Monogram's 1955 Lincoln Futura Concept Car: WIP

[Bainford]

Can't give you a hard time about that colour. It looks great. Suits the Futura perfectly. Nice choice David. 

[bh1701]

David,

That color looks great!

Bart

[slusher]

Beautiful color, David!

[David G.]

20 hours ago, Bainford said:

Can't give you a hard time about that colour. It looks great. Suits the Futura perfectly. Nice choice David. 

Thanks Trevor, I'm glad you like it. 

So I guess I'll be spared from the community dog-pile of paint shaming?  

 

19 hours ago, bh1701 said:

David,

That color looks great!

Bart

Thanks Bart, I appreciate that.

 

9 hours ago, slusher said:

Beautiful color, David!

Thank you most kindly Carl.

David G.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

Progress is progressing on the Futura concept car!

Now that the bodywork is mostly done, it's time to turn my attention to the interior.

I sure hope the masking works out on this, I don't want to have to do it twice.

 

 

That worked out pretty well!

 

 

The next color to shoot is the flat black.

 

 

The flat black came out well enough. There will be some cleanup to do but it shouldn't be difficult.

 

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment.

David G.

[customline]

Oooo yeah, I like it! The green is such a nice shade....I have a can in my "inventory" and can't wait to paint something with it ?. I think maybe the Futura was designed with thin people in mind. Not much hip room ?.

[Anglia105E]

Some good masking and paint application going on there David, and I can sense that you are pleased with the result . . .

David W.

[David G.]

22 hours ago, customline said:

Oooo yeah, I like it! The green is such a nice shade....I have a can in my "inventory" and can't wait to paint something with it ?. I think maybe the Futura was designed with thin people in mind. Not much hip room ?.

Thank you Jim, I'm glad you like it.

Everyone was thinner in 1955!  

 

21 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

Some good masking and paint application going on there David, and I can sense that you are pleased with the result . . .

David W.

Thank you David.

And yes, pleased I am.

David G.

[slusher]

Really nice touch on the paint work David!

[David G.]

23 hours ago, slusher said:

Really nice touch on the paint work David!

Thank you Carl!

David G.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

It's time for the next update,

In addition to painting the dashboard detail, I've added some brightwork trim with the use of some Molotow ink and a fine brush. I've also tried to replicate the dome gauges on the top of the dashboard with some detail painting.

 

 

I found these headlight lenses in the parts box. They should make excellent covers for the dome instruments on the top of the dashboard.

 

 

With just a little cleanup and filing, I think these lenses fill the bill! There's also a little better view of the dash detail and door trim (which needs a little cleanup).

 

Thank you all for following along, I appreciate your support and feedback.

David G.

[Anglia105E]

I always think it's great when you find something in the ' parts ' box that will do the job . . . Those headlight lenses for the dome instruments are a perfect example of this. Keeping lots of left over parts from previous builds has to be one of the most useful and practical aspects of our wonderful hobby . . .

Your interior work has come together nicely, and I think the black sits alongside the green / pale turquoise rather well . . .

David W.

[Nosferatu]

Nice color!

This is a cool kit although I don't like the multi piece body.

Dave

[slusher]

Fantastic interior detail, David!

[David G.]

17 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

I always think it's great when you find something in the ' parts ' box that will do the job . . . Those headlight lenses for the dome instruments are a perfect example of this. Keeping lots of left over parts from previous builds has to be one of the most useful and practical aspects of our wonderful hobby . . .

Your interior work has come together nicely, and I think the black sits alongside the green / pale turquoise rather well . . .

David W.

Thank you most kindly David. 

 

17 hours ago, Nosferatu said:

Nice color!

This is a cool kit although I don't like the multi piece body.

Dave

Thank you Dave, I couldn.t agree with you more about the multi-piece body. If it weren't for that, this would be a weekend builder.

 

4 hours ago, slusher said:

Fantastic interior detail, David!

Thank you much Carl.

David G.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

Onward and upward!

...or downward rather, as we get some work done on the chassis.

With the upper body painted with its first coat and curing and the interior mostly completed, It's time to do a little detail painting on the oh so basic chassis pan. Here's the first pass with some flat aluminum paint.

 

 

Here's the second pass with some different colors to add a little visual interest. The chassis pan is pretty basic and so is the detail painting.

 

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post any comments you wish to share.

David G.

[slusher]

Looks good David, you have a steady hand..

[Anglia105E]

With the chassis components barely raised above the surface of the flat pan, you have done wonders with just applying the paint David !

David W.

[David G.]

21 hours ago, slusher said:

Looks good David, you have a steady hand..

Thanks Carl. It takes more and more effort as time goes by but I can still make 'em work.

14 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

With the chassis components barely raised above the surface of the flat pan, you have done wonders with just applying the paint David !

David W.

Thank you David. Detail painting is one of my favorite parts of the build. I'm glad to still be able to do it as well as this.

David G.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

With the interior and bodywork mostly completed, it's time to start on the figures. I know this may look like a horror show right now but the blackwash accomplishes two purposes. It adds a base for shading and depth. It helps me identify the features and textures that will need attention when it comes time for detail painting.

 

 

Here's a good example of what the blackwash can do. As the wash settled in the "stripes" on the lady's slacks, it revealed that there were places where the stripes were incomplete. With the use of a micro-saw I was able to engrave some stripes to fill in the missing detail.

 

 

A little more detail paint and another blackwash to fill in the new stripes.

 

 

It looks like the stripes I added to the lady's slacks will work out rather well. There's still plenty more to do!

 

That's all for this round.

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post any comments you may have.

David G.

[Anglia105E]

Figure painting is such a specialised area of scale model building, and there are many skills required to achieve a convincing result . . .

I can see that you are fully aware of what you are doing David . . . The black wash approach is a great idea !

Those two figures can be made into nicely realistic additions to your Lincoln Futura, using your expert techniques . . .

David W.

[David G.]

23 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

Figure painting is such a specialised area of scale model building, and there are many skills required to achieve a convincing result . . .

I can see that you are fully aware of what you are doing David . . . The black wash approach is a great idea !

Those two figures can be made into nicely realistic additions to your Lincoln Futura, using your expert techniques . . .

David W.

Thank you for your encouraging comments David.

I do enjoy working on figures. In my mind, it's yet another form of detail painting- with a good bit of weathering thrown in. Both of which are favorite techniques of mine.

Cheers!

David G.

[customline]

I'm confused....there's too many David's around here. ? I'm not sure who's talking to who!

 

[David G.]

7 hours ago, customline said:

I'm confused....there's too many David's around here. ? I'm not sure who's talking to who!

 

One place I worked there were six David's out of about thirty employees.

We were 20% of the work force!   

David G.

PS: That's where I got the "David G." form.

[customline]

49 minutes ago, David G. said:

One place I worked there were six David's out of about thirty employees.

We were 20% of the work force!   

David G.

PS: That's where I got the "David G." form.

Oh boy...." hey Dave, Dave M needs some help, go grab Dave D and Dave J and on the way over pick up Dave A and bring him along...."  ? .   I know all about that. I was JD for 19 years.