Ramfins59 Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 This is a Johan promo. I sanded all the mold lines, prepped, primed and painted the body. The roof is painted with Model Master Wimbledon White lacquer which I masked off and then sprayed the rest of the body with Duplicolor Light Blue Metallic. I'll give it a day or so to gas out and will then clearcoat it. I'm almost finished with the resin Modelhaus interior. It is just mocked up for these pictures. The carpet is flocked in Dark Blue. The seats and side panels are painted a light Blue and white and resin cranks and handles, painted chrome silver, were installed. The dash was painted a light Blue with BMF and chrome silver paint trim. Black Detailer brings out some of the dash details. The steering wheel is gloss White with chrome silver paint trim. I still have to add a turn signal lever. More progress to come as it happens. Thanks for looking in on this project. Any and all comments are welcomed and appreciated.
jsc Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 I love your subject matter! And you always do such a great job. I'll be looking for more from this one!
72 Charger Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 Richard thats very nice Im glad you didnt go red Do you put BMF on the badges before you paint?
BKcustoms Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Cool! I like your color choice, I can't wait to see more!
Ramfins59 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Posted March 28, 2014 Thanks guys, I appreciate your great comments. Dave, Yes, I put BMF on the hood and trunk lettering before I painted the Blue color. I'll carefully use a polishing cloth to remove the paint from the top of the lettering before I clearcoat the body.
Ramfins59 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Posted March 28, 2014 Thank you Ira. I warmed the spray cans for awhile before painting which really helps the paint flow better. I was very lucky on this one......no dusties or schmutz landed before the paint dried.
slusher Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Rich love the color choices. Did you have to cut your tape to fit your interior patterns?
am73grand Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 I love this. The blue and white look fantastic together!!!!!!
Ramfins59 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Posted March 28, 2014 Thank you Carl and Ron. Carl, believe it or not I painted the entire interior (except for the dashboard) with fine paint brushes following the molded patterns, I didn't mask off anything.
charlie8575 Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Now that is pretty. Forward-Look MoPars are among my favorites. That's going to be a handsome machine when you're done, Rich. Are you planning on bringing any of these gems to NNL? Charlie Larkin
impcon Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Hi Charlie, NICE PROJECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW! I had a 1:1 convertible with a hardtop parts car and a complete and running wagon a number of years ago. I sold them in a moment of wekness and near as I know, the guy that bought them just let them all sit and never did anything with any of them. The three cars were all very restorable and pretty solid given the rust issues that so many Mopars had back then. The hardtop was powder blue with a white rook and it was such a pretty car - swivel seats and all. I amnot meaning to condemn, but shouldn;t the dashboard be the darker blue - or at least the dash pad? I recall mine having at least a darker colored dash pad and these photos seem top verify that to some degree..http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z1947/Plymouth-Sport-Fury.aspx That will be a striking odel when done - you really have a way with those fifties cars. Like yours truly, they were such a part of youth and the love for them will never die or fade. Again, please forgiveme if I seemed to be critical.. some more color would really bring that dash to life though - IMHO anyways.
charlie8575 Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Not my project, Gary. It's actually Rich Manson's. And trust me, even if it's not 100% factory-correct, you'll LOVE the results. Rich is one of the best builders out there and does bang-up jobs with the interiors. Charlie Larkin
Tom Geiger Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Ah! Another cool Rich Manson build! I'll pull up a chair to watch. If only I had some beer and popcorn! Looks good so far. I like that you've done it in blue and white, which separates it from other builds I've seen. And I don't think I would have been brave enough to paint the interior lines by hand!
VW93 Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Really like the color combo's. Where did you get the resin window cranks & door handles from? I would like to try them on some future builds.
MrObsessive Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Ahhhh....... Rich, Rich, Rich! You got me so tempted! I love this era of Plymouth as my Dad once owned a '57 Belvedere many years ago. It was a two toned green (pastel), and I can still remember the push buttons on the left hand side of the dash for the transmission. I have one of these '59 promos, and I'm really tempted to go all out one of these days and kitbash it with full detail using RC2's '58 Plymouth. Sadly, Johan was the only kit maker that did the 1957-59 Dodge/Plymouth 2 door hardtop roofline correctly. Don't get me started about RC2's effort with their '58............ Keep up the good work Rich............this will be stunning when you're through with it!
impcon Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Not my project, Gary. It's actually Rich Manson's. And trust me, even if it's not 100% factory-correct, you'll LOVE the results. Rich is one of the best builders out there and does bang-up jobs with the interiors. Charlie Larkin Sorry Charlie - I must have had another senior's moment..*sighs*
Ramfins59 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Thank you all so very much for your kind words and compliments. They mean a lot and give me the incentive to keep doing up these 50's cars as best I can. Carl, yes, I'm lucky that I'm able to "paint in the lines" and have it come out looking good. Charlie, yes, I'm hoping to bring this car, along with the '59 Dodge I recently finished, the '57 Dodge I did several months ago, and the '56 Nomad for the "Circle Your Wagons" NNL show subtheme. Gary, I had originally painted the car's body with Krylon Baby Blue enamel and Duplicolor Arctic White and I also painted the dashboard with the Baby Blue. When I clearcoated the body with Model Master Gloss Clearcoat it orange peeled so badly that I had to strip the paint. I chose to repaint the body with Duplicolor Light Blue Metallic so I could use Duplicolor's clearcoat and not have the enamel clearcoat be a problem again. I left the Modelhaus resin dashboard as is because I had already detailed it with BMF, chrome silver paint and some Black Detailer. I've had disastrous results stripping Modelhaus resin parts with the Scalecoat paint stripper that I normally use, so I figured that I could get away with leaving the dashboard as is, even though I know that the dashboards are usually the body color of the car. Obviously your eagle eye picked up on that faux pas of mine...LOL (and that does NOT upset me at all). I DO have some Purple Power that I can use to strip the dashboard and then repaint and redetail it (even though I really hate doing things twice..!!) Tom G., come on out here to Cranberry... I just picked up some Yuengling beer and I have loads of popcorn ready to be popped. Frank, I got the window cranks and handles from Norm Veber at Replicas & Miniatures Co. of MD. You get enough in a pack to do at least 4 or 5 interiors. They are great for use in all the promo's and cars with poorly molded interior details. Bill G., go for it man. I know how you've ranted about the '58 Plymouth... between the roofline and the side trim..!! I know that those inaccuracies bother you more than they do a lot of us other modelers. I'm not quite as picky over exacting accuracy as you. I was happy to be able to build a model that looked enough like a '58 Plymouth to make me happy. To each his own. Edited March 28, 2014 by Ramfins59
FASTBACK340 Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 When Gary mistakenly referred to Rich as Charlie made me chuckle. Back in the day when Rich was still on Long Island and we all belonged to the LIARS club, most members had endearing nick-names. Rich's name was Rich "Charlie" Manson. Rich, that old Mopar was looking good in the original shade, but I trust your judgement. If the color you changed to didn't look "right" in your minds-eye, then you'd still be searching and not letting a color be drying becuase you had it handy. Interior looks great as usual, no surprises there! What rolling stock you going with?
Ramfins59 Posted March 29, 2014 Author Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) Hey John, thanks man. Yeah I originally wanted the car to be the Baby Blue color but that didn't work out...... Have I mentioned how much I hate enamel paints...!!! I'm OK with the Metallic Blue color even though it wasn't my first choice. I'm staying with the whitewalls and stock hubcaps that came on the promo. Edited March 29, 2014 by Ramfins59
Tom Geiger Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Tom G., come on out here to Cranberry... I just picked up some Yuengling beer and I have loads of popcorn ready to be popped. Frank, I got the window cranks and handles from Norm Veber at Replicas & Miniatures Co. of MD. You get enough in a pack to do at least 4 or 5 interiors. They are great for use in all the promo's and cars with poorly molded interior details. You have the right beer and I'd come over but it's 291 miles and 4 1/2 hours door to door! Who would have imagined we'd both wind up in PA anyway? Frank, those Replicas & Mins interior cranks and handles come highly recommended. They are perfect tiny little resin pieces. Amazing! When I got worried about running out, I saw Norm at a show and bought 5 packs. I just poured them all into the correct drawer in my parts cabinet!
Ramfins59 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) You have the right beer and I'd come over but it's 291 miles and 4 1/2 hours door to door! Who would have imagined we'd both wind up in PA anyway? Frank, those Replicas & Mins interior cranks and handles come highly recommended. They are perfect tiny little resin pieces. Amazing! When I got worried about running out, I saw Norm at a show and bought 5 packs. I just poured them all into the correct drawer in my parts cabinet! You're right Tom. I had gotten 5 packs of them from Norm a couple of months ago and will be picking up another 3 packs at the NNL next month along with some other stuff that I preordered from him. Hey, what's a 4 1/2 hour drive among friends...... Guess I'll have to drink the beer all by myself then. Edited March 30, 2014 by Ramfins59
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