StevenGuthmiller

I wouldn't doubt seeing a '58 Bonneville sometime in the future. It seems to be an exceedingly popular car. I'll guarantee you it won't be a "re-issue" of the old AMT kit, but an all new tool. Might be 20 years from now, but who knows. Steve

I've finally eliminated any distractions I had with this build & have moved on with it. Now that I have some paint on it, I'm beginning to get excited about it again. I'm really liking this color combo! The correct '58 Ford color combo would have been "Silvertone Blue" & "Colonial White". In the interest of saving some money on ordering more paint, I decided to use what I had & go with a '58 Caddy color called "Argyle Blue" & I'm really glad I did! I love this shade! The bottom color is Duplicolor "Arctic White" & was shot from a can. Got the scripts all cleaned off so now it's ready for clear coats. I'm hoping that February being a short month, a nice curbside build is in order for keeping up with my "one build a month" goal. Steve

Do you suppose someone nixed that idea for fear of the kiddies bringing home a half naked girlie with their Chevy? I'll bet "mom" would have been clogging up the phone lines @ Lindberg. Steve

One trick I tried out recently for those gold scripts was, after you get the paint cleaned off of the foil, is to carefully color them over with a gold Sharpie. Just make sure that if you do it to wait until the very end of the build. Clear coating over the top of Sharpie will bleed like crazy! I did it on a '60 Chrysler New Yorker & it worked great! It will rub off with too much handling, so I did it right at the end. Steve

A lot of these old molds probably no longer exist. My understanding is that with these annual's molds were many times destroyed or altered to produce new molds for the next year. Case in point would be the Johan 1960 Plymouth as an example. Originally, the '60 Fury was produced, but then later the molds were altered to make the '60 Plymouth wagon. Hence, no more '60 Plymouth Fury. My guess would be that we'll probably never see a new one either. Steve

Bill, did you wind up doing anything with the scripts before painting? Seems to me this kit would be pretty hard to foil or paint after paint & clear. Scripts are very faint. Steve

This interior is a real "toughy" Bill! But with a little love it will look as good as can be expected. I'm working on the old AMT '58 Ford right now. The interior is no better on that one. '58 was a bad year for AMT & interior tubs. Steve

I've used mine over & over again for the past year. Still works fine even though it's dirty as hell! Most likely it's the paint. some paints it has little affect on. Others may take a couple of weeks to really clean it off. And yet others will dissolve in a matter of minutes. Steve

Mobius alone will be bombarding us with new kits in the next few months! I believe the '71 Ford truck should be out very soon, as well as the '54 Hudson. The way I understand it, the '61 Pontiac, & '65 Belvedere are supposed to be very close also. Followed not too far behind by the '65 Comet. Kind of makes you wonder what's coming from them next year, & how I'm going to afford them all! Steve

I did one of these '58s a couple of years ago. You'll be really sick of foiling by the time you're done! Steve

It's pretty hard to quarrel with that color combo! I've never been a huge fan of black, but the black & red combo is one of those classic 2-tones that will always look great on almost any car, whether it's from 1955 or 2015. Looking nice Bill! Steve

I agree. I try to be a little more enthusiastic about commenting than just a "wow" or the like, unless time is an issue or something. But I usually try to say what it is I like about a build. I also try not to be too shy about offering a criticism or two if something catches my eye. I'm sure that probably irritates some, but just as some really great things will pop out on a build for a first impression, unfortunately, sometimes a negative one may jump out at you too. Although, being nasty is not helpful either. Steve

A "nice build" posted back to back 5 times is at least a little more personal than clicking a "like" button. If we're going to become that detached, we just as well have an automated system that automatically clicks a "like" button for us every time a new post comes up. I don't respond to every post either, but I feel like if I'm going to, it deserves a little more than just an acknowledgment that it exists. Steve

Kind of takes all of the fun out of having a forum where people converse & exchange ideas & niceties. But I guess that's the way of the world these days. I figure if it's too much trouble to type a couple of words, why even post at all. I guess I have no issue with a "like" button, but I will likely not use it myself. Steve

Great job Andy! Beautiful from every angle!! steve

Is it too much work to just type "like"? I don't post comments on every thread, just the ones that really interest me. I actually kind of enjoy posting comments occasionally, as well as receiving them. Gives me something to do while the paint dries. Steve

A nice little crack or two in the windshield is easily achieved with an exacto knife. Could give it a once over with some fine sandpaper in a swirled motion to give it a weathered look. & then there's always masking off the area where the wipers travel & "grundging" up the rest of it. Just a few ideas. Steve

Just go to your first page of the thread & click on "edit" at the bottom of your first post. Then click on "use full editor". Then you can type whatever you like in the "Topic Title" box, or anywhere else for that matter. Steve

No, you're not alone Peter. I know a lot of guys really get into detailing chassis, but I have no interest either. I do enjoy the occasional detailing of the engine compartment because as long as I'm not doing 427 Chevies or 426 Hemis over & over again, the power plants of some of these old cars can be interesting & unique. There is little to get excited about on a chassis in my opinion & it can become very tedious working on something that holds no interest for you. These old chassis plates on the annuals are the perfect antidote for that tedium. A little paint, slip in the axles & you're done. Steve

Personally, I think I'd go all the way with the "barn find" look & go with rusty steel wheels & grimy white walls. Looking terrific so far! Steve

Nice thing about using Testors clear lacquer is that it will give you varying degrees of a satin finish with each successive coat, getting a little glossier as you add coats. if you're looking for a satin type finish it works great. Steve

Another thing to take into consideration is the interior tub Al. The Galaxie & the Starliner had different tubs. Actually, the tub that comes with the Galaxie is a 4 door tub. You may want to see if the interior from the '60 would work with the '61 body. Would probably be closer to accurate in the long run. Steve

I bought a bunch of these kits back when they first came out but never built any. They always seemed to be very nice kits, & now I see that they really are! Nice work Peter! Especially on the Caddy! Steve

Haven't tried it, but just in case you didn't know, the '61 Galaxie kit is a curbside kit.(no engine). But I believe it's been done many times. Steve

Testors clear lacquer will achieve that goal, but it will take several coats. Testors clear enamel will do the job as well but will take a couple of months to cure afterwards. Steve