sbk Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I've been working on this '49 Mercury for a little while now, & I finally almost have the interior done. I reshaped the seats & door panels & used acrylic paint as the tuck & roll inserts. The armrests, door handles, window cranks & steering wheel are resin copies of pieces that I scratchbuilt (except the steering wheel rim). The side panels & front seat still need to be glued to the floor, so please excuse any gaps that are visible. The dash is from Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland. The dash & shift knobs are made from laminated purple & white plastic. Here is an older photo of what it's going into. The body has since been painted purple like the dash, & awaiting polishing. For those interested in seeing more photos, including step by step photos of the top chop, check out my FB album. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steve-Boutte-Kustoms/136565936448460#!/media/set/?set=a.141065212665199.23984.136565936448460&type=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Beautiful interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zman Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Interior looks excellent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie427 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Stunning !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Steve, that's got to be about the cleanest, most precise interior I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric N. Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I was lucky to me Steve at the IPMS Nats. in Oklahoma City back in 2003-Fantastic work-nice guy too! On a side note Mark Jones won Best in Show w/ a Super 7 Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Beautiful Work Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Steve awesome work as always. I've been following along on your FB page. Neat idea using the acrylic paint like you did to create the tuck n roll inserts. Wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Gorgeous interior. I can't wait to see the rest of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Love the details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluhead Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Beautiful work as always, Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geemoney Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 excellent! that interior.............................................................................! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeti Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Awesome work ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I'm awestruck. I've never seen anything even approaching that quality on that kit interior before. Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Fantastic interior. Where did get the purple plastic for the dash knobs? I really like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGirl Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 How did you take a real car interior and make it look like it's a model , cause Holy Cow that is unreal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Best of the best! That interior is simply surreally realistic (if that makes any sense at all.) Don't think I'm going too far out on a limb saying this is the definitive chopped scale Merc. Looked forward to seeing the finished product and am really happy we get to see photos of the interior before it goes inside the body! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Clean crisp and superb Steve, as usual... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwolf Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Wow...that is also the best interior I've ever seen. Amazing work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGirl Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Actually he needs to build two interiors , one to use in the car and one along side the car , I am still blown away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 That is a work of art. Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 whhhaaat thats just soooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Thanks everyone, I appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Steve, WOW! I've seen some of your other interiors which are also mind-blowingly fabulous, like the green and white '49 Ford, you ARE the interior man! Of course the rest of your models are just as nice, so can't wait to see more of this sled!!! FANTASTIC!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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