A 41 Plymouth coupe with a twist

[alan barton]

Hi everyone,

If you have been over at the WIP posts lately you will see there is a whole gaggle of 41 Plymouths getting built.  I finished my version earlier last year but hadn't got around to posting it.

I have had the kit almost since it came out but after having a painting disaster at the time I shelved it.  Forty years later I thought I should give it a second chance!

I wanted to create a cool custom, something a well healed young guy might create back in the fifties to impress the lady folk. As you will see in my WIP post, the trick was to remove and refit the fenders to effectively channel the car but also give it the look of a mild section job. In the fact the car is neither chopped nor sectioned.

The nose of this model was not well-rendered by AMT so it causes concerned modellers a lot of grief.  My solution was to completely change it using the custom grille and rollpan from an AMT 51Chevy as a foundation.

The colour is Tamiya Light Green Pearl followed by three coats of Tamiya Gloss Clear, all from a spray can and rubbed out with Tamiya polishing Compound.and I think it is a beautiful shade to suit the flowing lines of the Plymouth.

Comments and critiques welcome!

Cheers

Alan

 

[Yeah Nah]

Forty years in the making and a gorgeous build Alan.

[Sledsel]

Cool Custom '41!!

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[customline]

Very cool, Alan. Very cool.  Raising the rear fenders and deleting the 'boards to create the illusion of a section job is a brilliant idea (which I plan to use, thank you.) I think you have set the bar with this one. Super nice paint, too. Congrats!

[espo]

Beautiful looking body and paint work. The front-end changes along with the fenders give it a Barris looking type Kustom. 

[rickcaps55]

I love it awesome bodywork looks like a car right out of a 50's or 60's Hot Rod Magazine.

[TarheelRick]

I think the others have pretty much said it. Very nice clean custom work, has the 50's era look to it. Really sweet paint job.

[Karl LaFong]

Wow!!  NICE job!  Looks like someithing out of a 1960-ish Rod & Custom.

[XYHARRY]

You've nailed that 50s early 60s custom look with this beauty, really well done Alan. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[ncbuckeye67]

That's beautiful! I love that green. I used it on my Foose pickup.

[Kenmojr]

Awesome custom. Looks like a real life car The Rodders Journal would feature. Love your vision and build...

[Zippi]

Man that looks good.  Nice job Alan.  

[thatz4u]

best use of this kit that I have ever seen

[Mopar2]

Great build of a 41...The paint is perfect...

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[karbuildr]

Excellent custom and great choice of color. Well done

[alan barton]

Thank you everyone, your comments are greatly appreciated.  

Cheers

Alan

[slusher]

Beautiful Plymouth!