realgone58

I finally finished my JoHan '60 Plymouth Sport Suburban station wagon. Color is an old Kyrlon color that simulates '60 Plymouth Spring Green pretty closely. I shot the roof and inserts white, like most of these top of the line wagons were, and finished with a couple coats of DuPont 7480S clear. It shines beautifully, although my camera didn't pic up on it. Too much bright sun, not allowing enough shading to reflect the shine. Interior is metallic green and silver. Years ago, I had a 4 door in the same color combination, and always loved it. There is an engine in there, but I chose not to take pics of that because these kits are basically promos. There are no inner fenders and the firewall is a small generic piece. I concentrated more on accuracy to the original car, and applying tons of BMF. I used the correct larger tires from the parts box, and added a trailer hitch to tow my Slant Six Rail dragster trailer.

Very nice model of a beautiful car! I have the '61 kit, still searching for the harder to find '62. I may go with the MH resin too.

Oh yeah! I love it!

Very very nice! I have a few of these old '30's classics myself.

Super cool build, Jim.

Awesome build! And what a gorgeous color combination!

Gorgeous build!

Cool build! Great weathering and I dig the old snow's on the back. I remember that stuff well.

Yes, I did forget the Evergreen strips. Later, I thought of two very thin strips of tape for the fabric lines. This was the first vinyl top I did. Next one, I am trying something that one of my fellow club members used. Krylon Shimmer texture spray. Sounds weird, but I saw it done and it looks good. He shot that stuff first, then satin black over it, came out to look better than the stuff I used on this Nova. One thing I did notice about the Model Master stuff: It's slightly out of scale, a bit large. Also, the can tends to shoot out a large drip every now and then, thus making the texture look extremely large. Live and learn. Could have been worse.

Harry, it's "hard wired".....lol. They are more of a bendable type wire, not really soft enough to get them to bend quite right without kinking them. I've got NAPA Beldens on my 1:1 car and they sit up like these. They are a harder, glossy type wire.

I built this at the request of a friend of mine, who owned one like it. I went from his memory, and the old photos he provided. It's '69 Chevy Burghandy Metallic laquer with three coats of DuPont 7480S clear, I added the vinyl roof using Model Master black vinyl top spray (don't care for that stuff much). I also removed the Nova scripts and gills from the front fenders, as his car did not have them. Front tires are from an old promo, and the rear tires are the custom tires that come in the Phantom Ford van kit. I added the yellow ladder bars from the parts bin. I used the optional headers and formed the exhaust to fit into the collectors, as his was. I added a Fatkidd Hobby Products dist and wires, used my own fuel line and brake line from the master. The rest is out of the box. Nice kit to build, but I do notice that the wheel wells are a bit inaccurate to the real car. The AMT kit has better lines. Oh well, it came out ok, and hopefully he'll like it.

Yer killin' me bro!!!! Another gorgeous Forward Look ('55-61) Mopar! Beautifully done. These are my absolute favorite cars! I've got one of these I need to do some work on. Finishing up my '60 Plymouth wagon now. Keep 'em coming!

That's gorgeous! If you hadn't said it was polished plastic, I would have sworn you shot it in "Maize". Looks just like it! Fantastic!

Just gorgeous!

I've got the oblong wheel in my '61 Plymouth. Doesn't bother me a bit. Actually makes getting in and out of the car easier, as well as visibility over the top of the wheel. Virgil Exner was the man who designed it. Chrysler called it the "Aero-wheel".

Jim built something stock!!!! Wow.......do I have to send you a get well soon card?.......LOL. All kidding aside, this is one of your best Jim!

Oh man, now that's cool! Love the '60's vibe!

Very nice, gorgeous interior work!

Sweet! I love it!

Very nice! Nice to see one in a neat color combo.

Very nice, I'm sure you're buddy will love it Neal.

Really cool! Looks much better without the big ugly bumpers they had on them here in the states.

LOL........you do make a good point!

Beautiful build! Stunning!

The box illustrations are done by Virgil Exner himself. I know, Tom, but they aren't cheap!