StevenGuthmiller

Use some Bare Metal Foil. I use it for masking all of the time. But be warned, such a small area my be a bear to get off again after painting if your paint is pretty heavy. Steve

Thanks guys! Black must not have been a hugely popular color for the '62 Ford. I did a simple photo search & saw very few black '62 Ford convertibles. A huge majority of them were Chestnut. The few black ones that I did see had either black, red or Chestnut interiors. The Chestnut was the most interesting to me. I'm debating whether to paint the areas between the side moldings Chestnut as well, or not. Steve

You may be thinking of the circumstance where people are using a base color under a transparent or "candy" color. In that instance you would want to use a base color, whether it be silver or some other color. If you're using a typical lacquer automotive paint like Duplicolor, I agree with Bill. It is a complete waste of time & paint. I have very little experience with acrylics except to say, I've not had much luck with them. Steve

Well, on to the next one. Next up is this 1962 Ford Sunliner. I've never been a fan of the roofline on the '62 Ford hardtops, but I do really like the silhouette of the convertible with the top up. As you can guess, this will be another stock build, but I'll be using the tri-power engine from the AMT '62 T-Bird kit. Decided to do this one in basic black to show off the bright work, with a "Chestnut" interior & a black top. And the beat goes on! Steve

Do you mean something like this Frank? I don't normally like to take photos like this just because I'm no photographer & it drives me crazy that the rest of the car is out of focus. I just use craft acrylics like "Delta Ceramcoat" for my panel lines. Easy to deal with & if you don't like it or make a mistake, it wipes right off with a damp cloth. I usually try to pick a darker shade of body color for the panel lines. I tried a medium tan for this one & wasn't impressed, so I went with a darker brown. Probably a little too dark, but it worked for me. Steve

Thank you everyone! I love the old bubble tops. I guess I'll wait until the Mobius Pontiac comes out & then I'll have 3 out of 4 for '61. I already have a Flintstone '61 Olds 88 bubble top to do. Just have to get the bumpers chromed before I can do that one. Steve

Thanks so much guys! The blue on the sides, the lower dash & steering wheel is a '69 GM color called "Azure Turquoise". It looks a little more "blue" in the photos than turquoise. I may try to get some better photos over the next few days. Steve

Thanks a bunch guys! I appreciate the nice comments! As I've said before, nothing motivates for the next build like good reviews on the last one. Thank you! Steve

Well, after taking me nearly twice as long as my typical build, I've finally finished the '61 Buick. Not exactly sure why it took so long. I seemed to take longer breaks during the build than usual. I'll have to see if I can correct that on the next one! Any way, here's a list of mods that I made on this one. I immediately removed the front "screw posts" from the radiator brace! I just can't stand the look of them anymore & that's usually the first change I make on these old screw chassis annuals. I pretty much stuck with the original nail head engine straight from the box with a little added plumbing & wiring. A few of the added engine bay details included hood latch details, fender brace bars & a scratch made vacuum tank. On the inside, I added embossing powder carpet, resin cast door & window crank handles as well as a scratch built rear view mirror & dash clock. & then there's that time consuming upholstery pattern done with paint & lots of masking tape. On the outside, all of the chrome has been replated, the glass tinted & a resin cast mirror & scratch built antenna added. I also used a set of the AMT "Firestone Deluxe" tires which I have become convinced are much closer to 1/24th than 1/25th scale. They always seem to look a little too big to me. That aside, I'm fairly happy with the end result. Now on to the next project. This one a '62 Ford Sunliner. Thanks for pushing me along on this project guys! I appreciate it! Steve

That's pretty cool! And a very nice conversion job! Nice work! Steve

Very nice job James! Steve

I'm no expert, but if you click on the "envelope" icon in the upper right corner, (your messages) at the bottom it says "go to inbox". Click on that and then scroll to the bottom of your computer page. At the very bottom, it says "disable my messenger", or in your case, it probably says "enable my messenger". Check it out anyway. I'm not going to disable mine to figure it out just in case I can't get mine turned back on. Steve

Looks great! Love the color scheme. I have to do a '57 Ford in the "Coral Sand" at some point! Steve

The only experience I have with a Wildcat was a good friend of mine had a cream colored '70 Wildcat 4 door hard top with a 430 in it. One of the fastest cars in the town I grew up in at that time. He won a lot of quarter mile races with that thing & surprised a lot of guys who had no fear of a 4 door Buick. Spent a lot of nights cruising in that car. Steve

Sorry, at first glance I thought the top was silver. White is just as nice! I use white for tops a lot. Steve

You always manage to come up with some real gems Tommy! The '63 Chrysler looks to be a very nice "pristine" kit! The '60 Fury is a tough one to find in decent condition. Now get busy! You've got a lot of projects to build! Steve

I suspect that the majority of us have taken a break from building at some point in our lives. Mine lasted about 10 years! Welcome back Shane! Steve

Very nice! I love the color scheme! The silver top with the black & the red interior is a classic combo & it looks "right" on this car. Nice work! Steve

The top was actually not painted, it was stainless steel! They had to somehow justify the $13,000.00 price tag! That was a lot of money in '57. The most expensive luxury car in the world at the time. $4,000.00 more than a Rolls Royce! Although, Cadillac claimed that each Eldorado Brougham cost $10,000.00 to build. Only 400 Eldorado Broughams were produced in '57. Steve

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Looking nice Peter! The interior is a perfect match & the paint looks outstanding! Steve

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Yes, he does have a website but the name escapes me at the moment. You can also PM him on the forum. He'll be happy to help you. He goes by "roadhawg". Steve

Welcome Dennis! Look forward to seeing some of your stuff! We seem to share the same interests so I'll be interested to see what you do. Steve

Could very well be right Randy. I just couldn't get past the look of it looking into the box of the one that I have. But, I did a little checking & compared it to the Johan '58 Fleetwood that I have. Seems that you are correct! The Revell kit looks to be almost the exact same length & width as the Johan. Maybe it's just the illusion created by the box art. A nice little trick that the auto manufacturers used to use by making the car appear to be longer & lower that it actually was. Steve