doorsovdoon Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 (edited) Probably my last build for this year. Not a single complaint about this kit. Like the AMT '60 Starliner, I think this is another of AMT's best. The only issue I had was my own doing where my tube of glue got blocked when fitting the top rad hose and burst all over the engine! I tried to salvage it but by the time I pulled it out it looked like a victim from the movie The Blob! Luckily I had a spare engine, courtesy of the AMT Ford Starliner. Having triple carburettors it's a bit of an upgrade for the old Edsel and it fitted perfectly fine, I also added a floor shifter inside being as it's now a manual:) Edited December 24, 2021 by doorsovdoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David G. Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Absolutely Gorgeous! I agree, this is one of AMT's better kits, I enjoyed building mine. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Great work there Gareth. Looks very realistic in those first 3 pictures👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 She’s a beauty, great color combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Another extremely clean build and you definitely excel at two tone paint jobs. Nice detail work on the seats and picking out the "Edsel" logo on the split section of the grill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Beautiful build of a much-maligned car. Great looking paint and colors. Very clean trim details and I like the engine upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Beautiful work on the edsel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 EXCELLENT EDSEL! You don't see many of these any longer on the show tables. VERY clean and neat! I do think the engine in yours looks better than what came in the original kit. To my eyes, it seems as though AMT modeled that engine a bit "small". Looks Terrific! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Very nice looking Edsel ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Great looking Edsel Gareth. The color scheme looks really nice. That Ford Starliner engine fits like a glove. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeakDoc Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Super sharp looking Edsel, Gareth! I’m gonna have to scoop up one of these very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSchnell Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Very nice build! Seeing yours makes me want to add one of these to the stash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Gorgeous build in excellent colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Thanks guys, and merry Christmas to everyone. Yeah, that Starliner engine saved the build from becoming curbside! I always have trouble trying to fit rad hoses so most of the time I leave them out, but I fought this one determined to get them in and I paid for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 That is one sweet Edsel ! The de facto upgrade of the engine & transmission really make it -- same engine family at that ( FE = Ford-Edsel ) though I believe that the kit's original engine was of the M-E-L ( Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln ) series . Ne'er-the-less... I'm glad that you're still around. I was wondering where my Cymru brother'd disappeared to. Mari Lwyd ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 I am impressed indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 3 hours ago, 1972coronet said: That is one sweet Edsel ! The de facto upgrade of the engine & transmission really make it -- same engine family at that ( FE = Ford-Edsel ) though I believe that the kit's original engine was of the M-E-L ( Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln ) series . Ne'er-the-less... I'm glad that you're still around. I was wondering where my Cymru brother'd disappeared to. Mari Lwyd ! Thanks mate. Yeah, still around, just been surviving the horror show of Christmas shopping in my town. I'm starting to think the movie "They Live" is a survival manual and not a sci-fi! xD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Gramps46 said: I am impressed indeed. Thanks, Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Zippi said: Great looking Edsel Gareth. The color scheme looks really nice. That Ford Starliner engine fits like a glove. Nice job. Thanks, bob. The manifolds from the Starliner fouled on the upper wishbones so I had to shave them to almost nothing, but you can't see them when the engine is in. I think the manifolds from the original Edsel engine would work, they're quite narrow, but mine were destroyed, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Great looking Edsel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 3 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: I'm starting to think the movie "They Live" is a survival manual and not a sci-fi! My favourite dystopian 80's film ! The opening vignette was filmed at the Santa Fe Railroad Switch Yard in Downtown Los Angeles (Santa Fe x 6th Street Bridge). The 'They Live' graffiti was done up by 'CBS' (City Bomb Squad) or maybe 'LOD' (Loks On Dope --- the crew which the world famous CHAKA was part of). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 LOOKS GREAT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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