done. On 12/6/2021 at 12:01 AM, Classicgas said: Beautiful work on both. Thank you Jim, Ray, Bob, Mike, Rusty and Lee for your nice comments onmy builds - very much appreciated ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 2:36 AM, happy grumpy said: Wow Helmut, what a beautiful pair of fords. You certainly took good care of them. They look pristine. Great job on this beautiful pair. Glad you shared with us. Glad you like them, Mario - I have sold a lot of my models (aroungd 70 +), but these I will keep as well as about 30 others. 23 hours ago, espo said: Beautiful looking pair of '57 Fords. Great looking two tone colors and the trim looks perfect. I owned a '57 Convertible that was six years old when I bought it from the first owner and a few years later I bought a Mainline two door from the third owner. Thank you, David - must have been a real treat cruising along in a `57 Convertible in 1963 or 64 with The Beach Boys on the radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 3:12 AM, doggie427 said: Great job on a tricky ‘60’s AMT. Getting the gaps around the doors even and flush with the body sides requires a lot of patience and skill. Very nice ! On 12/6/2021 at 3:51 AM, charger74 said: Very nice On 12/6/2021 at 9:45 AM, grodudulle77 said: Very nice build Helmut, i really like the yellow model !! 👍😀 On 12/6/2021 at 1:10 PM, ChrisR said: VERY NICE! On 12/6/2021 at 1:26 PM, FLHCAHZ said: They both look great! On 12/6/2021 at 1:47 PM, Tom99 said: Nice! 4 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said: Nice work on both of them! 22 hours ago, ewetwo said: Loved them. That was a sharp looking year for Ford. 11 hours ago, Ulbo said: Nice ol school classics and well built👍 Thanks very much Wayne, Eric, Philippe, Chris, Chaz, Tom, Carl, David, Rastislav and Oliver for your comments ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Both models look great and well done!! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Nice looking Fords. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Beautifully done!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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