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nuno22467 New Member


Posts : 68 Join date : 2013-07-25 Age : 46 Location : Porto, Portugal
 | Subject: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Sun 12 Apr 2015, 10:37 pm | |
| Hi everyone :) I figured out that for the better or worse, I must finish all of my standby projects, before I open another kit, especially these days as modelling and work don't stick together at all... anyway, I always loved the late 50's and thought it was a good restart for the hobby; as for the kit, no introductions needed, a well known AMT full of fitting issues and rather inaccurate instructions, annoying parts prep, but at the end it pays all the hours spent on it. I painted it with Vallejo Copper, Tamiya Deep Metallic Blue and Tamiya Yellow. I could not be most disappointed with the interior trim, but now it's done... scripts are PE's from MCG and chrome trim is bmf. Hope you like it and please feel very welcome to comment     |
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harron68 Advanced Member

Posts : 3337 Join date : 2013-02-28 Age : 67 Location : MIDWEST
 | Subject: Re: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Sun 12 Apr 2015, 10:51 pm | |
| Interesting 2-tone exterior. I would do interior in matching dark color or lighter copper color but that's just my taste. We see many '56 Fords, but few '57s. Thanx! |
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Skid Admin

Posts : 6759 Join date : 2013-02-15 Age : 69 Location : Newcastle. Good Old Blighty.
 | Subject: Re: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Sun 12 Apr 2015, 11:02 pm | |
| Hey, good to have you back Nuno.
The 57 looks sharp. _________________ Al.
“Success always demands a greater effort.” Winston Churchill
"Success is failure turned inside out" Unknown
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JohnV Rookie Member


Posts : 340 Join date : 2014-07-23 Age : 64 Location : Clearwater Florida
 | Subject: Re: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Sun 12 Apr 2015, 11:49 pm | |
| Nice work. My father had one but it was a station wagon, two tone blue and white, until my older brother added the gray splotches, he tried fixing some rust and it ended up with "urban camouflage". Like the colors, most unique!---John |
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JohnJ Moderator


Posts : 1686 Join date : 2013-02-26 Age : 77 Location : Utah
 | Subject: Re: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Mon 13 Apr 2015, 1:10 am | |
| Nuno: Welcome back to SkidsPlace. I really like your effort with the 57. The body color is an excellent choice. I'm not too wild about the yellow accent stripe, but if you are happy with it that is what matters. Overall it's a nice job. _________________ John Johnson
"My second childhood is so much more fun than my first."
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john2308 Full Member


Posts : 1117 Join date : 2013-04-10 Age : 73 Location : Phoenix, AZ
 | Subject: Re: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Mon 13 Apr 2015, 2:48 am | |
| Very nicely done |
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Dave from Pleasanton New Member


Posts : 233 Join date : 2014-07-20
 | Subject: Re: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Mon 13 Apr 2015, 3:29 am | |
| Beautiful build Nuno.
To all of you who are whining about the yellow, the car came with gold inside the chrome trim. Google 1957 Fairlane 500 and check the images and you'll see what I mean. |
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nuno22467 New Member


Posts : 68 Join date : 2013-07-25 Age : 46 Location : Porto, Portugal
 | Subject: Re: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Mon 13 Apr 2015, 7:45 am | |
| Hi, Thank you for your kind words :) In fact the interior trim was a poor choice of mine, but I wasn't in the mood to strip the paint on it... Had to finish it for the sake of my mood on the hobby... anyway this is now a complete project, a trio with the Chevy Belair and the Oldsmobile of the same period parked together in my garage :) |
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Geezerman Advanced Member


Posts : 3449 Join date : 2013-02-24 Age : 82 Location : Gulf coast of central Florids
 | Subject: Re: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Mon 13 Apr 2015, 11:25 am | |
| Interesting color combo. Nice clean looking model ! |
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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6922 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 69 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Mon 13 Apr 2015, 5:49 pm | |
| Excellent work, That is a real beauty. |
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RetiredMike Resident member


Posts : 2595 Join date : 2013-04-27 Age : 67 Location : Valparaiso, Indiana
 | Subject: Re: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Tue 14 Apr 2015, 1:28 pm | |
| Very nice looking exterior color combo. |
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