StevenGuthmiller Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Nothing new to see here folks. I was just going through a few builds to consider taking to the NNL North show next month, and this '58 Fairlane convertible came to mind. I had gotten a pretty good reaction to it on the forums back when I built it, so I thought maybe I should take it to the show. The only issue was the ride height. I knew back when I built it that it looked considerably too low, so I decided that it should be corrected before I took it out in public. Nothing difficult, just a little shimming. But I think it looks much better now. The first 2 pics are the "after" pics. The last is the before shot. Steve
doggie427 Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Insanely beautiful! Another fabulous model Steve.
Dave Darby Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Yeah it did have a bit of a broken spring look. Looks great now.
peekay Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Good move, Steve. It was already a beautiful model but it has now "graduated" from mild custom to showroom stock. I'm performing the same surgery on Revell's Jag XK 120 at the moment. It was finished and ready to show but I decided it sat too low.
oldnslow Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Nope , liked the lower look , but that's just me . Great looking build .
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 10, 2018 Author Posted April 10, 2018 Thanks guys. I have a couple of other very early AMT kits that could use similar modification. The slab chassis on these old AMT kits were never very accurate for ride height or wheel track. 4 hours ago, rust-n-dust said: Stunning! Great use of colors as well! After seeing your avatar Dave, I thought that you might be interested to see one of the other builds that I will be taking to the NNL North show this year. Steve
ATHU Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Fantastic looking Fairlane and the Edsel Corsair is absolutely gorgeous!!!
Geno Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Gorgeous Steve. Most aren't fans of the '58 but I sure do love 'em.
rust-n-dust Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 5 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Thanks guys. I have a couple of other very early AMT kits that could use similar modification. The slab chassis on these old AMT kits were never very accurate for ride height or wheel track. After seeing your avatar Dave, I thought that you might be interested to see one of the other builds that I will be taking to the NNL North show this year. Steve Once again, stunning....
Lovefordgalaxie Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 WOW!!! And that Edsel? WOW again!! Huge fan of the Edsel, and I love the '58 in special, but the '59 is a beauty too.
bbowser Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 3 hours ago, ATHU said: Fantastic looking Fairlane and the Edsel Corsair is absolutely gorgeous!!! I agree, two outstanding replicas.
Maindrian Pace Posted April 11, 2018 Posted April 11, 2018 Big improvement, low is cool but stock height works very well on a car like that.
Hooked on Chaparral Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 Great work, how did you do the convertible top on the Fairlane? THAT looks fantastic!
gtx6970 Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 On 4/9/2018 at 11:15 PM, StevenGuthmiller said: Nothing new to see here folks. I was just going through a few builds to consider taking to the NNL North show next month, and this '58 Fairlane convertible came to mind. I had gotten a pretty good reaction to it on the forums back when I built it, so I thought maybe I should take it to the show. The only issue was the ride height. I knew back when I built it that it looked considerably too low, so I decided that it should be corrected before I took it out in public. Nothing difficult, just a little shimming. But I think it looks much better now. The first 2 pics are the "after" pics. The last is the before shot. Steve Its still ugly. You need to send it to me so I can save you the embarrassment of ownership lol
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