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Basic interior color shot, this is Testors Nassau blue metallic from their auto lacquer line. Final color coats of Tamiya TS-19 Metallic blue Mockup to see if the colors work together :-) What do you all think?

I also won a 65 Lincoln hardtop that I'll be building as a companion piece to this Mercury. Stay tuned for pictures of that one when I get it. You all stay safe and thanks for looking!

I was going to wait a bit before I started this but, the urge was too strong!. Here it is with the beginning coats of Tamiya TS-19 Metallic Blue. Engine is almost done. And the stock wheel covers are done. Now, believe it or not, I also scored a 65 Merc with the custom pieces on it. My plan is to redo the custom with the newer custom pieces from the kit I just got. Here are some pics the seller posted on evil bay. Thanks for looking!

Just got this one Box contents and instruction pictures at the link: http://carmodelingcorner.com/KitReviews/AMT_1965_Mercury_Parklane.htm

Cool thanks!

Here we go, an update after 10 years! See, I never get rid of a model :-) Bison - I got the trailer completed except for decals and tail lights. I've found all the parts for the cab so that should be showing some progress soon. Kenworth T-900 "Australia" - Got some paint on this one, Testors Lime Ice. No progress on the other ones I had previously listed, let's just say I've collected all the parts I've scattered over the years. I have started some new ones though. Freightliner COE SD - Painted Testors Electric Pink, this will transport a load of 1970 Dodge Chargers, Super Bee, and a Challenger in the high impact colors, that is why I painted it electric pink. Kenworth Aerodyne COE - Painted Tamiya Bright Orange, this will be a companion piece to the K123 That will be hauling the AMT Exterior Post Van in Interstate livery. Kenworth Aerodyne Conventional - Revell snap kit. This one sure looks big compared to the RoG T900. This is painted Testors Revving Red. I have a couple more of the AMT Freightliner SD/DD kits, one is the 75th anniversary with the Consolidated Freight decals. So an ambitious project I have planned is to build a DD with sleeper cab triple trailer. I picked up two of the double header trailer kits so I have three plus two boogie (if this is the right term) axles for it. Of course if board wisdom tells me CF never ran the DD with sleeper with triples then I'll just build one of the Freightliners as an SD no sleeper cab. I do know they ran a few of them with triples basically through Nevada back in the day. The other will be built as a DD with sleeper but not with CF markings. Well, that's all the updates I got so far, thanks for looking.

Starting back on these again, Nd even started a few more. Updated picks coming in the next few days.

Since Revell is coming out with the 69, I had better get back to these soon.

yes it does have an engine.

They came in the 65 Oldsmobile kit.

Hey - They body is pretty accurate and it builds up pretty good. While the interior could be more accurate for a quick weekend build I think it works pretty good. Someone could start with a 66 Rivera cash and modify it to fit the WC. While I agree that AMT really dropped the ball back in 1965/1966 by not updating the interior, I don't agree that it is just a lump of plastic.

Not gonna get it finished this year, but should be the first out of the gate next year! You all have a safe and Happy New Years! Thanks for looking, all comments welcomed!

I am working on some aluminum sheeting to clean up the nose section of this, once I get done the screw mountings won't be seen.

I got this many years ago from ebay, it was in a partial built stage with horrible paint. I cleaned it up, shot it with some paint, then decided the body needed more work. Into a box it went. That was in 2008. A few days ago I decided to drag it out and see what I could do with it. Since all the body markings were really faint and I had secured another 65 Oldsmobile unbuilt, I decided to do this one with the custom touches. Here it is so far. What it looked like in 2008 After a bit of work with sand paper and fitting the custom nose and tail on it, here it is now. Painted with Testors Mystical Maroon. with wet look clear. I'm using the engine that came with the kit. It had been assembled and painted some type of beige color(?) I removed the water pump and intake manifold and substituted the super charger intake instead. More later.

Thank you all for t he great comments. I really appreciate them.

I'm looking at this with visions of aluminum panels in the engine compartment, and I am wondering if I really want to put a hood on it. Picture the body in purple.

Picked this one up a few days ago from evil bay. This is how it looked when I got it. I've since gave it an alcohol bath and figured out some tires and wheels for it. This is going to be a blown street machine since I don't have a hood. Engine is from an AMT 69 Rivera kit. Rear tires are American Satco Mickey Thompsons, fronts are some AMT Goodyear GTs from something, while the Crager mags are from an AMT 65 Pontiac GP kit. Some cutting needed to be made to the frame for everything to fit. More later, thanks for looking and all comments are welcomed.

I doubt I'll get anything else done this year, so here is my builds for 2019

Started in 2008, finally got it on the shelf. Painted Testors' Root Beer.

This one has been declared finished and is listed in the Under Glass section if anyone is interested :-)

Well, it took me about 16 years to get this one done, but here it is. AMT 65 Pontiac 2+2 with the custom nose, tail, and interior from the AMT 65 Bonneville. I picked the 2+2 body because it had less stuff to sand off. I quickly found out the Bonneville custom body parts were not a straight swap onto this body. But with patience and lots of putty, I got them to fit. Painted Testors' Da Ja blue with wet look clear. Wheels are Pegasus low rider wheels while the tires are from the latest version of the AMT GP kit. Blower setup is from the AMT Pontiac GP kit while the custom seats, dash, and center console are from the Bonneville kit. Thanks for looking and all comment are welcomed.

Some updates on this one. I shot some more clear over it and it came out shiny. Here are more in progress shots. The engine is using the twin 4bbl intake and air cleaner from the AMT 66 Wildcat. Buick road wheels from AMT 66 Wildcat, still have to paint the centers. Previous owner installed the skirts and I did not want to try and remove them. So, there they are. The body is not perfect, you can see some scratches and gouges in it. I decided I did not want to try and fix it. Worse part of the body is the passenger fender. But, it looks pretty good from a foot or two away. More later.

Got the basic interior done, primer white door panels, dash, and some of the seats. Floor flocked with blue kens #130 Fuzzy fur, stripes painted with testors bright blue. I like the way the custom grille "floats" away from the lower pan and hood. This was a good design detail they did for the Bonneville kit. I have the full width custom tail light assembly in it as well but didn't take any pictures of it. Later on I'll post some. I had to do a little modification on the engine to get it to fit below the hood on this one. I trimmed the top of the blower and removed the mounting pin on the oil pan. I also had to cut away some of the radiator cross member on the frame to get it to set lower. The kit does not come with an alternator setup for the blower so I used a parts box belt and alternator for it. Thanks for looking, all comments welcomed.

I started this back in 2003. I used the 2+2 body with the custom nose and tail from the Bonneville kit. They were not a straight match. This is how it looked back in 2003. I decided to try and get this one done, so it's now in paint! Testors Da Ja blue with wet look clear. More later.

Another Buick, this one painted with Testors Nassau blue with Tamiya pearl clear. I need to do some more clear to get it shiny though. Thanks for looking, more later.