1953 Mercury - Class of '53 - Graduate # 5

[Ramfins59]

Hi gang.  This evening I finished up a 1953 Mercury... something I guess we rarely, if ever see in a model.  I picked up this resin kit by R & R on EBAY a little over a year ago.  The body was a surprisingly good casting that only needed a minimal amount of cleanup.  I glued the hood on to make it a curbside model.  The interior was trash, so I wound up using the interior, chassis & the wheels & tires from a 1953 Ford kit.  The front glass, outside door handles & mirror are also from the Ford kit.

The color is Tamiya Cobalt Green with a lot of BMF.  The interior was sprayed with Tamiya gray green and then I applied turquoise flocking to the seats, door panels & package tray.  The door panels have Molotow chrome trim.  The dashboard was painted body color with Molotow chrome accents & the "carpet" was done with black embossing powder.

It's not the best model I've ever built, but it makes a great and unusual 5th addition to my "Class of '53" collection.

Thanks for looking in on this.  Any and all comments are welcomed and appreciated.  

Please all stay very well.

Rich

[Tom Geiger]

Very nice work Rich! I really like this one

[Anglia105E]

Excellent build of yours, Richard...... and as you say, we don't see many of these '53 Mercury cars in kit form. Your interior and exterior work is exceptional, and the paint colour suits the car and the period. Well done with the BMF and Molotow chrome work.

David

[espo]

Beautiful looking Mercury, I wish the model companies had shown a little love for some of the great looking Mercury body styles. The body and interior colors are spot on for the time period. The chrome Wire Wheels would have been pretty special at that time. I remember a neighbor who had a Salmon & Black roof one with those and it was an outstanding looking car also. 

[larry ray]

Wow thats nice I really enjoy looking at your builds.

[slusher]

Beautiful Mercury Rich!

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Looks cool

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

Very nice Richard!

This would have been a very cool and logical "next step" for Lindberg after the '53 Ford.

 

 

 

Steve

[peekay]

Nice looking model! I would so love to see a new 52-54 Mercury in plastic.

[Tom99]

Very well done!

[Ramfins59]

Thank you all so very much for your very encouraging and kind comments.  They keep me motivated.

[drodg]

Really nice build.  It is beautiful.

[Phildaupho]

Top notch build of an interesting subject

[Classicgas]

Simply beautiful.

[Bainford]

Sweet looking Merc. Catches the period vibe nicely. 

[bbowser]

I love seeing these unusual subjects done well.  Thanks for sharing!

[72 Charger]

Another beautiful ride Richard . I love it 

[Ramfins59]

Thanks again guys for your great comments.