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Post by DavidJohnson on Jul 21, 2009 13:35:47 GMT 1
Here is the Main Street Motors 1968 Plymouth with some detailing and (of course) BMF. I was a bit heavy handed in taking the model apart and broke off the mirrors. They were replaced with bent pins, which to my eye look closer to scale.
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Post by cfesmire on Jul 22, 2009 2:49:25 GMT 1
Great job detailing David (as usual) You're a whiz with the BMF.
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Post by DavidJohnson on May 31, 2011 4:03:08 GMT 1
Found in a field is this rusty 58 Plymouth Suburban wagon. It's still wearing the orginal factory blue paint from Athearn. It will soon be hitched on a tow truck and taking its final ride on a friends model railroad (set in the 1980's when a gem like this was valued for its scrap metal.)
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Post by charlieb53 on May 31, 2011 21:22:46 GMT 1
Nice..........
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Post by cfesmire on May 31, 2011 23:05:32 GMT 1
You've made an up front model out of that one David.
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Post by nickvoges on Jun 7, 2011 21:49:33 GMT 1
Hello again, this Suburban is really a gem in every diorama. The model lost his chrome trim on the left side and you painted the rust and the small screw wholes....... great details!!!!! From where you got this perfect wheels? Good luck nick
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Post by DavidJohnson on Jun 8, 2011 3:36:50 GMT 1
Thanks guys. It was fun to build a model to look old. The steel wheels are from the diecast 55 Chev Belair offered a few years ago by Model Power, Malibu, and maybe Schucco.
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Post by DavidJohnson on Sept 24, 2011 4:51:55 GMT 1
Back when there was still snow on the ground Nick Voges sent two of his Oldsmobile castings. Both came with mirrors which seemed sturdy enough but did not survive my handling. The 1953 Oldsmobile 98 is outfitted with wheels from the Busch white wall set. Most of the chrome is BMF. The milky clear resin windows have been darkened with gloss clear tinted with a few drops of black. The 1950 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 was previously shown in grey primer. This was GM's first muscle car with the rocket 8 engine in a relatively light body. I have always liked this body style since seeing a dark green Chev decades ago, and it was an easy decision to do this one in green. The paint is Acryl Dark Green Pearl. Nick's casting was thin on top hence I drilled and filed out the windows. A surplus Woodland Scenics Belair coupe donated the chassis, wheels, and interior. Windows are clear adhesive tape for curved glass, and thin clear film cut to fit for side windows.
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Post by Sylvain on Sept 24, 2011 14:04:08 GMT 1
Both models are really, really, beautiful!
Congratulations for these wonderful models!
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Post by alcarter on Sept 24, 2011 16:53:10 GMT 1
Dave,
Your two Oldsmobiles are simply beautiful!
Al Carter
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Post by cfesmire on Sept 24, 2011 19:14:58 GMT 1
Great job David. The 98 in light blue is just like the car my grandfather owned.
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Post by DavidJohnson on Sept 25, 2011 2:39:26 GMT 1
Thanks guys. Much of the praise belongs to Nick who created the castings. Great job David. The 98 in light blue is just like the car my grandfather owned. Oldsmobile much later (probably 1989 when I was car shopping) had an advertising slogan "... not your father's Oldsmobile." I think they were trying to separate themselves from a stodgy image. However, from what I read "father's" 1950 Olds 88 was a performance car in its day.
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Post by DavidJohnson on Mar 26, 2012 5:20:27 GMT 1
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Post by alcarter on Mar 26, 2012 16:16:46 GMT 1
Nice work, Dave! Is that a wood deck in the pickup?
Al Carter
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Post by DavidJohnson on Mar 27, 2012 3:21:11 GMT 1
Thanks Al. The pickup bed is painted to look like weathered wood. I dry brushed Floquil Grimy Black, Roof Brown, and Concrete. The ribs are highlighted with pencil to look like worn metal.
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