Some recent builds--Fabulous 50s

[FactoryStock54]

First up is the AMT 56 Ford Crown Victoria, completed a couple years ago. I borrowed a set of white wall tires from the Monogram 59 Cadillac. Paint is Polly Scale US Navy Sea Blue and Reefer White, buffed out with Micromesh.

More to follow shortly

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[FactoryStock54]

Next up, the AMT 53 Studebaker Starliner Coupe--one of my all-time favorites! This one was finished a month or so ago. Paint is Tamiya TS Coral Blue. Tires sourced from the Lindberg 53 Crestline Victoria.

[RatRod]

I don't think I've ever built a factory stock model, but those are very nice, clean builds!!!

[Slim Louis]

Nice clean builds!

[FactoryStock54]

A few shots of the Monogram '53 Bel Air. Tires from the Monogram '53 Corvette. I did a bit of detail work in the engine compartment (PSF 6-cylinder distributor, heater hoses, fuel line, throttle linkage, more-accurate 6-volt battery etc.). Paint was Polly Scale US Gunship Gray and PS Reefer White.

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[FactoryStock54]

AMT 57 T-Bird. Tamiya TS Light Metallic Blue from a rattle can. 2-tone blue interior from Polly Scale colors airbrushed with my Badger 360.

[MrObsessive]

I like them all..........but especially that Studebaker!!

When oh when are they going to reissue this gem of a kit??

[Clay]

I love all the builds, and like Bill especially that Stude. I have never had a model go so good. I wish they would reissue it. Along with some other Studebaker choices. Like, maybe a truck?

[FactoryStock54]

Thanks guys! Yeah, that Studebaker is one honey of a kit! I'd sure love to see more Studes in kit form--a 48 coupe, a 51 Commander, a 56-58 Golden Hawk, 59 Lark, 62 Hawk Gran Tourismo. . .even some pre-war cars (36 Dictator maybe?) including a few trucks; the list is endless! I understood that Ertl had been planning on issuing a '50 Commander before the firm was sold to R/C, but that seems to have gone the same way as the '49 Olds they'd announced. . .oh well.

Thanks again for the good words. I'll post a few more builds here in the near future.

[Clay]

I want something like this to be kitted

so it can pull this.

[John Goschke]

Nice builds! That '53 Chevy is really super!

[FactoryStock54]

Thanks!

Next up is the Lindberg 53 Ford Crestline Victoria. Paint is Tamiya TS Dark Blue (slightly lightened and shot through the airbrush) over TS French Blue straight from the rattle can; buffed out with Micromesh and sealed with a couple hand-brushed coats of Future. Interior is hand-brushed Polly Scale Great Northern Big Sky Blue. This build is out of the box all the way. I opted to leave off the connie kit as I feel it spoils the nice clean lines on this car. I may build the convertible some day with the connie kit and wire wheels.

[FactoryStock54]

And here is the AMT 51 Chevy Fleetline, a photogenic little beauty in Tamiya TS Metallic Blue. I LOVE this body style (a hand-me-down from the 49 Cadillac); it looks good from every angle! While I don't think Chevy ever offered this particular shade of blue in 51, as a kid I remember playing with one of those Japanese friction motor toy cars (the ones from the 50s where if you took the body off the frame you could see the Japanese label from a re-cycled can of fruit on the inside!) intended to be a replica of the 49 Caddy and just fell in love with the color.

Built this one out of the box. Added spark plug wires in the engine compartment. Airbrushed the two-tone gray interior (Polly Scale colors) with Bare Metal Foil on the door handles and window cranks. Exterior trim on this car took a LOT of foiling (seemed like even more than the 59 Cadillac!).

[rick6343]

Jerry,

Great looking builds! What is your technique for airbrushing the Polly Scale colors? I assume that at least the gunship grey was flat out of the bottle-how did you get it so glossy? I have a theory, but I'd like to hear some other suggestions-I don't hear very often about airbrushing acrylics (on cars, anyway).

Thanks,

Rick

[Raul_Perez]

Now that's one Stude that I really like!

And, the '51 Chevy is my favorite of the builds!!

Thanks for sharing,

[Foxer]

These are some great builds.. I love this era, probably cause I grew up there naming every car on the road at 7 years old.

Also glad to see you got that tungsten lighting balanced and can see the true colors in last pics.

Can't help noticing your avatar.. is that a 51 Plymouth?????

[James Flowers]

You sure have a bunch of nice builds . Glad you posted them.

[geetee66]

Ditto all the positive comments!

You build 'em nice!

Very clean and crisp. I dig it, big style!

[FactoryStock54]

These are some great builds.. I love this era, probably cause I grew up there naming every car on the road at 7 years old.

Also glad to see you got that tungsten lighting balanced and can see the true colors in last pics.

Can't help noticing your avatar.. is that a 51 Plymouth?????

Thanks guys!

My avatar is a 54 Chevy 210; Harry Pri did it for me special based on an old photo of the original car I loved as a kid.