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1965 Plymouth Fury


StevenGuthmiller

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5 hours ago, TooOld said:

    I'd love to have this parked in my garage , first class all the way Steve !    Your attention to detail is unbelievable but I gotta admit that I'm drooling over those wheels & tires . :)

Thank you Bob!

I agree about the wheels and tires.

I think that the extra effort on the wheels paid off and the tires that Bruce so graciously donated are the cherry on top!

 

Thank you again for your expertise and generosity with the gauge faces.

they are just one more great addition to the finished product!

 

 

Steve

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4 hours ago, rickcaps55 said:

That is a awesome awesome build the color the wheels and tires everything it's perfect !! i'm 67 JoHan was the only model company that really put out a lot of Mopar and AMC kits I try to find as many as I can and over the years I have found many but now they are getting more and more money for the old kits it would be nice to see some one remaster these old kits and bring them out again I know 90% of the JoHan molde's were lost over the years so someone would have start over from the ground up.

Thanks Richard!

 

I agree.

Johan had so many great subjects, as did AMT back in the day.

It's a shame that there are not more of these type of subjects available today.

 

Steve

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4 hours ago, randyc said:

Wow!   A new high-water mark for all of us I think.   Absolutely beautiful.  And captures so many different little details.   My question is are the emblems done using your method of foiling before paint?  You seem to have the touch on that technique...

Thank you Randy!

 

Yes, the scripts are done as I always do them, with foil under the paint.

With these obsolete old kits, there are few options.

 

 

Steve

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Hello everyone.

 

It was brought to my attention by one of the members of the board that the radiator cap was not up to par.

"Cartoonish" was the word he used, and I have to say, I had to agree with him.

 

I guess sometimes you think something looks okay, but when it is brought to your attention, it is the first thing that draws your eye from that time forward.

So, it was obviously ripe for modification.

Luckily it is just a radiator cap and was not difficult to remove and re-work.

 

It was a fairly simple operation of removing it, drilling out the "too large" center button and replacing it with something smaller, thinning the entire cap by sanding and painting the radiator "neck" portion black.....which I should have done in the first place! :rolleyes:

 

I believe now it will pass muster. ;)

 

 

I will replace the engine photos in the original post with the new ones.

 

 

 

Steve

 

 

 

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19 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Thank you so much guys!

I really value your opinions!

 

Not a Hemi Gary.

It's a 426 "Max Wedge".

 

Not factory correct for a '65 Fury either, but I took a few liberties with this one. ;)

 

19 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Well OBVIOUSLY! Jeeeeesh I'm an idiot! It is indeed, guess I'd better put my glasses on! Sorry! 

 

 

Steve

 

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Again, another stunning model car from your bench.  Just gorgeous.

The only thing that strikes my eye as being somewhat out of place is the crease under the vinyl top at the rear.  It seems a bit too pronounced.  I checked out 65's online, so definitely an issue with this mold, not your fault.  Your models are so perfect, there is really nothing to knock.  I don't mean to knock either, your expertise is so far advanced this small comment does not affect whatsoever.

I like the motor swap.  I saw a 65 just now online for sale, with a 426 Max Wedge.  Love it.

And now....how on earth do you make such beautiful and correct carbs?

Just an amazing model.  Compliments.

Mike..

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