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| One of the great things about MEV Originals is their penchant for the unconventional. One look at their stable of cars and you'll understand what we mean. Their choice of the 58 Plymouth Fury fits that mold, and we praise the choice. These were special cars in their time, as 1:1 sedans, and the MEV production maintains that appeal. This was one of the last cars with tall vertical fins, a fad that died out by the very early 60's, but on this car they look like they fit. This car captures the body in excellent proportion to accommodate them. We also like the way the angle on the front fenders, behind the headlights, has the correct angle. Add to that the close approximation of the size of the wing window and windshield posts The side view of this car is very accurate. Wing window, door handle, and key hole are all there, as well as the wonderful accent strip that runs along the full length of the car. In the rear you have the same attention to detail, except that the aluminum plates that trimmed the car above the tail lights are not painted silver. The front, too, is very close, lacking only the emblem on the front of the hood, and the small wings on the top of each fender. I would like to point out another thing here. Fit and finish, and quality of materials is very fine on this car. The trim paint is durable, as is the chrome, and the color in the resin is shiny, and gives a very smooth finish. This is a vast improvement over MEV productions from just two or three years ago. No one, at least not many, will view this as a race car. But if you love tooling around your road course, this baby is for you. The chassis (Thunderjet/ThunderPlus) fits well in the car. Maybe a little lowering in the front would help, but it won't require hacking the wells. Even silicones will clear the rear. Cost for the Fury is $44 for the Fury Shell ($50 if ordered w/chassis/pin) | |||||||||
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| So How Was it Made? In Mike Vitale's own words. The Fury started its life as a crude '50s convertible diecast budgie model that I then cast in resin, had the surface detail completely removed .. added a roof .. added putty to give it the shape I wanted. Took a second casting and fine tuned the image by adding detail and correcting/carving the shape further. Polished it to a mirror finish and then added more detail. Took a third casting and that is my master. I built the bumpers separately and worked them into the design in the first and second castings. Plastic paint masks were made for the body stripe on the Fury. | |||||||||
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