Ron Hamilton

Rick, That is a wonderful find, as I am a collector of Corvairs. I have all of the parts to finish mine. It started as an absolute glue-bomb which had all of the various accessories glued to it, and large holes bored in it, but it came clean, and I could do the body work. I was able to get the chrome from The Modelhaus a while back, now I have to decide on a color.

Robert, I have one of those myself that was in similar condition when I got it. I have been working away on it. I have a suggestion for a parts source, an AMT 1970 Chevy. It will give you a correct fitting windshield, and the frame can be made by carefully modifying the part from the hardtop. You are on your own for sunvisors. I

Beautiful work!!!!

Whew!!!!! Fantastic!!!!!

I like the models you do and the backdrops Doug!!!!!

I am too a veteran glue bomb builder, collector, and restorer. One of the last bombs I restored is this Hubley '60 Ford Country Sedan. I picked it up off of Ebay. It was unpainted, decaled, and it had all of the kit included accessories glued to it, including a set of fender skirts, that ruined the ribbed trim on the lower quarter panels. Since I was not able to save the trim, I removed the chrome trim. One of the wheels was missing, so I was going to bring it into the 21st Century with a set of 20's. I gave it some thought, and decided that I did not want to do a Modernized Ranch Wagon, So I got the idea to do it as a Country Squire. One of the members of our club had started the same project, but for some reason did not finish it. I have seen a few '60 Country squire conversions using the decal stickers. I wanted a 3-d effect, so I made some framing from Plastic sheet. I added the mouldings on the roof, and drilled holes in the wood framing in order to install the "rivets". I painted it Black, and I was able to save the roof rack. I rubbed the finish out, decaled the dark wood trim, hand painted the framing, added the rivets, and Bare Metaled the stainless trim. I installed a some tuck and roll trim to the interior, and gave it a couple of Surfboards and Water Skis to set it off. This one of the Glue-bombs I actually finished. I have done others, and I have several that are in line to be restored.

That one is just "Evil, Wicked, Mean & Nasty!!!!", Reminds me of the Roach T-Shirt I saw in the '70's.

I agree with Scott. That is a very nice build.

Very nice work!!!

Allrighty there!!!

Hmmmm!

Steve, This is a project that I would love to see done, as I started building models in 1962, and have quite a few 1962 cars for my display and is one of my favorite year of car in terms of styling. Those big Chryslers are some of my favorite cars, and your builds of them are some of my favorites. I was able to pick up a Modelhaus resin correct '62 Chrysler 300H interior and wheel-covers for a resurrection of an old built-up Johan "USA Oldies" Chrysler 300 kits. I have done the research on the '62 300H and Newport, and I have an idea of the direction I want to take with the ones I have, However, I love rag tops with the top down, so more than likely, I am going to remove the roof from my hardtop. I also have a Revell '62 Chrysler Newport to re-do too. Maybe I will leave the top on the hardtop as is on the 300H. As you can see, mine is not as nice as yours, but I was able to strip it of the red brush paint, and it cleaned up nicely. Looking at yours, an up-to would set it off nicely, as I like the way it looks with the top up. You are right about how the top sits on the JoHan '62 Convertible. The tulip panel looks to be correct on the body, but side windows are too far forward, as the sail panels are a bit long on the Johan up-top.

Looking at this one is going to make me do one for myself. I picked up a funny car wagon several months ago to mate with either a derelict pro stock body that I replaced with one of Bandit Resins' bodies, or an a project that I am re-building from a kit, Those old Vegas are getting prohibitively expensing in un-built form, but a Kammback or panel would be a nice addition to the collection. Have you done any more work to this one Tom? I would love to see it completed in your style.

I have read all of the posts in this thread, and here is my 2cents. I have been building for almost 55 years (yes I am that old), and I have seen some of the absolute best built models and some of the worst. I do not think of myself as one of the great modelers here on the board, but I know what I am looking at, and what it takes to build a decent model. Skill level is relative. Some folks are not willing to sweat the small details that separates a mediocre build from a good one. We can see where someone has not prepped the body for paint, or finish, as well as using either the wrong type of glue and/or paint on a build. When I was a kid, I was not too patient, and built many a glue-bomb. My bedroom really reeked of Testors or Pactra model car glue and paint. It seemed that some of them never dried. I had a friend named Eric Ashley, who was a couple of years older than me, who built some of the best models in the neighborhood. In today's world, his work would be rated semi crude, but back in the day, I rarely saw better built models. He often would "tell me like it was" about my builds, and would make suggestions on how to improve my work by demonstrating different techniques. Here on this board, I have seen some of the best built models by several different modelers. It does not take a whole lot of money, or aftermarket parts to turn out a good model, but it does take patience, practice, and a little research on the subject. I believe that the use of working features and after market items done properly, can take a build "over the top" Some kits need quite a bit of work to make them decent, as some of them have proportion issues, as well as assembly issues, and there are several members here on the board who are more than happy to point them out. There are also several members who will give their opinion on a build, and I do not mind that. When I was building my 1966 Chevrolet Caprice Hardtop, Roger Hayes beat on me until it seemed that I made it right, and for the most part, I agreed with his critique on the build, as he was able to back up what he was writing about, and to me, His work backs him up. I utilized most of Roger's comments on the build, which did improve it, and I thanked him in the thread. When I was building my '67Chevrolet Concours Estate Wagon, I was alerted by a few members here on the board that the wood-grain moldings I originally used was out of scale, and improperly located on the model. I made the suggested changes, and that improved the build immensely. I got a lot of encouragement to finish the build here too, as it got bogged down in the middle of the build. At our modeling club meeting, I am often asked either how I did something on a build of mine, what I would I do on their build to make it better, or my opinion on their work in progress. I will also ask some of the builders in our club at a meeting, or an NNL "how did you do that?" when I see something of theirs that piqued my interest. I do mot make critiques about models here on the board, unless the builders ask for it, as some folks have a skin that is too thin, and would take a suggestion as an insult. However, I do not mind suggestions on how to improve a build of mine, especially while it is under construction.

Wow!!!!!! Change the tires to whitewalls, and change the exterior color, and that would be my Mom's '71. That is one fantastic build!!!!

I'm not doing it as a Caprice Convertible, but as a Spirit of America Impala. Steve Milberry did that beautiful convertible.

Excellent work!!!!

That is good news. One of our club members had a glue-bombed IMC '48 Ford that he wanted to restore. I suggested that he leave it alone, and pick up one of the new kits, as I am quite sure that the New Revell tool is leaps and bounds better than that old IMC tool.

The resin body was cast as a 4-door sedan. Everything you said about the differences between it and the actual 4-door hardtop version of the car is true, but for what was used, this is an excellent result. In the 1965 Ford Brochure, the picture of the Galaxie 500 4-Door Hardtop's roof has the exact same profile as the resin model, and not true to the actual 4-door hardtop. I figure that the people at the company that produced the brochure photographed a 4-door sedan originally, and Ford wanted a 4-door Hardtop in the picture instead. Looks to me that there was an airbrush adjustment made to the photograph, and that is the way the brochure was done. I have an idea on what I have to do to make a somewhat correct '65 Ford 4-Door Hardtop. I would love to pull off a '65 LTD 4-Door in Dark Blue Metallic, with a vinyl roof, and coordinating interior. I would also love to do a '65 Mercury Park Lane 4-door hardtop. I have a kit, and a tired promo to work with. In the one to one world, these cars were rare when they were new, and even more so now. Finding a good photograph of the car is very hard to find, I looked at one every day for about 5-years, about the time my Grandmother owned hers, so I think that I could pull one off. I still love the model that was built by Lizardlust!!!!! Absolutely fantastic!!!!

Beautiful build!!!

Another one I want to do. That has to be one of my favorite chase scenes. I never get tired of seeing it. And I like the car too.

I saw it in person at our meeting, and I am quite impressed.

Definitely the Revell kit. See for yourself. I built this one when the kit originally came out. The only things I added was the Satco Blue Lines, and of course Paint and Bare Metal Foil.

I really like that one. My Grandmother had a Turquoise '65 4-door hardtop, that is on my to build list. Seeing your build makes me want to do mine. Your Dad will be so happy!!!!

Very Nice!!!!