1958 Plymouth Fury, Christine

[WtShark]

The entire morning at the bench was "fixing" the bumpers, and then working on the grille.
Bumpers and grille were stripped with SuperClean, (stuff works great), then sanded.
I remembered to get a shot of the rear bumper before and after FusioFirm- Hard to believe this a brush on chrome.

Next was using my sonic cutter to alter the grille insert. Cleared out the middle to allow the "pass through" of the grille. Then altered and sanded the insert to fit the PE grille.
Cut in behind the headlight bezels and fender wells, allowing the grille to slip in behind them. I think that'll look better.
I've got it pretty much set to glue in, but I wanted to paint behind it black, then I'll Fusiofirm the whole assembly.

 

[BarleyBop]

That's some mighty fine detailing you got going.

 

[WtShark]

That's some mighty fine detailing you got going.

Thank you, I believe its a sickness.
That and the daily habit of posting updates... lol.

 

[WtShark]

Engine compartment done.
Added a few extra details under the hood to compliment that engine.
The tiny hose clamps on the radiator hoses are stainless soft wire.

 

[WtShark]

As I await the FusionFirm's drying time. I am finishing up planned details, and adding a few unplanned.
While watching a video of the movie, I realized that black drum on the driver's side fender is an oil res.
In the movie there is a "Quaker State" sticker on it, it's also chromed. I can't chrome it, (I already glued it, my oooops, not checking the reference better) but I can dress it up and add the correct details to it.
I added a Valvoline oil sticker and the oil lines. One actually runs to the booster. I also noticed the metal cover is silver, whereas mine is copper. Oh well.

Added the PE to the hood ornament and then glued that assembly to the hood.
Also added the license plate decals to their frames.
Just another day or two for the FusionFirm to be dry and ready to add to the car.

 

[WtShark]

Bit more work this morning.
As I put the taillights in, I realized there's a chrome trim piece below the trunk.
Molotow pen to the rescue on that.
Rear end is wrapped up.

Waiting for the grille to dry, I spent a ridiculous amount of time fabricating a scale antenna, pointless folly on such a small piece? Perhaps.

Also filed and painted the "V" for the grille once thats done.

Coming along.

 

[BarleyBop]

All in the details! Awesome!

 

[Ron2]

Looks great! I don't think the lettering is that noticeable. What did you use for the black window trim?

 

[WtShark]

Looks great! I don't think the lettering is that noticeable. What did you use for the black window trim?

Thanks, the rear letters are a bit better since I cleaned them up.
What did you use for the black window trim?
AK Rubber Black, inside the windows to give it the weather molding look.

 

[WtShark]

Little bit of time this morning, mirrors "built" (adding PE) and installed.
Grille attached to front, along with the "V", and head lights.
Front assembly glued into front of model.
Moving along.

 

[Ron2]

It looks so good it's scary!

 

[WtShark]

I spent several hours folding, gluing and building PE windshield wipers. It's my first attempt at these and honestly, I'm not sure it was worth the time and effort. They do look better than the kit- but for the effort, meh- All of my little PE folding tools really came in handy with these, such small parts with multiple 90 degree bends. I also used some acrylic varnish (thanks again Urumomo) to glue them up, it worked great. I also had to cut up the kit parts to make the mounts for the PE.

I also wanted to try a technique I'd seen either here or on YT. It occurred to me there are no parking lights or turn signals, so checking a few photos and they're above the headlights, another small detail I missed. I wanted to try mixing clear orange with UV resin, so I did. Frankly this should have been done before assembling the grille, but they came out ok. Good to know that's a great option for parking lamps.

 

[locomotive]

Looks brilliant. Love it.

 

[BarleyBop]

UV resin

Nice! I've tried something similar with Kristal Klear. Will have to look into the resin!

 

[urumomo]

Nice! I've tried something similar with Kristal Klear. Will have to look into the resin!

no shrinkage with the thermoset resin ( UV )

 

[Ron2]

I spent several hours folding, gluing and building PE windshield wipers. It's my first attempt at these and honestly, I'm not sure it was worth the time and effort. They do look better than the kit- but for the effort, meh- All of my little PE folding tools really came in handy with these, such small parts with multiple 90 degree bends. I also used some acrylic varnish (thanks again Urumomo) to glue them up, it worked great. I also had to cut up the kit parts to make the mounts for the PE.

I also wanted to try a technique I'd seen either here or on YT. It occurred to me there are no parking lights or turn signals, so checking a few photos and they're above the headlights, another small detail I missed. I wanted to try mixing clear orange with UV resin, so I did. Frankly this should have been done before assembling the grille, but they came out ok. Good to know that's a great option for parking lamps.
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Wow those wipers look incredible! Not worth it?

 

[WtShark]

Nice! I've tried something similar with Kristal Klear. Will have to look into the resin!

I'd never tried it before, and seeing the video and pics, looked great. Would've been a heckuvalot easier if I'd tried it before putting into the model, but hindsight is 20/20.

 

[WtShark]

Wow those wipers look incredible! Not worth it?

Yes, they look great, (thanks btw) but I wondered if they were worth the nearly 4 hours I spent on them.
I'd never built a set before, and not sure I'd do it again.

 

[Ron2]

Yes, they look great, (thanks btw) but I wondered if they were worth the nearly 4 hours I spent on them.
I'd never built a set before, and not sure I'd do it again.

4 hrs? Scratch that off my list.

 

[WtShark]

4 hrs? Scratch that off my list.

Well, I work slow, may not take someone with more talent and ability as long, in fact I'd bet on it.
If I were to add a set to a future build, it'd probably be a shorter time period, now that I know a few tricks.
Have you ever built any?

 

[locomotive]

I think sometimes PE is used just for the sake of it. It adds very little sometimes.
It allows manufacturers to add variations and detail for little cost.
Yours looks magnificent.
But if you look at a real car from maybe 20m away you can't see that detail. Not until you're right next to it.
You're not looking at your model from 3 inches away are you?
So I think it's fine to say "that's good enough" sometimes.

 

[WtShark]

So I think it's fine to say "that's good enough" sometimes.
That was my mindset- Considering it's a hobby for me, is it something I'd do again? Probably not.

Yours looks magnificent.
Thanks, they do look great. The experience of it was worth a try.

 

[BarleyBop]

a shorter time period

A tale of two models

Equally well turned out.
One took a week, one took a month.

To the observer, it makes no difference.

To the modelers, if they were on commission, one's rate was four times less;
If they were building for the fun of it, one had four times more.

 

[WtShark]

A tale of two models

Equally well turned out.
One took a week, one took a month.

To the observer, it makes no difference.

To the modelers, if they were on commission, one's rate was four times less;
If they were building for the fun of it, one had four times more.

Excellent analogy. I could never charge for my builds- Either I'd have to charge pennies per hour or it'd be ludicrous to price.

 

[WtShark]

Ok, going to call this EPIC post and model Done-
This is a nice kit, there are some issues, flash, warped/bent sprues and parts and some light fit issues, but overall a nicely detailed kit. If you're hoping to build the movie Christine, the engine is incorrect, but it doesn't matter unless it matters to you. The Model Car Garage Photo Etch set was great to add details as well.

 

[BarleyBop]

Epic for sure!

Hey, woman, you got the blues
'Cause you ain't got no one else to use
There's an open road that leads nowhere
So just make some miles between here and there
There's a hole in my head where the rain comes in
You took my body and played to win
Ha, ha, woman, it's a cryin' shame
But you ain't got nobody else to blame...
... Evil woman

 

[kevin]

That's a good looking build for sure, well done.
I agree about the PE, sometimes its not worth the effort. There are times where it is time well spent, decisions, decisions.

 

[WtShark]

Epic for sure!

The entire time I was taking the last few photos I was hearing George Thorogood's Bad to the Bone....

 

[BarleyBop]

Bad to the Bone

Ha!
Move it on over...
This old dog can hear it too!

 

[Tommergun]

Beautifully done.