John Goschke

Nah. This one, yes!

Thanks, Dan! The plan is to keep this project moving. Thanks, John! That was the intention, to carry that look to the rear. Glad you like it ! Thanks, Dave! I did consider using a smoothed '57 hood but was concerned about making it look to much like a Chrysler, and that little scoop is such a distinctive feature of the '58 Fords I wanted to retain it, but just integrate it a little better. Thanks, Charley! That's what we custom geeks like to think we're doing, improving on the original stylists' work! If we're lucky, sometimes we even succeed!

Really sharp!

Brilliant hood treatment! Are you going to leave the Klingon forehead thingy on the roof? Everything else is so clean now it's starting to look out of place. Though I could see preserving it as tribute to this nice build's really humble starting point!

Amazing work on this project, JC!

Chris, the mesh I'm using is fine woven stainless steel from a drip coffee maker. But I also like what you're showing here! If you don't mind sending me a piece about a 1/2" x 1/4" to keep on hand as a Plan B (or maybe even Plan A once I see it firsthand!) that'd be terrific! I'll PM you my address. Thanks!

Thanks, guys! I'm pretty excited about moving this one forward!

A couple gentlemen of sound design judgement pointed out that the Chrysler bumper and grill swap could use some refinement to drop it down a bit and smooth the transition into the wheel opening. A bit of work was needed to accomplish it, most adding material underneath the front "lip" along with some on the sides and shaping with files and sanding sticks. I like this better now! Here's where it was before... Some more shots of the new treatment. I also molded in and opened up the hood scoop which will eventually receive some very fine mesh. The hood opening was rescribed at the front and the corners were rounded.

Looks like that rim is white metal.

Beautiful paint! Always nice to see my favorite kit get some love!

That is very cool! Very '50s – great design! Is this a specific brand of trailer?

Nice work, Gene! Definitely meets with our approval!

The Revell/G&G wheels will go a long to improving the Aurora kit.

Beautiful work!

One factor that is always a concern in the production of professional art and craft materials is whether they are "archival" or not. That is, will they remain stable over time and not deteriorate over a period of years, decades, or even centuries. Obviously this has never been a concern in the scale model arena (serious ship modeling may be the exception), especially with regard to the tire issue, as well as decals, some paints, metal foil, etc. Anyone who collects acetate promos or even-more unstable WW2 identification model planes recognizes that this type of plastic was not meant to stand the test of time. Luckily, styrene does seem to hold up reasonably well in spite of its tendency to discolor (whites turn yellow, etc). If you've got model cars that are 30, 40, 50 years or even older you'll recognize this issue. Does it concern you?

Our new (to me) art supply store carries the full range of Montana spray paints. They have an extraordinary selection of colors. Has anyone tried these on models? https://www.montana-cans.com/en/spray-cans/spray-paint/gold-400ml/montana-gold-400ml-colors

Great build beautifully photographed!

Very sharp! Can you give us some details on the kit(s) you used to build this?

Very cool project and really nice workmanship! Love the early '60s Galaxies!

I can't believe how nicely that thing cleaned up! Great workmanship on the rebuild.

Looking forward to your makeover on this beauty, Ron! I like the idea of the matching Newport & 300 duo!

Excellent weathering! Looks like one of those sun-bleached Arizona cars. Up here in Pennsylvania that car would have a lot more rust and rot!

Outstanding! Excellent photography as well!

Good deals! I picked up a real nice '61 Starliner for a really reasonable price at the same show, along with a set of resin kidney bean Halibrand wheels with tires from the folks at Historic Racing Miniatures.

Very cool! I think you need to clone it to go with the original hood!