Beeg Juanito Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 This is my first post so I figured that it should be the first Model I ever built and I bought it brand new in 1959! I'll never forget when I opened the box and I have been a plastiholic every since! Of coarse it has been redone (more than once) since then. The first time of coarse it had every decal that came in the box on it! Luckily I didn't add all the Scoops, fender skirts and extra fins).
wayne swayze Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Nice! (And a one-owner to boot!) Welcome to the forum!
Chuck Most Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Nice! I used to have one of these, but before I got it somebody had tried to open the doors, hood, and trunk. And by "tried to" I mean "pretty much destroyed the body".
Ramfins59 Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Welcome to our plastic playground. That is a nice looking Ford and you did a good job on the re-do.
mr moto Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 This is my first post so I figured that it should be the first Model I ever built and I bought it brand new in 1959! I'll never forget when I opened the box and I have been a plastiholic every since! Of coarse it has been redone (more than once) since then. The first time of coarse it had every decal that came in the box on it! Luckily I didn't add all the Scoops, fender skirts and extra fins).006.JPG009.JPG Great build and a familiar story. A friend of mine got a '58 Buick 3 in 1 and after he showed me what was in the box I thought my eyes would never go back in my head! Pretty soon I had a '59 Ford and then a '59 Lincoln and then ... well, here I am!
impcon Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) That is sooooooooooooooooo pretty!!!! Nice colors and it looks really clean. I have always really liked the '57 - 59 Fords and the '58 always seemed to be the least common. I like the black and white interior - these cars had such pretty interiors, upholstery fabric and colours and I just love the dash boards. I think the 57 is prettier inside then the '58 but I can handle either. Do you have any photos of the car before you redid it or at various stages of its life? I guess that you are now pretty happy that you didn't follow the trend back then and glue the custom parts onto it, eh? I have the same model sitting in front of me that I am trying to breathe new life into but it's a challenge, to say the least. I REALLY need a good roof for a '58 but that likely isn't going to happen, so I'll just have to pull a bunny out of my hat or something. It's challenges like the one that I have staring at me that really cause us to grow and hone our humble, limited skills, isn't it? I refuse to give up on the little car just to prove to myself that I can still tackle a project and finish it. I was very fortunate to get mine from a fellow forum member and after many months of it sitting around here in a stripped, disassembled state, I found the motivation to get at it and it is finally starting to look like a car again. Mine was less fortunate then yours as it had lots of custom stuff glued on and then chopped or broken off during it's life time and it experienced a few very heavily applied colour changes. Once it was stripped of the layers of paint and putty, it was no worse in many ways than I was expecting. I always assume the very worst with gooped up old glue bombs and sometimes, I am pleasantly surprised. Sometimes.. they are terminal and just too far gone for anyone to save like a '60 El Camino that I bought. But the worst part is that the roof is goofed and warped - not sure why, but it looks like some 1/25 scale yard apes were using it as a trampoline. Ah, but it's a challenge, but so far, a very rewarding one that I am truly grateful to have gotten. I hope it turns out even half as good as your car looks. Very, very well done - it needs to be showcased in the '57 - '59 Ford thread with more photos... Edited November 25, 2014 by impcon
Tom Geiger Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I have a resin body of a 1958 that I intend to combine with a '57 Revell or AMT kit. I really would urge Revell to do a '58 as next in the series started with the '57 sedan and now wagon!
Porscheman Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Excellent build on one of my favorite Ford of the 50's.
rmvw guy Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Nice model with some great history, I like it. Welcome to the forum.
Harry P. Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Welcome to the forum. He's been a forum member since 2009. Remember... he says this is his first post, not that he's a new forum member. He's been a member for five years. Just a very quiet member...
impcon Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I have a resin body of a 1958 that I intend to combine with a '57 Revell or AMT kit. I really would urge Revell to do a '58 as next in the series started with the '57 sedan and now wagon! I would agree totally Art!! I wonder if the companies ever look at the prices of some of these old annuals and realize that there must be more of a demand than supply. I;d love a new '58 Fairlane hardtop and a convertible, but not at the prices that they bring on Ebay. People keep wanting more and more for most model kits on there to where it is cheaper to just buy one from your LHS or order one from a retailer like Model Roundup. It took me along time to finally get my '58 and it is taking a lot of work to make something even half decent out of it. Yes - they really need to look at some of these old kits and start doing some marketing research.
Beeg Juanito Posted November 25, 2014 Author Posted November 25, 2014 Nice. Needs BMF instead of silver paint.Midnight prowler; If you enlarge the pictures, you can see that it is in fact, Bare metal foil.
Beeg Juanito Posted November 25, 2014 Author Posted November 25, 2014 He's been a forum member since 2009. Remember... he says this is his first post, not that he's a new forum member. He's been a member for five years. Just a very quiet member... You're right Harry, I was just a "Looker" But now I am a participant!
Harry P. Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 You'll have to add your full name. Forum rule... BTW... a member since 2009 and just now your first post? It's about time! Model looks very good!
unclescott58 Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Cool model. And a cool story. Wow! Scott
Guest Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Midnight prowler; If you enlarge the pictures, you can see that it is in fact, Bare metal foil. I stand corrected and apologize.
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Very nice! I've got one of these in the works right now myself. A convertible with a few Modelhaus extras to dress it up. It's funny, but I seem to see a lot of these done in either yellow or blue on this forum. My plan was "Silvertone Blue" on mine. I'm starting to re-think that. Maybe I should do something a little different. Great job! Steve
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