unclescott58

Here I go again. The paint I mainly buy today is Tamiya. There's a lot cheaper paint out there, but none I've had as much success with. I too can get good paint jobs with cheap WalMart or others paint. But, I've also gotten some terrible paint jobs using cheap paint, including Testors enamels. In the long run, I think I save money using Tamiya's lacquer spray paint. I have yet needed to strip and redo a model I've painted using their paint. So far I've been very happy with every paint job I've even gotten from a can of Tamiya paint. They say you get what you pay for. For years I stayed away from Tamiya paint because of the cost. I regret that. Scott

Looks very nice. Good job. Scott

Like others have said, "very nice Jim." You did a great job on my all time favorite Corvette. Scott

Wow! I really like the Caprice. Very nice. Scott

Post war Packards never get the appreciation they deserve. The Caribbean has always been a classy car. Nice job on the model. Scott

I've always liked the looks of the Toyota Century. I've never seen a kit of one before. Who makes it? Scott

If it was good enough for the King........

Ray Hincks, is that last photo a Caprice or a DeVille? Either way, very cool. Scott

That Olds is ugly. It's a shame the real cars looked great. I think we now know why JoHan was given the contract to do the '56. Scott

Art is right about what he said above. Even though Ford advertised the Couriers with blanked out side panel in '57 and '58, serveral are out there with side glass because of what he said above. And all Ford Courier sedan deliveries in '59 and '60 had glass side windows. Ford went back to a true sedan delivery when they brought out the Falcon version in '61. The Falcon sedan delivery replaced the full-sized Courier for 1961. The new '61 Falcon Econoline panel Van also replaced the F-100 panel delivery. And yea, car based, Woody wagons in early days were looked at as being commercial vehicles up through the 1940's. This is why this issue has so many gray areas. Scott

Sorry Stephen, but a "sedan delivery" based on a truck chassis is not a sedan delivery. A truck based "sedan delivery" is a panel delivery or a.k.a. a panel truck. Scott

Tamiya. Scott

Very cool. I too don't know how to classify it, but I like it, and I think it fits here. Scott

As others have said, that is a stunning build Ray. Very nice. If you told about the color and wheels before hand, I would have questioned it. I would not have said anything. But, I would have questioned it. And boy, I would have been wrong. Scott

Looks real. Good job. Scott

Very nice. Scott

I like the model, but that body style is not a cabriolet. That is a dual cowl phaeton. Technically, cabriolets have two-door doors and roll up windows. That fact aside, it is a very nicely done model. Scott

Very nice job. One of my favorite color combos on '57 Fairlanes 500s. Scott

Over the weekend I bought all three seasons of the BBC's Sherlock. Man I love that show. Waiting for season 4 to be aired. Scott

Ah, that first one is cute! And some good puns guys. I like it. Scott

It would be nice to see one built (stock). Scott

Oh! I need to throw one twist in here. How does one classify the the last Ford Courier sedan deliveries? They had glass on the sides like the 2-door Ranch Wagons, but came with only a driver's seat as standard equipment. And they are found not in Ford's wagon brochure, but in their truck brochures. From the out side, it looks like a wagon to me. Too me, I would not classify it as a station wagon. It's was not designed to carry passengers like a station wagon, but rather cargo. That makes it a commercial vehicle to me. But, at the same time I would not kick out of a lineup of old station wagons at a show. Real or in model form. Remember, not everything is black and white. There are lots of gray areas out there. Scott

Okay, why are we arguing over this. In the days of woody wagons, sedan deliveries had very little in common with station wagons. By the 1950's, they were sharing basic bodies with the two-metal station wagons of the time. I consider sedan deliveries a seperate species from station wagons, mainly because they were sold as commercial vehicles/trucks by the manufactures at the time. Even the Vega panel was sold on the truck side of most bigger Cheverolet dealers at the time. But, that being said, I don't care if others want to include them in with the station wagons or not. There's enough similarities in the post war era, and they're pretty cool. You can include Rancheros and El Caminos with them at the same time. But not panel deliveries or Suburban type carryalls based on trucks. Scott

Back to the price of things in the past. My parents bought a 3 bed rambler, in the suburbs, in 1957 for just under $10,000. I remember my Dad telling me his monthly payments were like $87 per month. And it was a bit tight swinging that. In 1961 he bought a stripped (with heater the only option), 2-door Comet for just under $2,000. No radio because of what it would have added to his monthly payment. In 1967, we moved into a bigger home my folks had built, and got a new 1967 Comet 202 to replace the '61. That Comet came with not only a heater (standard by 1967), but a radio, carpet, and full wheel covers, for around $2,400. The new house was built for about $23,000. This is at the time model cars were going for $2.00 for the average kit. Comic books 12 cents. Again, how do those prices compare with today? Are model kits expensive? Yes. But compared to what else. Oh, by the way. My parents had to finance both Comets for 3 years to afford them. The houses? 30 years each. Scott

Wow! People were fast in replying to this. Yea, as noted it's MPC. Scott