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04/06/2017 9:26 am
(PICS) '60 Ford Starliner from Motorhead (with some subtle upgrades)
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I've just received this '60 Ford by Motorhead , knowing full well that I'd want to add the more typical wide whites as well as correcting the A pillar (front windshield post) to be plated. I widened the axles to bring the wheels out a bit and I also re foiled the fine trim lines on the outer roof areas since they were a bit sloppy from the manufacturer. The models seem to be on sale everywhere for considerably less than originally priced, and I suspect they would have been a lot more successful had they done these things originally.
04/06/2017 9:43 am
Transformed...looks great.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
04/06/2017 10:08 am
Great improvement
04/06/2017 10:45 am
+1!
Ralf Buyer
Wiesbaden, Germany
04/06/2017 3:37 pm
A 1961 sows ear
You have turned the proverbial sow's ear into a silk purse.
Just shows what great detailing can do to a car that on first glance would be passed on,rather than sold.
04/06/2017 3:37 pm
A 1961 sows ear
You have turned the proverbial sow's ear into a silk purse.
Just shows what great detailing can do to a car that on first glance would be passed on,rather than sold.
04/06/2017 3:49 pm
+2.
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan
04/06/2017 9:27 pm
+3
05/06/2017 3:06 am
Fantastic!
05/06/2017 8:08 am
Exactly. Collectors at current price points expect value, and that means accuracy of shape and correct color for the year, or at least for the period. We will pass on models with incorrect details, especially with the number of pix of almost any subject on line.
If the model manufacturers want to sell product and not let it languish unsold, another 10% of effort in research and mold accuracy will yield far greater percent of swift sales.
This just seems like basic business sense to me.
07/06/2017 8:02 am
Keko Romero Sánchez
Cádiz, Spain
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