John Goschke Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 Stellar work as always, Steven! Love the color combo, and I've never been a fan of black either, particularly on ragtops, but there's an exception to every rule, and here it is!What adhesive did you use for your rear window and how did you keep the window tight and wrinkle-free? I'd like to steal your idea for my '58 Impala, though the plastic I'd like to use is from a mattress cover package and is more transparent than a poly bag.
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 Thanks everyone! Photo shopping in a real car is not allowed! I wish it was real Andy! Then it would be in my garage instead of on a shelf! 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 It's one of my favorites too Bill! The whole package turned out better than I thought it would. I wasn't sure about the skirts either, which is why they're just taped on. But now that it's finished, I like the look. Black does look good on a lot of cars, but I can only manage the aggravation maybe once a year! Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 Stellar work as always, Steven! Love the color combo, and I've never been a fan of black either, particularly on ragtops, but there's an exception to every rule, and here it is! What adhesive did you use for your rear window and how did you keep the window tight and wrinkle-free? I'd like to steal your idea for my '58 Impala, though the plastic I'd like to use is from a mattress cover package and is more transparent than a poly bag. John, I used Testors "clear parts cement" for the rear window, although there are probably better solutions. The Testors cement doesn't adhere very well to the plastic bag. I had to be very careful not to punch it out while in the assembly stages.. I really wasn't trying to keep it too wrinkle free. We all know that these plastic rear windows wrinkled like crazy very quickly, & I didn't want any plastic that was too clear, I thought a little cloudy was probably more realistic. That's the way I remember them anyway. I just threw out a clear comforter bag yesterday! maybe I should have checked it out first! Steve
Sixties Sam Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Beautiful car, Steve! Really nice work. I like the skirts. They were popular back then.Sam
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 Beautiful car, Steve! Really nice work. I like the skirts. They were popular back then.SamThanks Sam!I had a friend who's dad had a '62 Galaxie XL hardtop with the skirts.They kind of stuck in my memory because I remember thinking at the time how unique a stainless skirt looked.I had never seen one up until that point.So, naturally I had to recreate one of those childhood memories at some point.I don't know if I'll ever get the chance to build another '62 Ford. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 fabulous , Steven great job ,looks greatThank you Cliff! Steve
echo Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 This is really a beautiful build, very realistic. You did an excellent job building this model.
Geno Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Wow, it looks like the real car, amazing work Steve.
Phildaupho Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Not much more can be said about this fabulous model. I was never very keen about my parents then new beige 62 Galaxie 500 4-door but this Sunliner is beautiful.
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 Thanks so much guys! So far in the past few years, I've built Fords from '58-'62. Very soon I hope to do a '67 Galaxie, & I keep getting glimpses out of the corner of my eye of a '56 & '57. Then all I'll have left to do is '63-'66 & '68-'70! Not at all a daunting task! Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 Absolutely amazing!Thank you Hugh! Steve
Speedfreak Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) Beautious Steve, love the colors you 've used here. I'd have to say it's my fav of all your builds I've seen so far, that '62 Ford just kills, Beautiful car. Edited December 13, 2015 by Speedfreak
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