LO51 MERC Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Hi Guys, I'm a new kid here, 64 years old. If you noticed my screen name, the model below is the reason for it. I built this a bit over 20 years ago (not sure 'cause the brain's getting weak) from the AMT 49 kit. I did all the work on it, it's not a resin body! Rather than trying to list the work I did do, I'll let the pictures hopefully do it! Gary
george 53 Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 WOW Lo, That is one smooth Merc! Over 20 years ago? Would you "member jus how you extended the rear quarters to make it a 50? It sure looks good, an there ain't too many resin bodies out there. Yours looks GREAT!!!! Oh, an WELCOME to the BEST Model Car site on the web!!!
fordh8r Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Very nicely done! Got any interior pics? More pics of this couldn't hurt either.
randx0 Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 what those guys said also nice job on the opening doors!
LO51 MERC Posted January 13, 2009 Author Posted January 13, 2009 Hey thanks for the good comments. Yup, I can still remember how I built up those 51 rear fenders. Er, what was that question again? Oh, yes those rear fenders......do ya have a lot of sheet styrene? All I did was make a filecard shape that looked to me like the 51 fender line, looked at a lot of 51 rear fender pictures, and just started to layer on the styrene 'till it was a bit bigger than it needed to be. Then it was just file away the plastic that didn't look like the 51. A little putty here and there and, well you know the rest. BTW the taillights are sections from the custom lenses in the originally tooled AMT 57 Chevy. I'm sorry but I didn't take any pictures of the interior. It's just the stock interior, two toned with light gray inserts on a medium gray. The only real modification to the interior is that I seperated the front seatbacks from the lower seat, seperated the backs, and then hinged each to tilt forward. Today I would do this a lot better. No pix of the engine either. It's the Caddy out of the AMT 49 Ford, and it's wired. Gary
carrucha Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 Cool Merc. I like how you customized the front end. carrucha
FactoryStock54 Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 Wow! I LOVE the canted B pillars and the 51 rear quarter panels! Great job! All the more impressive as it was done with the AMT kit!
geetee66 Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 (edited) Man, that's awesome! You have a lot of skill. Top-notch job on the rear fenders, roof, front end ..they look primo! Edited January 17, 2009 by geetee66
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