David G.

Hello David. Although the cream and black color scheme is appealing, the two-tone gold seems to have a certain elegance that the cream and black seems to lack. At least to my eye. Whichever you choose, I'm certain that you will do a spectacular job with it. David G.

Thank you. That's a great looking wagon Jim! I can see where you've added some extra details in addition to the rust. Which is very convincingly done! Thanks Carl. I think the detail painting actually helps keep me sane, isn't that crazy? Thanks Andy. I like that shade of green in the photo you shared. It's actually very close to what I intended for this build. But the Cobalt Green is beginning to grow on me. I like their colors too but I've often had trouble working with their paint. In all fairness, Rustoleum has designed their paint more for painting lawn furniture than for painting model cars. I often forget to adjust for that. Thank you so much for your kind comment Mike. Thank you Dan. I always try to do my best, it's nice to have that recognized. Thanks again for all the kind comments and other contributions. David G.

Hello Everybody! Just a quick update. With the detail painting and a blackwash done, it's time to start adding the suspension. Thanks for taking the time to look. David G.

Thanks Greg, it's not quite what I wanted but it's beginning to grow on me. David G.

Well done David! In the photos it could quite easily pass for 1:1. A very fitting tribute. David G.

Thank you, I'll go check it out. David G.

Great work on this! I love the body mods and the color. David G.

I'm sorry to learn of your health issues, I hope you're well soon. Nice progress on the build, I like the nitro bottle. David G.

I'm afraid that I lost track of this thread for a long while. June and July were very busy months for me personally. But as a rather wise man once said, "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." Fabulous work finishing this one up David. I'm glad I had the chance to catch up on the thread. I'll have to see if I can find it in the "Under Glass" section. David G.

Nice work on the top hat conversion David. David G.

The interior looks great, you have some nice detail going on there. Good progress on smoothing out the front end. David G.

Great work on the roll cage. Nice stance in the profile shott. David G.

I love the mural, excellent work! David G.

Hello Everybody! I started throwing some decals at the beast. These are drawn from the sets provided in both the Surf Shark and Ambulance kits. The best of both worlds! I do plan to add some more decals soon. Work is done on the last two body additions I want to add, the two-way radio antenna and rear loading light. I've drilled and wired them both so they can be pinned to the body. Not only does this provide a more secure attachment to the body, it also gives me a convenient way to hold them for painting! That's it for this round. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Thanks Carl, it's great to have you on board. David G.

Thank you Bob. That they do! The hood on this one looks pretty good Jim. I haven't noticed any sink marks, at least not yet. There are some sink marks on the tops of the fenders behind the headlights where the bulkhead intersects them. Indeed I am! For the moment at least. Thanks Randy! Yes, I see that now. I thought you were referring to the more recent of the two editions as the one you built. Thanks for the feedback Len. Yes indeed Steve. But for most circumstances they serve my purpose. Thank you all for taking the time to comment. I hope to have more updates soon. David G.

That is a strange one Chuck! I'm really interested to see what you do with it. David G.

Thanks Jim, I'm glad to have you along. I think patience is relative. Some of that work you've been doing on that '41 Plymouth would test the limits of mine. Thanks for your comment Rick. I'll be painting this one two-tone, Tamiya TS-7 Racing White over Tamiya TS-102 Cobalt Green. I'm curious which editions of this kit you have. From what I understand, the most recent 2017 release has some new parts added. It's the one with the gasser-style "Flashback" box art. This kit has so many good extra custom parts that I was wondering what else AMT thought this kit needed. 😮 Thank you Len. According to Scalemates.com the "Flashback" kit is the most recent release and is the one to which some new parts have been added. Thank you Mike, I'm glad to have you along. Thanks Monty! I agree, this seems to be a good kit in spite of being more than sixty years old. I'm afraid that I have no knowledge of what was added to the 2017 release. I got my information on the kit's history from Scalemates.com. I like to research the history of a kit before I build it and I find them to be a great source. I'm actually curious myself to see what AMT might have felt the need to add to such an already well optioned kit. As always, thanks to all of you for taking the time to comment. I always appreciate your feedback. David G.

You have some great looking builds there. David G.

Wow! Is that old paint or is Testors QC just that poor now. Either way, I'll have to have a look for these filters at my LHS. Thanks for the tip Greg.

Hello Everybody! With my Surf Shark Ambulance Conversion nearly completed, it's time to start another build thread. AMT's 1957 Ford Hardtop. This is one of those kits that can be built in multiple ways: drag, stock and custom or any combination of the three. I plan on building this one stock. The kit was originally released in 1963 and has been reissued multiple times in various configurations. In addition to the 2002 "1957 Ford Hardtop" version I'll be building, it's also been released as the "1957 Ford Fairlane 500". The most recent release was in 2017 and included some newly tooled parts as well as the reintroduction of most of the original custom parts. The first color I selected was Tamiya TS-60 Pearl green. I like the shade put the pearl is not what I want for this build, it just doesn't have the Fifties feel that I'm looking for. I decided to try Tamiya's TS-102 Cobalt Green. Not exactly what I was looking for but a much more "Fifties" color. Masking to paint the frame rails. Semi-gloss black. I don't know if it's correct but it's what I'm going with. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Thank you! I should have more updates soon. David G.

Nice, simple and clean, looks great! David G.

Nicely done! David G.

Excellent progress on this Greg! I really like the wat that the gas cap turned out. David G.