StevenGuthmiller

I used a couple of the T-Bird 390s in my '62 Sunliner and '61 Starliner builds. Steve

I did the front quarter badges, the door locks and the trunk and hood scripts with the foil under paint technique. The trunk badge and center of the side trim was done after paint but before clear, just to give me a crisper detail to deal with, with the painting. The rest will be foiled after clear coats. I guess you could say I use a three tiered approach on some projects. Steve

White glue for me as well. Slightly thinned. I believe that you will be happier using embossing powder to replicate automotive carpet as Rich stated. Steve

Today, I cleaned the paint from the scripts, sanded the trim between the top and body and did a little more foiling and detailing. I foiled the trunk badge and the center of the side trim so that I could do a little paint detailing before clear coat. the rest of the side trim will be foiled when the paint work is completely finished. Steve

The "FORD" lettering on the trunk would have the paint color showing through the voids in the letters, as it does. It's a little hard to see with the paint being the color that it is, but it's there. I may try to dab a little bit of darker color into those voids, or possibly just a little more body color to make them a little more pronounced. Steve

Just a couple of shots of what you can do with a little foil and paint with badges & scripts. I used a little black lacquer primer & some Duplicolor paint sprayed into a cup and brushed on. You can clean up the edges with lacquer thinner & a tooth pick just like you would with the "foil under paint" technique. Using lacquer for these details ensures no issues when I shoot Duplicolor clear lacquer over the top of them. Steve

I hear this argument a lot in defense of "resto-mods". It kind of takes the nostalgia out of driving an old car in my opinion. Give me something to tool around in on a Saturday night that drives and handles like the antique that it is. Otherwise, a new Mustang or Challenger would do just as well. By the way, can anybody tell me why half of the custom and resto-modded cars you see these days all have the same butt ugly shade of tan leather for the interior? I really never understood that one with all of the extremely cool and interesting interiors that the old cars had. It seems to me that it would be much more fun being behind the wheel of this, Than this. Yeah, I know. I get the whole comfort thing. But I would rather ride in style than in comfort for the short period of time that a guy would spend in a car like this. Steve

These types of cars have pretty much ceased to be unique at this point, haven't they? Every show I've ever attended whether it's a 1:1 show, or model show, has dozens of them. I have no interest in either one. If I were given one, I would sell it and buy a real car! Steve

Nothing better than free tools! Steve

Absolutely gorgeous! I have a bit of a soft spot for this GP body style owning a '69 myself. Bought it fresh out of high school & I still have it today. I had a good friend in high school that had a triple white '71. That's a lot of white! Steve

Sweet! I have one of these in about the same condition that yours was in originally. Someday! Steve

Color is on! Looks a little bright in the fluorescent light in the first 2 photos. A little more subdued in the last pic. I will remove the masking on the roof tonight after the paint dries a bit, and clean the scripts. Then it should be ready for a little more foil and detailing before clear coats. Steve

Sand off all of the mold lines and shoot the pipes and mufflers with varying shades of Alclad paints. Steve

New Years Eve consisted of nothing more than king crab and snow crab legs. Today was a late lunch/early dinner of a bacon cheeseburger at Texas Roadhouse. Steve

There's one!!! Steve

Easier than you may think. The foil is applied to the script before the final color coat and then the paint is cleaned from it later. Steve

Bare Metal Foil is my primary tool for the vast majority of my chrome needs. On occasion, I will use a little bit of Molotow chrome for limited applications. But with the right techniques, you can use BMF for nearly everything, including knock out scripts & emblems. Steve

Thanks guys! Hopefully the stable will be a little larger next year at this time. Steve

Nice stuff Emmanuel! I can always count on seeing something interesting to me when you post. Steve

I use Duplicolor nearly anytime that I will be using a basic solid color, like white, red, black, etc. For metallic colors, I usually shy away from Duplicolor paints mainly because the metallic particles are out of scale. That and the fact that I can get correct colors of MCW paints that are not available in Duplicolor. There is nothing I hate more than having to pick a color based on what's available in a can. MCW carries hundreds of factory correct colors and will custom mixed those that they do not. That being said, there is nothing wrong with Duplicolor paints. I use some of their colors as well as primers & clear coat. These models were all shot with Duplicolor paint straight from the can. Steve

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