gtx6970 Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Well, its done off the work bench and in my display case. Its an original AMT annual kit I picked up sometime last year and have wanted to build since that day. Color is supposed to be Maple Leaf , kind of a plum colored real fine metallic reddish purple. In person its more red than these pics show so its not a dead on match,, but close enough for me. Interior was air brushed in a color I mixed using testors enamels . I tried Alclad for the 1st time on the wheel covers, mirror and hood ornament and found out its real sensitive to touch . So someday I may have them replated,,,,someday. Tires are the modern AMT parts pack version to give me a cleaner whitewall and get rid of the rock hard originals. I am my own worst critic and know its far from perfect , but perfection is not my goal. Its for my case only and not a contest table. But I really REALLY like how this one turned out , especially with my color choices. Comments good or bad more than welcome. Thanks for looking in Edited December 9, 2017 by gtx6970
gtx6970 Posted October 12, 2016 Author Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Last ones This 1st picture probably best shows the true colors All the emblems were done but foiling THEN paint. Worked SO much better this time around. Once it was done I went over all the emblems as well as the emblems in the grille and tail light panel with a yellow sharpie to get the gold tone to them Edited December 9, 2017 by gtx6970
hedotwo Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 Great job and I agree with you on your color choices!
carman1 Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Beautiful build of an awesome car, good choice on the color combo ! Edited October 12, 2016 by carman1
Harry P. Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 Next time you may want to try Spaz Stix spray instead of Alclad. Spaz Stix holds up pretty well to some handling; it's not as fragile as Alclad. Example of "chroming" with Spaz Stix over a gloss black undercoat:
peekay Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 Great looking model Bill. I really like Lincolns from this era.
gtx6970 Posted October 12, 2016 Author Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Next time you may want to try Spaz Stix spray instead of Alclad. Spaz Stix holds up pretty well to some handling; it's not as fragile as Alclad.Harry.I plan on trying that. But I already had the alclad here. So i decided to try it. Edited October 13, 2016 by gtx6970
Chuck Most Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 Absolutely love it. I really hope the molds for this one are stashed away in some deep dark corner somewhere, waiting to be stumbled upon by the Kats at AMT.
bbowser Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 Great model! Were the headlights separate clear pieces? If not, how did you get that effect?
CometMan Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 Very well done, Bill! That color looks much more "purpley" than it did in your WIP thread.
Ron Hamilton Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 Handsome!!!!! I love it, and only hope that mine comes out half as good.
Foxer Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 Nice job!Not a usual build here ... wonder if the new Lincoln can do this again.
gtx6970 Posted October 13, 2016 Author Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) Great model! Were the headlights separate clear pieces? If not, how did you get that effect?Its a mixture of Testors white lightening with a little silver mixed in then dabbed on with a fine brush. Then Elmers clear glue over top of that . They're not perfect but much better than 'chrome ' Thanks all. Its probably one of my favorite builds. I absolutely love the color. Indoors the color is nice and you can barely tell its a metallic its so fine ,,,but outside in the sun it just pops. Edited October 13, 2016 by gtx6970
Sixties Sam Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 Looks great! I like the color choices. Very well done. I remember having a 60 Lincoln hardtop model. I brush painted it tan with a black top. It wasn't pretty, but hey, I was 11 years old!Sam
StevenGuthmiller Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 Wow Bill!I'm surprised at how much closer it looks to the Maple Leaf color you were shooting for now that it's done.Your build thread photos made it look much farther away.Great job on this one Bill! Steve
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 Fantastic space-ship of a car, beautiful model and gorgeous color.
gtx6970 Posted October 23, 2016 Author Posted October 23, 2016 Thanks all.Its probably one of my favorite builds to date. Definitely in my top 5 .And the my 1st truly successful attempt at foil under paint on the emblems.Thanks again, I truly appreciate it
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