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Are you going to send the body for a relaxing soak in a purple pond of super clean to remove the old paint?

I just found this thread and am super impressed with every single photo and detail shown.this is going to be fun to watch evolve.

The boat makes sense. Church first,then go drown some bait.

I might suggest a couple possible things to improve the side profile of this model. First I would shorten that wheel base by pulling the front axle back thus eliminating the suicide front end look .Next I would raise the rear of the body to create more of a raked forward look. Beyond that if this were 1:1 scale and I was driving it I would certainly Not want to parallel park it:)

I might suggest a couple possible things to improve the side profile of this model. First I would shorten that wheel base by pulling the front axle back thus eliminating the suicide front end look .Next I would raise the rear of the body to create more of a raked forward look. Beyond that if this were 1:1 scale and I was driving it I would certainly Not want to parallel park it:)

I might suggest a couple possible things to improve the side profile of this model. First I would shorten that wheel base by pulling the front axle back thus eliminating the suicide front end look .Next I would raise the rear of the body to create more of a raked forward look. Beyond that if this were 1:1 scale and I was driving it I would certainly Not want to parallel park it:)

I might suggest a couple possible things to improve the side profile of this model. First I would shorten that wheel base by pulling the front axle back thus eliminating the suicide front end look .Next I would raise the rear of the body to create more of a raked forward look. Beyond that if this were 1:1 scale and I was driving it I would certainly Not want to parallel park it:)

Are you going to scratch build a plow or use a resin one? You might consider adding a salt spreader on the back for extra interest.

I hope there will be a ladder to get into your camper!

And I have four years on you ,I'm 78. Always nice to have more modelers joining these excellent forums.

Nice to have another modeler on board. Welcome to the best and most inspirational site for modelers.

I might suggest a couple possible things to improve the side profile of this model. First I would shorten that wheel base by pulling the front axle back thus eliminating the suicide front end look .Next I would raise the rear of the body to create more of a raked forward look. Beyond that if this were 1:1 scale and I was driving it I would certainly Not want to parallel park it:)

A total nuts build concept in a "Ritzy" sort of way.

IIRC those 1:1 bubble tops production line parts that were used to create the iconic '62 Chevys were actually excess roof sections left over from the '61 Chevy hardtop production. Chevy decided to use them up by mating them to '62 convertible bodies. I have always loved that '62 body type and evidently they are quite rare in the real world. When they were new I only ever saw two of them.

Love her Covid19 gear too!

That my friend is Ugly with two G's.

What a great idea! I'll be watching for sure.

This choice is DQ'd. Wrong era. Hot rods are all pre'49 in origin, no exceptions.

The Monogram kit offerings were a different scale than the 1/25 stuff I was building and to be honest their box art was not exactly to my liking either. I have cut up some Monogram stuff for parts I could use in kit mash ups like my Anglia three window wip for the roof and a very early '34 street rid sedan I built in the late 60's. The Revell stuff I bought was very difficult to build like their '59 Ford retractable hardtop and '55 Chevy sedan. I liked single piece bodies for customizing rather than thin walled multi-piece ones that tended to be warped right out of the box.

I will admit to not reading this entire thread so this may be redundant but those of us who were around at the dawn of the model kit industry can remember that the new annual kit releases were as highly anticipated as the new 1:1 real cars was. We accepted them as accurate and never looked back with the judgmental attitude displayed here. Those kits started as 1\10 scale wooden master models and then pantographed down to 1/25. To compare those to today's computer generated and 3D printed offerings and expecting them to be equals can't be done on a level playing field. If we weren't sure were something went or how it was mounted we had to look at the real thing to find out. It was a much different world of information then. No internet or Google to consult. My suggestion is if you don't like AMT, just don't buy them. I have been building for over 60 years and have never built anything from Monogram and darn few from Revell there are no Japanese kits in my stash either. Guess which kit maker that leaves....You figure it out!

Evidently the brine did not have a reaction either your paint? Or did you use a clear coat over the top prior to applying the brine? I am preparing an IH Metro step van for a similar finish so I want to be sure of the correct technique before messing it all up.

Congrats on breathing new life into a truly trashed body. Your starting point was probably overlooked by a lot of others before you rescued it. That for sharing your struggle with us.

Very inspirational build of a bad to the bone bowtie ground pounder.

Most of us look forward to hearing the rumble of hot camed engines and the burble of barely muffled exhaust at these shows. Somehow I can't imagine a car show sometime in our future where the barely Audible hum of electric motivated vehicles will excite the sences. Just my opinion of course.

That rear 3\4 view is probably the one showing the least Mercury resemblance. The front is better IMHO.