Jim Gibbons Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 I built this model for my brother as a little side wedding gift ten years ago, and finally got pictures. This was built box stock. It isn't the correct Gaugin Red which is more of a coral color, but I'm limited to spray cans, so it was finished in Testors Guards Red. When he took the photos, he forgot to insert the antenna, which I didn't glue in to prevent breakage when I was travelling with it. I love this kit, and the real car. For anyone building this kit, the little "Lucas" style headlights they supply work great for masking the headlight brows. I broke ends of toothpicks in each lens, Tacky glued them in, masked the rest, and painted. I have a feeling that's why they included them, and should have added a note to the instructions for using them this way.
Jim Gibbons Posted July 21, 2011 Author Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Thanks for your comments. I hadn't seen this model in ten years, and I'm a bit critical about it. I could have masked the headlight brows a bit better using a liquid mask, and I used Tamiya Desert yellow for the interior. I think if I mixed that color with their Deck Tan, it would have toned the color better. It looks good, but the camera makes these things a bit glaring. I also should have used the same base coat on the area under the taillights, which shows as a brighter red than the rest of the body. Originally, I had painted the body in an enamel which was way too dark and on the maroon side. I sanded and repainted it without stripping. I have another of these kits started, and I thought that I would paint the body in a grey metallic like the two Kiekhaefer cars built. Since there was the option of a different leather color (though likely rarely, if ever used,) I thought of doing the seats and door panels in red with black carpeting, etc. Just a thought. Edited July 21, 2011 by Jim Gibbons
Sixties Sam Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Very nice Chrysler! Clean build, and the color looks good! Sam
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