StevenGuthmiller

One trick that I used to use quite often was to spray a very light mist coat of Ceramcoat acrylic pearl over the interior after it was painted. You should still be able to pick up this pearl craft paint at most craft stores like Hobby Lobby. It has extremely fine metallic particles and can be used over any kind of paint that you like. 1960 Chrysler New Yorker 1959 Pontiac Bonneville 1961 Buick Invicta Steve

Luckily there are a lot of readily available kits out there just chomping at the bit to have their innards donated to one of these great old Coronets. I transplanted the MPC '70 Super Bee chassis and the Revell '68 Charger engine into my '69. Can't wait to do my '68! That one will get a completely reworked interior as well as the other stuff. Just have to finish up a few other projects and then decide on a suitable color. Steve

You can always sand off the mold lines and remove the flash and polish those areas with fine polishing pads before clear coating as well. Stay away from any liquid polishes as they may interfere with the clear coats. I removed mold lines and polished out the bare plastic on this Johan 1961 Plymouth Fury without any clear coat whatsoever. What you see is just bare polished plastic. Steve

From looking at the photos that you have posted, this body appears to be quite opaque. Often white plastic can have a transparency to it that I'm not really seeing here. I say go for it. Steve

Was just over at the SA forum to post some photos of my current project and the site went down on me again right in the middle of it! Steve

Thank you for the vote of confidence Al! I will do my best. Steve

That would be sweet! Maybe add a couple of the Flintstone trans-kits as well. Steve

I ordered this issue a few days ago. It appears that it could take up to 2 weeks for delivery. Steve

First off, get ready for your post to be moved to the truck section. Second, that's a great looking combination! The Fairlanes are beautiful!! Steve

I suppose like everything else, individual stores carry different items according to demand and space. But I'll bet they would get it for you if you asked. Either that or you can always order online. Steve

If I ever build mine, off comes the top! I'll build it as a convertible. I have an AMT '60 hard top that I will most likely build before I ever dig into the Trumpeter kit. The most likely scenario will be the Trumpeter guts going into the AMT body. But that being said, I wouldn't let the inaccuracies stop me if there were no other options for a '60 Bonneville. Build on! Steve

Thank you Larry! Steve

Thanks Sam! The hood springs seem like a fairly prominent feature under the hood of these 60s Mopars, so I thought that being as I was doing all of this under hood scratch building and detailing I should try to represent them in some way. I was a little worried about how they would work out, but it came together pretty well. Steve

Thank you Snake! The wheels, tires and stance were all a pretty large consideration on this one as they were a bit of a departure from my usual factory stock build. I was pretty happy with how it all came out. Thanks again! Steve

Thank you Bill! I picked up a sheet of those inspection stickers on ebay several years ago. I don't remember who the vendor was, but they have kind of become a signature of mine for the past few years. Steve

They carry at least gray, black, white and red oxide in their sandable primer line. I buy mine at O'Reilly auto parts. Steve

Yes, I understand. Vintage kits can vary a great deal. Steve

Personally, I'm not interested. Just trying to help provide information. Steve

Just so that you are aware, the Trumpeter '60 Bonneville hard top body is pretty badly dis-proportioned. The roof is far too short and the deck is way too long. Just so there are no surprises. Steve

Like I said, I'm not much of a '71 Plymouth aficionado, but is this the kit? There is only one of this vintage that I have seen on ebay at the moment. Asking price is $80.00 from Switzerland. There are several older issues ranging from around $150.00 to $200.00. Steve

If only that would work. Let's think of it this way. There have been a lot of people wishing for a re-pop or new tool of a 1968 or '69 Dodge Coronet R/T for many years! You can see how far that has gotten us. Steve

You don't even have to clear coat the body. You can polish it just as you would paint. But if you prefer to clear coat, one the Testors clear lacquers will work just fine. Steve

Well if that's the case, there are about 200 other obsolete kits from days past that are just as worthy as this one. Do they do them all? What makes the '71 Road Runner special? I can think of about 100 other old kits I would rather see resurrected first. Steve

There are several on ebay right now. Not cheap. Looks like between $80.00 and $200.00! Steve

Let's put it this way. You are going to be much more likely seeing a '71 Road Runner from Revell than from Round 2.......and I wouldn't hold my breath. I'm not an aficionado of '71 Plymouths, but how much difference is there between the '71 Satellite and Road Runner? The Monogram Satellite is not easy to find, but it is out there, and there are likely decals and PE sets available. Steve