jdcar32 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) These are often over looked but very cool. This one is modeled after the real deal that sold at Mecum. The AMT re issue annual has doors opened and the frame and pan separated for detailing such as exhaust and rear axle and suspension. The engine is from the kit with "dealer added" twin 4-barrels. Paint is Testor rattle can Turquise over white. Thanks for looking. Edited May 18, 2012 by jdcar32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badluck 13 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Wow that is sweet!!,very nice detail,love to see more!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Extremely nice work, excellent foiling. Did the door jambs and details come that way or did you do them yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBradKeselowski Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Beautiful ! ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Very , Very Nice ! Can't say enough about the details . Great build ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Love it! -MJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Very nice. I've got one of these to do as a NASCAR when I get to it. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Nice work all around! "Gonna buy me a Mercury and cruise up and down this road" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCat Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 really nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Beautiful! Skip, the AMT annual did not have opening doors, so Jon would have had to have scratchbuilt them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 that's sharp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I loved it John. Any chances of seing some more pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Very nice. Great job on opening the doors. Question: how did you separate the frame with all the molded-in detail and get it to still go back together and look right underneath. Some pictures would be helpful. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Floyd 2 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I love it!!!! it is all just right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdcar32 Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Very nice. Great job on opening the doors. Question: how did you separate the frame with all the molded-in detail and get it to still go back together and look right underneath. Some pictures would be helpful. Charlie Larkin Hi Charlie, A little patience and a #11 blade with the sharp tip broke off for scribing. The void left by the frame removal is patched from the back side with thin sheet styrene. When the frame is painted and placed back on the painted pan it covers 99% of the patching and is supported. You can source suspension from a similar family of cars. I am trying to work on my posting skills and hoping to post more pictures, stay tuned for further developements........JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kucaba Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I didn't see the frame /pan work,but as an aside,the '60 Ford Starliner chassis almost drops on with all of it's separate parts details. The work you've done here looks good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 More pics John - more pics please! You did a great job on it! The opening doors are very, very outstanding and a lot of work overall the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuderia Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 thats way too cool. Looks great, there's some good super-old school fever goin on here lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 That's a real beauty for sure... but your driver's side vent window is falling out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 That's a real beauty for sure... but your driver's side vent window is falling out! Actually, it looks like it is posed in the open position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Superb build, flawless paint and BMF, very nice !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Actually, it looks like it is posed in the open position. Yeah, Looks like Harry's 'window' is failing. Excellent build! It's a real beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbrown Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 excellent build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Yeah, Looks like Harry's 'window' is failing. Excellent build! It's a real beauty. Look again. There's no connection to the frame where the pivot would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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