StevenGuthmiller

Welcome Tony! As far as the trim on the '58 Plymouth goes, it should be chrome with aluminum bright work in the middle. How you achieve that is entirely up to you. What I used to do is foil the whole thing & then put a coat of "dull coat" over the center section to simulate the aluminum. Now I mask & spray the aluminum section with "Alclad Polished Aluminum" & then foil the outer trim. There are many ways to do it, these are just a couple of ideas. Good to have you! Good luck! Steve

Welcome David! Model building is not a race so it doesn't really matter how many you build. I know of guys in the hobby who are quite enthusiastic about it who haven't finished a kit in years, & others who can build one in a weekend! Personally, I try to finish one every month or so just to keep my interest. But every body has their own pace. Just follow that. Steve

Thanks everybody! I never really envisioned myself building one of these either, but I'm really glad I did! It turned out to be one of the most fun builds I've done in some time. & you know me, I like to build cars that are a little more unusual. Steve

I agree Niko. Only problem is, the sun finally came out here in Minnesota, but the temp is only 8 degrees with 6 inches of snow on the ground. It's supposed to get even colder over the coming days so it may be a while before I can get some outside shots. Steve

I was pretty lucky this year. I think I only have 2 or 3 that I started & didn't finish. Now if we're talking about unfinished builds I have in my stash, it could be more like 30 or 40! Steve

Welcome James! Good to have another Minnesotan around! Oh yah, you betcha!! Steve

Thanks guys! Steve

Thank you Bob! Steve

I'll still never understand how you can do these so quickly Al! Working on a kit right now & realizing, It takes me at least a good couple of hours just to do body prep! & that's on a good body! Oh well, Nice job!! Steve

Thanks Cliff! Steve

Thanks Dan! The Long Ram engine was a big reason why I started this one in the first place. I'm afraid the '65 Chrysler I'm building next will be a little more boring under the hood. Steve

I'm sure it'll look nice Ron, although, I gotta say, I've never been a 4 door fan. I think I'm going to use a set of caps from the '70 Ford police car kit, (They're very generic & I already have them) & a set of left over wheels from a '60 Ford kit. I already did a sort of "test fit" & I thought it looked pretty cool with the dog dish caps & some white wall tires. Gives it that sort of "sleeper" look. I almost bought a 1965 Chrysler Newport when I was still in high school. I'm almost positive that had dog dish caps but I don't recall for sure. I do remember it had a three on the tree, which is the main reason I didn't buy it. Steve

Yeah, they get ridiculous on ebay these days! Got pretty lucky with this one. Steve

Thank you every body! it was a fun year! Steve

Thank you Danno! Thanks Bob! Steve

Thanks Peter. I'll do my best! Steve

Very nice Ron. Yes, I did pretty well with my purchase. got it on ebay for $77.00. Body's in really nice shape except for a couple of sink marks on the roof from an over zealous glue job on the glass. Interior's in good shape, & the engine/ engine bay is missing a couple of parts but they're easily replaced. Mine was never painted either. Just a few decals on the bare plastic. I'm doing a little bit of an unusual wheel treatment with this one too. Steelies with dog dish caps. Don't know if they ever came that way, but the look is cool! Steve

Thanks guys! This was the most enjoyable build I've done in a while. That surprises me a little just because I never really had any intention of building a '64 Chrysler. It just kind of fell in my lap & grabbed my attention at the right moment I guess. Steve

Well, being as I just finished a '64 & really enjoyed it, I might as well move on to a '65 Chrysler 300 hardtop. This one will be done in "Royal Turquoise" with either a medium turquoise or turquoise & white interior. I'm going to try to keep my 1958 Ford convertible project moving at the same time, but I've been having a little difficulty concentrating on more than one build at a time as of late. Steve

Thanks Ron! Steve

That looks like it would be pretty easily done in styrene. Steve

Thanks guys! Bruce, I did do a few minor modifications under the hood to add a little more realism. One thing that's always drove me nuts on these older kits are those bumper/chassis mounting posts on either side of the radiator, so I eliminated them. Does pose a little bit of a problem when it comes to installing the bumper & chassis, but nothing too pressing. I also added an alternator & power steering bracket, & the space between the radiator brace & the grille looked a little "cavernous" so I scratch built a grille brace/ hood latch plate & painted it body color. seems to help a little. I did do some detail painting on the chassis on this one, which I usually don't bother with, but I didn't go over board. here's a pic. Steve

Thank you Fabrizio! Steve

Thanks everybody! I had a great time building this one! Steve

It wasn't one of my favorite designs either. As a matter of fact, it wasn't even on my list of projects to look for. I wanted to build a model of as many "generations" of Chrysler 300s as I could and this generation included the '63 & '64, Neither one real high on my list of beautiful cars. I had a '63 & really wasn't looking for a '64, but this one popped up one day on ebay, so I just threw a small bid at it & some how picked it up for $40.00. It was in pretty nice shape & once I got to looking it over, I started to get excited about building it. It seemed to have everything I loved going for it. A very unusual subject with a nicely detailed interior & a great engine configuration. It was great fun to build from start to finish! Steve