Ramfins59 Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 For the past few weeks I've sort of "been on a roll" finally finishing up several cars that gave me assembly issues. When that happens, they go back in their box to await another day when I can overcome whatever the issues were and deal with it with a better patience level and attitude. This last one of that batch of cars is a 1957 Desoto. It is a curbside resin kit from Modelhaus that I got back in 2018 before they closed for retirement. It is painted 2 tone gold and black and it took 3 tries to get it right. The first 2 times I had to strip the paint...? It has what seemed like yards of BMF. The mirrors, inside and out, are from my parts stash. The little rear mounted fender antennas were scratchbuilt. The interior was painted gold with BMF trim. There is gold flocking on the seat inserts. Black embossing powder was used for the carpet and the molded in floor mats were painted semi-gloss black. The dashboard is semi-gloss black with BMF & Molotow chrome ink trim. Note that since these interior pictures were taken, I moved the dash mounted rearview mirror to the seats side of the dash because it was hitting the windshield originally (thanks Steve..!!). I am soooo glad that this car is finally done, so now I can go pick something "new" from my huge TO DO pile. Thanks for looking, and any and all comments are welcomed and appreciated... Stay well all... 1
echo Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 Very nicely done, the mirrors are a nice touch that sometimes get overlooked.
Phildaupho Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Congratulation on another cool completion. I was always attracted to Desotos because they were rarely seen where I lived in Canada.
Geno Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 It's beautiful Richard, I love those 50's Mopars.
89AKurt Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Oh, so that's what this bumper goes to! 3 tries with the paint, I feel your pain, no wonder it lurked for awhile, came out really nice! I still prefer BMF over the Molotow pen.
Ramfins59 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Posted January 25, 2020 Thank you all very much for your great comments.
bisc63 Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Loved seeing this one come together. One of my favorites, real and scale!
Curt Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Wow, Rich, that is a beautiful model. I’m glad you were able to fight through the issues and get it done.
Nazz Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Beautifully done Richard! gotta love those fins!
1959scudetto Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Very nice car, Richard - this is the first one I see as a completed model : period perfect !!!
espo Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Beautiful looking De Soto. We had a neighbor that had a "57 with much the same color combination. Unfortunately they didn't keep it in the garage and the mid-west winters were having their way with the finish, a real shame.
Ramfins59 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Posted January 25, 2020 I thank you guys for all of your very kind comments.
Tom Geiger Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Nice work Rich! That '57 shelf is filling up!
mopargreg Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Wow that’s beautiful Rich. Gives me some motivation to start mine but like you I’m trying to finish my started projects first.
Ramfins59 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Posted January 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Nice work Rich! That '57 shelf is filling up! Yeah Tom... Only 3 more cars to do and I'll have all the '57's (Buick, Lincoln & T-Bird).
peekay Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Very nice! The 57 and 58 Desotos are among my all time favourite cars.
Classicgas Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Just beautiful. I'm wondering if you don't need more light tho for your pictures.
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