gtx6970 Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 so far so good. hopefully the grille / headlight surrounds fit to the body will be finessed a touch more
Erik Smith Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) so far so good. hopefully the grille / headlight surrounds fit to the body will be finessed a touch more Agreed. Should be able to get a fix on that - always a pet peeve of mine when grills fit like that. Edited January 2, 2015 by Erik Smith
james460 Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 It always amazes me how you get so many "it should be like this" from test shot photos. Anyway alway liked the 65 Bel. any chance there's going to be a racing version?
jjsipes Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Awesome. I can see more than a few of these in my collection.
Dave Metzner Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Tail lights will be chrome parts as seen on these test shots. NO separate lenses. The choice was one piece clear part and you add the chrome or a one piece chrome part and you add the red - Here's the test shot here with painted tail light lens - when you look at it I hope you'll understand why we chose to make them as chromed parts. The parts are not large enough to do separate chrome bezels and clear lenses and the narrow chrome dividers in the lens are very fine and would be a PIA to paint or foil - the chrome part is a piece of cake to paint as seen here! I've also included a couple shots of the grille in my built -up test shot. Far as I can see there's nothing wrong with the way it fits. A black wash would obviously help the grille This is not the test shot that I intend to spend a lot of time painting. Headlights have clear lenses with separate chromed reflectors - and still need to have texture added to lenses. Some lettering and some logos as well as some textures still need to be engraved. Edited January 3, 2015 by Dave Metzner
Dave Metzner Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) This is not "so far so good" -This more like, "so far is 90% finished!" Edited January 3, 2015 by Dave Metzner
Mike Chernecki Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Looks great... I like the way the taillight were done, better than foiling a transparent red piece and much better than a multi-piece. I think you captured the look of the front end perfectly. Great job!!
cooltoys1 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) I think that grill looks great! Nice tight fit surrounding it. I love the taillights. Id use Tamiya clear red, two coats will give it a deeper red, and perfecto!!! Now lets get em on the boat! Edited January 3, 2015 by cooltoys1
Erik Smith Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Yeah, that grill fits well. In the other build up, the corners of the grill didn't match the shape of the body - atleast they appeared not to. The TAILLIGHTS look good.
SfanGoch Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Kudos and many thanks to Art and Dave for bringing some excitement back into the hobby. I look forward to every release. I'm definitely picking up a few of the Satellites. Ditto with the Poncho and Meteor. Now, fer sumpthin' OT........when're youse guys gonna reissue the Jupiter 2 Lighting kit? I've got three J2s and could only find one lighting set.
1930fordpickup Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Another nice kit coming from Dave and his crew.
Jay t. Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Not to be a nit picker but the red taillight is upside down. The curved part should on the bottom. As I said before thanks for bringing this kit to life and I will definitely buy at least three of them.......Jay
charlie8575 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I have to say, those taillights look really good. Far better than anything I've attempted. This might be the way forward. Overall, another excellent effort. Charlie Larkin
Guest Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 It always amazes me how you get so many "it should be like this" from test shot photos. Anyway alway liked the 65 Bel. any chance there's going to be a racing version? Um, that's the popint of test shots, to see what needs correcting and getting feedback on it.
W-409 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 It's great to see those taillights done that way. Foiling those chrome trims in a separate clear red taillight would have been completely impossible. To me at least. I can't wait to have one of these on my hands (On my bench) as I can see myself building a Super Stocker from one of these.
S. Svendsen Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 The test shot looks great. Kudos on the tail light design. It's nice to see a manufacturer thinking through "what makes the best looking finished model" and not just "following the heard" when it comes to part design.
mikemodeler Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I was on the fence over this model. I like the styling of it but wasn't "in love" with the car like some others. Seeing these test shots have got me thinking about a couple of different versions and this is on my "to buy " list along with the coming Ford Pickups. Thanks Dave and Art for sharing the pictures and giving some explanations on the kit, much appreciated.
Randytheroadrunner Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 I've been waiting for a model of this car since 1965! Looks great compared to the SMH resin body I have now.
LVZ2881 Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 The factory stock car bores me, but it it includes super stock parts, or is a seperate reissue, I'm buying several!! Car itself looks fantastic
OutaFocus Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Nitpick all you want, but compared to the stuff coming out of Revell these days, this kit and company are a breath of fresh air. Well done! Now....where's that A990?
Bob Ellis Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Dave, I am really impressed with this Plymouth. I think the detail is better the way you have the tail light. Proper application of red paint will make it look great. So, this is coming soon to the store?
Force Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Looks good and it's a for sure buy when they hit the store shelfs.
Recommended Posts