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Post by OldTrucker Wed 15 Mar 2017, 12:14 am

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Post by Guest Wed 15 Mar 2017, 12:33 am

Clean looking dash and interior work.

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Post by Skid Wed 15 Mar 2017, 12:42 am

Nice work Johnny. Is the engine yellow a correct colour?

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Post by OldTrucker Wed 15 Mar 2017, 2:26 am

Skid wrote:Nice work Johnny. Is the engine yellow a correct colour?

Yes it is! Should be a bit paler in color than what I did it in which was testors yellow that I lightened up a bit.(not enough LOL)
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Post by OldTrucker Wed 15 Mar 2017, 2:28 am

I also mistakenly painted the interior the wrong blue!
The body was put away in a box to cure and I should have pulled it out before starting the rest of the build.
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Post by disabled modeler Wed 15 Mar 2017, 10:18 am

Nice work Johnny buddy...looks very nice. Someday i have to find parts for my 60 Edsel Ranger promo...it needs a body and glass.

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Post by GeeBee Wed 15 Mar 2017, 10:31 am

Very nice, I've got a few of these to build ....
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Post by midnightprowler Wed 15 Mar 2017, 11:03 am

Looks great so far. Got this is n primer myself.
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Post by RetiredMike Wed 15 Mar 2017, 12:54 pm

Very nice period colors.
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Post by Speed Racer 65 Wed 15 Mar 2017, 3:11 pm

Very clean paint work. I have this kit on deck
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Post by harron68 Fri 17 Mar 2017, 4:59 pm

Enuf time has passed so the '50s "dreamboats" of our parents' don't look so . . . well, big and colorful! Thanx for putting one up here. Best to you in progress!

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Post by OldTrucker Fri 17 Mar 2017, 7:04 pm

harron68 wrote:Enuf time has passed so the '50s "dreamboats" of our parents' don't look so . . . well, big and colorful!  Thanx for putting one up here.  Best to you in progress!

Guess I was just a weird kid because I loved the Edsel (and all those big boats!) from the first time I saw one! AMT 58 Edsel Pacer 3647921533
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Post by harron68 Sat 18 Mar 2017, 6:47 pm

Thanx for the comments. I wanted to be a car designer in the '50s and early '60s. The cars just looked "normal" to me, tho there were always a number of foreign "oddities" (I fondly remember seeing my first MG-TC). Later, when I understood the minor differences in cars and the so-so reliability (planned obsolescence), I became disillusioned. Of course the mid '60s onward helped us all relearn practicality. Even at Detroit when the economy hit a downturn, they made smaller cars. Heck, we're still learning!

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Post by KatsZenJammer Sun 19 Mar 2017, 5:10 pm

I only know of Edsels as part of the urban folklore around the 1950's motor vehicles (and that Richie Cunningham's dad owned one) but yours looks beautiful. AMT 58 Edsel Pacer 1705482731
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Post by GaryDainton Mon 20 Mar 2017, 8:00 am

The blue on the body is perfect, perhaps some light blue or grey pigments could give the interior a bit of 'patina'. I think the contrast between the blues will look good though.
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Post by wisdonm Wed 29 Mar 2017, 10:32 pm

Looks clean. What did you use to thin the craft paints for spraying?
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Post by Speed Racer 65 Thu 30 Mar 2017, 2:25 am

KatsZenJammer wrote: (and that Richie Cunningham's dad owned one)

I didn't remember that, only the DeSoto that Fonzy souped up...
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Post by OldTrucker Thu 30 Mar 2017, 3:21 am

wisdonm wrote:Looks clean. What did you use to thin the craft paints for spraying?

The body is spay can paints. The blue is Krylon and the white Testors lacquer.
The rest are Testors bottle enamels.
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