1959scudetto Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 As I was born in 1959, what about '59 cars, but not the always-and-everywhere present Chevys and Cadillacs, something different instead: Here are 3 former X-EL promos, repainted in the mid 80's, done "old-school" (no BMF, just silver paint), bodies with spray cans I had at hand in colors I thought that would fit for these land yachts. Therefore not strictly stock, as all three have interiors from the '60 De Soto (I didn't like missing interiors - better wrong ones than nothing at all) - so all of you nitpickers will have something to talk about. Anyway, despite several shortcomings, they make ok shelfmodels when looked at from a distance - here we go: Plymouth Fury HT
1959scudetto Posted May 22, 2015 Author Posted May 22, 2015 and finally the De Soto Fireflite 4 Door HT (# 3) Remark: License plates for all 3 are from an old 1961 auto world self-sticking license plate sheet.
peekay Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Three fabulous looking 59s there, exactly the sort of thing I'm into. I have all three and am slowly doing something similar with them. I agree totally about the interior - better inaccurate than nothing at all. Here's the other X-EL 59 Mopar which I haven't started on yet. Note the colour scheme.
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Good looking models. The Fury and Royal Lancer are 2 of my favorite cars from the era. Nice work...and I heartily approve of your using DeSoto interiors.
72 Charger Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Beautiful work on all of them . I would love to have any of them on my shelf
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) Beautiful Helmut! I'm working on the '59 Plymouth as we speak, so I'll get back to you on that one. I do however, have the X-EL '59 Dodge & a Model King reissue of the '59 Imperial. I have the X-EL '59 Desoto hardtop as well that I began converting to a 2 door convertible many years ago, but due to the lack of an interior, I never finished it. Both the '59 Dodge & the Plymouth that I'm working on, have Modelhaus resin interiors. Actually pretty nice ones! Steve Edited May 23, 2015 by StevenGuthmiller
1959scudetto Posted May 23, 2015 Author Posted May 23, 2015 Beautiful Helmut! I'm working on the '59 Plymouth as we speak, so I'll get back to you on that one. I do however, have the X-EL '59 Dodge & a Model King reissue of the '59 Imperial. I have the X-EL '59 Desoto hardtop as well that I began converting to a 2 door convertible many years ago, but due to the lack of an interior, I never finished it. Both the '59 Dodge & the Plymouth that I'm working on, have Modelhaus resin interiors. Actually pretty nice ones! Thanks Steve, but my models are actually junk compared with those of you - incredible, your Dodge with those spinner (?) hubcaps, the correct interior, the perfectly applied BMF and that gorgeous paint !!! Your late '50s models are among the most beautiful I have ever seen in the last 30 years, period. The Imperial is also in my stash (2 x), together with about 350 others that are waiting for being built - and I should restore several of my old builds, too (the 3 above, for example) - too many kits, too little time!
SteveG Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Here's a couple of mine ...... The Imperial was restored from an old built up. The Dodge Royal Lancer is from a X-EL promo re-pop with a slightly later model dodge interior added. I have the X-EL 59 Desoto as well and a restore-able 59 Plymouth that I'll get around to one day. -Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Here's a couple of mine ...... The Imperial was restored from an old built up. The Dodge Royal Lancer is from a X-EL promo re-pop with a slightly later model dodge interior added. I have the X-EL 59 Desoto as well and a restore-able 59 Plymouth that I'll get around to one day. -Steve Beautiful stuff Steve!! I especially like the Dodge! Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Just thought I'd toss on a couple of Modelhaus resin interior pics for the Dodge. His interiors are actually very nice! Better than most early AMT interiors & even later Johan examples. There's even the suggestion of a transmission tunnel, which the '60-'61 Johan kits lacked! Steve
1959scudetto Posted May 23, 2015 Author Posted May 23, 2015 Steve, great models - the Imperial convertible as well as the Dodge HT - simply excellent !!!
Ramfins59 Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Here are the '59's that I've done... '59 Dodge http://images107.fotki.com/v71/photos/9/3018309/12967544/TUNABOATMODELFINISHED41024x761-vi.jpg '59 Plymouth http://images59.fotki.com/v791/photos/9/3018309/13229718/1959PLYMOUTHFURYSIDE1024x745-vi.jpg '59 Chrysler http://images60.fotki.com/v2/photos/9/3018309/13255705/EWYORKERMODELFINISHED21024x754-vi.jpg
1959scudetto Posted May 30, 2015 Author Posted May 30, 2015 Here are the '59's that I've done... '59 Dodge http://images107.fotki.com/v71/photos/9/3018309/12967544/TUNABOATMODELFINISHED41024x761-vi.jpg '59 Plymouth http://images59.fotki.com/v791/photos/9/3018309/13229718/1959PLYMOUTHFURYSIDE1024x745-vi.jpg '59 Chrysler http://images60.fotki.com/v2/photos/9/3018309/13255705/EWYORKERMODELFINISHED21024x754-vi.jpg Very nice looking models, Richard - I should have bought the Chrysler also, back then...
1959scudetto Posted May 30, 2015 Author Posted May 30, 2015 Well, here is another one, not quite a 59 model, but at least introduced in the fall of '59 and in my opinion one of the best looking US cars of the era: 1960 De Soto Adventurer HT from JoHan - my first rattle-can paint job in 1983...
High octane Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Very nice builds guys, as I just love dem Mopars!
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Well, here is another one, not quite a 59 model, but at least introduced in the fall of '59 and in my opinion one of the best looking US cars of the era: 1960 De Soto Adventurer HT from JoHan - my first rattle-can paint job in 1983... Nice one Helmut! I guess if we're allowed to do fall of '59, I could add these. Steve
1959scudetto Posted May 30, 2015 Author Posted May 30, 2015 Nice one Helmut! I guess if we're allowed to do fall of '59, I could add these. Steve Totally amazing - as always - Steve!!! The '60 Dodge is my favourite of your quartet, but each one looks very impressive!
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks Helmut! Someday I'd like to do a "re-do" on the Desoto. I was never really happy with that one. Steve
realgone58 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Drooling over the gorgeous Mopars in this thread! These are my favorites of all time. Here's a couple of mine.
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