StevenGuthmiller

Nice start! Just a little trivia. Did you know that shortly after Dale took possession of the car, he hit a deer with it & mangled the front end? I believe the boys at gas monkey repaired it for him. Steve

I've been messing around with "Clear Cast", a clear resin for making parts such a this. I haven't had much luck with the mixture yet. my parts won't harden. The instructions say half & half mixture, but that doesn't seem to work, so I've been experimenting with mixtures to see if I can get it down. I'd like to be able to cast my own head light lenses so I can stop robbing them from other kits. I tried the Testors "Window Maker" & clear parts cement. didn't work real well for me. Steve

I'm liking it! I'm not much for custom wheels, but I like these. Much more old school looking that those homely giant chrome spokes that everyone seems to love. My guess is that it's a Modelhaus casting. looks pretty much exactly like the original Johan offering, minus the scripts & badging. Personally, I love this style of wheel in a contrasting color from the body. Maybe use the pearl white on the body? Steve

I'm not too fussy Mike. I've seen several different photos of this same color scheme & every one is a little different. Who's to say which one is correct. I'm good with "close". Steve

Ok, How do you think I did? As I was fumbling through some old jars of paint, I came across a jar of Testors "Flesh" that was way past it's prime, but thought it looked very close to what I needed. I mixed this using white with a little red & a lot more yellow than I expected! Then muted with a little dark tan. I think it's relatively close. Any thoughts? Steve

Thanks guys. For some reason, this is one of those colors that just makes my eyes go crossed. The darker color will be easy. the interior is the combination for the '62 Ford "Chestnut" color scheme. The darker color will be just a combination of red & brown. If the lighter shade isn't just right, it will look ridiculous. I'm not worried about the "metallic" in it, I'll shoot the entire tub with a pearl over coat per usual. I just have to get the color close to the right hue. In my first attempt, I started with copper, added a touch of red & a little tan. It looked too tan so I added a little more red. Thought I was getting close, but it was too dark so I lightened it with some white. Suddenly, I had pink! Well from there it just went from pink to mauve. I just can't figure out what I'm missing. I guess it's back to the drawing board. Steve

There's really no way to fill that kind of gap on a chrome part without ruining the finish. Your only options are to remove the chrome, fill & sand the gap, & either spray with a chrome type paint, re-chrome, or paint it a different color. personally, I would fix it & then paint it black. Steve

I usually have pretty good luck with mixing interior colors for my builds, but this one's giving me problems. For some reason, my eye is having trouble figuring out what colors I need to mix to come up with the lighter of the 2 colors in this photo. I just keep winding up with mauve. Anybody have a good sense of color mixing that can give me an indication of what colors to mix to come up with this one? I'm thinking mostly copper with a little extra red in it, & then maybe lightened up a little. I don't know. It's driving me nuts!! Steve

Another reason why I like hardtops! I'll be watching Ron. I have a bunch of these mid to late 60s Mopars to build in the near future, including a '65 Fury hardtop & a '66 convertible. I've also got to finish up my Chrysler 300 line up. I've already built a '64 & '65, but still need to do the '62, '63 & '66-'68. I guess I have a lot of work ahead of me! Steve

The more the merrier! Welcome! Steve

Are you looking for spray paint? airbrush paint? brush paint? Metallic? Flat? Gloss? For a body or interior? Steve

Worked for me Ron. I just clicked on your little photo to take me to the photo in your bucket. Then just right click on the photo & click "copy image". Then just come back to your post on the forum, position your cursor over the post & right click. A menu will pop up. Just click on "paste" & viola! an exact copy. Nice Lincoln buy the way! Steve

Used to be able to click on the "Direct" space on Photobucket & then actually "use" the "Insert Image from URL" function in the "insert other media" drop down. Unless something has changed recently, the "Insert Image from URL" function on this forum is useless. Not exactly sure why it's even there. Steve

They were usually referred to as "Dagmars", named after this lovely young lady. I think we can all see the likeness! Steve

That looks pretty cool Al! I won't lie to you & tell you I like the interior color, but otherwise, it's kind of neat! As far as the interior goes, I just think that bright green has been way over done in the modeling world over the past few years. JMO. Steve

Where have you been Ron? This has been an issue ever since the update to the forum a couple of months ago. They still have not gotten it fixed. Your best bet is to "copy & paste" from your Photobucket account. That's what a lot of us have been doing, & outside of a few "viewing issues" on some devices, it works just as well as the old way & it won't count towards your photo posting space on the forum. Steve

I agree as well. The blocks are almost always hollow so there's no reason to cut the shaft. Just drill through the top of the block & glue it in place. Steve

Thank you Frank! Thanks David! Steve

I agree! You don't need to go out & buy a bunch of expensive tools right off the bat. I built models for probably 15 years with nothing more than an Exacto knife & a tube of glue. All of that stuff will come later when you have a need for it. Sounds to me like you have all you'll need already to do some basic building. Try some CA glue, (Super Glue) for your gluing issue. Steve

You are pretty much a unicorn Sheena! It's hard enough to find a woman who appreciates cars, let alone one that builds models! Welcome aboard! Steve

Great work so far Mike! The white & maroon are a great combination! It's so shiny it looks like a piece of rock candy!! I slice the Tamiya tape into pieces no more than a 1/16th of an inch wide for some applications. The thinner you slice it the easier it'll bend around those corners. Steve

Go for it Niko! What are you waiting for? I derive great satisfaction from building these old annuals. As a matter of fact, every time I think about starting a modern kit I get side tracked into another annual. I figure the new kits will be around forever in one form or another. These old annuals are slowly becoming extinct! Thank you for the kind words! Steve

Question is, are you going to spray Automotive lacquer over acrylic paint? Steve

Just picked up a few more supplies in the mail today. I'm glad to see the BMF "New Improved" is available again! I couldn't function without it! I really love the "Best Model Car Parts" license plates too! Steve

Try doing a gray wash Peter. I agree with you. A black background always seemed too stark to me as well. Sort of the same concept as not using black for panel lines on a white car. Gray gives you the contrast without looking too fake. Steve