1957 Ford (1/25 amt)

[1959scudetto]

More of my old-school builds: Back in 1985 or 86 I built these 2 versions of amt's trusty '57 Ford. The first  received a homemade continental kit made of plastic sheet and a 2-piece drag slick (I saw a similar one in a German modeling magazine back then) - the second should represent a four-door version: I glued the front doors shut , rescribed new doors and modified the c-pillars similar to a pic in the book "Monstrous American car spotters guide 1920-1980".

Spraypainted bodies and interiors, trim again brushed-on Humbrol copper and chrome silver, whitewalls are brushed with Humbrol matt white enamel (pictures from 2005):

[crazyjim]

Both are very nice.

[cobraman]

Very sharp pair !

[Zippi]

Nice looking pair of Ford's.  colors look great.

[TransAmMike]

Very nice models of under-appreciated cars, at least in my opinion.

[bisc63]

Those are real beauties! I especially like the blue and white one. Well done.

[Classicgas]

Beautiful work on both. 

[happy grumpy]

Wow Helmut, what a beautiful pair of fords. You certainly took good care of them. They look pristine. Great job on this beautiful pair. Glad you shared with us.

[doggie427]

Great job on a tricky ‘60’s AMT. Getting the gaps around the doors even and flush with the body sides requires a lot of patience and skill. Very nice !

[charger74]

Very nice 

[grodudulle77]

Very nice build Helmut, i really like the yellow model !! ??

[ChrisR]

VERY NICE!

[FLHCAHZ]

They both look great!

[Tom99]

Nice!

[slusher]

Beautiful pair of Fords..

[espo]

Beautiful looking pair of '57 Fords. Great looking two tone colors and the trim looks perfect. I owned a '57 Convertible that was six years old when I bought it from the first owner and a few years later I bought a Mainline two door from the third owner. 

[ewetwo]

Loved them. That was a sharp looking year for Ford.

[Ulbo]

Nice ol school classics and well built?

[Koellefornia Kid]

Nice work on both of them! 

[1959scudetto]

On 12/5/2021 at 11:27 PM, crazyjim said:

Both are very nice.

 

On 12/5/2021 at 11:32 PM, cobraman said:

Very sharp pair !

 

On 12/5/2021 at 11:34 PM, Zippi said:

Nice looking pair of Ford's.  colors look great.

 

On 12/5/2021 at 11:37 PM, TransAmMike said:

Very nice models of under-appreciated cars, at least in my opinion.

 

On 12/5/2021 at 11:41 PM, bisc63 said:

Those are real beauties! I especially like the blue and white one. Well done.

 

On 12/6/2021 at 12:01 AM, Classicgas said:

Beautiful work on both. 

Thank you Jim, Ray, Bob, Mike, Rusty and Lee for your nice comments onmy builds - very much appreciated !

[1959scudetto]

On 12/6/2021 at 2:36 AM, happy grumpy said:

Wow Helmut, what a beautiful pair of fords. You certainly took good care of them. They look pristine. Great job on this beautiful pair. Glad you shared with us.

Glad you like them, Mario - I have sold a lot of my models (aroungd 70 +), but these I will keep as well as about 30 others.

 

23 hours ago, espo said:

Beautiful looking pair of '57 Fords. Great looking two tone colors and the trim looks perfect. I owned a '57 Convertible that was six years old when I bought it from the first owner and a few years later I bought a Mainline two door from the third owner. 

Thank you, David - must have been a real treat cruising along in a `57 Convertible in 1963 or 64 with The Beach Boys on the radio.

[1959scudetto]

On 12/6/2021 at 3:12 AM, doggie427 said:

Great job on a tricky ‘60’s AMT. Getting the gaps around the doors even and flush with the body sides requires a lot of patience and skill. Very nice !

 

On 12/6/2021 at 3:51 AM, charger74 said:

Very nice 

 

On 12/6/2021 at 9:45 AM, grodudulle77 said:

Very nice build Helmut, i really like the yellow model !! ??

 

On 12/6/2021 at 1:10 PM, ChrisR said:

VERY NICE!

 

On 12/6/2021 at 1:26 PM, FLHCAHZ said:

They both look great!

 

On 12/6/2021 at 1:47 PM, Tom99 said:

Nice!

 

4 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said:

Nice work on both of them! 

 

22 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Loved them. That was a sharp looking year for Ford.

 

11 hours ago, Ulbo said:

Nice ol school classics and well built?

Thanks very much Wayne, Eric, Philippe, Chris, Chaz, Tom, Carl, David, Rastislav and Oliver for your comments !

[ATHU]

Both models look great and well done!! ?

[Jim B]

Nice looking Fords.  Well done.

[NOBLNG]

Beautifully done!?