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This will be a masterpiece, to say the least! I do admire you for building the car this way as opposed to just buying a resin or original kit. The quality of this build will be hard to beat simply because of the time, effort and love put into it. hard work always shows in the finished product, just as does appreciation of the subject and the love and enjoyment of what you have done. I don;t want to know but I am envisioning this in several different colors - we'll see how similar our tastes are when you are done. The addition of Impala side trim on 1:1 builds seems popular and I have to admit that it does look good. In styrene or steel, I'd stay with the original Bel Air side trim simply because I just like stock. But this will look good and add to the beauty of your finished product. I'm watching pretty much daily for more updates on your thread.

Based on the quality of your previous builds here, I am really looking forward to watching this beauty take shape and come to life! The Edsel was IMHO, a very under rated car that dies a premature death because of circumstances not of the cars doing at all. Like most cars of that era, they had rust issues but they were still an attractive automobile made unique especially by the "horse collar grille". I think that much like the Corsair, there was bad publicity and we people being the sheep that we are, believe everything that the media throws at us. Personally, I always liked the Edsel and in the right color combination, they are quite striking and very pretty. Good subject and congratulations on picking a theme and staying with it Rick. I am anxiously waiting to see what you do with this one. it is certainly was lucky to find a good home and fall into caring hands. Carry on..

A laser cutting table? Perhaps you could elaborate on that for the uninformed masses .. what can you do with it? How expensive is such a device? I, for one, would really like to know all about it.. maybe some photos of the machine and what you have created with it? Please???? pretty please????

Good for you!!! I'm very happy for you and your find! Sometimes we get lucky but that is happening less and less these days with the old stuff 'cause it just isn't out there any more like it used to be. They look great and it's good to know that a few more were saved from the landfill.

WOW!!!!!!!! That IS nice!!! i can only imagine the hours that you have in that car!! On another note, I hear you about the recent changes in this country regarding paint. I'm from Manitoba myself having moved here to B.C. back in '73. Plans are for my wife and I to get out of this province and move somewhere where there is less control by government. If we stay in Canada,( ??? ) it will be the prairies somewhere. . As for future paint issues, PM me.. maybe i can help you out. Just let me know. .

Dear old Greedy Motors at it again.... .

WOW!!!!!!! That is simply gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry to take so long to respond but my life gets pretty complicated some days and the last few are no exception. My El Camino is an old styrene annual that has seen too many paint hobs and just fell into the wrong hands real early in it's life. I am still trying to get the paint off of it but the process is nearly completed. It needs a ton of work to be anything even close to decent but then to me, that's the fun of this hobby. I enjoy bringing something back to life - not just plastic models but real life 1:1 things including vehicles. I love old things and while I have other projects sitting waiting and half finished, this El Camino was too much to resist. The Modelhause has about everything that you could want in pieces for these cars, right down to the tail lights. Ii ordered grille, bumpers, front splash pan, and a dash board as mine was incomplete and missing these parts plus the glass, axles, wheels and tires. The photo etch detail set arrived last week and is sitting in a drawer awaiting being used. It's likely that I'll use a '59 El Camino chassis rather than the original but that depends on how it looks once the paint is all off of it. If it looks pretty tacky, I'll just put it back together in it's original configuration and detail it as best I can. I have another original built up that I have had for a few years now and it is in MUCH better condition than this one, so maybe I'll really put my efforts into that one. If I do the blending of the three kits ( the original, an AMT '59 El Camino and a R?M '60 Impala, then I will do a couple of other things to make the model more unique yet still as close to a factory stock vehicle as I can make it. Your work is an inspiration and while the '59 Chevy is by far my preference over any other car, I like this kit simply because it still retains somewhat of a resemblance to the '59, plus you just do not see them often - especially in stock form. I am a bit unsure of what colour I will paint it but I am leaning towards turquoise with a white roof to burgundy or white. I have a long ways to go yet before I am ready for paint and I have a fair bit of time to make my choice. I hope that you keep updating with progress pictures as I for one, would really enjoy seeing them. Your workmanship appears to be pretty impressive and this build shows a lot of promise. Hang in there and keep on with the project. By the way - what colour do you have in mind for yours?

Looking good! I am doing one of these right now myself - or attempting to do it. *sighs* Mine is a real mess but it is slowly coming along. I have parts on order from The Modelhaus and have already received some materials for the build, but I am having a heck of a time getting the paint - or what ever it is that someone put on the little car - off. It's coming along though. i wanted to ask you if you are using a R/M '60 Impala hood on yours and if so, how was the fit once you cut your original hood out? My hood and cowl cover are cracked and I had figured on using an Impala hod to replace my broken one.

Looks great in white!!! This will be a nice model when done and it is nice to see one of these in a colour other than red or black - although they do look great in those colours too. The interior colour choice is one that will look good with the white exterior. Still, white will be pretty - very pretty - and different .

Nice build!! The '58 Fords are a pretty car and your build looks great, to say the least! I always really liked the side trim treatment on the Fairlane 500! I much prefer the '57 Fairlane in many ways, but the '58's had their sweet spots too. In 1975, I bought a '58 Ford convertible from a scrap dealer who lived near me. It was a red car ( originally red and white ) with a red and white interior and aside from the original wheel covers, radiator, engine and transmission, it was complete, but weathered. The only rust was of course, over the headlights and the bottom of the driver's rear quarter behind the rear wheel opening was bent out wards a bit - but it was an easy fix. The car had led a short but fast paced and abused life as it was a graduation present for a spoiled kid when it was brand new and the stories were that he had driven the living snot out of the car before blowing up the original engine and then replacing it with a 390 and a four speed. The final straw was when the drive shaft failed and the kid sold the car for scrap to the man who I got it from.Apparently, according to the yard owner, the car had been in his yard since the mid to late '60's and he had sold the engine and transmission right away after which the car sat untouched.. The floors had survived because the rubber floor mats had long before been removed and replaced with a layer of shag carpet and being as we live in a desert climate, the carpet would dry out after a rain and the floors were able to survive, The guy who owned it was a scrap guy and on that particular day when I bought the car, he was in the process of cutting a bunch of cars so that he could haul them to the coast for scrap. When I asked him if he was going to do the same to the convertible. he responded yes and I asked him how much he wanted for it. he was quiet for a few seconds and told me that the front spindles were worth six dollars ( yes - $6.00 ) and he said that if I wanted to give him that for the car - it was mine! I told him that I'd think about it for a couple of days and I offered him three dollars.. - no - I'm kidding . Seriously - I do not think that a fiver and a one dollar bill ever changed hands faster in history! It took my brother and I a full day to extricate the poor car from where it had sat for a few years against a fence, but we got it out and I hauled it home. I sold it a few years later in a stupid move that I have always regretted and now all I have left is a memory.It was one of those cars that comes along once in a lifetime - especially for the price that I paid for that one and to my knowledge, the car ended up in Oregon. Hopefully, it has been properly restored and lives on. Sorry for the ramble.. it's a story that is hard to believe I know, but that was before Barrett Jackson and Ebay and the likes screwed the hobby up with inflated prices and media hype. At least that's my opinion of it all.

Se sure looks purdy! It's nice and clean and all around, a very nice depiction of a true classic from a time long gone when life was much more simple and the music was a hell of a lot better!! Your build reflects that era well and if you hold that little car tenderly and listen closely, I'll bet that you can hear Elvis singing "Love Me Tender" and see the car parked under the moonlight in a secluded, private place with - well - it's hard to tell with the windows steamed up life that.. just use your imagination..

That's a really, really pretty build! Nice and clean and the color is perfect! Imagine that colour on a '61 or '62 Pontiac combined with a white roof? It looks so period correct and I am pretty sure that GM had a colour close to that back then. Do you know if it is still available? All in all, a VEERY striking and super nice build! AAAA++++

I hope that I am not over stepping any boundaries by posting this because I placed a post on the same subject on the Resin Forum but no one seems to have any suggestions. I am considering recreating a '50 Chevy single wheel truck that my dad wned back when I was a lid. It was a heavy 3/4 or one ton cab and chassis with a deck and it had 16" or 17" single wheels and not duals. Does anyone know of a supplier of old style wheels and tires for such a truck or is there a lit that came with such wheels to accomodate the floating rear axles? Any siggestions are welcomed...Thanks in advance.

I may have to really get creative then. I wonder how many guys would build older 3/4 ton trucks if the proper style wheels were available in resin? It may be something that some casters could consider - both the wheels and the proper old bias ply 16 to 18" tires..

Does anyone know of a source for 3/4 or 1 ton bolt single wheels with split rims for an early 50's Chevy or Ford truck? I am thinking of building a 3/4 ton Chevy using the AmT '50 Chev pickup. The problem is that the wheels are kinda different and I am wondering if anyone knows of such an item?

I have learned to ALWAYS look at the shipping costs and to try to find sellers who have several items that interest me at bargain prices. I always email the seller and ask if he combines shipping and how does he calculate the extra charges. Some sellers will really give you a break on shipping if you ask and if you buy several or more items from them. I recently was looking at a parts kit of the Roth Revell '56 Ford pickup and the guy wanted $13,00 shipping for a partial kit. It was incomplete but it had the hood that I needed and the frame but even at the $3.00 starting price, when you add the $13.00+ shipping, it's just too expensive for me considering what I need. I email;ed him but he claimed that that was what it would cost to ship the kit. So, I passed. The post office is really screwing things up as far as buying on line goes and as a result, people place higher starting prices on their kits. It's at the point where even a bargain kit isn't such a bargain when you add the shipping on and many sellers are still gouging. They start a lit at a low price and then jack the shipping costs up to make up for the difference. I avoid those people like the plague. We quit selling on Ebay a few years ago because of ever increasing charges and I have no intention of ever selling on that site again. Their goofy rules and the control; added to their high costs of brokering a business transaction is too much for me.

x50 here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I lost my entire first collection somewhere between ,Manitoba and British Columbia in 1972 when my parents moved and I stayed behind to finish commercial art school. Among those MIA are : '63 Craftsman Series '63 Impala molded in a butterscotch colour - man - what I wouldn't give to have that back or another one like it - I have never seen or heard of another molded in that colour..It was my all time favorite.. '67 AMT Impala SS 427 convertible annual - another favorite '59 El Camino Trophy Series - unpainted and totally stock '57 AMT fairlane H.T. painted red and white '64 AMT Comet convertible... '59 mercury convertible '65 galaxie HT and convertible '67 Falcon - totally stock - plus many others too numerous to mention.I had them all packed but we were short on room and I somehow suspect that my models all went to the nearby landfill as my dad really did not like them and figured them to be a waste of time. But what ever - what is done is done - I always hoped to find them hidden away somewhere after the move but never did. As if that wasn't enough, I began collecting again and in 1981, our home burned along with a sizeable collection of unbuilt annuals from 1959-1965 and many, many old built ups. Imagine unbuilt, in the boxes - '59 Hubley Nash Meropolitan Hubley '61 Ford sedan AMT '63 Pontiac Bonneville hardtop and convertible AMT annual '63 Galaxie hardtop and convertible Johan Mopar kits from the early to mid sixties AMT '64 Chevelle HT AMT '65 Cutlass convertible and many, many more unbuilts I still have the list of what all was in the collection in the insurance papers from after the fire but because I did not have a special rider policy on the models, I got nothing. I never look at that list as it just hurts too much. fast forward to today and my collection has quantity but it lacks the quality ( i.e. - old annuals and hard to find kits ) that my previous ones had. I shudder to think of what I'd have to spend to replace most of what I have lost given the ridiculous prices that some guys pay for old kits. I no longer even consider trying to replace what I have lost. I am just thankfu to have what I now have and my wife who, for what it is worth, is totally suportive of my habit - I mean,, hobby. She's a keeper and no one could or will ever take her place. She is truly a special lady and I love her with all of my heart no matter what. She is my first and only wife - no one could come close to her as a wife, mother and soul mate. I am truly belssed to have a woman of her caliber and reading some of the previous posts on this thread really reminds me of that fact. So I don't know if "losing models" was meant to include entire collections, but as Paul Harvey used to say, "And now you know - the rest of the story". For you guys who still have the stuff from your youth, I am happy for you - trust me when I say that nothing can really replace the originals once they are gone. Not even an identical kit. It's just not the same.

How about a fresh '58 Ford kit - retractable, hardtop or convertible to compliment the new '57 by Revell? And you can add a '59 hardtop and convertible to that. Or maybe a REAL 73-79 Ford pickup in half ton form and not the Super Camper Special that AMT released 'way back when..???

I can't help but always just stare in awe when ever I see this model. This is the style of bus that I rode on in high school and you can only imagine how sweet it looked to see over thirty of those rigs diagonally parked, each awaiting it's compliment of passengers. Those silver "noses" always impressed me and this is my favorite style of International. The workmanship on this bus is incredible and it's no wonder that it took first place! You even have the "gas chamber green" interior and I see nothing that is out of place or lacking here. VERY, VERY nice!!!!!! It always puts a smile on my face when I see this one. Thank you for posting and congratulations on a build that screams "talent"!!!! AAAAA+++++ and then some!

That looks to be as nice a kit as the AMT one but then coming from the Modelhaus, one would expect no less. Those cars do look so good in that colour combination.. nice build and thank you for sharing.

Your build looks great!! This is one nice kit - I think one of the best ever produced. kinda funny how Revell has moved to the forefront from where they used to be. I recall revell kits being of questionable quality a few years back but they have really pulled their socks up and started getting it right. Hopefully these '57 Ford kits will really sell well and encourage them to produce somemore rather obscure cars like this one. But back to your workmanship - the interior looks fantastic - what colour did you use for the areas not covered by decals? WIll your dash be a solid grey or will it have a cream coloured band running across it like the Fairlane 500's did? All in all, this is going to be a very nice representation when completed. Thank you for posting the pictures.

We've been watching the television series Supernatural and given the shows popularity, I am wondering if anyone has considered offering a '67 Impala four door hardtop in resin to replicate the car used in the series? I know that someone in Europe is casting it but I was hoping to find someone a bit closer to home. This may be a viable project for some enterprising resin guy... especially given the fact that the AMT '67 hardtop kit is still plentiful and can be had at reasonable prices.

My son has a real 1:1 '81 z28 convertible. I would have never guessed that they ever mde a model of one. His is white with a blue interior - simply a beautiful car with the top down. They don't look so cool with the top up, but hey - it IS a convertible. I know that there were not a lot produced which makes me wonder at a model???? Cool!!!!!