wayne swayze Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 From the 1990 vault...AMT '49 Merc with a '87 T-Bird nose, a '77 Camaro roof and rear glass and scratch-built rear deck, taillight and lower pan. The car was sectioned a scale 3" and the wheel covers are buttons. The interior has a '77 Camaro dash, '63 Lincoln steering wheel and a "car phone" (Ever see those?. haha) The interior is also upholstered using suede and velour powder. Colour is a custom mix resulting in Salmon to match the suede. Wipers are hidden in boxes in front of the windows and the washer fluid lines go to the nozzles on the hood. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Another view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Some bits work for me, some don't, that is down to personal opinion, but i think you have done a great job on making everything fit and flow, Some very creative work going on here, i like you style, and balls on chopping up a very nice model to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Pretty COOL and creative indeed, excellent job on making all those different kit parts work together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Creative and odd in a good way. Now it would be cool to see the taillights light up,cool design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Very unusual and creative design. The front 'works' better than the rear, IMHO, but there's no doubting the work that went into it. Any interior pix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Without doubt the most heavily modified '49 Merc I've ever seen. Nice craftsmanship marrying all those disparate elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I remember seeing that one in SAE back in the day and I was very inspired by the work. Thanks for posting it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Thanks for your input guys. I've been finally getting photos of my old builds, so just thought I'd share them with you. A lot of the work is pretty dated, but then, so am I.(haha). Still LOVE building models after all these years, although I doubt that my current work will be nearly as good as before. But I think...keep it diverse, do your best, but mostly....HAVE FUN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Very Interesting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxicoop Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 this is what modeling is all about ......... you customize a car and it doesn't cost you your life savings ....... if you're having fun then it's all good .......fabulous work on the Merc ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Thank you all for your great comments! Greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Very nice and unique... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer50707 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Pretty neat looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherBuilder Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Great finish with all that custom work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I have one of the SAE issues with this in there.. Looks great still! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rustybill1960 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Hey Wayne, That is some very smooth body work, How did You do it? Putty, plastic, what? I am in awe of Your work here! Outstanding!! I really like the way the body lines flow Very nice work Thank You for sharing Later Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Thanks for the compliments guys. There was a ton of modifications with this one, lots of cutting, filing and sanding. I used Tamiya putty which I let thoroughly dry after each coat. I'm pleased that after 25 or so years, it has no signs of cracking . The photo submitted yesterday shows the Charlie Smith drawing from a '87 Hot Rod magazine that inspired me to attempt this build. It took about 2 years to build (weekends only), and was entered into a few shows in 1990/1991. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Nicely done. Very nice work. Tremendous job on the body work that you had no skrinkage problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Reminds me a little bit of something that could be a modern interpretion of a Saab 96, at least the rear parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kustom Steve Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I remember seeing this model in Scale Auto, Glad to see it still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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