StevenGuthmiller

Thanks guys! This dash was a little tough to replicate with the white gauge faces & red speedo numbers. It's pretty hard to see them, but what rudimentary numbers there are, are red. The clock is just a piece of sprue sanded & shaped to mimic the real one with a cast clock face. Not real happy with the clock face, but it'll do. Steve

Very nice John! You know, I've never been much into customs, but I've always liked this 60s style mild look. I love the look of most cars just the way they came from the factory, & the addition of a few scallops & maybe a few other touches only enhances that. It doesn't detract from the cars original lines. Something period & basic for the wheels I'm hoping? Please, no giant chrome "hoops". Steve

Just thought I'd add a couple more pics of the progress on this build to let you know that I am still building! The dash is ready to be installed for the most part. Might do a couple more small touch ups. Most of the dashboard photos that I had seen of '61 Buicks showed a dash mounted clock, so I scratch built one. The rest is just paint & foil. Steve

I'll just say pretty much anything from Johan. Steve

I've done it both ways & was much more successful foiling just before the final color coat. The less paint you have to remove from the script the better. I also have much better luck using a dab of thinner on a tooth pick or pointed swab than polishing or sanding the paint off of the script. You will go through the foil with too much polishing. You can get some pretty interesting affects with this method. Steve

Very nice Rich! And you're welcome for the glass. I was about to razz you for something that I believed you had missed, But I did a little research & was surprised to see that the molding running along the top of the doors was "not" chrome. I didn't know that most of the Coupe Devilles in '56 had that area painted the top color with a very thin chrome molding between the colors, But they were sometimes painted body color as well. I learned a little something from viewing your build! Nice work! Steve

I usually just paint my package shelves. I've thought about stretching some pantyhose material over the shelf before painting just to give it a little texture. I may try it on a future build. Steve

I use Super Clean as well. Just your standard large plastic food storage container from any grocery store works fine. I keep a container in my shop at all times. Covered of course. No metal containers. Steve

And, like the Barracuda, this thread is back from the dead......Sadly! Steve

From what I've been hearing, that "squished" thing has pretty much just been evident on peoples hand held devices. Ie. phones & pads. I have seen this phenomena on my wife's Ipad, but everyone's pics look just fine on my desk top. Ok, I'm a fossil for still using a desk top, but hey.....pics look great on my end! Steve

Sorry everyone, but I just need to clarify that I "Did Not" purchase the promos that I talked about in my previous post. I've had a couple of members ask me about selling or trading them & I felt that I should reiterate that I don't have them. Now I wish I did! Unfortunately the shop that I found them in is 100 miles from here. But just to keep this whole thing from being a large waste of time, I did get a new body & hood for an upcoming '62 Ford Sunliner build. Steve

They were all promos Chris, so I'm sure none of them were styrene. That's why I declined to purchase them. The Plymouth showed the most warpage. The Edsel had minor warpage. As far as I could tell, the Ranchero had none, but it had a metal base plate & no interior. Steve

How about what I could have gotten today? I was perusing an antique store & came across 3 promos in great condition, each for $15.00. A Johan '59 Plymouth Taxi, An AMT 1959 Edsel hardtop. And a 1959 Ford Ranchero. I really thought hard about pulling the trigger, but I'm not a promo collector & I didn't really need anymore stuff laying around my shop. But, I'll bet I could have found one of my forum mates who would have taken them off of my hands. Steve

I got behind one of these today as I was coming through Minneapolis on I-94, & then the guessing game began. I could tell immediately by the tail lights that it was a '64. But, is it a Grand Prix, a Bonneville? Turned out to be a lowly Catalina 2-door sedan, but it was still pretty darn cool to see! Steve

Now there's something you don't see every day! I'm used to seeing these old Chevelles jacked up & puking as much engine through the hood as possible. This is "refreshing" Luke. Nice job! Steve

I started using Duplicolor clear about 6-8 months ago after having issues with several of the Testors clears. I never looked back! The thing I really love about the Duplicolor clear is the fact that it goes on so smooth & thin with virtually no covering of detail. The last couple of builds I've done, I've used 5-6 coats of clear with no problems. You do have to be careful about spraying it over other paints though. It's pretty much incompatible with anything other than automotive lacquers. Steve

I'll be interested to see what the color looks like. I have issues with my indoor pics as well Tommy. Steve

I was never a big Roadrunner fan growing up. But a friend of mine owned a dark green '69 right out of high school & I really gained an appreciation for them. Something about taking a very boxy body style & making it look so sleek that intrigued me. The roof line really grabs me with that "S" curved rear glass! Beautiful examples Randy! Steve

I understand now Christian. Was a little difficult to tell from the photos what the malfunction was, but it was obvious something didn't go according to plan. Hope it works out better with round 2! Steve

Ditto. Steve

Excellent thought Ray!! Steve

Sorry Christian. I didn't mean to be so blunt & I certainly don't want to be disrespectful. Sometimes, depending on the type of paint you use, the metal flake can be very heavy. You might want to try a very "vigorous" shaking of the spray can that you used. Many times, when a metallic spray can sits for a while, most of the metal flake will sink to the bottom & "cake up". If you don't shake it vigorously enough, you'll be drawing all of that heavy flake off of the bottom of the can. I would try shaking & swirling the snot out of it for about five minutes to make sure everything is well incorporated & then maybe try another coat. After a good sanding of course to smooth out any orange peel. By the way, I agree. It is a very nice color! Perfect for a '64 Chevy! Steve

Thanks guys! Been pretty lazy the past couple of nights. Not a lot happening on it. But I know if I leave it sitting by my Lazy Boy like in the pics, it's faint crying will eventually call me back to the bench. Steve

Wow Christian! Is there that much metal flake in the paint on purpose? It almost looks like "speckle" paint in the photo. Steve

Yeah Tommy, I checked them out too. $9.95 for 2000 of them!! Somehow, I can't imagine myself finishing 2000 builds in my life! Steve