49 Merc restoration

[dino246gt]

27 minutes ago, bobss396 said:

What is the color? It looks amazing, these cars need to be painted in a dignified color. I picked up a lot of AMT Mercury parts, I could likely build 3 cars out of that alone. I have 2 AMT kits in the works, one is a resin body, the other is a Revell kit.

 

[PatW]

Great Resto job!

[bobss396]

Field gray... noted. I have only recently looked at some of their military colors.

[Kah puts]

Flipping excellent, top notch detailing, bravo ?

[Duddly01]

Very nice work, I especially love the interior detailing! 

[thatz4u]

best build of this old AMT Merc ever

[dino246gt]

1 hour ago, thatz4u said:

best build of this old AMT Merc ever

High praise indeed!

Not sure I deserve it though, but thank you, I'm glad you like it!

It did turn out a lot better than I was expecting.

I did it just to go along with these old stock builds:

 

[David G.]

That's an impressive collection of beautifully built cars!

David G.

[thatz4u]

16 hours ago, dino246gt said:

High praise indeed!

Not sure I deserve it though, but thank you, I'm glad you like it!

It did turn out a lot better than I was expecting.

I did it just to go along with these old stock builds:

 

Your 50 Olds looks way nicer than mine.....?

[dino246gt]

2 minutes ago, thatz4u said:

Your 50 Olds looks way nicer than mine.....?

Yours looks cool, I also built this one:

 

[thatz4u]

3 minutes ago, dino246gt said:

Yours looks cool, I also built this one:

 

kool

[ksnow]

What a great rebuild of an older model.  Would never guess it started as a glue bomb.

[Kenmojr]

Excellent restoration. 

[styromaniac]

On 6/7/2024 at 2:15 PM, SpeedShift said:

"I'll try to use as much of the old kit as possible, I enjoy saving these things."

Me too, hate to toss a built up in the trash.

I'll check out your progress...I rescued a built up Futurista off Ebay.

Like your 49,  the window glass was the worst....a lost cause, it was glue bombed -  at least the rear bubble top was, the front glass was in good shape.

Wet sanding and polishing didn't help much.

Needs an engine, think I found a reasonable substitute.

 

 

 

I've been buying model car "relics" off eBay for a few years now...and that kit is one of the rarest gems out there...almost impossible to find...and when found...Big Bucks !

[damodelguy phx az]

very nice job on the transformation. thanks for sharing your detail work. looks 1949, brand new.