Green AMT ‘57 Chrysler 300C

[papajohn97]

This was a fun quick effort mostly built OOB of a kit I read good things about. The green I used is called “Parade Green”, a Chrysler factory color in ‘57, for which I used MCW base lacquer with Gunze Mr. Color GX100 lacquer clear coat, all other colors done with Tamiya acrylics. I tried wicking red paint into the circular recess in the kit chrome wheels but it was impossible for me to achieve a clean concentric result so I punched some rings out of masking tape and airbrushed them with gloss red Tamiya acrylic and then just stuck them on like stickers, much better result! The one problem I had with this kit was getting the front chassis + interior to fully seat within the body. Most likely due to error(s) on my part.  I ended up having to squeeze the front end assembly together (causing the chassis to bend upwards), bond it with liquid cement and CA and tape it tight overnight. Not the first AMT kit that I have had this issue with (looking at you ‘62 Bel Air!). Despite this issue, I’m happy with the finish and really like the look of this shade of green on this car. Cheers, John

some outdoor shots:

 

Edited November 21, 2023 by papajohn97
Removed duplicate photo

[drodg]

That is a beautiful 300

[Jim B]

Great looking Chrysler.  Really well done.

[AMT68]

That looks excellent. And can't go wrong with the green/tan combo. Of course I'm partial to green cars anyhow. 

[Yeah Nah]

Excellent job John on what IMHO is one of the prettiest of all 300Cs. Your solution with the red wheel centres worked well!

[Classicgas]

Beautiful. Close to parade green.

[karbuildr]

That's a beautiful shade of green, very nice detailing all around on one of AMT's better kits.

[espo]

Great looking color and finish, looks just like the box art. The interior is a nice contrast and cleanly done.  

[bogger44]

That's a clean build, and wears that green well.   Creative solution for the red centers on the the wheels, that looks great.  Congrats!

[Street Rod]

Beautiful 300 right there! Very clean and well detailed inside and out. 

[Kah puts]

Parade Green is a winner, the best 300 I’ve seen ?

[charger74]

Very well done ????

[Kenmojr]

Brilliant model. Love it...

[bondo bill]

very nice build

 

[Ulbo]

Great looking Mopar!!! Nice build?

[PappyD340]

Super nice Chrysler 300C!

[oldscool]

Very good work.

[mr moto]

That looks terrific! The 300C actually was only available in three colors from the factory: red, white or black. Your build shows what a bad decision Chrysler made on that one. It looks way better than any of the standard colors. Great build!

[drifterdon]

Stellar build!  Love that shade of green.  

[Hi-Po]

Great looking build and good color choice.

[Sledsel]

Sharp looking Chrysler. Great color choice.

[Horrorshow]

WOW!!!

[Supernurd]

Hang on a minute.  I'm gonna put on a suit and tie, open the door and drive away!

[Danno]

10 hours ago, mr moto said:

That looks terrific! The 300C actually was only available in three colors from the factory: red, white or black. Your build shows what a bad decision Chrysler made on that one. It looks way better than any of the standard colors. Great build!

Even more ironic is that AMT once issued a pre-finished Masterpiece version of the 300C in a dark forest green color. It, too, was good looking but it, too, was a non-authentic color.

Your model looks great!!  

[KWT]

That is a slick color... very nicely done