1956 Pontiac - WIP

[slusher]

Great shade of red for a 50's era car. Excellent looking interior Rich..

[Ramfins59]

Thanks George and Carl. I was able to clearcoat the car today and maybe I'll start polishing it out tomorrow. I'm trying to find clear glass to fit it in my stash because I really don't want to use the green glass that came with the Promo......it really wouldn't work with a red car. I think I found front glass that fits, but it looks like I'll have to wind up making the rear glass from clear acetate.

[codie27]

These outside the usual builds you keep pumping out scratch me right where I itch and this one is no different. Looking great so far...keep up the good work

[Ramfins59]

Thank you Codie. I'm glad that I can scratch your itch with my builds. Once I finish up this Pontiac I have only one more "outside the usual" car to work on......a 1956 Oldsmobile. After that I'll be working on some plastic kits......at least until I either find more Promo's, or pick up some resin kits.

[Dan Helferich]

That's a great red! As always, your interior looks amazing. You should run classes for making stunning interiors. Who cares if it's "Pontiac"? My cousin Scott had a '55 Chevy with a '64 Impala interior. Like you said, it's a custom!

[Ramfins59]

Thanks Dan. If I was building this car as a Replica Stock I would have made the interior more Pontiac. I did take out the dashboard hump on the passenger side but I just didn't add the extra gauges, etc., that a Pontiac dash has.

I polished out the paint today. I have to make rear glass using clear acetate from the top of a box of greeting cards. After that is cut to fit properly, then I'll foil the body and then glue in the glass.

Doing model interiors is one of my favorite chores in building. First of all, I try to pick colors that will either match or at the very least, compliment the color(s) of the car. I always do any painting, decal or BMF work BEFORE applying any flocking, as it is just about impossible to apply BMF or decals after flocking has been applied to the surrounding area. I also give each color of flocking pretty close to a day for the adhesive to fully dry before applying a second color. That way there is no chance that a second color might mix with, or stick to the first color. My favorite adhesive for applying flocking is Floquil, flat, model railroad paints. I have a few jars of it in various colors to match the colors of the flocking being used. Now, since we won't be able to get Floquil paints anymore, I will also use thinned down Elmers glue (thinned with water), but since Elmers glue dries clear, I will paint the area being flocked with a flat paint that closely matches the color of the flocking being applied. That way if the flocking is too thin in spots, the color of the plastic underneath won't show through. Unless I'm doing a Custom or Street Rod interior I always use Google reference pictures to try to get the details as good as I can get them. Overall I plan it out and take my time. Patience is key. I go through kits that I've robbed other parts from, or know I'll never build, and build a stash of mirrors, pedals, window cranks and door handles, and gauge face decals, in addition to aftermarket gauges, pedals, cranks and handles. It pays to be organized.

[TFchronos]

Very nice work so far, the color and interior look great! I'm definitely following this. I've always thought the cars from the 50's were the most creative and beautiful ever made with '56 being my favorite year. Keep up the great work on it!

[Drgon63]

Rich

Michael wants to know if batteries are included to light that thing.... gotta wear shades to look at it....

[Ramfins59]

Thanks Jonathan. A '56 Dodge is on my "to do list" also, from the Modelhaus, like the one in your Avatar.

Tom, LOL... nope, no batteries. I sure wasn't expecting that color red to be so eye-searing, but I love it. BTW, the polishing came out awesome. I can't wait to get the BMF on this thing.

[TFchronos]

Thanks Jonathan. A '56 Dodge is on my "to do list" also, from the Modelhaus, like the one in your Avatar.

I'll be eagerly awaiting that one, I got a '56 wagon off of eBay a while back, I'll get to building it sooner or later.

[Ramfins59]

Today I did the BMF work on this puppy, plus I did some paint touch-ups. The foil looks great on this red car.

I also cut a piece of clear acetate to fit the rear window opening. I'll glue that and the front glass in tomorrow after all the paint has dried. This car should be done in a couple of more days.

[charlie8575]

That car looks surprisingly good in a solid color. I would've two-toned it with something- grey, black, perhaps a coffee-color or white. But that solid red looks nice and the foiling does make it stand out some.

Good job on the interior, too, Rich.

Charlie Larkin

[W-409]

Wow that looks great! Very nice and shiny paint job, and it looks even better with the BMF on. You do always very nice work, just like this one. Also this body style looks excellent in my eyes.