1966 Mercury Park Lane

[JTRACING]

finished up today, AMT kit made it as a daily driver

[ModelKing]

great job on the weathering you have nailed the daily driver thing.

[62SS]

Nice job. Love the weathering. Looks like a car you would have seen here in Pa in the 70s. Just the right amount of grime and rust.

Ed

[MrObsessive]

Yup! James you got the look down pat!

That's just how I remember 'em during high school days when that car was about 10 years old.

Ed's got it right.............PA winters here were murder on cars of the '50's and '60's!

[ricky12]

realy looks great thanks

[catpack68]

very nice work james.the weathering you did to it looks really good.

[kerc]

Someone's gonna steal that purse! Great job!

[Harry P.]

Very nice! I love the beat up front license plate. Your attention to the details is superb!

One suggestion: your panel lines are too harsh. The jet-black lines are a bit too obvious. Next time try a color that's not solid black, like Tamiya smoke, or even a mix of body color with just a bit of black mixed in to darken it a bit, but not so dark as to be solid black. After all, shadows are never solid black.

Another technique that looks incredibly realistic, and is very clever on top of it: Spray your body color coats, then do your panel lines with solid black. Then, on top of that add a thinned-down coat or two of body color. That final color coat serves to "tone down" the harsh black panel lines and gives them a much more realistic appearance. I saw the results of this technique in several of Bob Downie's posts here ("zoom zoom"), and it looks very realistic.

[JTRACING]

thanks guys!

heres a couple more i made up a new photo base

Very nice! I love the beat up front license plate. Your attention to the details is superb!

One suggestion: your panel lines are too harsh. The jet-black lines are a bit too obvious. Next time try a color that's not solid black, like Tamiya smoke, or even a mix of body color with just a bit of black mixed in to darken it a bit, but not so dark as to be solid black. After all, shadows are never solid black.

Another technique that looks incredibly realistic, and is very clever on top of it: Spray your body color coats, then do your panel lines with solid black. Then, on top of that add a thinned-down coat or two of body color. That final color coat serves to "tone down" the harsh black panel lines and gives them a much more realistic appearance. I saw the results of this technique in several of Bob Downie's posts here ("zoom zoom"), and it looks very realistic.

Thanks for the tip! I'll try that on my next build!

[lizardlust]

"Well, it needs a BIT of work before it debuts at Pebble Beach..."

REALLY well-done daily beater!! You've successfully managed to convey the appearance of a well used but not destroyed commuter, which truly requires a restrained weathering approach - NICE!!!

[RodBurNeR]

great work! the realism is what brought my reply as i am not a stock kind of guy.....but this is just plain sweet!

[RadRidesByDan]

Hey James, Like always my friend, Unbelievable work, Im just glad to see that it just doesnt apply to Race Cars. I have seen and drueled over many of your NASCARS. Well done

Bear

[Harold]

Sweet build, and the details are great. Looks like a Michigan car after several years of crappy winters. My suggestion for the panel lines is to mix complements, in this case, blue and orange with a hint of black. I use a lot of acrylics, so I can thin the mixture with water and flow it in. Just make sure its dry before you lay on any clear.