1959scudetto Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 old (1985) old-school builts: red is brush-painted, cream, black and white are sprayed from the rattle can, whitewalls are brushed with Humbrol matte white, trim is painted Humbrol silver. The black one is a bit lowered, grille is a Canadian Meteor (?) amt custom part, fender flares cut from sheet plastic, continental kit comes from Monogram's `56 T- Bird (though 1/24, it fits quite well). Wheels are steerable, all doors open. 1
1959scudetto Posted June 19, 2021 Author Posted June 19, 2021 12 hours ago, Classicgas said: Stunning! Thanks. Lee ! 11 hours ago, Modelcarjedi said: Very nice builds! I love that kit Thank you Keith - I like that kit too (also the amt '57 Ford), especially for its posable wheels. 11 hours ago, cobraman said: Very nice, good work. Thank you, Ray ! 10 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Great looking pair! Thanks, Larry ! 2 hours ago, ATHU said: Beautiful work as usual Helmut!! Thank you, Anders, but all of my builts are nowhere near the quality of your models.
Maindrian Pace Posted June 19, 2021 Posted June 19, 2021 Love the look of the black hardtop, so sleek. The red Crown Victoria is brush painted? Could have fooled me, that paint has great self leveling characteristics. Great builds!
John1955 Posted June 19, 2021 Posted June 19, 2021 1956 may have been Ford's best styled cars ever. And the '56 Ford kits were examples of what AMT could achieve when they really tried. AMT also did well with the '57 Ford kits.
espo Posted June 19, 2021 Posted June 19, 2021 Beautiful looking pair of Fords. They both are cleanly detailed and I like how you built one as a Hardtop and the other as a Crown Victoria with the glass roof option. This was some of Fords best styling.
1959scudetto Posted June 20, 2021 Author Posted June 20, 2021 17 hours ago, ChrisR said: Very nice!! Thanks, Chris ! 16 hours ago, Maindrian Pace said: Love the look of the black hardtop, so sleek. The red Crown Victoria is brush painted? Could have fooled me, that paint has great self leveling characteristics. Great builds! Thank you, Mike ! Yes, the red color is brush-painted with Humbrol enamel which had excellent characteristics back in the day (not any more today, as I've learned in this forum). 16 hours ago, John1955 said: 1956 may have been Ford's best styled cars ever. And the '56 Ford kits were examples of what AMT could achieve when they really tried. AMT also did well with the '57 Ford kits. Thanks, John, I had a lot of fun assembling these two. 13 hours ago, thatz4u said: nice 56's, well done Thank you, Al ! 11 hours ago, espo said: Beautiful looking pair of Fords. They both are cleanly detailed and I like how you built one as a Hardtop and the other as a Crown Victoria with the glass roof option. This was some of Fords best styling. Thanks, David - I wanted to build them a bit differently (not only the colors). I have to find a way to tint the glass roof (maybe with Tamiya smoke clear from the can ?) 10 hours ago, Zippi said: Love the Crown Vic's. NIce work.
espo Posted June 20, 2021 Posted June 20, 2021 There have been issues of this kit in the past where they included a green tinted or clear roof panel. Neither are true to the original. Looking at pictures of the 1:1 glass roof cars they seem to be sort of a greenish blue color. I would consider using some of the tinted clear paints that are normally used over a silver or gold base for a candy effect.
1959scudetto Posted June 21, 2021 Author Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/20/2021 at 12:31 AM, Zippi said: Love the Crown Vic's. NIce work. Thank you Bob! 14 hours ago, espo said: There have been issues of this kit in the past where they included a green tinted or clear roof panel. Neither are true to the original. Looking at pictures of the 1:1 glass roof cars they seem to be sort of a greenish blue color. I would consider using some of the tinted clear paints that are normally used over a silver or gold base for a candy effect. Interesting Info, David - but as I have no airbrush, I'm depending on the available spray-cans.
espo Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 7 hours ago, 1959scudetto said: Thank you Bob! Interesting Info, David - but as I have no airbrush, I'm depending on the available spray-cans. The colors I was suggesting can be had from Tamiya and in rattle cans. My painting is about 50/50 rattle cans and air brush.
1959scudetto Posted June 21, 2021 Author Posted June 21, 2021 3 hours ago, espo said: The colors I was suggesting can be had from Tamiya and in rattle cans. My painting is about 50/50 rattle cans and air brush. Thanks for the hint, David!
Dave Darby Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 Both looking good Helmut! I'm not usually a fan of the Continental kits, but I like that one>.
1959scudetto Posted June 21, 2021 Author Posted June 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Dave Darby said: Both looking good Helmut! I'm not usually a fan of the Continental kits, but I like that one>. Thank you Dave, this was a leftover part from a '56 T-Bird I just backdated to a '55 and therefore deleted the Continental kit.
1959scudetto Posted June 21, 2021 Author Posted June 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Nosferatu said: Beautiful! I love the glass roof! Thank you, David!
1959scudetto Posted June 22, 2021 Author Posted June 22, 2021 9 hours ago, slusher said: Two fabulous Fords! Thanks, Carl! 1 hour ago, ewetwo said: They both look great. Love the color choices. Thank you, David - this was one of the attractions for me in the '80s: two-tone paint jobs and white walls on the '50s cars...
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