'59 Edsel

[StevenGuthmiller]

Gaining a little ground on my '59 Edsel build. Finished polishing the paint yesterday & got a good start on the foil today. Oops! Forgot the door handle!

Steve

[slusher]

Real sharp paint and foil work...

[Guest]

Sweet. Is this a resin kit?

[Jeremy Jon]

Nice workmanship Steven, looks great!

[StevenGuthmiller]

Hi Lee! Good to see another Minnesotan on here. No, it's not a resin. It's an old AMT "Junior Trophy Series" kit Those were the kits designed for young kids many years ago. Yesterdays equivelant to todays "snap kit". Pretty much the same as the annuals/ customizing kits, just minus all of the custom parts.

Steve

[my80malibu]

That is looking real Good.

[Danno]

Nice.

[ChrisBcritter]

President Red and Snow White, and some of the smoothest foil work I've ever seen. Looking forward to more! (When you do the dash, the gauge faces should be light metallic green.)

I built one in the late '70s - light blue with a white top and spear. Ron Merkel fell in love with it and I traded it to him for an unbuilt IMC '48 Ford convertible; he sent me a photo of it afterwards posed against a mountain/forest backdrop saying it was one of his favorites.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Thanks Chris! I usually cruise the web a little for reference photos when I'm doing a build, but the green guage faces had escaped me. Thanks! If I remember, I'll definately do them that way.

Steve

[ChrisBcritter]

Just so happens I have one handy (minus one bit of trim); should have said green and silver:

Got it from an abandoned Villager wagon back in '73.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Very cool Chris!! Thanks! Now I don't need to search for reference material at least when it comes to the dash. Problem is, all of these old kits used convertible interiors for the hard tops, so they can never really be accurate. At least not without a butt load of work. Started on the interior this weekend & knowing that the hard tops had cloth inserts in the seats, I decided to do a sort of "checker board" pattern. Not accurate but should add a little interest any way. Steve

[donb]

Looking good Steve.

[Wonderbread Kustomz]

Very nice!

[Wonderbread Kustomz]

Guy in my neighborhood has all these in his yard...

[1930fordpickup]

Nice work on this . Great color combo also.

[Ron Hamilton]

Beautiful.

[am73grand]

Really nice build!!!

[Duntov]

Nice---

[Robberbaron]

Can't wait to see this one together. Nice color selection.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Trying to add a little texture to an otherwise drab interior. All of these old AMT kits used the convertible interiors for the hardtop kits, so short of totally revamping the interior I decided something resembling a cloth interior would add a touch of interest. I know it's not a factory stock upholstery pattern, but I think it'll look good when it's done. Just in the rough stages now. Got a long way to go! By the way, this pattern was all done with paint & masking tape. Steve

[1 bad55 stan]

Farrh out ! nice work.

[slusher]

Interior is looking great so far..

[Ramfins59]

Steven, that looks great.

I scored an original, unbuilt and unpainted '59 Edsel kit on EBAY a couple of months ago which was only missing the chassis which I got from Modelhaus at NNL East. It is in my To Build pile for this year with a BUNCH of other 50's cars. I hope I can get it to look as good as yours.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Looking forward to it Rich! I love seeing these old kits built. Especially with the techniques & materials we have today. I'll bet the companies that produced them would never believe what could be done with them.

Steve

[StevenGuthmiller]

A few more interior pics. Not completely done yet, but close. a few more details to pick out & some steering wheel work. The Edsel lettering on the conny kit are photo etched pieces from "Model Car Garage" as well as the window cranks. Steve