StevenGuthmiller

Thanks guys. Got a bit more time in the shop here and there over the past week or so, and I think I'm finally winding things down on the added interior details. I removed the control pedals from the Moebius '61, thinned down the shafts and got them set up to fit the '64 dash, and then I made a few extra detail parts, including a floor dimmer switch, an emergency brake release handle, and a pair of vent knobs, along with their corresponding mounting brackets. A couple more interior pieces need to finished up, and then I need to decide if I want to shave some window cranks from an existing kit's door panels, cast some, or scratch build them. I think I'm going to at least investigate scratch building them. Steve

I’m not sure if I’m familiar with that one, but I remember “teal green” being another fad for some time, just as pastel colors were a fad for a while. Luckily for all of us, these fads invariably die out at some point. Steve

Nailed it! ? Steve

I can’t agree with that. I feel pretty confident in saying that Duplicolor touch up cans have one of the best nozzles on the market. The “fan spray” nozzles are a dream compared to most of the hobby spray cans. As far as build up on the tip, I don’t recall ever seeing that myself. I suppose that as with any can of paint, there is the possibility of getting a bad can on occasion, but I’ve not experienced that particular phenomenon myself. Steve

I guess that’s why the call them “opinions”. ? Steve

Dover White is a solid white and is available in Duplicolor’s touch up line. #BGM0138 “Dover White”. Identical to GM “Arctic White”. Steve

I agree. And the fact that virtually any lacquer used over it becomes easy to strip with Super Clean is a bonus. I never have any worries whatsoever that I will have any difficulty removing a paint job should it become necessary when using Duplicolor primer. Steve

Gives a new perspective to “asleep at the wheel”. ? Steve

I welcome some of the brighter colors that we’re beginning to see on the new cars, but that green is borderline even then in my view, and has just been way over done as a custom color for old cars over the past decade or so. Not a very appealing color to my eye in any case. Steve

Another consideration is that I believe that the "new" Round-2 '64 Galaxie kit is still a promo style kit with the hood molded in, so if you should decide to replace the body, be sure to save the old hood. Should you decide to build it with an engine, you'll want to cut out the hood, and use the original annual hood, which will have the backside detail, while the promo hood will not. Likewise, the Round-2 interior is also a promo style piece with the seats molded into the bucket, so you'll also probably want to use the interior pieces from the annual. If it were mine, I would cut the hood from a new body and use that body, along with most of the parts from the original kit. Steve

Now the "fad" color seems to be that nauseating bright green that you see on EVERYTHING these days. It looked good on a '70 'cuda, but seriously guys....... Please, take me back to the Brandywine days!!! ? Steve

Or you could do what I would do and take the easy way out. A new one with free shipping can be had on eBay for about $26.00. Steve

Looks as if you're almost there. As long as what's left is not too thick and obscuring detail, I'd give it a light sanding, a good scrubbing, and then prime and paint it. Either that or just start from scratch with one of the modern re-pops. Steve

Don’t know if this will help you or not, but MCW carries a ‘67 GM color called “Royal Plum” that might be close to what you’re after. Not exactly Black Cherry, but more of a very dark eggplant color. Steve

You don’t have to look too far to find enamel primer. Or, at least you didn’t used to have to. Steve

Sure, but that can happen with a free site as well. Just gotta take your chances. I think we all learned that with the PB disaster. Nothing is certain. Steve

I have a set of PE vents that will be installed on the kick panels later on in the assembly process. Steve

I remember a thread on this very board not too long ago where a guy messed up a Testors enamel paint job and then went on and on for days about how terrible the paint was and how it "HAD" to be "bad paint", and then proceeded to ask for, and then entirely ignore everyone's advice on airbrushing. I wonder what happened to that guy. It was sooooo much fun!! Steve

I don't know what the issue might be, but I've used Scale Finishes lacquer base coat over Duplicolor primer on numerous occasions. They're probably just trying to avoid complaints about incompatibility, even if it's not necessarily a problem. You know how people can get when they screw something up. They like to find someone other than themselves to blame. This way they can say "I told you so". I'll still be using the same primer I always use. Call me a risk taker! Steve

Both of these ‘57 Nomad kits are the reason why somebody needs to do a new tooling. ? Steve

Not free, but inexpensive. I like Fotki a lot. $24.00 a year. Steve

Too bad they just couldn’t have saved everyone else the trauma and did a “Thelma and Louise” at about 100 mph. As Forest would say, “stupid is as stupid does”. Sorry for all of the movie references. ? Steve

Exceptionally nice!! Steve

Thanks guys! Haven't gotten a lot accomplished over the past few days, but I did get into the shop for a few minutes this afternoon to scratch build a new shift boot. Steve

The MPC '68 Coronet R/T. Steve