1963 Plymouth Fury

[b_erwin]

I planned to build a replica of the car my dad had when I was a boy.  My parents bought the car when I was about 3 and had it until I was about 7 years old.  It was a 1963 Fury similar to this one:

It had the 383 Commando Engine:

and red interior:

I had planned to have it ready for Father's Day, but obtaining the kit proved difficult, and I wasn't able to  get it done in time.  I did find one and paid more than I have for any other kit, but I guess that's what happens when you're hunting a rare-ish vintage kit.  I did get it completed this weekend and I'll post the in-process photos in this thread before I make a completed thread in the "Under Glass" section.

[b_erwin]

Here is the body in raw form:

I applied Panel wash to the grill and used Bondic to create lenses for the head lights.  In this photo, Bondic is applied to the driver's side lights;

Next, the engine had a slot for the front axle to pass through, so I built an oil pan from Evergreen sheet and putty:

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The distributor on the kit was molded into the intake manifold, and not very detailed. so  drilled out a distributor I left over from another kit and cut the one off the intake manifold.  Then glued the new cap on at the appropriate angle along with a coil I made from Evergreen rod:

Alternator was painted matte aluminum and the details  done with a Copper Sharpie:

 

Spark plug wiring done and holes drilled for the heater and radiator hoses:

One more shot of the alternator with a little panel wash applied to bring out the detail:

Mock up of the heater hoses and radiator hose (and yes, the heater hoses on this car enter on the driver's side):

[b_erwin]

Dash in-process:  I used a silver sharpie for the Fury logo and a Molotow pen for the chrome details, knobs and steering wheel trim.  Hard to see in the photo because the knobs are all on the aluminum colored panels:

Gotta panel wash the dash vent:

Body in paint (Createx Opaque White acrylic):

The body stripe was the hardest part.  I painted the center section red and used BMF for the chrome surround.

There are three methods of chrome on the body;  1. BMF for the side trim, the center hood and trunk trim. 2. Molotow pen around the windows (side windows got re-done later) 3. Silver Sharpie for the logos and badging.

Body Mocked up on the chassis:

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Fire wall detailing and added brake line from the master cylinder:

Body cleared with Future floor polish. (You can see the re-done side window trim, here)

I used BMF behind the tail lights to add reflectivity to them:

Here's a shot of the engine bay completed with battery cables and hoses connected.

Painting that hood ornament was a chore!

The rear bumper, rear panel and tail light bezels were all one chrome piece.  The panel below the trunk is aluminum on the real car, so it had to be painted.  I used Bondic to create lenses on the lights next to the license plate, as well:

I'll post a completed thread in the appropriate section in a bit.......

[Tom99]

Looking good.

[oldscool]

That looks very good. Rarely see one of these built

[espo]

Very clean looking detail painting. 

[jjsipes]

Loving it. Looks great. I think I have one of these in my stash somewhere