1959scudetto Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 From the same rainy photo session, also built at the same time as my 58 Impala, here is my favorite JoHan model: Spraypainted and clearcoated metallic green paint (don't remember the name), trim again brushed-on Humbrol silver, whitewalls are brushed with Humbrol matt white enamel. Someday I will disassemble it and repaint the interior (was sprayed in light green from the can) - again: no reference material back in 1984! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Looks great. Is that posed on a real one? Color of the background looks darn close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Very well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) Gorgeous, better get them windows up.😏 Edited December 4, 2021 by Geno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 That's a beauty Helmut , you take good care of your models. Too bad we don't see enough mopars of that era from manufacturers, Ah well. one can only hope. I too sometimes rebuilt models to change the color or to correct errors but in your case I don't see anything wrong with it. It looks perfect from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 VERY NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Nice paint job Helmut !! 👍😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Good looking DeSoto. Body color looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Excellent!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Nice job 👍🏼. Researching colours is so easy in the modern world, we forgot how difficult it used to be. Looks like a factory combo though. I have one or two models dating back to 1984; they look terrible now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Excellent detail work on the trim and scripts. The color looks great as does your paintwork. Nicely Done! I do enjoy seeing these old JoHan Mopars being built. I wish there was a way to bring them back into production. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Beautifully done, gorgeous looking car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 2:44 PM, Classicgas said: Looks great. Is that posed on a real one? Color of the background looks darn close. Thanks, Lee ! Yes, I placed my models for photographic purposes on the tinted sliding glass roof of the 1:1 car I owned back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 2:54 PM, Tom99 said: Looking good! On 12/4/2021 at 3:09 PM, cobraman said: Very well done ! On 12/4/2021 at 5:08 PM, thatz4u said: very nice On 12/4/2021 at 5:32 PM, Geno said: Gorgeous, better get them windows up.😏 Thanks, Tom, Ray, Al and Gene for your comments - yes, I should have shut the windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 7:32 PM, ChrisR said: VERY NICE! On 12/4/2021 at 9:56 PM, PappyD340 said: Very nice! On 12/4/2021 at 11:12 PM, grodudulle77 said: Nice paint job Helmut !! 👍😀 On 12/4/2021 at 11:41 PM, Zippi said: Good looking DeSoto. Body color looks really nice. On 12/5/2021 at 12:05 AM, NOBLNG said: Excellent!👍 Thanks Chris, Larry, Philippe, Bob and Greg for your kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 6:39 PM, happy grumpy said: That's a beauty Helmut , you take good care of your models. Too bad we don't see enough mopars of that era from manufacturers, Ah well. one can only hope. I too sometimes rebuilt models to change the color or to correct errors but in your case I don't see anything wrong with it. It looks perfect from here. Thank you very much, Mario - my models have been kept in closed boxes over the years - this might be the reason for their good condition. Well, you know the faults of your own models best. I did not strive to achieve perfect factory correct replicas (almost no reliable references in the mid 80's) - moreover, I used spraycans I had at hand which seem fitting for the models to me, but there are some details - here: the interior - that I would like to address to when I find some time to get at it (at the moment I'm modifying and repainting the interior of a Ferrari 250 SWB Spider California I built around 1988) On 12/5/2021 at 9:55 AM, beeRS said: Nice job 👍🏼. Researching colours is so easy in the modern world, we forgot how difficult it used to be. Looks like a factory combo though. I have one or two models dating back to 1984; they look terrible now. Thank you Sonny - I liked the color so I used it for that one (I've got no idea if there ever was a DeSoto in a similar green, but I won't change it). On 12/5/2021 at 12:59 PM, David G. said: Excellent detail work on the trim and scripts. The color looks great as does your paintwork. Nicely Done! I do enjoy seeing these old JoHan Mopars being built. I wish there was a way to bring them back into production. David G. Thanks, David, for your nice comment - I'm with you concerning the old JoHan Mopars that unfortunately will never again see the light of the day. On 12/5/2021 at 3:12 PM, tbill said: Beautifully done, gorgeous looking car! Thnak you, Tom ! On 12/5/2021 at 3:12 PM, tbill said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Wow that has really stood the test of time well, beautiful DeSoto Helmut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 13 hours ago, 1959scudetto said: Thanks, Lee ! Yes, I placed my models for photographic purposes on the tinted sliding glass roof of the 1:1 car I owned back then. this is cool! looks good. well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 22 hours ago, bogger44 said: Wow that has really stood the test of time well, beautiful DeSoto Helmut! 14 hours ago, Dominik said: this is cool! looks good. well done! Thanks, Tony and Dominik ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Really nicely done! I enjoy seeing these classics built!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 12 hours ago, slusher said: Really nicely done! I enjoy seeing these classics built!!! 2 hours ago, ewetwo said: Nicely done Thanks Carl and David - old kits should be built and not only collected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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