FINISHED Revell's 49 Custom Merc!

[Tom Kren]

JUST rolled off the bench!! Im very happy how it turnned out Thanks Revell for such a great fun kit!Body is HOK sunrise pearl, pearl white interior with orange wire for seat piping, used Modelhaus tires with rims from SJS and machine bullets, lowered both front and back, custom dash knobs from Rep & Min, engine has Caddy parts pack valve covers, aluminum air cleanners and wired spark plugs used tail light from the AMT 50 Ford kit Hope ya like it !

[Ajay]

Very, very nice Tom

Regards

Andy

[Lyle Willits]

Great job Tom. That came out very nice.

[paul@detaildownunder]

That is one cool ray of Sunshine!! Nice Work

[Tonioseven]

Very nice build!!

[cruz]

Very cool............

[Luis Ayala]

WOW!!!!!!

Color is just GREAT!!!!!!

Congratulations Tom, you did an AWESOME job...

Edited September 20, 2007 by Papin67

[outlaw035]

hey tom grt8 job....luv the color....not a lead sled kinda guy but i do like ur's....neal

[MonoPed]

Fantastic build!!!

[mikelo]

Looks great. Love the color. I also like what you did with the tail lights.

[Mike]

I'm getting the dreaded red X's...

[James Tester]

Nice Model and photography Tom. It really makes it look real!

James

[Randy Kern]

Looks fantastic, Tom. Those HOK oranges are my favorite colors. Subtle, yet still has that 'gotcha' factor.

[Andy Wyatt]

I think Halloween arrived a week early! Love the color...one cool build!

[VW Bug]

very very nice model. great color choice. i also love the custom taillights, gives it a bit of character. oh, and your photography is great, too!

now i have to ask, because it just seems odd to me, why do you use the rear exhaust and side exhaust (it is a side exhaust, right?)? i don't mean to sound rude or anything because your craftsmanship is great.

keep up the good work!

[Tom Kren]

Tom, how did you achieve that outstanding satin finish? Did you use a clear topcoat?

No clear just right out of the airbrush. its HOK paints their pearls come out like ya see i shot white primer and then the color

[VW Bug]

"Not Tom, but I think I can answer this one ...

On most, but not all, 1:1 kustoms, the side exhausts (aka "lake pipes") are non-functional ... they are there strictly for looks. Revell correctly depicted this with its excellent '49 Merc kit. If you look at the underside, you'll see that the lake pipes don't actually hook up to anything."

[Steve H.]

I've already said it elsewhere... Awesome lookin' Merc! The satin finish really sets it apart!!

[Wildrice]

Great build Tom. I must say it looks great in person too.

[bsoder]

I can hear the Doo Wop from it ..Looks fantastic Tom

[geetee66]

G O R G E O U S !

I wish we could get HOK paint over here in the UK (If anyone knows of a UK supplier, let me know please!)

Do the paints come in spray cans or do you need to get skilled with an airbrush?

That is a beautiful build. I hope mine turns out half as good when I get around to it!

I've saved the pics to my HD for reference, they're SO good!

Brilliant!

[showrods]

I'm late to the show but…sooooo nice!  Great work!

[slusher]

Beautiful..

[GTJUNIOR]

Awesome Merc. Just looks so cool. Beautiful build.

[RiskiestLion]

really cool it its a very different orange 

Edited November 21, 2015 by RiskiestLion