geetee66 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Here’s my latest, the AMT ’60 Ford Starliner. I lowered the suspension, filled the antenna hole in the front wing. MCG PE details were used, but I didn’t use the PE grille, as you need to buy separate headlight buckets, from Modelhaus or somewhere else… Thanks MCG. That cost me $20 and it was all but useless. Why not include resin buckets in with the PE set? I mean, how much more would it cost? Anyway, I replaced the dash switches and the dials. I flocked the carpets and wired the engine. Wheels are from Pegasus and I made the exhaust system from lead solder, with polished aluminium Bellflowers. I made the antenna, too, after seeing a similar one in reference photos. I thought it looked quite period-correct. Paint was silver base, with silver flake on top, followed by purple candy and more clear. The downside to all this paint, is that the panel lines disappeared in places, so a lot of the BMF had to be done by eye, with a steady hand. I was sweating bullets. The pattern was masked with some of that greeting-card craft border. The self-adhesive stuff. Er…I think that’s it. Here are the pics, comments welcome: Even though I used lots of artificial light, the purple didn't really come out strongly in the photos. Believe me, it really pops in the sun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopsing Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Nice work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 Here's some detail shots: and a rear shot And finally, proof that it REALLY is purple! Maybe I'll do a re-shoot when I see the sun again...in 3 months time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeg Juanito Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Very Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 This kind of custom is not my cup of tea, but WOW, I loved the quality of the build!!! Slight weathering on the botton, and the engine detail is great. Also agreed on the PE set for this car. I got one for using with a Starliner kit I got from Round 2 and the only way I imagined of using the grille is by cutting the headlight buckets from the original kit grille with a Dremel tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Guy, that looks really nice. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Sweet car ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 This kind of custom is not my cup of tea, but WOW, I loved the quality of the build!!! Slight weathering on the botton, and the engine detail is great. Also agreed on the PE set for this car. I got one for using with a Starliner kit I got from Round 2 and the only way I imagined of using the grille is by cutting the headlight buckets from the original kit grille with a Dremel tool. I did think about cutting out the kit headlights and trying to use them, but it's a lot of work for a very small effect. I put a black wash over the kit grille and found it looked very good. I doubt the PE grille would've been a significant improvement... Thanks for the comments, guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Sweet Bellflower custom. Very period correct. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockin562 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Beautiful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Love them 60 Fords (I owned 3 when I was young) to bad no one resincasts a Canadian Ford grille for this kit, they werebetter looking than the US version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Wow..wasn't expecting that !! Very nicely done Guy Antenna looks cool Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicholiday Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Very cool color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Sweet looking build.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 1017 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Great looking Starliner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer50707 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Great looking model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exesivefire Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Really nice, everything works well together here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Love it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Wow! That paintjob is awesome! How have you made that silver lines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Wow! That paintjob is awesome! How have you made that silver lines? Thanks everyone Dominik, I used self-adhesive decorative border patterns, normally used for greeting-cards. You can find them in craft shops. I applied them before I sprayed the candy purple. It's important to let the paint harden before you remove the mask. Candy paint seems to want to peel away with the masking pattern if it's a bit soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMDesign Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Very nice Ford Starliner The paint looks awesome great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 That's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavtoy Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Very nice work looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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