StevenGuthmiller

As you can see from these photos, the amount of light can make a considerable difference in the color. None of these are particularly flattering pics, but they do show the variations of the color in natural light. Steve

Thanks again folks!! I appreciate all of the nice comments. The color is a factory correct color for the '67 Pontiacs called "Plum Mist". The exact same color as 1967 Chevrolet "Royal Plum" with a different name. It's a very dark egg plant color that can be difficult to discern with the naked eye & even more difficult to photograph in artificial light. Most of my indoor pictures make it look black. Steve

Today we had our annual "Christmas Seafood Feast", albeit a slightly truncated version. My daughter needed to return home this morning, so she was not able to dine with us as usual. So this year, it was just the wife and I and our 25 year old son. No veggies or starches, no bread, no salads. Only succulent seafood! This year it was king and snow crab, bacon wrapped shrimp with a teriyaki BBQ sauce, mussels with garlic and white wine, and shrimp scampi. All very delicious. Steve

Thanks everyone. I hope to do better next year. I have made some pretty good time in the '67 Ford I'm working on at the moment, but I was given a 2 week holiday reprieve from the home improvements by the boss. My suspicion is that bench time will again take a back seat after the first of the year. Steve

The only thing that will be airbrushed will be the actual color coats, (Lime Gold) Everything else is shot right from the can. Steve

Usually it's just an uneven "foggy" look. Steve

The interior is nearly complete in the modification department, now it's time to move on to paint. The body has a coat of Testors primer, followed by 4 coats of Duplicolor primer/sealer. First job will be the black top. Then I will use a coat or two of Duplicolor gold touch up paint as a base. Then the Lime Gold. Hoping all goes well! Steve

I'm not really into foreign cars of any kind, but that's just beautiful!! Steve

Not a lot done again this year. Spending way too much time remodeling on the house. I will hope to get a little more bench time this year. I have way too many projects that I would like to complete. Steve

Uh, yeah.......I'll stick with English. Steve

Absolutely! Right now I'm working on my '67 Galaxie which has a pretty fair chassis under it, (separate springs, shocks, rear axle, exhaust) and while it's not optimal, it will do just fine. I'm hoping that my next project will be an AMT '64 Pontiac Grand Prix. If so, I might possibly use the AMT '62 Pontiac Catalina chassis which basically drops right in like it was made for it! There will likely be some transmission tunnel clearance issues, but it should be a relatively easy swap. Now, on the other hand, If I should decide to start my '64 Bonneville convertible build instead, I will likely just use the original chassis. I probably won't want to mess with stretching the chassis. Steve

Nope! Steve

Finally got a new hose, moisture trap & some fittings so that I can plug my trigger airbrush into my DeWalt compressor. I can finally give my ancient little airbrush compressor a rest! Steve

I can't disagree with that. Steve

It all boils down to your personal expectations for a particular build in my opinion. I'm a strong believer that every model I build doesn't have to be the same in detail as the last. I'm perfectly happy to build a strictly curbside kit, and then a highly detailed one the next time, and anywhere in between. I have no qualms with heavily detailing a body, interior and engine and then wimping out on the chassis, or any other combination that strikes me at the time. There are usually alternatives available for a modified modern chassis and engines to go under a vintage kit if the urge strikes, but I don't ever want to paint myself into the corner of feeling like it is a necessity. Model building is supposed to be fun, and an adventure. Making unnecessary rules for yourself defeats the purpose. Finding and building old annual kits is what keeps my passion about the hobby alive, & I'll be darned if I'm going to let a chassis plate destroy that passion. Steve

Yup, my fault. I was just jumping in on the conversation because I'm in the middle of a '67 build at the moment and am also looking for info on 427 engines. Sorry to complicate your thread Tyler. Steve

That's why I said, "you probably weren't all that interested in the subject in the first place." I understand, everybody has their own interests. All I'm saying is that in my case, there would be very little to build that interested me if I limited myself to only kits with detailed chassis. I'll take Pontiac as an example. Every Bonneville between 1958 and 1970 are available, as well as 1964, '65, '69, '70 and '71 Grand Prix and Tempests from 1961 to '64. With the exception of the Trumpeter '60 Bonneville, none of them have a detailed chassis. And you can virtually forget about marquis like Mercury, Lincoln, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac, unless you're only interest is in muscle cars. Not to mention a large portion of '60s Dodge, Plymouth & Chrysler cars If you're interested in this type of car but shun them because of poorly detailed chassis, you're not going to be building much. Steve

Yeah, I'm a little confused as well. You have a lot of work ahead of you if you want it to resemble a '46 Chrysler. Steve

True, but if you are willing to limit your interests to what detailed chassis are available, you are missing out on a lot of great subject matter. If the lack of chassis detail is dictating what you build, you probably weren't all that interested in the subject in the first place. I'll take a one piece flat chassis on a '58 Ford Fairlane all day long if it's the only option. And at the moment, it is. In many cases, the chassis can always be swapped out if it suits you. Steve

There's a ton of them! Far too many to list. If it's anything a little unusual, like a full sized Buick, Mercury, Pontiac, etc, from the 60s, chances are high that it will be a simple chassis plate. Some of the most noteworthy kits that come to mind are perennial re-pops like the AMT '63 Ford Galaxie, '63 and '64 Chevy Impalas, '66 Thunderbird, '65 Continental, '65 Pontiac Bonneville, and on and on. When I buy a kit, the chassis is honestly the absolute last thing I care about. Steve

Ha ha! I guess I didn't recognize the quote without the exaggerated Cuban accent! Steve

Bingo! Steve

Mmmmm, Wilbur Beans! Steve

Finished up the modifications on the console today. The original piece had no chrome molding detail around the perimeter of the console or a glove box "button" so I added them using some Evergreen stock. I also scribed in the glove box lines. I realized that I had forgotten the glove box panel lines on the dash, as well as the leading edge of the door panels, so I scribed them in as well. The interior should be about ready for paint and assembly. Steve

Good luck. I tried trading one away more than a year ago on this forum. I don't believe that I got one response. Steve