Chuck Most

Love the color- the foil sets it off nicely.

Oh, there's an all-new supercenter being built in Alma... can't wait for it.

I don't get it, either! That's kind of the whole point on a poll topic, right? Personally, if you see me leave a comment on such a thread, I voted. If you don't see me leave a comment on a poll, I probably did not.

I always remembered them as hardtops, my father just confirmed his '67 is in fact a pillared sedan. Seems kind of strange Lincoln Continental did not offer a hardtop sedan in the '60's now that I think of it! I might have to venture over to Dad's place and snap some pics of the '67- might be handy reference for that '66 promo I want to restore.

Now I have to set foot in a Walmart, and dodge all those elderly people using shopping carts as walkers and rampaging rugrats. A couple of these might make it worth the trauma, though.

What is the point of NOT doing that? -ninja-

Well I'll be... Never remembered my father's '67 having a full B pillar. When I was a kid, I always wondered what would happen if the thing was in a side collision! That one was a 'stripper' model, as strange as it sounds- cloth seats, no AC, not even a radio! Like he used to say "This was the cheap-o one, made just for the guy who wants to say "I drive a Lincoln" but doesn't want the frivolous stuff." Mine's staying a hardtop, though.

Testors is GUARANTEED to yellow over time- I'd never use it over foil! Can't speak for the Tamiya but most of the automotive clears I've used are okay. On a car like this with so much intricate chrome trim, I'd certainly want to seal over it with a clear coat, just for added protection. They are pretty visible once the interior is done, but they're hard to see from most angles, and the passenger's side one is WAY worse. The last one I built, I tried filling the slots with putty, but trust me- you DON'T want to do that! For whatever reason, the putty popped loose during final assembly, ripping right through the paint and flocking... That's why I'm going to try putting styrene sheet over them next one I build, though I'm not sure how that would effect how the firewall fits to the interior.

Uhhhhh.... Opposite Day?

You are completely correct, but the kit did come with the window frames molded in place, and they were cut outlater.Perhaps I should have said "Given the 'windows down' treatment"...

Yeah, those notches in the floor are VERY visible even after the car is built. They're quite noticable even in dark colors. Next one of these I build, I'm gluing some .030" styrene sheet over the back side of the firewall to cover them.

Yep- any place that carries DupliColor should stock it, or at least be able to order it for you. I've always got a can or two of it on hand!

None of the Lindberg issues have the dual rear wheels, as far as I know only certain issues of the AMT kit did.

Yep, stuck with the VHT 'Burnt Copper'. Funny, all the burnt copper I've ever seen looks kinda greenish... I peeled off my botced BMF, shot another coat or two of body color on th car, and cleared it. The wheels are 20" Intros which I think are from a Revell '58 Impala. The chrome was iffy, so I stripped them and painted them to match the body. I'll foil he outer rims later. The rotor/calipers are from a Revell '65 Chevy pickup kit. Next I'll re-foil the trim, shoot a couple more coats of clear, and rub it out. Interior should be fun- I'm thinking of cutting out the molded in bench seats and going with quad buckets and a full console. We'll just see. I'm also perusing my spare kits for a quad cam Ford Mod V8 to power it. I'm going full modern custom on this one, I think it'll bookend the traditonal late '60's style custom '69 Connie I built a year or so back.

Very cool. Utilizing the kit custom parts, but putting your own spin on the design.

Glass seems pretty good, at least in my kit. Kind of on the thick side, but pretty good otherwise.

Not sure if this one will be quite up to master standards. The hood is already non-stock (cowl induction scoop). And I am thinking of turning one intoa a Cimmaron, just for a few sick thrills! Yeah, I'll have to convert the 2-door hatch to a 4-door notch, but those things were so angular it shouldn't be a big deal.

Now I just need to build the OTHER one. (Yes, I have two of them!)

Hey, I learned to drive in an '82 Chevette Scooter! To a young punk kid, it sure seemed racy! Always found it weird you had to press down on the shifter to engage reverse. Man... AM radio, driver's side mirror only, cardboard inner door panels, no glovebox door, 'hubcaps' about four inches in diameter... you couldn't give away a car THAT bare-boned today!

Sprayed some paint at the body yesterday (HVT Burnt Copper), but some of it peeled off just above the drip rails as I was removing the foil. Grrrrrrrrr. I guess a touch up is in order. It appears the paint wasn't as well cured as I thought. I'm 50/50 on the color, I think I'll need to let it soak in a few days to see if I actually like how the car looks in Copper.

Yeah, I don't get that. I didn't build the house in which I live... does that mean I'm not a 'true' homeowner?

Oh, yeah, loving this one! Roger- I believe Bandit Resins does a GMC wideside tailgate. I've got a half-dead '72 GMC kit with a cut down Chevy bed somewhere, I tried foil copying the GMC letters off the hood and transfering them to the tailgate, if I recall, it didn't work too well!

Feel free- I'd love to see them! I'll highjack my own thread here, because there's actually another guy working on this same kit right now! That's got to be the first time since 1962 two guys have been building an AMT '62 Connie at the same time! He's using a few of the kit custom parts- http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=44357

A buddy of mine once tried to convine me that disassembling a diecast and rebuilding it 'didn't count'. I hit him with this- "By your logic, your '28 Model A isn't a hot rod. You started with a worn out old factory Ford car and rebuilt it into a hot rod. Why does it differ from doing the same thing in small scale?" IT DOESN'T!!! Disassembling a small scale, factory assembled car and rebuilding it your way is the same thing as doing it 1:1. I seriously don't believe it's any different. I think Terry's beef was with the subject in this particular case was a tractor, not a CAR. And no, Ken never tried THAT arguement on me again!

Pretty much my sentiments. I'm pretty sure I'll projectile vomit if I see one more (insert the latest Revell modified reissue here)buildup, but something like the Fordson, or the Chevy Huckster... THAT keeps me going!