StevenGuthmiller

"Opinion" is the key word Harry. Everyone is allowed to have their own. Steve

True. My only point was to make sure you define your search somewhere along the line as searching for model cars. Steve

Actually Bill, I think there were very few that had engines in '60. None of the Johan kits had them of course. As far as AMT, the Fords, Lincolns, Edsels, Mercurys, Chevies, Pontiacs, Imperials, did not. The only kits that come to mind that did in '60 were the T-Bird, Buick, Corvette, & the Chevy & Ford pickups. I may be missing something, but those are the only ones that I can think of. By '61, all of that had changed. Steve

Actually, that box art is where my inspiration for the color came from. I'm not a fan at all of dark greens but I liked the look of the one on the '59 Box & I happen to have a late 50s Mopar color called "Ivy Green" that I think might look nice. Steve

All three of mine have that as well. Nothing much you can do with it other than either a little filler, or cutting a slice out & replacing it. I'll try the putty route first and if that doesn't look like it will work, than a bit more extensive surgery may be in order. Steve

I have a bit of a soft spot for these. We've owned our 2005 "Suzuka Blue" S2000 since new. My wife will never part with it. Nice work William, but just for the record, the black & red interior was not available with the "Rio Yellow" paint. Steve

I have a '60 convertible as well as another hardtop. I also have a '59 hardtop. I will probably build the '59 at some point, but if I build this '60, I'll have to make a decision as to what to do with the other 2. Steve

Got the first couple of coats of primer on. All of the body work looks good as far as I can tell, so now a few coats of white primer & I'll be ready for the Duplicolor "Bright Red". Steve

I checked the Modelhaus website Charlie, & the only interior parts listed are the dash & steering wheel. There are 2 full '62 Chrysler kits listed, but they are not the 300. They have a New Yorker station wagon, & a Newport 4 door Sedan. Steve

Just don't forget to add the words "model" or "model car" to your search. Otherwise you're going to get a huge amount of "junk" that has nothing to do with model cars. Steve

I recently picked up this very nice '60 Lincoln on ebay for a good price & I think I may get started on it. My '65 Fury is still up in the air, & while I'm moving along on my '62 Chrysler convertible, That one may stall at some point also. While I already had the chrome for the Chrysler re-plated by Chrome Tech, I'm thinking that I may have it redone by Kustom Khrome after seeing the beautiful results that they achieve. The stuff from Chrome Tech really doesn't look all that great in comparison, & I already separated the grille from the bumper for a better fit & it wouldn't hurt to have it re-plated. Anyway, I have several of these Lincolns, so I have a ton of parts, plus I had chrome parts re-plated many years ago when Chrome Tech's stuff seemed to look much better. After bathing over night in Super Clean, she's ready to go. I'm leaving the roof on this one for fear of breaking vent posts or A-pillars if I try to remove it. I'm thinking of going with a darker metallic green on this one. Steve

These are really nice kits. Possibly one of the best kits ever produced. If not ever, then definitely in their time, no doubt! Nice work on this one Erik! Steve

Looks like a good one Ron. The AMT '60 Buick was another one of the engine "firsts". You could really tell it too. When I built mine, it was obvious that the hood was just cut open from the promo mold. It literally looked as if it had been rather crudely cut open. I'll be watching this one Ron. Steve

"Model car junkyard lots" will get you all kinds of "junk". Steve

I glued the "well" area with just a light coat of clear acrylic. Then after it dried, I wrapped it around the edges & tacked it with "Lazer Bond". I'm aware that most convertibles had vinyl in this area, but I wanted to add some sort of texture to it. I didn't want to do another painted one & I really had nothing as far as material that would mimic vinyl. I may rethink it down the road. There's plenty of time to change it. I just wanted to try it out. I think it may work better for a hard top shelf. I suppose I could do this one in masking tape for the vinyl look. Steve

That's what the OP said would be a good use for it. Steve

Thank you Kevin! Steve

Just tried the "panty hose" thing for the first time myself. I needed some sort of cover for the rear shelf on my '62 Chrysler convertible, so I thought I would try it. Not sure if I'll even paint it. The interior will be tan so it might be a pretty good match. Steve

A little more accomplished on this project. First, a rear package shelf had to be configured, because as you can tell from the original post, the original one wasn't going to cut it. So I scrounged through the parts box & came up with an old '62 Ford convertible interior tub. I picked it because obviously, it has a "well" in the center. So I cut the rear shelf from it & found that it needed extending on either end. So I cut pieces from the original shelf & added them to the ends. Next a little quick filler, some sanding & a coat of tan paint. Then I wrapped it with some of the wife's nylon material. Probably not the most accurate material for a convertible, but it will add some texture & look better than painted plastic. I'm not even sure that I will need to paint the nylon. The color looks pretty close to what the interior will be. I also had to try to remove the molded in heater hose detail on the firewall. Not an easy task with the firewall glued in place! But I think it will do. Steve

Ah, so you think I should torture them a little first. I'll keep that in mind. Steve

Not much this Friday when compared to last. Just a piece of steel mesh to use for the grille background of my '62 Chrysler 300. Steve

That's very sharp Paul! Steve

Testors flat black guys, right over the kit plastic. Then rubbed over with fingers tips. I've been amazed at how many people I've had ask me how I finished this top. The answer is so simple that I don't think some people believe me. Steve

I won't be doing much for mods to the firewall. I ground off the master cylinder to be replaced, but it's pretty well fused into place, so I'm not going to risk breaking the cowl trying to remove it. It might be a bit of a challenge doing the detail painting on it while still glued in place. Steve

Oh believe me Craig, I'm not a cutter & splicer type of builder. I've never really been interested in too much of the fabrication part of modeling. But on occasion, some things just can't go without fixing. If I were going to use the top boot again, none of the work with the up top & snap detail would have been necessary. But I just love the profile of a convertible with the top up. It's one of my weaknesses. As far as the under hood stuff goes, it's kind of like trying to dress up a pig. The engines & chassis were so lacking in detail, that a few added details can at least draw the eye away from the "sore" spots! Steve