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Hi Folks: I've got some early-60s GM cars in the project phase, and the color-scheme I've chosen calls for a "fawn" color interior. Can anyone recommend some paint that would be a good representation of that color? I've been looking around at various colors in model car paints, but I haven't found anything that looks "right". Please keep in mind that I don't use an airbrush, so it's got to be something available in rattle cans.i don't care if it's model paint, or from the hardware store, etc. Thanks, in advance, for your help. Mike 10/29/13 UPDATE Thanks to everyone for your tips and suggestions. I made a stop at my local hardware store out in the country, and found that they carry a pretty good selection of "Krylon" paint. I haven't used Krylon for anything in years, but with Carl's suggestion, and having seen some of you mention it in other threads, I'm gonna give it a try. I picked up a can with a color called "River Rock" (whatever that means), which looked sorta-kinda close to the shade I had in mind. We'll see what happens. Maybe I will post some pix in the Workbench forum when I give further along in the project. BTW, I'm working on a '62 Chevy, and I chose "Corona Cream" for the exterior color when I started the project weeks ago. However, having seen the recent pix of Peter Kennedy's excellent '62 Bel Air in the same color, I may go bury my head in the sand ;-)

Gene: Sounds familiar. I'm about the same age. Back in the day, I could shoot a model car body with plain old "Testors" rattle can paint and come out with a decent job almost every time. Also, I never washed the body or did any other special prep -I'd never heard of "mold release" etc., etc. Also, I can't remember paying any attention to temperature or humidity, either. How did we do it? Just lucky? For a more indepth study, I'd recommend "The Modeler's Guide to Scale Automotive Finishes", by Pat Covert. It's a bit dated (1997), but most of the info on "how-to" is still applicable. There's a DVD by Donn "Lonewolf" Yost that's really good, too, but will cost you. Check "You Tube" for some helpful *free* videos. I don't have a home hobby room, so I also have to paint outdoors or in the garage (non-climate controlled). I can only stress "Back-To-Basics": Cleanliness of your parts is a must; Humidity is your worst enemy for most paints - must double check the weather in your area and try to always plan your paint sessions when humidity is 50% or less; Some of your favorite old brands of paint ain't what they used to be; try something new. I am using "Tamiya" brand a lot these days. Expensive, but usually gives good results most every time. Keep trying! Good Luck.... Mike

Chevy inline 6-banger.....Try something a little different. Readily available back in the day, and performance parts were also available (search the web for the "Inliners"). Several 1/25 sources for the engine, but my favorite is the AMT '51 Chevy Bel Air kit. Kit contains some of the common performance parts for the venerable inline 6.

Another great build, Al! Brings back a lot of memories for me - I had the 1:1 back in the mid-70s...

As the old saying goes, sometimes Truth is Stranger than Fiction..., Spotted this oldie in suburban Cincinnati today.

For a period of time, I bought every 1st or 2nd issue JoHan "Chrysler Turbine Car" that I could get my hands on. I probably have about a dozen (not counting the later "Seville" reissues).

Jon: My local model car club keeps a calendar of events, with emphasis on those which are within reasonable driving distance. We exchange newsletters and other info with various clubs around our region, so we generally have a handle on what's going on. You'll often find such info posted in the "Contests & Shows" section here on the MCM forum, as well as publicized in the magazine itself. Health issues have kept me from attending such events over the last few months, but I made a special effort to get to Indy - always one of my favorites. :-)

Picked this little gem up today at the Circle City Show/Swap Meet in Indy. Original AMT '62 Impala (screw bottom chassis). This kit had been started, but not painted, and not a glue-bomb. Should be an easy restoration. This kit was on my list of "Holy Grails". I was really happy to finally find one. Had a great time at this event. Congrats to the Circle City folks for another great one. (Hey Tom Geiger, you missed out on several early Valiants!)

Got this one a few days ago, but just getting around to snapping some pix so that I can post it . AMT '65 Chevy Impala, original. Apparently the builder tried to use just about all of the kit's custom parts! Looks like another "survivor" for my little museum at home. Mike

It's definitely a 427, but maybe not an S.O.H.C. As I indicated in my post, I was going from memory. See the comments from one of the forum's "elder statesmen", Ed Shaver, about the Silhouette and its engine: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/?showtopic=17377 Anyway, sounds like there are some much, much better options. :-)

IIIRC, AMT '66 Galaxie; AMT "Silhouette" show car (often overlooked); AMT '33 Willys I'm sure some of the other guys will have more suggestions for you. Mike

************************************************ I'm not a lawyer, so it's strictly conjecture on my part. My thought is that if today's Crosley Corp merely *suggests* that they have some trademark rights to a prospective model kit of a Crosley car (or worse yet, would threaten a lawsuit), it would probably be enough to scare-off model kit manufacturers from doing the project. Much as I would love to see a kit of a Crosley car, I know that it would appeal to only a small niche of the model car market, with a slim profit margin, so there's no $$$ in the budget for dealing with legal problems. I bring this up not to bore everyone with a discussion of a Crosley kit, but rather to point out that there's a lot of work going on behind the scenes these days for a model manufacturer to gain licensing rights to produce our favorite kits. This sort of thing can kill a project before it gets past the concept stage.

Rob: I've driven on the wrong side a few times, but not in a country where it's considered the norm. ;-) No offense taken at our Aussie friends (although CJ1971 might have taken offense at my weak attempt at humor). I think we'd all be so much happier if the price of kits was more reasonable as in the old days. However, I think the divorce rate amongst married Modelers would increase exponentially. :-0

Long shot.... 1950 Crosley Super Sports; 1951 Crosley Wagon Otherwise I say "ditto" to Richard & Charlie's comments.

Beautiful! Hey, some of these kits are a "character building experience".

Ditto - Love it! Wish Nader could have seen this ;-)

Reminds me a bit of the recent big car auction in Nebraska from the "Lambrecht Chevrolet" collection, where they had cars with 1or 2 miles on them, basically brand new, left to rot in a farm field....

Lordairgtar - Don't get me wrong - I think it's truly UGLY, but it's an excellent example of what the kit manufacturers considered "hip" back in the day, and what they thought would help sell kits. Mike

Picked up this little beauty today at a local event. '63 Caddy Coupe DeVille by Johan, an all-original survivor (except for the wheels). Like Tom Geiger mentioned recently, this might be a candidate for my own little museum of model car "artifacts" from the 60s. I we'll remember the days when I used all the "custom" parts and every other doo-dad in the kit and stuck them on the model...

Now you're really being an old geezer, Bill. ;-) The cheapest that I remember in high school in the 70s was around 40-cents. So goes the price of styrene...

So is driving on the wrong side of the road..... ;-)

That movie is my Grandson's favorite (age 2). Just watched it again this evening for the umpteenth time, including "Ghost Light. Love these models, Brett!

Agreed - Nice build, Rudy. Also appropriate for this month.... ;-)

Nice, Rich! What color is that???