StevenGuthmiller

I have a '67 Bonneville that I hope to do soon. I guess with the issues at Modelhaus, I'll just stick to that for now. The Royal Plum is the color I'll be doing my Bonneville in. Already got the paint from MCW some time ago. Steve

Very cool Jim! I didn't even know that Modelhaus had this one available. Nice job! Steve

That was my first thought too! Steve

Thanks so much Jim! Steve

I'll most likely go that route in the end. At least for the interior. I'm still going to do the vinyl top & the same colors. I'm still thinking about those Cragars though. I love Cragars! Steve

That's very nice! Perfect color for a '48 IMO. Steve

I agree. I avoid all black interiors for the same reason. Once the model is finished, it just looks like a black hole inside. At a minimum, some sort of high lights would help a great deal. Steve

Yeah, I don't mind paying a good price for a really nice rare kit. I've heard that this is one of the rarest kits out there, but it'll be a very cold day, you know where, when I pay that kind of money for one. People buy entire collections of rare old annuals for less money! I believe I'll pass. By the way Bill, I love your "profile photo". Looks like it could be something straight from Terry Gilliam's desk! Steve

Yeah, I'll have to make a decision at some point. I want to build it to look like mine, which means adding a vinyl top, but I guess it won't be an exact replica anyway. Mine didn't have the buckets & floor shift. Mine was a bench seat with column shift. I guess if I could find a suitable front bench seat, it would be a possibility. Steve

Those I have the stock caps for! The only problem is, My 1:1 '67 300 was a late production car so it had the '68 style caps. Well, I can't in good conscience steal the ones from the '68 kit. Then what will I do for the '68? Although, my '67 had Cragar SS wheels on it for most of the time I owned it, so I may have to go that route. Steve

Something makes me think Gary is probably not selling. Steve

No Scott. The Built kit that I acquired had no stock caps & as you can imagine, the stock ones are not easy to come by. I wanted to keep it "stock-ish" so any kind of mag wheels were out of the question, so I decided that dog dishes were one of my few options. Let's just call it a "what if". Or maybe a special order by the original buyer. Steve

Nice! I've been looking for one of those "flat box" Dodges for a while. No luck yet! Steve

Actually, those wire wheels came straight from the original annual kit. Several of these mid 60s Johan Chryslers included them as a custom option. The built kit that I bought had the wires & no stock caps, so I went ahead & used them on the build. Never really cared for the stock '64 hubcaps anyway. Steve

I believe MCW paints are all Dupont as well. Steve

Thanks TJ, but it sounds like a whole bunch of messing around that I don't really want to deal with. I guess my question is, why don't I have this problem problem anywhere else. I post these same photos on a number of different forums & sites & have never heard of any issues. My question would be, if some people are seeing it distorted, & others are not, & only here I might add, wouldn't that be a problem on the "viewers" end? Steve

Not sure how I go about changing that. Is this any better? Steve

Relax Harry. I was only kidding around with you. I only saw a few responses of people mentioning that the photos looked "squished". Most of the responses that mentioned it said the photos looked just fine. I prefer to post larger pictures, but if it's going to cause a problem, I'll see what I can change in the future. The photo I just posted was resized down from 161.59 KB to 71.48 KB. How much smaller do I need to go? Steve

Ok Harry. Stop your crying! This one is for you. Is that better? But enjoy it. You only get one! Steve

Thank you so much guys! I'm humbled! Such encouraging words from everyone is the greatest motivation there is for the next one. I still had the "photo studio" set up from the other day so I thought, "why not". Decided I should add a few indoor photos as well. Thanks again everyone!! Steve

Testors lacquer gloss coat is very mild. You can shoot it over almost anything including enamel & acrylics with no problem. I've sprayed it over sheets of decals with no ill affects, but I don't use enough decals to give you a definitive answer, but I would be surprised if the Testors clears would harm them. Steve

Thanks so much guys! Being an ex 300 owner myself, I consider it my personal crusade to at least build all of the Johan 300 kits that were offered. Almost half way there! Thanks Kevin! That "blue" is a little deceiving. The lighting may have been a little off in that photo, or more likely, my camera settings, but it looks quite a bit more blue in this photo than it actually is. The color is actually correct 1965 "Royal Turquoise". As you can see from these more recent indoor shots, it's much "greener" than the original photos depict. Granted, natural light really changes a paint color, but I think my camera was playing games with me that day. Sorry about destroying that beautiful blue for you. Steve

Don't forget MCW. I would say it's more of a personal thing, but keep in mind that different companies use different paint types. Some are enamels, some acrylics & some lacquers. Not that familiar with the rest, but MCW paints are all automotive lacquers formulated from original specs. I use their paints mostly for their huge array of available colors. And the paint itself is thinned, ready for airbrush, & fantastic stuff!! Steve

I agree. looks like the paint is pretty thin. Looks like it could use at least another coat anyway. Steve

I would say sanding & polishing would most likely work, but be aware that enamel, especially Testors enamels, take a loooooooong time to cure fully. I'm talking about weeks, or possibly even months! Sanding & polishing an un-cured paint job will pretty much guarantee you a big mess! Now, taking into consideration that you thinned it with lacquer thinner will probably shorten the cure time considerably, but I have no experience in that department. You'll have to figure out for yourself whether it's cured or not. Steve