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27/07/2018 11:57 am
(Pics) 1959 Plymouth Savoy
This is IXO's '59 Plymouth Savoy taxi from the James Bond Collection's "From Russia With Love" edition. Here, I have eliminated the taxi items like the checkerboard trim and large front fender meter to give a standard Savoy appearance.
In the meter's place I installed a guitar string antenna and blackwashed the grille. The tires are the regular whitewalls but could be reversed to give an even more basic '59 Savoy look.
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Mike
27/07/2018 1:37 pm
Nice work, Mike.
Now it looks like a much more expensive model.
27/07/2018 1:37 pm
Nice work, Mike.
Now it looks like a much more expensive model.
27/07/2018 2:08 pm
It looks really good Mike. Nice job. Interesting model.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
27/07/2018 2:32 pm
Like it and the photography.
27/07/2018 7:35 pm
So do I. Nice work Mike.
27/07/2018 9:06 pm
Mike, how did you eliminate the checkerboard trim?
Did you paint over or remove it with something like acetate.
I have the this model and would like to the same
28/07/2018 6:15 am
Nice work, Mike. I wish IXO would do one like it.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
28/07/2018 6:36 am
Good work, Mike. I used acetone (nail polish remover) to get rid of decals but
I found it dulled the paint. I figured there is some method that works well. I haven't found it.
28/07/2018 6:59 am
Nicely done!
28/07/2018 7:05 am
PIC - Hi, David. You probably know that Whitebox makes red and blue diecast versions and maybe you were looking for a higher detailed resin model such as Premium X would do?
I have the Whitebox civilian model which is pretty good at $30 however, it does have that two-tone DeSoto-style paint job which I don't think was ever offered on the '59 Plymouth:
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28/07/2018 7:07 am
Premium X and White Box makes them.
Coming soon from White Box is a 2dr hardtop.
28/07/2018 7:11 am
Jay Golan for water slide decals all you need is scotch tape.
For printed lettering I use denatured alcohol from the hardware store.
Topic starter
28/07/2018 7:38 am
Hi Jay. Removing the checkerboard trim was a bit trickier than I hoped. I first used non-acetone nail polish remover and a Q-tip, but after some work it was only partly off, as the NPR softened the checks a bit but didn't dissolve it like a regular tampo might.
Both denatured alcohol and generic paint thinner weren't really effective either. So I first colored over what was left of the checkerboard with a sharp-tip permanent black marker.
This was reasonably effective, but I finally also used a thinned coat of gloss black enamel model paint.
Topic starter
28/07/2018 7:40 am
Thanks, Randall. As I mentioned to Jay above, I ended up using a multi-step process to convert this to a regular 4-door '59 Savoy.
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