1960s Iron

[dougwintz]

Although I like to build rally cars with a lot of decals and interesting livery, I think the hardest thing for me to do is build a box stock model, because everything shows. I keep learning new things, the latest of which is to make sure the surface of the trim is smooth so when you apply foil it gives you a smooth finish. Still trying to do better on that. Attached is the 1966 Mercury Parklane, which had a lot of fitment problems, and the 1961 Pontiac Ventura. 

Edited September 10, 2022 by dougwintz

[BeakDoc]

Nice looking builds. Foil job looks pretty dang good to my eye. It can be some tricky stuff to work with. I have to zen myself out and slip between 2 different planes of existence when I tackle a big foil job. 

[dougwintz]

11 minutes ago, BeakDoc said:

Nice looking builds. Foil job looks pretty dang good to my eye. It can be some tricky stuff to work with. I have to zen myself out and slip between 2 different planes of existence when I tackle a big foil job. 

Slipping between 2 planes of existence sounds like a good idea. For anything!

 

[Street Rod]

Two very good builds! 

[bisc63]

Great looking collection! I like your taste in colors; that green Pontiac looks especially nice. Very nicely done.

[oldscool]

17 minutes ago, dougwintz said:

Slipping between 2 planes of existence sounds like a good idea. For anything!

 

That's what pot stores are for. LOL

[Slotto]

Very nice builds!

[PappyD340]

Very nice group!

[ChrisR]

NICE!

[Kah puts]

Top drawer all of them.

[bbowser]

Know what you mean about smooth trim.  Yours all look great, that Pontiac is to die for!

[espo]

Great looking colors and cleanly trimmed and detailed looking builds. The Mercury color looks almost the same as a popular Fomoco color of that era. The '61 Pontiac be it a 1:1 or this kit is a favorite and the color looks great as well. I like the Chrysler in youir display cabinet.

[rsmodels]

Doug, we all have room for improvement. These two models look great to me and also the others showing in your photos.

I really like 61 Pontiacs and have a 1:1 65 Mercury wagon so really appreciate  your showing these.

[slusher]

Fantastic Collection!

[Leica007]

Really beautiful Pontiac, especially the color; impressive interior on both of them. Nice detail engine compartments, also. Good job!

 

[dougwintz]

Thanks for the comments everybody. Appreciate it. Reply to "ESPO" - the color is Testor's One Coat, Fiery Orange. It is a pretty good match for factory. 

[crazyjim]

Awesome builds.