Old modeller part 2.....

[modelercarl]

This is another truck/trailer I built up, the Autocar A64B and AMT Haulaway trailer. It has models of cars that I owned as a teenager, first the '53 Studebaker, then the '53 Ford, then the '57 Ford. The '53 Buick was my parents and the car I learned to drive on. I am amazed that I found the correct models and with MCW (Model Car World), I was able to get the exact colors.

Edited July 17, 2010 by modelercarl

[charlie8575]

Please post more pictures, Carl. These models are very nice, and I wouldn't mind seeing some more of them.

Is that '53 Buick the R&R kit? What did you think of it overall?

Charlie Larkin

[bsoder]

VERY NICE!..don't know which I like the best

[modelercarl]

Please post more pictures, Carl. These models are very nice, and I wouldn't mind seeing some more of them.

Is that '53 Buick the R&R kit? What did you think of it overall?

Charlie Larkin

Charlie, The '53 Buick is an R&R resin kit. I have only done 2 resin kits so far and have found that there is an awful lot of grinding (Dremel) and sanding required for fit which is to be expected when you consider how the castings are made. Also the Buick body sides were bowed out and I had to dip in boiling water and then squeeze it closed to the proper width and dunk in cold water. Again, I think you have to expect this with resin, so no big deal. The finish on the R&R kit was excellent, very little prep required before priming and painting. I don't know if you noticed but the window glass isn't in yet (the model is in "mock up" stage), I just can't get the vacuum formed kit glass to fit well yet....if you have any ideas I would appreciate hearing them. That's the only hold up to finishing the model right now. I must tell you this. When I bought the kit the first body roof was badly concave and I emailed R&R about it as I wasn't comfortable fixing that kind of problem and they immediately sent me a new body and told me to keep the distorted for practice. Very impressive vendor to deal with!!

I haven't made up my mind yet on whether there is any advantage or extra appeal of resin instead of styrene (or vice-versa) but I did enjoy building this one up and the '60 Pontiac is resin also, I would recommend R&R to anybody though. When I got back into this hobby one of my highest goals was to find a '53 Buick HT just like my parents had as it was the car I learned to drive on...never thought I would find one! Then the exact colors from MCW...amazing what is available compared to the late 50's and early 60's when I last built models.