karbuildr Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I built this a couple of years ago. I believe it's the first issue of this kit since it was in my stash for quite a while. It's painted in Testors enamel light sky blue (flat) in the 1/4 oz. bottle, and the darker blue is Testors enamel Blue Angles Blue. I cleared it with Testors Boyds enamel clear and looking at the chassis photo, you can see the difference between the color shift on the body and the uncleared section of over spray on the frame. I wanted to give it a bit of a low rider stance, so I swapped out the wheels and tires from one of the Revell Tuner cars that I'd been saving for a while. Most of those kits Revell put out had more than one set of wheels included. This is a very well detailed kit, with one of the nicest frame/chassis and engines I've ever worked on. It took a bunch of bare metal foil. I even managed to foil the "Edsel" lettering on the rear body area without mucking up the paint. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Very nicely done David! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Excellent job on this. Looks great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Thank you Mathias and Garry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Brings out the wild side of an Edsel. They did offer some unique color combos. Those wheels are over the top. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 That’s a pearl ⛳️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mittagskind Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Wow, that's a great build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Oldenburg Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Hello David, a beautiful build! Color matches very well and the BMF work is great.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 That's the most beautiful Edsel I've ever seen! That paint combination is gorgeous. I've always loved the Edsel, and now I may have to build another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Great looking Edsel. Really well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I agree with everyone else on the beautiful looking paint work. The chrome trim is also well done. There used to be a lot of rude jokes about the Edsel styling when new, but I always liked how they looked so detective. With the wheel and tire combination along with the stance I really like how this looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Very sharp ! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Nicely done and good color combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 That's a real looker. Like others have said, the color combo is awesome. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 👆🏼what everyone else said. 💯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Donato, Glen, Hanjo, Chris, Andreas, Jeff, James, Lee, David, Steve, Terry, Mario and Harry, thank you all for the kind compliments. I always liked these cars even though they took a lot of criticism on the styling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Very tasty build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1hobby1 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Great color combo and beautiful build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louis Carabott Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Simply Beautiful ! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Very nice two toned Edsel! Great foil work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Beautiful job David , it looks great in those colors ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Larry, Bill, Steve, Louis, Oliver and Bob, thank you all for the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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