1957 Ford Fairlane 500

[bh1701]

Here is my latest completion - an AMT 1/25th scale 1957 Ford Fairlane 500. For an older kit, it went together very easily without any issues.

The exterior colors are Tamiya Base White and ScaleFinishes Platinum Gray. The chrome trim is all hand painted - using Metallic Silver Craft paint for the window trim and the side trim. The script was hand painted using a very sharp toothpick dipped into paint from a Molotow-style chrome pen.

The dashboard gauges and details are from BestModelCarParts.

The kit featured doors that opened and closed, but I glued them in the closed position. I've never felt that the opening doors look that great and often don't close flush with the body. I have used magnets before to hold the doors closed on other kits and have had mixed results when doing that.

Thanks for checking this out!

Bart

 

[Jim B]

Beautiful Ford. Well done. 

[titino]

Beautiful model, well done. I built one for a friend a while ago, a very nice model to build. Congratulations.

[Supernurd]

Very nice work.  👍 

[thatz4u]

Nice build of this kit, well done

[bisc63]

Gorgeous model! Love the low-key color combo that very much WORKS on this body. Sooooo clean! Very well done.

 

[meechum68]

Well done!! I am building this same kit for my wife. I am hoping to lay down body/door/hood color today.   And then shoot the interior tub/dash and front seats as well. 

 

[espo]

Great looking showroom style finishes. Doing all the chrome trim with a toothpick had to be an experience. 

[bh1701]

3 minutes ago, espo said:

Great looking showroom style finishes. Doing all the chrome trim with a toothpick had to be an experience. 

David,

Thanks!

Actually doing the lettering with a toothpick is actually pretty quick to do, but it does definitely require steady hands and a light touch. The window trim and side trim is all done with a brush. I like using acrylic craft paint for these areas since you can use a sharp toothpick to remove any stray paint that gets where it doesn't belong. I often don't even mask off these areas - a steady hand and a toothpick to remove unwanted paint usually works for me. The acrylic metallic silver may not be as shiny as BMF, but the ease of applying the paint is the determining factor for me. 

Bart

[bh1701]

35 minutes ago, bisc63 said:

Gorgeous model! Love the low-key color combo that very much WORKS on this body. Sooooo clean! Very well done.

 

Thanks, Rusty!

When I looked at photos of the various color combinations, the gray/white combo really caught my eye. I thought it looked pretty sharp, and the gray was not a color I had used on any other models - an important consideration for me as I don't like to have too many models on my shelves that are the same color as others.

Bart

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[iwantmodels]

Well done.  Very nice replica.

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[johnyrotten]

Sharp looking Fairlane, perfect color combinations. The gold really makes it pop. 👍👍

[STU111]

Hand painted chrome trim and badging? Man, you must have good eye and a steady hand, it all looks great. Lovely looking 57 Ford all around. 👍🏻

[bondo bill]

looks good

[charger74]

Very well done 

[pulln4dejr]

Very nicely done, love the color scheme!

[TooOld]

Excellent detailing , well done !

[Tom99]

Very nice!!

[David G.]

Nice work, love all the detail painting.

David G.

[Zippi]

That's a nice looking 57 Ford there Bart.  I just love these old Ford and the body styles were very appealing.  Nicely done.