Steve H Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Hi Phil, another stunning build sir. Paint looks amazing in that west coast sunshine! As others have said, your replica builds, which is most of what you build, are accurate, well researched, and extremely well executed. Looking forward to the next zoom meeting. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Steve H said: Hi Phil, another stunning build sir. Paint looks amazing in that west coast sunshine! As others have said, your replica builds, which is most of what you build, are accurate, well researched, and extremely well executed. Looking forward to the next zoom meeting. Cheers, Steve Thanks Steve. I really enjoy the research and figuring out and executing the replication but always seem to struggle with the final assembly and especially the painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 That paint color is stunning. Nice conversion work performed on a kit that far too many people write off. It's not a perfect kit, but it's a good starting point for a sweet custom build, and you just proved that fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr. Metallic said: That paint color is stunning. Nice conversion work performed on a kit that far too many people write off. It's not a perfect kit, but it's a good starting point for a sweet custom build, and you just proved that fact. Thanks Craig. I completely agree with your assessment of the Revell Merc kit. There is definitely a lot to like about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 A great piece of history and beautiful build, Phil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hay Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Amazing! Really nailed it. You did a fantastic job correcting some of the shortcomings of the Revell kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watertown Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Having seen this car in person at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, I can tell you that you've absolutely nailed it! Nice execution and attention to detail. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 4 hours ago, RancheroSteve said: A great piece of history and beautiful build, Phil! Thanks Steve - I really found the history of this car from new to the present very interesting 3 hours ago, Dan Hay said: Amazing! Really nailed it. You did a fantastic job correcting some of the shortcomings of the Revell kit. Thanks Dan. Not that I have any plans to do so myself but someone could certainly build a very fine custom Mercury custom by combining the best of both the Revell and AMT kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Watertown said: Having seen this car in person at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, I can tell you that you've absolutely nailed it! Nice execution and attention to detail. Well done! Great photos Mike. I really like the view of the interior. The car currently has 1949 California license plates which I initially wanted for the model. Interestingly in the photos of the car with Sam and on the Motor Trend cover the car has 1951 plates. The Revell kit has a 51 California plate on the decal sheet so although not the same number, I used a couple of those on the model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Watertown's photos of Sam's Merc at Pebble Beach made me want to try to get a photo of the models interior and I have also included a photo of the engine compartment albeit a little dusty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Outstanding Mercury! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Great custom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 3/11/2021 at 10:05 PM, slusher said: Outstanding Mercury! Thanks Carl 22 hours ago, ewetwo said: Beautiful! Thanks David 19 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Great custom! Thanks Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeakDoc Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Wow! A ton of work went into this bad boy and it turned out excellent. Stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 2 hours ago, BeakDoc said: Wow! A ton of work went into this bad boy and it turned out excellent. Stunning! Thanks Chris - it was a fun project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Very sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 23 hours ago, carrucha said: Very sharp! Thanks Hector. Now its time to move on to a new project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodaSaurus Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Lovely model. It's great to see one with a full fadeaway, this and the Ayala built 49 are my 2 favourite Merc's of that era, both have full fadaways. Great post😎😎😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 3 hours ago, HotRodaSaurus said: Lovely model. It's great to see one with a full fadeaway, this and the Ayala built 49 are my 2 favourite Merc's of that era, both have full fadaways. Great post😎😎😎 Thanks John - You are obviously a custom Merc historian. Your post made me have another look at Pat Ganahl's book The American Custom Car and a couple past issues of the Rodder's Journal featuring custom Mercs. The Ayala Merc is similar in many ways but with additional features like slanted b-pillars, rounded hood, spinners on the front hubcaps and a flipped front bumper over-rider. Pat wrote that Barrises actually finished the car off with frenched taillights, custom grill and a burgundy paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodaSaurus Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 21 hours ago, Phildaupho said: Thanks John - You are obviously a custom Merc historian. Your post made me have another look at Pat Ganahl's book The American Custom Car and a couple past issues of the Rodder's Journal featuring custom Mercs. The Ayala Merc is similar in many ways but with additional features like slanted b-pillars, rounded hood, spinners on the front hubcaps and a flipped front bumper over-rider. Pat wrote that Barrises actually finished the car off with frenched taillights, custom grill and a burgundy paint job. The Ayala Mercury was stolen sometime during the 1970s and has never been seen since. It is believed both Sam Barris and the Ayala's started both around the same time, maybe the Ayala car was even finished first, not long later Louis Betancourt took it to the Barris's for a repaint and some minor additions. Though the Ayala's did all the custom work I do prefer Barris's modifications and new colour. I much prefer the Sam Barris 49 and the Ayala car to Sams Hirohata car as to me that one is just a little over the top. I shall look for that book despite all these books being quite rare now over here(UK). Cheers, J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 3 hours ago, HotRodaSaurus said: I would have loved to attend the Mercury display at the 2009 Sacramento Autorama that featured a huge number of chopped 49-51 Mercs. It is amazing how many of those vintage customs survived and have been. This is from Rod & Custom magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodaSaurus Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 3/16/2021 at 5:21 PM, Phildaupho said: I would have loved to attend the Mercury display at the 2009 Sacramento Autorama that featured a huge number of chopped 49-51 Mercs. It is amazing how many of those vintage customs survived and have been. This is from Rod & Custom magazine. All gorgeous 😎😎😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 That is a beautiful build!! Finish looks flawless!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 14 hours ago, DrKerry said: That is a beautiful build!! Finish looks flawless!! Thanks Kerry. The natural lighting of sunshine can do wonders to enhance a paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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