MrObsessive

GORGEOUS! And I must say your foiling job is excellent as well! Any '50's-'60's car can be a real challenge to BMF!

Unless my PC has indigestion this morning................I'm not seeing the pic?

Ehhh.............It doesn't look bad to my sight. Of course I'm not much of a NASCAR fan..........especially of this era to present. But yes, it does look as though this may have been what he started with. Some proportional troubles to be fixed------but very workable to me!

Yup! This is is it! I wonder if this ever made it beyond the master point as seen here?? I'd make a few changes body-line wise, but this is super excellent!

LOL! I couldn't help but think the same thing! Tatsuo Yoshida MUST have had the Testa Rossa in mind when he first started to draw the Mach 5! That is one FINE looking Ferrari! Despite it being painted in an unconventional color, it is quite OUTSTANDING! Did you use the kit engine? Looks sharp!

I'm usually not a big fan of big wheels and ribbon tires on a vintage '50's-'60's car--------but those look really sharp on that Starfire! I too had one of these kits way back in the early '80's, and I remember painting it with automotive paint with no primer. You guessed it------the plastic was crazed beyond belief! I didn't know any better back then as I was just building for a couple years then. I'd like to find one of those again...........Johan originals are getting very scarce nowadays unfortunately.

A while back on this board this particular car came up, along with the 1977-79 Lincoln Continental Mark V. Someone posted a link to another board that showed a fellow doing a master of the Mark V, and in the background------there was a master for a VERY well done '77-'78 T-Bird. The Mark V was very well done too as a matter of fact! I wish I could have saved the link, but unfortunately I didn't, nor can I remember the fellow who made the master or what message board it was on. I don't think he's a member of this one. Anyone out there remember this thread?? I too would LOVE to see a resin (or even a full kit) of this car, as this was one of my favorites from my end of high school days back then. I was tickled when Ford first came out with the '77 as the previous one was WAY to big and bloated for what it was.

Any grocery store in the households cleaning section should have it. You want to look for "Pledge with Future Shine". They changed the name from just plain Future a while ago, but it's the same stuff. For what else Future can do, you'll want to go here.

In case I can't ever find it again! Hee-Hee! Also, Future can be tricky to apply at times.......likes to run alot if you're not careful. the good part is if you mess up, Windex (or any ammonia) will take it right off. The Barsoft says it can be applied and useful in one coat. I've found with Future, several coats is necessary for it to be effective. Thanks for the compliment Harry!

OK! It WAS 2005 then.......thanks Jeff! And yes, that was my Corvette that I painted Sunset Orange that I built a few years ago. I did barrier the plastic first with Future as I had already heard (and read) the horror stories with Revell's soft plastic. Here are a few pics of the 'Vette............ Hmmm........that's the first I have ever heard of Barcoat Isolator. Looks like it should be some great stuff to use-----I'll have to give it a try!

I echo what Futurabat is saying........I STRONGLY recommend using Future Floor Wax (now called Pledge with Future Shine) to seal the newer Revell kit bodies. A number of years ago, (I don't recall the year) Revell switched to a "softer" and probably more flexible type of plastic. There were screams and howls as fellas at the time were building the then new '05 Mustang kit (that must have been the year then), and were complaining BIG TIME about crazing plastic from paints they never had trouble with before. Future can be airbrushed on (carefully) or brushed on with a sponge brush as it normally doesn't leave any brush marks. In fact, I recommend using Future whenever you have dissimilar materials such as resin with plastic parts. What may not craze the resin, may very well craze the plastic. Revell swears they couldn't duplicate the problem, but from the MANY posts I've read, including this one and on other boards, I'd say there still is a problem with their too soft plastic. Hope this helps!

Sorry to hear about the house! Having gone through a nasty flood back in September (the worst one in YEARS). I can certainly empathize with what you're going through! Thank goodness no one was hurt! Especially with a fire and all........... The biggest hassle I want to warn you will be with FEMA and the insurance company. Even more so will be with your bank if you're still paying a mortgage on it. I had to threaten mine with legal action, as they tried to deny that they ever got the paper work they wanted to release the money that was needed to get my place fixed. Just a heads up!

Another difficulty with the old "standard roof" Revell Ranchero is the doors were too short for that particular series. Revell based the tooling on the standard 4 door wagon which naturally has shorter front doors. Revell never changed this, they just tooled the body with the different roofline, and the pickup bed. At least if Revell comes out with a new tool Ranchero, the doors should be correct this time around! Would be nice to see a new tool of this as there are tons of El Caminos out there on the contest tables.

:lol: Thanks guys........I didn't know the board had crashed recently. See what happens when I'm not around??

That is one nice '49! Nice job on the doors-----that's how they should open for that era car, and excellent job on the engine details! That flathead looks amazing!

Hi Guys! It's been a while since I posted...........a lotta stuff going on in my life lately, but I won't bore you with the details. One thing I've noticed since I've been back on, is I'm not seeing the readers of a particular thread at the bottom of the page. All I see is something like this-------<<<, <<<, <<<, When I click on those chevrons as they are linked, I get a message that says something to the effect............."Sorry, we can't find that for you". Does anyone else see this, or am I experiencing yet another glitch with my PC and browser? I'm using Mozilla Firefox BTW-----the latest and greatest version of it. Thanks in advance!

Actually there is one..............Corvettes due to being fiberglass need a shield over the distributor to eliminate the RF that can come from it. IIRC, the 1/8 kit has a chome "box" which is the shield that would go over the distributor in the 1:1. The plug wires would be shielded as well. This was mostly for cars that had a radio BTW............. I have this kit, but I can't remember if the box is molded as part of the manifold or not. This would go in the rear of the manifold in a 327 which is what I'm sure that motor is since it represents a fuelie for '65. If it's missing in the kit, you could always scratchbuild this part as it looks rather simple. Hope this helps!

No, a GOOD correct one! That kit is so off the mark proportion wise, it's not even worth it IMO. Sorry!

That's a good thing! '50's cars are what were mostly on the street when I first knew what a car was! I'd love to see some more obscure '50's iron............'57-'58 Eldorado Brougham, or 1957-58 Stude Golden Hawk anyone?

Sad, but very true!

Since I wanted my car to be more representative of Sterling Moss's '61 car............I had to change some things about the body. Italeri's version while not bad at all-------I thought the roof line was not quite right as the sail panel seemed a bit broad to my liking. Here are a few pics of my build------sorry, I have no in progress pics as I built this back in 1998-99.......long before I had a digital camera or whatnot. I remember modifying the front end as well, to represent Moss's car with the air ducts for the brakes. Also, the grille was modified a bit.................... I used Reps and Mins V-12 engine kit to detail it better.............Italeri's rendition of this engine leaves much to be desired IMO............ Of course, I couldn't leave well enough alone as the car had the dash modified to RHD..........as well a changing the linkage in the engine to represent such. My reference was an excellent Road and Track article from back then which showed the car as it existed at the time. My markings are a bit different as what the car would have raced with back in '61.

Yes they did------but it wasn't proportioned as nice as the Italeri one. I had one but sold it on eBay recently. Could never quite get into the somewhat out of shape body and the metal chassis but no engine setup. Interesting that it had an "insert" for the engine. At the time the kit came out (late '80's?), it was rather pricey-------but if you took your time it could build into a nice model. I like the Italeri one I did a lot better----despite having to do some corrections on it to make the Sterling Moss car I admire so much.

I lurk with my iPhone, but if I want to post anything-----I use my Dell laptop or desktop. Fonts don't look quite the same on my phone as I'm using Safari as a browser. I don't care to post anything from there as well, as that can be a pain in the neck. It is nice when I don't feel like firing up the laptop or desktop to lurk from my iPhone though................

This thread is about to hit the cyber byte bucket...................

Kaleb, it was a little bit of both. Back in the '60's, before automated paint systems, your average Joe painted the bodies and chassis (actually unit bodies for '69 Novas) as they came down the line. It wasn't overdone, but there more than likely was some paint overspray on the very sides on the car, as well as some in the wheelwells. This was especially the case with cars that were meant for places other than the rust belt. Of course, it would vary from car to car............but some of the GM iron of that vintage I've seen, did have some overspray. The reddish brown you mentioned was used back then by GM............although depending on what was going on in the factory that day, it could have been gray as well. Now trying to find pics of a '69 Nova with the original paint and overspray---------that can be a tad difficult!