alan barton Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 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 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Forty years in the making and a gorgeous build Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Cool Custom '41!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Beautiful looking body and paint work. The front-end changes along with the fenders give it a Barris looking type Kustom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickcaps55 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 I love it awesome bodywork looks like a car right out of a 50's or 60's Hot Rod Magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl LaFong Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Wow!! NICE job! Looks like someithing out of a 1960-ish Rod & Custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 You've nailed that 50s early 60s custom look with this beauty, really well done Alan. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 That's beautiful! I love that green. I used it on my Foose pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Awesome custom. Looks like a real life car The Rodders Journal would feature. Love your vision and build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Man that looks good. Nice job Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 best use of this kit that I have ever seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar2 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Great build of a 41...The paint is perfect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Excellent custom and great choice of color. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Thank you everyone, your comments are greatly appreciated. Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Beautiful Plymouth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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