[Closed] Do you know of any Pontiac of the early 50's made lately, other than the MOC '50 model I can't

Other than the Brooklin '53 Sedan Delivery and pick-up models and the Bruce Arnold '52 Chieftain Deluxe Station Wagon (BAM-3), I'm not aware of any.

Record made 1952 Pontiac convertible and hardtop.

Oh yeah, I forgot those. Don't think I've ever seen one in the flesh.

I had one, but it was very undersized.

I measured the wheelbase to be 1/47.2 scale. Looked bad next to actual 1/43 cars.

Few variations by Record

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Here's a group of 1950-52 Record Pontiacs

As the inveterate chopper I can't recall which ones of these are stock Records and which ones I made decades ago. I know the wagon is combination of a Pontiac front clip and a Provence Moulage transkit for a Solido 1950 Chevrolet sedan. I never felt they were undersized.

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My with all these I must have really been on an early 50s Pontiac kick, no wait... I did the same with Chevrolets and Oldsmobiles. But I'm still waiting for some good Plymouths.

Lovely range, John! They look 200% better fully foiled!

Assuming I find one, how and where can I find some one to foil it for me? I'm afraid of making a lousy job!

I found the factory colors that Record used were strange and unrealistic so I ended up painting all mine colors that were more typical of the era. Foiling is not a difficult process. Use a very sharp, new, Exacto blade with good Bare Metal Foil (some older foil deteriorates on the backing and comes off in flakes). You want a small straight edge to cut against (I use a car show dash plaque!) Then you need a very fine pointed tweezers to lift the foil strip off the backing and place on the model. Burnish it down with a soft wooden tooth pick or similar, and finally, using the Exacto knife cut off the excess and lift it off with the tweezers. As you get better skills you will be able to cut pieces very close to the correct final size with minimum waste. I'm told keeping your unused foil in the refrigerator improves it's shelf life. Sorry for the long winded tutorial but this is how I do it.

John, you have done a great job, but Pontiac did not use officially some of the color combinations in your range. Check on
AUTOLORLIBRARY and click on We will match any color.

Thank you, Albert. I have never seen these before. Interesting!

Please excuse my typing mistake: I'm refering to http://www.autocolorlibrary.com click on "We will match any color"