StevenGuthmiller

The only time I've had this sort of problem is if I try to "force dry" by setting the body in front of a heat source of some kind. I'm not sure if the heat softens the paint enough to leave marks from the tape in the paint or what. I never use garden variety masking tape on my builds any more. Way too many issues can come about with that stuff. I use almost exclusively Tamiya masking tape & blue painters tape, as well as masking paper. The less tape touching your paint the better. steve

You're right Al! But I do still have yet to finish my '60 Imperial! That's a little closer to Continental competition. I lean a little more towards the Mopar side of the spectrum! But I do love 'em all!! Steve

I've got 2 jars of MCW paint for '57 Ford products that I have yet to find a use for. "Silver Mocha" & "Coral Sand". This may be a good opportunity to use one of them up! Steve

Finished last night & photographed this morning! Please disregard the rain drops! The weather isn't exactly conducive to taking pictures in Minnesota this morning. Anyway, this is an original Johan 1960 Chrysler New Yorker annual kit that I got as a built up & has been completely restored. The colors are factory correct "Iris" with a "Lilac" top & a 2-tone metallic purple interior. After market touches include, scratch built mirrors inside & out, along with a scratch built antenna & another of those wonderful Mopar "transparent" steering wheels. Other than that, a set of Modelhaus wide whites & Chrysler wire wheels finishes off the package. Comments or criticisms are always welcome guys! Steve

She's all done guys! I'll post some pics as soon as the sun shines! Steve

Well, I'm making pretty good progress today on this build. Finished up the interior & the rest is close behind. With any luck, it may go into "Under Glass" Tomorrow! That is, as long as it doesn't snow tomorrow so I can get a few outside photos! No major mods on this interior, just a few details. Scratch built mirror & door lock buttons along with another of those wonderful Mopar "transparent" steering wheels. I've gotten pretty used to doing those over the past couple of years! Other than that, just paint & a set of "sand paper" floor mats. Steve

Or a VW Bug with giant plastic eyelashes on the headlights is pretty much a dead give away!! Steve

I already have most of mine. At the top of the list were the Johan '61 Plymouth Fury & the '66 Chrysler 300. I now have both of those as well as a few others like the Johan '61 Chrysler New Yorker, Johan '67 Plymouth, AMT '58 Ford, just to mention a few. The only ones I have left to find are: Johan '65-'66 Plymouth Fury MPC '67 Pontiac Bonneville AMT '60 Ford pickup AMT '67 Ford Galaxie & then.....who knows! Steve

Picked up this little gem today. Complete except for one stock wheel cover. Anybody happen to have a '67-'68 Plymouth hubcap they don't want? Steve

I just tried a Sharpie last night on a build with pretty good results. The 1960 Chrysler New Yorker I'm working on had gold anodized scripts on the hood, rear valance & front quarters as well as the vertical trim pieces on the rear quarter panels. What I did was of course foil all of those & then very carefully go over them with a gold metallic Sharpie. Gives a much more realistic affect than gold foil & is a lot easier than paint. Steve

That Del Rio wagon is much cooler than the previous Ford sedan kit! Never even bought one of those. Just didn't interest me. But this wagon I will definitely buy!! Steve

Does look a little better with the front end mangled Miles! Steve

But be warned Leslie, even a very good resin kit will, in all likelihood, require more prep work before painting or assembly than styrene. Many times there will be pin holes & voids to fill, warpage can be bit of a problem & chances are pretty god there may be a few part fit issues. These are things that may, or may not, arise with a good resin kit. If it's a bad one...... Steve

My mother in law owns one!! Whenever she visits, I make her park it on the street, honestly! Steve

Although, I think a repaint may be in order! Steve

Hmmm, that one's not even available here. Could be an old one that they don't make any more. might have just been old. steve

Surely no uglier than this!! These things not only hit every branch, they obviously hit the ground with great force!! Steve

Very nice Mark! You know I'm not real big on T-buckets & the like, but you always do such nice work on them. Great job! Steve

Waste of perfectly good sheet metal. I wouldn't drive one of these death traps any faster than 35 mph, even if it would go faster than that. Steve

Strange. Do you remember which Testors clear it was? Was it The Model Master #28139 "Ultra Gloss Clear Coat"? or was it one of the other Testors clear lacquers? (#1834 Wet Look Clear or #1261 Glosscote) I've never had that sort of problem with them. Although I have been having a cracking problem with the "wet look clear" lately. Steve

I think I've bought a couple of kits from this guy. Recently I got a very nice '65 Dodge Monaco from him. If I recall correctly, he was selling off a collection of an old gentleman who had passed on & his wife needed to get rid of his massive collection. I believe he had taken all of the parts off of the trees & placed them in plastic bags to save space. He must be coming into the home stretch. He had a lot more rare kits & resins a couple of months ago. I went back & looked & I bought my '66 Chrysler 300 from him as well. Steve

Understandable Richard. Some people really don't like cats. Some don't care for dogs. Others just don't believe in pets in general. I just won't tolerate anything hairy in my shop!! Steve

I used to keep a small kids dart gun handy many years ago with our first cat that we needed to teach to stay off of the kitchen counter. It didn't take her long to get the drift! Our latest cat however, wouldn't get the drift if you shot her with a crossbow! Steve

Plus the fact that most of the mirrors included in these vintage kits were notoriously bad & completely inaccurate to boot. You can only rob so many mirrors from your newer kits. Maybe my next step would be to come up with a few good designs & then resin cast a bunch & see if I can make a few bucks selling them. Steve

I used the back of a spot light from a '49 Merc kit for the head in this one. I think I'll use this one on the '60 Chrysler & then maybe try tho refine the design a little the next time around. Steve