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Yeah Sam, you BMF'in know it...!!! After doing up the BMF on three cars I almost feel like I've had enough..... But I'm a glutton for punishment and know that there are many, many more in my future.

When is the '59 Dodge Hardtop coming out, what scale is it, how much is it, and where do you get it...... None of that info is on their website.

Thanks very much guys. Tommy, I'm no "wizard" with BMF, I've just been working with it for a few years. I take my time. I use a new blade and let the blade cut the foil without much pressure. I burnish it down really well with a QTip and a wooden toothpick, and then after trimming it on the body and removing the excess foil, I burnish the cut edges again with a toothpick. It is a time consuming chore but worth it all in the end. Don't be afraid to use it. If you mess it up you can either try to retrim it or take it off and start over.

Thanks very much Carl, I appreciate it. Dan, this was a resin kit that I got from The Modelhaus. The one I got comes with a full continental kit.

Absolutely drop dead gorgeous. Great job Donn.

I finally got this second body painted, clearcoated and BMF'd. I had a few small issues with paint again, but not to the extent that I did on body #1. As advice and/or warning to anyone working on resin bodies and/or parts...... DO NOT cut, file, sand scrape or shape anything until AFTER you have thoroughly soaked everything in Westley's Bleche White for at least a full day or two. Then rinse it off under tepid running water with a toothbrush dedicated to that task, and then let everything completely air dry for a full day. THEN, AND ONLY THEN can you cut, file sand, scrape or shape anything. If you do any sanding, etc., before you get off the mold release agent, you WILL have painting problems at those spots. I found this out the hard way, even on body #2. I sanded off the door handles and then soaked it in Westley's and the paint did not want to stick on there. When you sand the parts before soaking in Westley's you are forcing the mold release agent into the resin and you get painting problems. OK, now here's how the body looks after painting, clearcoating, polishing and BMFing.....(I used an entire sheet of BMF between this Olds, the '56 Plymouth and the '56 DeSoto. I almost feel all BMF'd out...!!!) The interior for this car is almost finished and I'll be posting pictures of that soon. Then it will also be on to final assembly for this beast. Thanks to all for looking in and following along on this build saga. As always, feel free to comment.

Today I finished up the interior for this Plymouth. First I sprayed it with the Tamiya Gray Green and when that dried I brush painted on some Model Master Forest Green. When that was dry, I applied the BMF trim. The carpet is flocked in a dark green color and the seat inserts and package tray are flocked in sort of a mint green color. The dashboard is painted the Tamiya British that is on the body, and I detailed it with BMF and chrome silver paint. The gauges are detailed with a super fine point black artists pen and I picked away some of the ink on the numbers and dials. The steering wheel is painted Tamiya Gray Green with chrome silver paint on the horn ring. The pedals & driver side mat are painted with acrylic semi-gloss black. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. Tomorrow I can hopefully start final assembly on this car. Thanks a lot for peeking in on this progress. Any and all comments are welcomed and appreciated.

Andy that looks fantastic. You detailing is wonderful. What scale is that..??

Bernard, thank you so much for your kind comments. I love your insight into the great styling of these fabulous 1950's cars. Model car interiors have always been one of my favorite parts of building. I always use Google images for good reference material to try to get most of the details right, or at least close, and I always try to use colors that compliment the color of the car. Thanks again.

That is one beautiful model Shane. I love it.

Great looking model David, I love those Bellflower pipes.

Thank you all very much for your great comments, they are really appreciated. I've got several more days to go before I can finish up the '56 Plymouth and the '58 Olds. I'm working on the interiors for both cars.

Beautiful Rods Ray. You did a great job on all of them.

That is a gorgeous car Bernard. Great job.

That's pretty wild looking Bob.

Sounds great if you're in the mood for a project build. You'll have to cut open the hood, hinge it, fit the Moebius engine compartment pieces (and possibly modify them) and chassis to the DeSoto body, find the correct DeSoto engine to put in it, and also do up the Modelhaus resin interior for it. Shouldn't be a problem at all.

Tom, those promo's look great. Where did you find the '55, and who was it made by..??

Chris, that sounds like a great idea. I wasn't in the mood for an involved project like that and was happy just making mine a Curbside. I have a few other promo's that I'll also be doing the same way.

Alan, I love the color combo on your model. Just be prepared to do some serious filing and sanding, and fitting, and trimming when you get the Modelhaus interior. I had a bear of a time getting mine to seat into the car properly. Aside from that, it's a great interior with lots of detail.

I use Novus 2 plastic Polish. You can also get good results using a set of polishing cloths with progressively finer grades of "grit", from 3200 to 12,000. Just be sure to stay away from high points on the body or sharp edges, where you could polish through to either the primer or the plastic.

Thank you Charlie and Tom, I appreciate your kind words.

That is a great looking model Aleksander.

Great looking model Steven.

Just keep that imagination churning Ray. I'm sure this will turn out to be a great build... you're off to a good start.

Thank you Bruce and Andy, I appreciate your kind words.