StevenGuthmiller

Just thought I'd add a couple more shots. Steve

You'll love them Eric!! Steve

Thanks a million guys! hearing all the wonderful comments is a huge incentive to moving on to the next project. Curtis, I'll have a good week to think long & hard about what's next, & although I'll be relaxing on vacation, I'll be extremely antsy about getting back to the shop! I'm leaning towards the '62 Chrysler first just because I know if I don't I'll just put it off for another 20 years! Steve

That is sharp Hans! Couldn't have picked a better color! Steve

Yes. It most likely will. That's why a lot of use automotive type paints from places like "Model Car World" & "House of Kolor". The metallic they use in their paint is much finer to keep closer to scale for models. If you have an airbrush & are looking for a custom or candy color, you may want try HOK. If you're looking for a factory color, I would recommend MCW. MCW also offers many of their paints in a spray can. I use MCW paints almost exclusively. I just love the stuff! Steve

Thank you everybody! I finally feel like I'm making a bit of headway on my Chrysler 300 collection. I surely do have a ways to go, but it'll be a blast getting there! Steve

Let's just say I've been "ruminating" on that one Al. I still haven't even given a Continental much thought. I'm starting to wonder if I'll make that one year deadline! Steve

Your probably right Peter, but as I said, neither one was an option on the '65. Let's just call them "custom touches". Hey, then I can say I built a custom, right? Steve

Try the "painters tape" technique. I live by it! Just let your blade run along the edge of the tape. works great, especially for long straight sections where the trim is not well defined. Steve

Thanks a lot guys! It was another fun build. Not sure where I'm headed next. I have so many great old kits to build, sometimes I have a hard time making a decision on what I want to do. It's between these; '58 Ford, ( which I just seem to keep putting off) '65 Dodge Monaco, '61 Ford Starliner, '59 Pontiac hardtop & the one I've been putting off for 20 years, a '62 Chrysler 300! Steve

I do them, but I keep them to a minimum. I don't want to be taking pictures of every nut & bolt & spending umpteen hours a day sitting at the computer posting. I usually will post when I have a large assembly done or the like. Steve

Well, here it is. My 1965 Chrysler 300. Took almost exactly 1 month to finish this build. Exactly where I like to be. I figure 12 builds per year is perfect for me. Pretty much box stock, although I did take a few liberties with this one. As far as I know, steel wheels & dog dish caps were not available as an option on the 300 in '65, but I liked the look, plus the old built up was missing the stock hubcaps when I got it & I didn't want to deal with the time & cost of Modelhaus pieces. Besides, I think it gives it that sort of "sleeper"/ "grandpa's hot rod" vibe. Dog dishes are all the rage on muscle cars these days, why not on a big old yacht like this? Otherwise, It's painted in factory correct "Royal Turquoise" with a not so correct cream & turquoise interior, another little touch of my own. I don't believe this color combo was available, but it should have been! Other touches include, scratch built antenna, interior rear view mirror, head light covers and the body colored panel behind the grille under the hood to help cover up the ugly grille backs so prevalent on these old kits. I also flocked the carpet & tinted the glass & added a full array of under hood decals courtesy of "speedwaydecals.com". Now it's off to Cancun Mexico for a week to relax & contemplate my next project. Take care all!! Steve

For those of you who followed this build & encouraged me, thank you! I put the final touches on it tonight, but it was far too late to set up for any pictures. So I'll shoot for some photos in "Under Glass" tomorrow night. This is my first build for 2015 & I'm pleased that I made my tentative February 1st deadline. I'll be in Cancun Mexico next week, so I look forward to possibly following what's going on around here from a beach chair with a tequila in my hand! Thank you all! Steve

Nice Rich! I do remember reading somewhere that a side mount mirror wasn't even available on the '55. I would guess that would have carried over to the '56. But being as it's a custom, all bets are off. Great job Rich! Steve

Just use some acrylic craft paint like Ceramcoat. You can get it in virtually any craft store. (I get mine @ Hobby Lobby) I use it for grilles & door lines, almost everything. you can just flow it into the recess & then let it dry. anything that you need to wipe off can be done later with a damp cloth or even rubbed off with a tooth pick or the like. I usually let it dry for 20 minutes or so. Just until it's dry to the touch. Cleaning it after it dries eliminates any "smearing" problems. If it'll work on this Buick's grille, it should work for your application. Steve

I'm not real sure about just the Desotos, but there were a lot of other ones re-issued from other years. The only Desoto I have is the '59. Steve

"Don't touch my Dodge Dart Jake!!" Nice work!! Steve

Very cool Bill! I looked for one of these old MPC kits for sometime on ebay just because I loved the body style of the '68-'70 Dodges & Plymouths & wanted to build something different from what was currently available. The '68 & '69 Coronets are getting exceedingly hard to find & I never was able to find a nice & reasonable '68. I did however find a nice restorable '69 hardtop that I would like to build some time soon. I usually don't swap parts when I build these old annuals, but I think I'll be using the modern '70 Super Bee chassis & engine on mine. Very nice work Bill! Steve

A whole bunch of these old Johan promos were re-popped in the 80s by X-EL & Seville. They were exact replicas of the originals made from the old molds & were made of styrene. Steve

There's really no way to answer that honestly. every build & every builder varies. There's no way on Gods green earth that I would be able to do a build in a week or six hours. It takes me longer than that just to finish up the painting process on the body, not including any polishing, etc. Some guys on the forum get good results in a few hours, others may finish one project in a year. I can usually pump one out in 4 to 6 weeks, probably 24 hours or more of actual sitting at the bench time, & that's just a wild guess. In the end, it really doesn't matter. Everybody is on their own schedule, & as long as you're having fun, it's all good. Steve

Nice one Trent! There's something about the '65-'66 Plymouths I've always loved! In my opinion, probably the best looking Fury from the '60s. I find it odd that you almost never see them on the road anymore. I have the convertible to build, as well as a '65 hardtop. I'm looking forward to both! Good luck with your project! Steve

Thanks a bunch guys!! Steve

The dip in the roof may be partially due to the aftermarket glass I used for it. Not really sure if the original glass would have fit a little better. I happened to have it on hand & sometimes I like to use vacu-formed glass just because the scale is better. Not so thick. Steve

Here's a few shots of the 413 engine featuring decals from Tommy Logan, aka. "Roadhawg". Steve