Helix Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Another beauty to your stable of classics Steve, very nice build mate !
peekay Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Steve, another impeccable and gorgeous model!Although you excel in all areas, I have to congratulate you on that side spear with its red insert - so clean and straight and precise. I think if I were shown a close-up of just that detail I could guess it was your work. Stunning!!!
W-409 Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Excellent work as always Steve. It's nice to see a perfect black paint job like this as I know it's very hard to get right. Great work with it overall. Sharp BMF, good looking details in the engine bay etc. If it was mine I'd like to go without the skirts, but I've never been a huge fan of them anyway. Overall it looks fantastic like this anyway.
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 6, 2015 Author Posted December 6, 2015 Thank's for the kind words guys!! Steve
Curt Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Steve, you hit another one out of the park. Very nice!
charlie8575 Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 That came out very nicely, Steve. I wasn't sure of the colors, but they look very nice together. This is definitely a 10/10. Charlie Larkin
mangodart Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 All I can say is WOW !!!!! Everything seems perfect to me, and you can't loose with a black paint/red interior !!!
Burnout Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Man, that is a really sharp piece of work. Congrats!
tbill Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 stunning comes to mind. as has been said, all around beautiful build!
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 7, 2015 Author Posted December 7, 2015 Thanks so much guys! I restored a '62 hardtop for a friend a few years ago & it left a hole in my collection that needed filling. I was never crazy about the roof line on the '62 hardtop, but really like the body style with the "sleeker" looking convertible top. Too bad Ford didn't carry over the Starliner roof for one more year. Steve
10thumbs Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Just Excellent! I have to keep coming back.Steven, could you please write a few words how you do your Alclad? I've tried numerous times, but a dull aluminum, or half shiny aluminum is the best I can get. Very frustrating.The parts are clean and smooth. Then gloss black, then Alclad. I shake the bottle thoroughly too, then as quick as possible pore it into the air brush pot, then shoot it once. No success. Any thoughts?Michael
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 Thanks guys!I really appreciate it!! Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 Just Excellent! I have to keep coming back.Steven, could you please write a few words how you do your Alclad? I've tried numerous times, but a dull aluminum, or half shiny aluminum is the best I can get. Very frustrating.The parts are clean and smooth. Then gloss black, then Alclad. I shake the bottle thoroughly too, then as quick as possible pore it into the air brush pot, then shoot it once. No success. Any thoughts?MichaelMichael, I really don't use a lot of Alclad.Mostly just for small parts like mirrors, antennas, etc.I prefer to have all of my larger parts like bumpers & wheel covers replated.But when I do use it, I pretty much do it as you stated.Gloss black & then 1 or 2 very light coats of Alclad.A very light coat gives me better results than several coats or a heavy one.The only parts I sprayed with Alclad on this build were the interior mirror, the antenna & the interior door handles, as well as a few engine parts shot with Alclad "Polished Aluminum" & "Dark Aluminum".Everything else is either original kit chrome, (wheel covers & fender ornaments) rechromed, (bumpers) or foiled. Steve
YBlock292 Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Congratulations Steve! This is an outstanding model You've built. Being the owner of a real 62 Galaxie 500 (Hardtop) since 15 years already, I appreciate to see this fullsize Ford in the 1:25 scale.RegardsLudwig
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 Congratulations Steve! This is an outstanding model You've built. Being the owner of a real 62 Galaxie 500 (Hardtop) since 15 years already, I appreciate to see this fullsize Ford in the 1:25 scale. Regards Ludwig Thanks Ludwig, I appreciate that! Aside from having to deal with my nemesis, black paint, I had fun building it! I have to say, it's one of my favorite color combos in my collection, & I'm not particularly big on black. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 10, 2015 Author Posted December 10, 2015 Just got my portable "Photo Studio" today, so I had to try it out. It may take a little messing around to figure out the best technique, but the photos sure look better than any indoor shots I've ever taken before. Just a couple of pics using the different lights with the kit. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 10, 2015 Author Posted December 10, 2015 Perfection!Thanks Alan! Steve
Sledsel Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 Photo shopping in a real car is not allowed!
gtx6970 Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 I think this one is my favorite build of yours yet( although the 58 Sunliner is pretty close ) Still not 100% sold on the skirts yet though.Part of that is I am a huge fan of black cars,,,especially with red interior . 3 out of the last 4 cars I've done have been black .Great pics btw
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