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Great looking build. Do you have any more pictures to share ?

Ray, As you are getting ready to foil, I don't know what you have in mind for the side trim. The factory trim on the sides between the upper and lower moldings was a gold colored aluminum sheet held in place by the moldings. Think of the '57 Bel Air Chevrolet insert on the rear quarters. I have used Bare-Metal gold foil in the past for this. Many years ago when guys were modifying their 1:1 '57 Fords it was common to remove the gold insets as it was some what out of style. It was common to paint that area in a color that tied to the interior on solid color cars. Some would use it as part of the tutone effect. Often the upper molding was removed all together just leaving the one larger side molding by its self. I like the paint treatment on the forward part of the roof. What did you do there ?

If you have one of the Nascar kits it is there. I'm sure someone here will send you a copy of the instructions from that kit if not.

Years ago I read where someone would paint a layer of enamel paint and then lacquer paint. The theory was that the lacquer would dry faster than the enamel and that would cause the cracking effect. I would try it on a couple of spoons first.

James, For what its worth I have owned two '57 Fords at different times. Both were the 312. one with the auto. trans. ( a convertible ) and a 3-speed overdrive a Custom tudoor. They both had the stock air cleaners when I bought them. They both were painted a flat silver color which aluminum color with a flat top coat should look about right. In both cases I have no reason to think that the air cleaners had been painted. The convertible was purchased from the original owners in about 1963. The Custom I bought as a second car when I had a service station in 1965. I was the third owner and I know the guy I bought it from didn't know how to check the oil, so you know he was never under there. I later come to know the guy who ordered the car in 1957. At the time this was a very fast car. 3 speed with overdrive, 4:11 rear end and 312 single holly 4 barrel all in the lightest body style Ford had. Talk about a sleeper. Hope this may help you on your air cleaner color question.

Great looking Corvettes and the colors you used are dead on for the year models.

Ray, I'm also working on a Del Rio. What I have done for the interior decals is to make a copy on a copy machine. Then I can use these as a template on some interior decals from Scale Motorsport. You can also just cut up some paper in the pattern you want for the seats and then mask and paint as you want not using the kit's pattern at all. I like the "delivery" idea, I might try that next build.

Great looking Mustang. The resin body looks good also, but to my eye the leading edge of the "C" pillar doesn't have the wright angle. It may be the angle of the picture, but like you said you have the 1:1 in the garage to compare.

Great paint and interior. They go together well. I know what you mean about foil. Anything from the '50s thru the '60s is going to use a lot of foil and try your patience.

Thank you for sharing. Looks like a great turnout. I like how you were able to show the plates showing the year and model of the vehicle. The boats were a special, I love the old wooden boats.

I like your wheel choice. I'm also working on a Del Rio, and like you I have lowered the front end a little. Can you share what you did about the inner fenders for tire clearance ? This is my second '57 Ford and I seem to have a real problem with front tires clearing the inner fenders. I look forward to watching your build. What color or colors are you going to use ?

I like the Tamiya paints for the most part. They have a Matt Black TS-6 that is a little flatter than their Semi Gloss Black. As you my already know , if you're going to use any decals like pin striping or sponsor decals you would want to use gloss black first. Then apply your decals and then use a flat or semi gloss clear over that. This will usually hide the edge of the decals.

You might want to replace the spray tip. I have had it happen when I didn't spray for a moment upside down when I was done, the tip would not spray right the next time I used it.

I have to agree with Steve in the floor treatment. I think it gives a more natural look to the mats. Sometimes what you think is a mistake turns out better than if you planned it.

I have also had this happen on paint that I have had for an extended period of time. Another thing to remember, you just never know how long that paint has been around before you buy it.

There was a lot of talk about a year or two ago about this and some other concept models, even using the Plymouth name among others. What I have seen as a consumer is that the parent company (Fiat) has made many improvements in styling for the Chrysler/Dodge and Ram products. They have also improved the interior design on the passenger lines. Being a concept this design, if and when, it comes to market will probably be toned down a bit. The new issue of Motor Trend magazine has info on the new Alfa Romeo Giulia that would be sharing its basic chassis with this concept. It will offer everything from a basic 1.4 Liter turbo 4 too a 3.0 Liter twin-turbo 6 with 503 H.P. They think it will do 0-60 in 3.9 seconds. I don't know if I could afford it, but my Hemi Charger might be in danger of becoming a trade-in.

I saw this used on a TV show, Detroit something. They did the bumpers and grill of a '50s Packard. On TV it looked as good as any "chrome job" from a chrome shop. But for what you are trying to do is not foil so much as it is paint, if your looking to do the same as the link showed. I've seen many others have good luck with many different spray paints, but for my self I use the Alclad products. They offer many of the same colors shown on your link and are designed for styrene. Check it out.

I must be really old I got 98%. Was off on the year for the Study.

Interesting duel engine build. I noticed in your engine/frame mockup that there is a large gap between the firewall and the rear engine. Have you thought about moving the engines further back on the chassis so that you don't have to add so much to the wheel base ? Maybe mount the blowers on top of the engine to also shorten it up a bit.

Great looking build. Good "wagon" color. This next on my work bench. Any problems on this build that you can share ?

I'm thinking that Hobby Lobby may be doing a little down sizing, at least around here. One larger store that I have been going to for several years is closing and they have a sign posted that they were relocating to a new store in another part of town. There is a second store a few miles away that I had not visited for 6 months or more, when I drove by last week they were closed and the store was cleaned out. I don't know when that happened, but it used to be always busy when I visited in the past. The store that they have at the south end of town is still going, but I think I may try to find this new one they are now opening. I'm afraid that Hobby Lobby like so many other retailers are just forced to reduce their number of retail stores in order to stay open. Not a good sign for our economy.

Looks sharp. Good interior color with the SS stripe.

I watched the first show and enjoyed it to a point. My only problem is with the Discovery "voice". #1 one of the main people that the show is following is a man owning a repair/restore business. He drives a '33 or '34 Ford 3 window. The announcer calls it " a model A ". Later in a race between this car and a '56 Ford Victoria hardtop the Ford is called a Crown Victoria. It may have been at one time but some where along the line it lost it's crown. #2 The put up drama with two son in laws sent to find a part for their families Oldsmobile that needs a bearing for the steering box. They are told to spend no more than $25 and they get a part for $30. The usual complaining about getting taken follows. The only problem I saw was they had a Universal Joint not a steering box bearing. They did show a cruise with members of the Islands car club. Some very nice cars with a lot of effort shown by their owners, they should all be proud. My only fear is that Discovery will follow their standard practice of trying to create unneeded drama for what they think is entertainment. This could be a very good show if Discovery would just learn a little more about the automobile and do away with the drama.

Really like the "Big Dog" and this should be great also. I think John's idea of a lighter shade of green or even a white may look good for your scallops . The slot mags fit well with the time frame of the build.

Look'n good. What style are you going to build? Have you decided on interior color or wheels ? Great color choice.