StevenGuthmiller

I agree Harry. The '67 was probably the best looking Ford to come out of the '60s. The '61 & '64 were 2 more of my favorites, but I think they did hit the ball out of the park in '67. That being said, it's a little surprising to me that no one has seen fit to do a new '67 Galaxie kit over the past 49 years! Steve

Looking nice Curt! Those foil strips on the interior are nasty to cut after applying them. I cut thin strips of foil & then apply them. They can be a little difficult to deal with, but it saves me the frustration of trying to cut them inside the tub. Steve

Pretty neat Bill! A couple of the pictures make it look light blue to me, but the others look right. Steve

I prime almost everything depending on certain circumstances, & I brush paint only areas where spraying paint would be too difficult. Steve

Such a good looking car! When is someone going to do this in kit form?.........Moebius?? Steve

Thanks guys! I'm kind of partial to this color combo. my 1:1 '69 Pontiac Grand Prix has a pearl & black interior. I used the same combo on my '64 Chrysler 300 & really thought it looked good. Steve

The white is just the kit plastic with a very light misting of "Ceramcoat Pearl Finish". Just the cheapo craft paint you can pick up at any craft store, but thinned for airbrush, it works fantastic for things like this. I use it on most of my interiors. It gives them a nice matte or semi-gloss "sheen". The black parts are just Duplicolor black primer with a light coat of the Ceramcoat pearl. Steve

I strip vintage kits all of the time with very few issues. I think if it is a styrene kit, it's just more of an "individual" thing. The only old kit that I've had brittleness issues with in the past few years was an MPC '65 Dodge Monaco, & that was expected because supposedly all of them were molded in gold plastic & as a result there were problems with them. I've built about 30 kits in the past three years, all of them produced before 1966 & at least 2/3 of them have spent a few days in the "soup". No problems what so ever. Steve

I'll bet that we could work out something with the headers anyway. I'll quite possibly be using the air cleaner when I build it, but I doubt that I'll use the headers. I'll bet that I have a couple more sets of these too. My guess is the '66 & '67 Fury kits that I have include them as well. Steve

That's just plain sharp!! The colors are fantastic! Nice work! Steve

Thanks guys! Thanks Tommy. The lights are not correct for a hardtop but I thought as long as they're there, I just as well make them look nice. Steve

I've done much worse foil jobs. Probably a couple of the worst were a '59 Dodge & a '60 Plymouth Fury. Not to mention a '58 Buick! I think the most challenging part when I did my '61 Dodge was foiling the trim on the tail light lenses! This one shouldn't give you too much trouble Steve. It will really "pop" with the black. Steve

This is the chrome tree from my '65 Fury kit. Steve

If it is truly a promo, you have to be very careful about stripping them. The majority of the older ones are not made of styrene. They are an acetate plastic that can react badly to some types of strippers that work well for styrene. That may have been part of the reason why it reacted the way it did. Hope it all works out for you. Steve

Thanks guys! The separate front seats do make a huge difference. The 3 piece tubs are the real challenge! Steve

Looks awesome Steve. I'm not much for the "flat black" thing, but the combination is an eye catcher. The foil on this one isn't too bad. just the side spear/ fin trim & a few odds & ends here & there. The worst part about foiling this vintage of car is all of the window trim! Steve

I know the feeling John. I do this all the time. For the past week, every time I come home for lunch, I look on the front step to see if my 9 jars of MCW paint have arrived. No luck yet, but I'm sure it will be here soon. Steve

Very cool Marcelo! I like the fact that you went out on a limb a little with the colors. The gold with a white top & black interior is unusual but not out of the realm of possibility. Some of these old cars were built with very bizarre combinations. Whatever the customer wanted! I recently saw a car on an auction show on television with a dark green body & a red interior! Nice work Marcelo! Steve

If I had a local hobby shop again, I would definitely use them. But being as that's no longer an option, it's either Hobby Lobby or online for me. I get different things from different places but one of my main "go to's" is "Model Roundup". Steve http://www.modelroundup.com

Finished the interior tonight! Johan did a really nice job on these mid 60s interior tubs considering that they were "tubs" & not platform style. I started with very nice white plastic, so I left it alone & just shot it with a coat of "pearl". The black was pearl coated as well. The steering wheel & lower dash were not pearl coated, just shot with a gloss coat. The chrome seat backs were not in great shape so I stripped them & sprayed them with Alclad chrome. All of the trim was foiled & detail painted & the carpets & the backs of the seats were "flocked" with metallic black embossing powder. The only added detail parts were a turn signal lever, a pair of door lock buttons & a set of cast window cranks. I tried something new this time & cast the window cranks with "Laser Bond", (ie Bondic) rather than resin. It worked just as well & was much quicker to do. I even added a dab of Laser Bond to the back seat "dome" lights to replicate the lenses. I'm happy with the result. I think it will contrast nicely with the dark red exterior. Steve

And in contrast, I recently traded a USA Oldies '66 Marlin that the chrome was so thin on, you could almost see through it! Steve

Just like every other kit manufacturer, Johan was all over the map with their chrome quality. In general, as Ace stated, the early stuff was much better than the later. I've had Johan kits that had just as much of the base plastic showing as chrome. On the other hand, like in the case of an original '65 Plymouth Fury kit that I have, the chrome is as good or better than any modern kit, & it's 50 years old! Steve

It's the Dart Phoenix. Looks to be an exact replica of the Johan kit. Steve

Those "louvers" on the hood of the '61 Dodge are supposed to be there Tommy. Came from the factory that way. Steve

You're correct Pete. I've been polishing my models for decades but haven't used "wax" in probably 10 or 15. I used to get good results with "The Treatment" pure carnuba model car wax. Maybe I should try some again. Steve