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Steve_L
05-09-2006, 06:50 PM
These are pictures of my recently completed Custom Purple 1949 Mercury. I started with a ModelHaus resin body and used an AMT/Ertl 1949 Mercury as a donor kit.

The car is chopped, dechromed, slammed and has these custom features: frenched headlights, a 1957 Corvette grille and custom bullet taillights. The wheels are chrome smoothies from a 1958 Corvette.

I resin cast the rolled and pleated front and rear upholstery and used styrene half round for the dashboard upholstery. The dash features an instrument cluster from a 1953 Studebaker and a 1963 Oldsmobile steering wheel.

The body was primed with Tamiya gray primer and I airbrushed (first attempt, ever) Pactra Acrylic Candy Pearl Purple base coat. I airbrushed an acrylic clear coat and polished it with Meguires Scratch-X.

Enjoy!

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GTmike400
05-09-2006, 07:34 PM
The color really makes this car pop. For your first airbrush job, its well, excellent. Nice work Steve.
Dennis
05-09-2006, 08:43 PM
Steve these customs look great!! Awesome work!!
Zoom Zoom
05-09-2006, 08:48 PM
Great work! Both models looked great at the meeting, and I enjoyed seeing how well that old TOSOTR Monogram Z28 can look when built to a high standard.

What acrylic clear did you use? Future? Or hobby paint? Or other??

Inquiring minds wanna know ;)
Steve_L
05-09-2006, 08:51 PM
Bob,

I took a cue from your excellent paint work on the IROC Porsche I am building and used Future Acrylic Floor Wax for the clear coat.

Steve
Matt Wadlinger
05-10-2006, 12:45 AM
Nice Merc. Purple is definately my favorite color on this car.

What did you paint the wheels with? They look especially bright.
Steve_L
05-10-2006, 11:27 AM
Matt,

The chrome wheels are from the RM ProModeler 1958 Corvette kit and (thankfully) did not require any more work from me.

Steve
Steve_L
05-15-2006, 10:46 AM
Thanks, guys.:D
Eric Cole
05-15-2006, 10:55 AM
This is impressive work, Steve. Awesome looking custom, very inspiring!!
willimo
05-30-2006, 02:11 PM
Awesome! Great work on that loooong, sleek beauty. Very sexy color, too.