[1956 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight 4 door hardtop]

1 hour ago, happy grumpy said:

Really beautiful olds, right up my alley, all this hard work paid off and the color id perfect for the period. You do great justice to these old kits. Thanks for sharing them.

Mario, sorry I  got your name in the wrong place. I've been busy and haven't had as much time to post but if even one person enjoys seeing my models, I will keep showing them. Thanks for your comments.

Right now I'm finishing a Revell 1962 Imperial 4 door hardtop.  -Rich

[1956 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight 4 door hardtop]

2 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking Olds. The two-tone colors look nice, and the chrome trim is all cleanly done. 

David, I appreciate  the comment.

[1956 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight 4 door hardtop]

2 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking Olds. The two-tone colors look nice, and the chrome trim is all cleanly done. 

 Mario, thank you!

[1956 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight 4 door hardtop]

10 hours ago, John M. said:

Real sharp looking car Rich. I saw a 59 60 Lincoln Continental of yours earlier that looked just as good. The attention to detail on both is jaw dropping.

Thanks John, I've posted 6 or 8 models over the last few weeks.

10 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

Looks amazing

Thank you David

 

7 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Big fan of the Tri-5 GM cars and 4-door hardtops, so this is really attractive to me! Nice color combo for this that handsome body. Well done.

Thanks Rusty, I like all 4 doors including wagons, and have many.

 

5 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Looks excellent! Johan reissue?

Thanks Patrick, yes, it's a Johan reissue.

 

3 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

Thanks Chris

 

3 hours ago, Metalbeast said:

Looks great. 

I also have to ask what's the story with all those Avantis off to the side?

Thanks  Kevin, back in the 80's I was involved in manufacturing 1/43 white metal models as well as doing commissioned model builds. These Avantis are leftovers from a project we were working on. These are some I painted back then that I plan to finish someday. I have parts for 1-200 of these. Feel free to PM me if you want more info. -Rich

 

16 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

Excellent work on this Oldsmobile Rich!👍

Thanks Greg

 

11 minutes ago, Tom99 said:

Very nice!!

 I appreciate it, Tom

[1956 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight 4 door hardtop]

3 hours ago, Jim B said:

Great looking Olds.  Well done.

Thank you Jim

1 hour ago, Kah puts said:

Absolutely marvelous, love that 3/4 rear view, it's a keeper. 

Thanks Glen

[1956 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight 4 door hardtop]

Sorry, I haven't posted a model for a while as I've been busy with yard work, etc. I have  posted a few modified diecasts,however.

I have  2 of these reissue promo kits molded in white but found this one molded in the correct yellow so decided to build it instead of one of the others. My dad bought  a new 56 Olds 88 4 door sedan in these same colors when I was 5 years old. My mom picked the colors.

 Some of these reissues had quite an offset at the parting lines. The Olds and the 59 Dodge were two of them. I did a lot of filing and sanding to get rid of them. If you've built one of these you know what I'm talking about. The yellow is just polished plastic, the white is lacquer. I used Modelhaus tires and interior. It has the promo style chassis it came with but I added wheelwells to it.

The windows were a very poor fit. I cut out the side windows since I had an interior. I also had to do a lot of cutting, filing, and fitting to get the front and rear glass to fit in tight. I also added clear lenses to the chromed headlights.

I've been wanting to do this one for years and am glad to finally have it on display.

Thanks for looking. Questions and/or comments are welcomed.   -Rich

[1/43 1962 Chevy ll 4 door ---cheap diecast before and after detailing.]

  My mother had the exact car in white with a red interior,  blackwalls , and no bumper guards. I painted and detailed the interior, filed off the bumper guards, detailed the grille, got rid of the black dots in the headlights, and foiled over most all of the printed on chrome trim.

 The first 3 photos are how it came from the factory. 

  Thanks for looking. Feel free to comment, good or bad.  -Rich

[Taillight lenses for 1962 Rambler by Johan.]

On 4/12/2022 at 12:57 AM, John M. said:

Thanks Rich. No hurry.

Hi John,

Here are a few photos, the tail lights are done. I'll send you 2 sets.

I've PM'd you to get your address.

                                                                   Rich

[First Gear 1/25 NAPA 1953 International van converted to Coca Cola truck]

I finally got around recently to converting this to a Coca Cola truck. I bought it a few years ago and it's been stored in my basement..

I removed the NAPA graphics and added the Coke decals. It goes well with my other Coke vehicles.

The first photo shows what it looked like to begin with.

Thanks for looking!  -Rich

[AMT 1961 Thunderbird from NOS Styline kit]

On 4/11/2022 at 2:59 PM, ATHU said:

It's a beauty, excellent job!!

 

On 4/11/2022 at 7:09 PM, happy grumpy said:

Sweet clean build of an iconic car, well done.

Thank you  Anders and Mario.  -Rich

[AMT Craftsman Series 1959 Lincoln]

9 hours ago, drodg said:

Beautiful.  When you say polished the body.  Did you just use a polishing or rubbing compound?  Looks fabulous

Hi David, I use Meguiars Plastx to polish plastic.  Sometimes I wax the model after but don't think I did on this one.

Thanks for your comment.  -Rich

[AMT Craftsman Series 1959 Lincoln]

On 4/11/2022 at 7:00 PM, happy grumpy said:

Another beautiful gem Rich, I just love those oldies.

 

23 hours ago, Can-Con said:

Beautiful, very classy. 

great job on all those little paint details.

 

23 hours ago, cobraman said:

Very nice  !

 

23 hours ago, ea0863 said:

Very clean execution on a classy car

 

22 hours ago, gks1964 said:

Very nice build!!

 

13 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

 

12 hours ago, Zippi said:

What a good looking Lincoln Rich.  Love the black with the gold script. Great build.

 

12 hours ago, Tom99 said:

Beautiful!!

 

2 hours ago, espo said:

Deep rich looking black paint and clean trim details. The copper one looks much the same, both great looking builds. 

Thanks very much, I appreciate all the comments  -Rich

[AMT Craftsman Series 1959 Lincoln]

On 4/11/2022 at 6:47 PM, yellowsportwagon said:

I just finished one of these Myself. I really enjoyed this simple kit.

It looks great, Tim. Thanks for showing it.

[Trax 1/43 Valiants and Falcons altered and modified to left hand drive]

Here are a couple of 1/43  Trax models I've changed to left hand drive. I modify a lot of diecasts in different scales.

The wagon came with wide whitewalls. I hand painted the narrow ones. The stock Valiant  is a modified racer like the one  you see in the photos. I added chrome hubcaps and the wide whitewalls came  from the wagon.  I have many other Trax models in 1/43 and 1/24.

I know the wagon is shorter than the American version but it's still a nice model. 

Thanks for looking and feel free to comment.  -Rich

 

[AMT Craftsman Series 1959 Lincoln]

I have three AMT 59 Lincoln 3 in 1 kits built up. I had a bunch of the Craftsman Series  issues so decided to build one of them. You might guess I like 59 Lincolns (and 60 too).

This is built right out of the box except that I used Modelhaus AMT 59 style tires as the ones in this kit were the 61 style tire and didn't have wide whitewalls. I did not paint the body, I just polished the plastic. I am happy the way it came out.

I hope you like this one. I didn't take interior photos before assembling it. I welcome comments, good and bad.   -Rich

     

[Franklin Mint 1996 Ford F 150 pickup- modification]

Here's a pickup I modified by removing all the extra accessories. I like it  much better this way.

The first 2 photos show the way it looks from Franklin Mint. I also have a few of the stock red versions.

Thanks for looking.

[1957 Chrysler 300c]

Very nice job, John. Congratulations!  I love the color.

[AMT 1970 Ford LTD 4 door hardtop]

3 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said:

Great job!!!👍👍

Thanks Ron.

[Taillight lenses for 1962 Rambler by Johan.]

No problem John. I made a couple of molds today and will contact you when the lights are ready.

                                                                                                                                                                     Rich

[SMP 1960 Corvair kit restoration]

On 4/9/2022 at 12:14 AM, RAMBENNA said:

very nice, great color. well done

Thank you Cliff.

On 4/9/2022 at 6:48 PM, carrucha said:

Nice work on the restoration. Cool to see a Corvair build.

Thanks Hector, I like Corvairs too.

22 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

Very nice detailing work. Especially the interior.

Thanks Bill, I appreciate it.

[AMT 1970 Ford LTD 4 door hardtop]

12 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

Nice work and lovely colour. I much prefer this front clip version to the current AMT one.

Thanks, I have both versions.

[AMT 1970 Ford LTD 4 door hardtop]

On 4/4/2022 at 1:41 AM, kymdlr said:

Good build. Where can I find that LTD grill ?

Resin Model Realm had them, not sure if they still do.-Rich

[AMT 1961 Thunderbird from NOS Styline kit]

Thanks to all of you for your kind comments!  -Rich

[Johan USA Oldies 1961 Oldsmobile F-85 wagon rebuild]

21 hours ago, slusher said:

Very very sharp!

Thanks!

17 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

A little gem from Jo-Han gets the clean build it deserves!

IIRC this was one of the promo tools they opened up to add more detail for the USA Oldies series, borrowing the engine and underhood details from the '62 F-85.

Yes, you are correct. Thanks for your comments.

13 hours ago, Tom99 said:

Very nice.

Thank you

7 hours ago, espo said:

Great clean looking restoration. 

Thanks

3 hours ago, ewetwo said:

That looks awesome

Thanks

 

[Johan 1959 Plymouth Fury restoration]

21 hours ago, slusher said:

Beautifully done Plymouth!  Wonderfully detailed interior and great color choices !

 

11 hours ago, Smitty said:

There is an incredible array of superbly built subjects to look at on this forum, but your restoration of these old jewels is the sort of thing I always hope to see more of when I come here. Not only are they rare, but you are really doing them justice with excellent paint and trim work. Your intricate painting of those interiors is impressive as well. As a replica stock fan, I find the color choices you’ve made for these cars really nice and very realistic. 
I have a number of old built ups of my own from this era that I hope to do the same thing with, so seeing yours has me inspired. Thanks for sharing yours!

Thanks Eric, I'll be posting more.

3 hours ago, ewetwo said:

That looks fantastic!

Thank you!

53 minutes ago, gks1964 said:

Very well done!! I just picked up a rebuilder myself.

Please post it when it's done.