StevenGuthmiller

Nothing going on underneath Tulio. I don't spend alot of time on the chassis on these curbside kits. I like to focus on the pretty parts that show. Steve

They can't all be show stoppers Jason. I've got plenty of "mediocre" builds on my shelf. It's a hobby, not a job. Doesn't have to be perfect. Still looks pretty nice to me!! Steve

I don't know, but I would say it's not worth restoring! Great job Dante!!

That's quite a theory Scott! A more likely explanation is that Chrysler just had some designers during that era that had a slightly "warped" sense of style! I might buy your theory if it wasn't for the fact that the '60 & '62 Plymouths were just as "bizarre", or maybe even more so than the '61. I guess, as they say, there's no accounting for taste! By the way, I have a nice old '60 Plymouth Fury hardtop kit that I built a year or so ago. I'll post some pics sometime this weekend. It's actually one of my absolute favorite builds in my collection. Steve

Beautiful Paul!! I still haven't picked up one of these kits even though I like the looks over the '55. I built a '55 maybe a year ago & that may have something to do with the fact that I haven't gotten the '56 yet. Almost exactly the same kit with a new body. I'd probably get bored doing another one so soon. I agree! the engineering on these Mobius kits is nothing short of a modern miracle. In over 40 years of building, I have never done a kit that went together as well as the '55! Very nice job on this one!! One tiny critisizm. The trim around the head lights should be chrome. Steve

This is the Lindberg '61 Impala SS kit. This is a very old build! I'm thinking maybe 12-15 years ago? Nothing too unusual here. just a box stock SS......a little on the dusty side. Steve

Man! What a boat!! But I'll bet it wouldn't float if you drove it off of the pier! Martin asked if it was a TKM kit. If it is you not only deserve a reward, you deserve a medal & a street named after you! I bought one TKM kit probably 25 years ago. Last time I'll ever do that!! They may have improved since then, but I'm not willing to take that chance! Steve

Is the wood just paint Phil? If so it's a very nice job! I'm a little old school myself, (that's just code for old) So I'm not a huge fan of these bright paint colors or the huge wheels, but it's a very nicely done build, none the less. My personal taste would have been something closer to a factory color & maybe a nice set of Cragar SS or Keystone wheels. I'm showing my age a little, huh? Steve

Thanks everybody! Your comments are appreciated. This is absolutely not one of my best builds, but I thought you all might like to see it anyway. Thanks! Steve

Thanks guys!! I actually liked the looks of the '58 & '60 Imperials better than the '59s Wayne. I always thought the '59 looked a little "heavy" in the front. The grille was just too "bulky". The '58 was pretty much the exact same body style with a much more "subdued" grille. The front end of the '60, which has always been my favorite, had a very "aggressive" look, with it's heavily "browed" headlight assembly. I have a '60 Imperial hard top kit which I hope to be building soon. I've always struggled with the dashboard details Mike. I've tried just about every trick in the book & what I've finally settled on, is putting a coat of white lacquer over the entire gauge area. Then, cover it again with whatever color the guage face will be in acrylic or enamel. Then I either scratch the acrylic/enamel off of the numbers, as best I can, down to the white paint underneath with a toothpick, or wipe it off with thinner & a veryfine point Q-tip. Some times I'll for-go the white lacquer & use foil as my base & just let the chrome show through as my numbers. Easier that way! Steve

Here's another one of my older builds. This is the Modelking repop of the AMT/SMP 1959 Chrysler Imperial. This one is actually painted in a '58 color called "Aztec Turquoise". The '59 color was called "Turquoise Gray" and was a couple of shades darker. I wanted to lighten it up a little, so I went with this color. It was quite cloudy the day I took these shots, so it looks a little on the "blue" side, but I guess it's ok. Steve

Very nice Al! There's one you don't see every day! Love it! Steve

Perfect Marty!! Couldn't have done a better job or picked a better color. Outstanding!! Steve

Thanks every body! Tulio, I agree 100%. I love the new & the old kits. Just so happens, most of the subject matter I really love was made back then. The cars I love from that late 50s, early 60s time period are woefully under represented today. So it's metal axles & screw bottoms for me! At least for the time being. By the way, I have that same '59 Ford kit coming up in my build que. At this point I think it will be painted "Geranium" and white. Steve

If you can get your hands on some Tulio, Modelhaus makes fantastic white wall tires. I buy the repops of the old "Satco" wide whites from him & I love them! Not exactly cheap either at $8.50 a set, but I think they look so much better than printed or painted ones. I just bite the bullet & buy them 4 or 5 sets at a time. I just shoot a coat of flat white or white primer over the whitewall insert to eliminate the little bit of "shininess". Steve

Looks better with the bigger pics Ryan! If you're looking for some colored wire, a good candidate is telephone wire. If you can round up a few feet of that, inside you'll find several different colors of thin wire that's almost the perfect scale for plug wires & battery cables. Depending on the type you find, there should be some good useable colors in there. Unfortunately, some times there are a lot of undesirable colors also. Steve

Thanks everybody!! Jeff, "Evening Orchid" was a '65 GM color. This is an actual '57 GM color called "Dusk Pearl". Pretty close to Evening Orchid, but a little less on the purple side & a little more on the gray side. Mark, the piping on the seats was pretty simple on this one. Just Foil! Steve

Very nice Rich!! I'm actually quite surprised that you could make one of these old promos look that nice! If you can find one that's not warped beyond recognition to start with. I avoid these promos like the plague! Too many "unknowns" for me. You should be proud! You did it right! Steve

Sorry about the "BLAH BLAH BLAH". I guess I have to learn to watch my "potty mouth". Steve

You're probably right Johann. I use the "food" setting, (believe it or not) on my camera for shooting models. It gives me much nicer "close-up" abilities. It also allows me to adjust color "saturation". I usually set it for "lighter" for indoor pics & depending on the color of the paint & what the weather is like outside, it can be a "BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH shoot" as to which setting I should be using out doors. It's hard to get a good idea of the "finished product" until I load them onto my computer. Plus, sometimes I just plain forget to reset it when I'm shooting out side. Steve

Beautiful Tulio!! I'm not much of a '30s-'40s guy, but that's just plain old NICE!! Steve

No collection would be complete without at least one '57 Chevy, & I'm no exception. This is the AMT '57 Belair hardtop, (the newer one with the opening trunk) I have three or four favorite colors for the '57 Chevy, & none of them are the "usual" Tropical Turquoise or Venetian Red. I'm a bit of an oddball when it comes to color choices. The more unusual the better. I like, "Canyon Coral", "Laurel Green", "Coronado Yellow" and of course, the color this one is done in, "Dusk Pearl". Steve

Thanks everybody!! your great comments are an inspiration to me! Steve

Very cool Andy! I like the fact that you kept it simple & didn't go over board. To many times some of us have a tendancy to change to kit so much it becomes unrecognizable. I like it when we let the original lines speak for themselves. But, that's coming from a guy who builds almost exclusively factory stock! Steve

Thanks Guys! I appreciate the nice Comments. I love these old annuals! You'll probably see quite a few more before I run out of subject matter & have to go back to more "current" kits. I have plenty of them I'd like to get done too! Steve