1949 Mercury Sedan

Modeling Subjects Autos
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Just completed this Classic Cruiser yesterday. Box stock except for whitewall tires and plug wires. Paint is Tamiya acrylic X-10 Gun Metal cleared Tamiya with X-22 Clear.

X-10 Gun Metal cleared with Tamiya X-22 Clear.

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Turned out great. The clear over gunmetal looks nice. Amazing how much the outdoor pictures / natural light add to the photos.

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WOW! That color looks fantastic on that body style. You’ve just got to love a Mercury “Lead Sled” Excellent job!

tjs

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Thanks John. Yeah, I think the color turned out really nice. I’m liking it.

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Thanks man. Just love these old Merc’s.

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Came out great!I like the bumper jack detail in the trunk!

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Thanks. The bumper jack and tools came in the kit.

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Very cool!

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That turned out awesome and I’m one who doesn’t usually warm up to 49 Mercs all that well. I like the slight sprucing up in this one. Very nice !

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Thanks Eugene.

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I appreciate the kind words.

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Great job. I like you build it out of the box except the noted extras.

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Thanks Duster.

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Love those old “lead sleds”. Raced against a few of them back in the late '50s and early '60s.

One of them ended up being owned by a guy I worked with in the late '80s. He still ownes it. He put a pic of him and the car, taken on the track back then, on his desk. I asked him if that was him in the pic and he said it was. I didn’t say anything but the next day I brought in a pic of me and my car at the track. Had a good time talking about old times. We think we both won the same number of races against each other. At least we didn’t have to argue about who won more. We still talk about the old days at least twice a year.

Say Safe.

Jim [cptn]

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Perfect choice of colors and the white walls tires add just the right touch. Add in your superb modeling skills and this one is a for sure winner!

It reminds me of that Alan Jackson song, Crazy bout a Mercury…

PS: Nice BMF work too

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They were Great cars back in the day. Thanks for the story Jim.

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Much appreciated. Thanks.

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Ha!

OLEZIPPI! You got my heart fluttering for sure. My First was a 49 Ford and the second a 50 Merc. Of course this was in the late fifties. But, My, did that bring back many fond memories. Love the color too. It speaks to the “Richness” Of the designs available back then!!

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