smellyfatdude Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) I've had this painted for awhile, and since I built the ' 55 300 with a non-stock paint job, I decided I'd do this build in one of Chrysler's "holy trinity" of color selections for that year. Krylon Dual satin ivory seemed a pretty good match, so I sprayed the body with several coats and added some Rustoleum clear. I did all the foil yesterday, and now I'm just blazing away on the rest. I could have sworn I had about three jars of Model Master flat interior tan that I'd bought when I did the ' 55, yet I could find none of them. So, I used Testors flat light tan in the square bottle. Might just be a wee shade darker than the factory color, but I think it's close. I'm going to leave off all of the underhood decals, to give it more of an appearance of a restored car, as opposed to factory fresh. Got the week off, so I'm hoping I can get a good portion of it finished. Edited June 28, 2015 by smellyfatdude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Nice, keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMCMAN52 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 looking good to me, nice paint and foil work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 What you have done so far looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardik Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 That's Pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Looks great.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 The chrome looks exquisite! Did you do the lettering by the BMF-paint-scratch paint off method? It looks fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellyfatdude Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 The chrome looks exquisite! Did you do the lettering by the BMF-paint-scratch paint off method? It looks fantastic. Yes, I did foil the lettering on the rear quarters and the front prior to laying the paint on, then cleaned them off with enamel thinner. I wish it was really as exquisite as it appears, but of course even a good camera (which mine isn't) can hide the flaws. Got the rest of the engine assembled, this morning. Again, didn't bother with the decals. It's been more than two years since I built the ' 55, and I'd forgotten just how nicely detailed these engines in the Moebius kits are. Somehow, I managed out of two (yes, two!) kits to lose both upper radiator hoses, so I'll have to swipe something out of my parts stash. Today will be the day to finish the interior. Plus, the post office tried to deliver my resin ' 61 Starliner yesterday while I was out. So, I have to run down to the local sub post office to pick it up, then dig through my pile of kits to try and find that AMT ' 60 Starliner chassis. I have this dreadful feeling it's at the back of the closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellyfatdude Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 Well, despite having a week off from work, I got a little behind schedule on this. But the interior is finally finished. I think Moebius got this one 100% right, as far as accuracy goes. If not, it's darn close! The chassis will be next, and this is one kit that I'm actually looking forward to the final assembly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Interior looks really sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Looking great so far. The '56 is such a good-looking car. Heck, I'd even drive a pink one. Ok, Salmon, whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbike-shaun Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 HOLY SMELLYFATDUDE,that interior tub came out swell! I wish all that was available to us car builders were Moebius,Tamiya,and Fujimi,that way all that we would be building is awesome models.superbike-shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 That looks great D.W., this car should look great when finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Interior looks fantastic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellyfatdude Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Wow, slow going on this one. But, the chassis is finally done. I hope to get the windows in, and the body on a bit later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemi Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Wow your build is coming out totally beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 It looks beautiful! As for that upper rad hose, I usually don't even bother with the kit ones, find an electrical wire the same thickness, strip both ends leaving some wire, then glue one end into the thermostat housing and when dry, bend the wire to fit into the rad perfectly, so much easier, especially for the lower rad hoses, you can brush paint it with acrylic Nato Black if you need to after it's installed. Thin strips of foil or photo etch hose clamps can also be added after if you wish. Love the work so far!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellyfatdude Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Well, now that looks a little more like a car, dudn't it? This is Moebius kit #3 for me, and I wish joining the body/chassis was as easy on every kit! Now, on to the final bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Beautiful and clean model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Nice, what are the exhaust extensions from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellyfatdude Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Nice, what are the exhaust extensions from? Those aren't extensions. You're simply seeing them protrude because the rear bumper isn't on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 sweet build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 great looking build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemopar70 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Your 300 is already beautiful!!! Great color combo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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