StevenGuthmiller

Good luck with that interior Peter! Looks like another typical "wild" early 60s Mopar upholstery pattern. I'm not sure it will even be possible to duplicate this interior pattern. I just did mine in a tri-tone & didn't get too carried away with the cloth. Have fun with it though. You never know what you might come up with. I see lots of masking tape & patience in your future! Steve

Peter, You flatter me! These are right up my alley!! As a matter of fact, I just recently picked up another of the '62s & hope to get going on it in the near future. As for the Desoto, I built one of those a couple of years ago & I'm a little frightened at how similar our tastes must be. I painted mine before I had my airbrush up & running again & I used Testors "Tropical Turquoise". Honestly, I like yours much better! Don't give up on it. I wanna see this one finished!! Steve

Very nice Eric! I've always thought the '55-'56s were the best looking Fords of that era. This just makes me want to drag one out & get started on it! I've built several of these kits in the past but I'd really like build another now that my skills have improved a little. Great job! Steve

Sorry Cliff. I may not have been clear. The Challenger I was refering to was a "new" one. I did a little research & found that they only offered that color in 2010 & called it "Furious Fuschia". I had seen a few pics online & since then, I've only seen one in person painted that color. Steve

Very nice Tom! Most people don't quite have the stomach for this color but I love it! I actually saw a new Challanger in this color a couple of years back. I think it may have been a limited edition color because I haven't seen one since. The Dodge equivilent was of course "Panther Pink". (at least in the early 70s it was) The Challanger had the white interior also with pink piping. Very cool! Nice job!! Steve

Nice job Emmanuel! I've never bought an R&R kit. Mostly because I've heard a lot of horror stories about them. But, I guess if you're looking for truly unique subject matter, resin is the only choice & these guys do provide that service. Good job on this one! Steve

Nice variation on a theme Tulio! The side pipes & wire wheels are a nice touch. I love wires & use them a lot on my builds as well. One of these in a nice 2-tone would have been a real treat! Great job on all three! You're a regular master!! Steve

This one's much more to my liking Tulio! Don't get me wrong, They're all beautiful, but stock is the way I like them. & that black paint? OOOOHH, nice!! Steve

Tulio, Your paint jobs always amaze me! They're almost "too" perfect! Are you sure you're not "re-touching" your photos? Wonderful work!! Steve

I can't imagine why you'd want t re-do yours Froghawk! It's gorgeous just the way it is. Wouldn't change a thing! Steve

This is an original AMT annual Jeff. As far as I know, only produced in 1960. Although some of these old kits did get re-popped as "Junior Craftsman" kits in later years, I don't think this is one of them. Steve

A little more progress on my '60 Edsel build. Finished up the polishing & got a good start on the foil. Also got a start on the interior. I lightened up the body color wit a little bit of silver for the dash & steering wheel then custom mixed some flat enamel to match & contrast the dash, all shades of brown. got the lighter of the colors on & will do the darker color tonight. All to be coated with pearl clear to finish. It's getting there! Steve

I'll bet there's not alot of "Pinto" left in either one of them. Steve

Wow Bernard! That's a kick in the.....you know what! This kind of thing is always my nightmare. After lovingly massaging a build for many hours, something like this happens. Oh well, I guess we have to move on. What a bummer!! Steve

Perfect color as far as I'm concerned Tommy! The more "unusual" the better I always say. Steve

I'll bet everybody has at least one of these in their stash. When I get to mine, it's going to be painted "Silver Mocha" & "Colonial White". Good Job on an ancient kit Ron! Steve

Boy! There's one you don't see every day! Nice save Alan! I know Revell, Johan & Hubley did some of these wagons & 4 door kits. But this one has got to be up there with the rarest of the rare! Steve

It is a very nice build Tim! You did a fantastic job! Every time I see one of these "monstrosities" driving around, all I can do is shake my head. There's no accounting for taste I guess. But a Pinto......Well, what else can you do with a Pinto. Other than use it for kindeling! Steve

Agreed Mark. I'll save the "slicing & dicing" for more easily replaceable kits. I just have this thing in the back of my mind that tells me that these old annuals are a tiny piece of history & should be concerved rather than "bashed". They're far too rare as is. Besides, maybe some day when I've moved on to that great hobby shop in the sky, some other fanatical hobbiest will acquire my old kits & re-do them to his liking. So in a way, I become immortal! Steve

No problem Ron. I have one of the Trumpeter hardtops that I never built. A few things soured me on it as soon as I opened it up. First of all, the body proprtions are obviously way off. The roof is all wrong. I also thought it was just plain laziness to plate things like the exhaust while not plating parts like the mirrors & dash parts. I've seen nice built up examples, (yours is one of them) & I'm sure that with some patience, it could build into a very nice kit. Don't know if I'll ever attempt mine. I have a '60 AMT annual that is a much more likely candidate for me. Steve

Thanks Froghawk. I appreciate the offer, but I'll just use whatever info I can find online. I don't worry too much about 100% accuracy. Steve

I never "butcher" these old annuals. I don't have the heart! I lust work with what AMT gave me. I try to show that with a little love these annuals can build into a very nice display piece. Steve

Thanks guys! Charlie, I think I'm heading in this direction. Steve

This is the result of about an hour and a half in "Castrol Super Clean". Obviously, I'm quite happy! I might soak it a bit more as I see there is still a little residue of silver paint around the window trim. Steve

As usual, I continue to acquire new projects much faster than I can possibly build them. Here's another restoration project I picked up very recently. An AMT 1959 Pontiac Bonneville hardtop. Looks like it should be a relatively easy resto. All of the stock parts are there & in pretty good shape. The body has had no "extra" parts glued to it & the paint is the usual "period" brush paint, which usually is not too difficult to remove. I already have another batch of parts slated for rechroming, so I guess these will probably be added on. Gonna try & get it in the "soup" within the next couple of days & we'll see how well the paint strips. Looks good on the outside, hopefully it's not a "glue bomb" on the inside! Wish me luck! Steve