StevenGuthmiller

It depends on the effect that you are trying to achieve. I've found that a very light mist coat of pearl acrylic over flat paint gives a fairly convincing "60s metallic" interior look & sheen. Steve

Thanks Joe. I have seen these photos in the MCW gallery, but I was hoping for more along the lines of photos of the raw parts. A lot can be done to massage a pretty horrible casting into a finished model. I really like to see the parts as they come so I know how much work is involved before I drop $60.00 on a kit. Steve

Does anybody have any experience with the Model Car World mid 50s Oldsmobile kits? I'm interested particularly in the '54, '55 & '56 hardtops, but I would really like to see them before I would take the leap, or at least get some testimonials from someone who has bought them. Steve

Thanks so much Bill! I could probably use some of those parts. At the very least, the engine would probably come in very handy. Do you happen to know if the Dodge kit has the same hubcaps as the Lawman '64 Plymouth? By the way, here are a couple of photos of where I'm at with the engine bay. Steve

True! I think that this is the direction that the entire hobby is headed. I believe that we will all be extremely happy in the years to come, (if we live that long) because as 3-D printing becomes more viable, virtually any automobile you can imagine could very well be within reach as a model. But a styrene kit of this wagon produced by a model kit manufacturer is a complete pipe dream. Steve

Thanks! I have been working away on it, but in the "alterations" phase, progress is always slow for me. So far, I've removed the screw posts & reshaped the radiator brace and the spent a lot of time mocking up & modifying the firewall & inner fender wells to fit. Other than that, I've started a few little things on the body like scribing in rocker, tulip & cowl panel lines. Hopefully I'll be able to get the body parts ready for paint in the not too distant future. Steve

Keep dreaming. It is never going to happen! Steve

Actually not a bad price for an unbuilt '63 300. Steve

I might be able to excuse a Tracker. A least it is a little bit more interesting vehicle. But this? What a waste of a perfectly good license plate! Steve

Nice work Tommy! Who's the chick? Steve

I don't see them either, but I'm very interested! I have a top from an AMT '62 Buick that I began modifying for my '64 Bonneville, but a couple of these tops would be really nice to have on hand in case a few other projects pop up. Steve

The apocalypse has arrived! Today I saw a Geo Metro on the highway with collector plates! The end is near! Steve

The AMT '62 Catalina & the Moebius '61 kits were both built on the shorter 119" & 120" Catalina wheel base versus the 123" wheel base for the Bonnevilles. That was what I meant when I was talking about "Full Sized". Granted, they could be stretched to fit a Bonneville, if you want to go through that process. I had forgotten about the Trumpeter kit, and that would work fine for early "X" framed '59-'60 Bonnevilles, but the Impalas that you mentioned, '64-'67 are also shorter wheelbases than the Bonnevilles. Steve

I will look for you next year! Steve

I caught a glimpse of you there Scott, but I never got a chance to talk to you. You must have bugged out early. A great showing this year. I heard someone say that there were over 400 models on display! I didn't do as well this year, but I did manage a "peoples choice" for my '58 Ford convertible. Can't win them all I guess! Steve

Agreed. Occasionally the builder may be trying to hide some imperfection? Steve

This is not always a problem either if you know what you're looking for. An original Johan '62 Chrysler 300 body molded in white is the exact same body as a later one molded in teal. The difference is that the original has the correct '62 interior, but the later version has an interior tub from a '65 Chrysler promo. As long as you know this, you won't get burned. But I agree that it's very shady to try to pass off anything that is not original to the kit as "original". But, unless you are "collecting" just for the sake of collecting original unbuilt kits, the later body will work just as well for building. Steve

It's really not all that bad, is it. But wait.......Flojole. Isn't that a sort of Italian bean and pasta soup? Steve

Some guys have all of the luck! Did someone give you that at the NNL North show last weekend? And if so, where the heck was I?? Steve

That explains the difference. Funny how the '63 Dodge shared the same wheelbase as both of the '64s, but the '63 Plymouth was different. Well, now I know. looks like I will need the '64 Plymouth chassis for the rest of my builds, but I could have saved myself some alterations on the '63 Plymouth by using the '64 Dodge 330 chassis. Live an learn I guess. Steve

The '60 Dodge is a complete curbside build. I did embellish the engine compartment a bit on the Chrysler to give the illusion of a more detailed model. I removed the screw posts, opened the grille with some mesh & added various panels & pieces to upgrade it a bit, but the engine itself & the chassis are all Johan. Steve

Looks like a sweet old couple! Steve

On that, I also agree. Steve

The later kits were changed to a racing version. I believe that the only real difference from the early kit was the omission of the side spear & the absence of stock wheel covers. They are still a very nice representation of a '64 Dodge, but without the Polara trim. Steve

Yeah, I'm pretty confident that I bought this one within the past few years. It is a pristine kit that had one missing stock wheel cover which I have since replaced. I agree with you. I believe that I like the look of the '68 a little better than the '67 as well. Steve