peekay Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 This is absolutely beautiful! One of my favourite Chrysler designs and and built with great finesse and skill. Looking forward to more from you, Steven.
Mopar - D Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Very nice Steve and thanks for sharing you technic for making the clear steering wheel.
The70judgeman Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Nothing wrong with curb-side models...especially when they look as gorgeous as that! Beautiful work!
Greg Cullinan Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Interior is awesome so is who model. Love the fins on her.
John Goschke Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Steve, I love your work! You're doing these old Johans proud! Goes to show that a great model doesn't need a lot of superdetailed scrtachbuilding, just excellent workmanship, detail careful detail painting and clean foilwork.
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 20, 2014 Author Posted April 20, 2014 Thanks Froghawk! I've done a little of everything at some point. The scratch building & super detailing has it's place. Depends on what you enjoy doing. I just feel that these old annuals are too precious to do too much cutting & revamping so I like to keep it simple & show myself that a really nice end result can be achieved with a little attention to detail with what the manufacturer gave you to work with. Steve
Ron Hamilton Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 That looks wonderful. Welcome aboard!!!!!!!!
peekay Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I hereby relinguish the title "Mr Mopar" which was generously bestowed on me last year.
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 23, 2014 Author Posted April 23, 2014 No need for that Peter! While I love Mopars, I love anything made between about '55 & '65 equally. Steve
peekay Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 No need for that Peter! While I love Mopars, I love anything made between about '55 & '65 equally. Steve I'm right with you there Steve, don't have any allegiance to any particular brand. In fact my fascination for 50s US cars started with my father and uncles driving Hudsons, Dodges and Fords throughout the era.
TLes Posted April 24, 2014 Posted April 24, 2014 Nice build Steve and welcome to the forum. It's great to be able to show your models and get a few responses. Some times there just isn't anyone around to share your passion with. That's what the forum is all about.
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 25, 2014 Author Posted April 25, 2014 That's true Tom. Many years ago, when I was a kid, I had a lot of friends who were builders also. By the time we were all young adults, they had all given up, but I kept up with it. I don't do swap meets & contests, (nothing really happening in my area) So the only ones who ever see my builds are my wife & kids, & believe me, they could care less! So if nothing else, a forum like this can be helpful in at least determining whether or not I'm doing it right. Steve
mr moto Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Fabulous! One of my all time favorite cars and beautifully done.
rustybill1960 Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Steven Great job! Fantastic paint and interior work How did You do or get those floor mats? Thank You for sharing Looking forward to seeing more of your work Later Russ
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 26, 2014 Author Posted April 26, 2014 Thanks Russ! Actually, if anybody has any good tips on how to make some nice floor mats, I'm all ears! These were just made on a printer. I googled some photos of carpeting in the color I want & then just using a card making program I have on my computer, I added the "New Yorker" lettering & then printed them onto some card stock. Then just cut them to the shape I wanted. The card making software I have is probably 15 years old & my printer is a "cheapo" so I'm sure with better equipment, a guy could do a nicer job. I just felt these old Johan kits, with their lack of a transmission hump or any other floor detail, could benefit from something to break up the floor a little. Haven't gotten into the "flocking" yet. That's probably the next thing I'll have to start doing. Steve
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now