41 Plymouth

[Xingu]

Was a good day, I finished a model! I am open to critique and criticism, but please keep in mind this is the first model I have built in over 30 years. I was a teenager when I last built one and at that time I found other things besides models to keep me busy

This is the best model that I have built to date. I enjoyed building it and learned a lot of new things while doing it. I also found out that there are a lot of things I still need to learn. This particular kit had some warped parts and I did my best to straighten them out, but really didn't know what I was doing. The biggest issue was the interior tub, as both sides were turned down extremely bad. I pretty much had to weld the firewall and dash in. They are not in the ideal position and it has kept the body from sitting correctly on the chassis. The paint isn't perfect, but I am mostly happy with it. Somewhere along the line, I lost the license plates. They are the only parts left off the kit. I went with the stock six-cylinder version. Thanks for looking.

 

[Xingu]

[Harry P.]

You might want to fix the foil on the upper windshield trim, but otherwise not much to criticize here. It looks very nice!

[slusher]

Super nice build..

[cobraman]

I think it looks fine. Keep building.

[Sixties Sam]

It does sit a little high, I think, but otherwise it's a great looking model! The color seems right for the time Good work!

Sam

[wayne swayze]

After 30 years of "other distractions",  I think you've done a good job on a kit I personally really like! Looks quite nice!

[Hubert Rollins]

Looks like a very clean build!! Keep up the good work!!

[CometMan]

Not a lot to criticize for your first one back!

[GTJUNIOR]

Nice work. Well done on your first model back.

[peekay]

Welcome back, and you're off to a great start.

If I see in advance that a kit's stance is going to be off (and that's most of them), I leave the wheels till last. I remove the spindles from the axles and epoxy the wheels directly to the brake drums in the position I want them. Yes, it's cheating, but stance is more important to me than an accurate looking chassis.

[crazyjim]

Looks very nice.

[Xingu]

Thanks for the kind words. I am sure most of you would have known how to fix the interior tub. It was badly warped and the material seemed thinner than it should have been. This one probably never should have made it passed quality control. I just looked at it as a learning experience and went with it. I have since purchased another one of these kits, so I can try again later.
 Hopefully each future build I do gets a little better than the last.

[bbowser]

Very nice work, especially for your first foiling job.  I found this kit to be a bit challenging as well, old tool-lots of flash, poor parts fit, etc.  You done good, keep it going!

[Renegade]

Great color choice. Very nice build.

[62rebel]

Pretty nicely done; I have one I completed this winter in the same color, almost. I replaced all the kit glass with sheet styrene except the windshield, which I cut out and shaped to fit into the opening from the front, trying to get it flush. Stock '40's cars already sat high, so expect it to look "high-pockets" unless you're building a custom.

[Fanof69]

Looks great. Welcome back from a long absence. Keep em' coming 

[curt raitz]

Not bad for a 30 year hiatus from model building!

Looking forward to seeing what ya got next...