Completed 1958 Edsel Pacer 'Melissa'

[JBarry]

I give you 'Melissa', a '58 Edsel Pacer. AMT/ERTL 1:25 scale, Kit #30032-1HD
















This was a fun kit to build. This may very well be the best kit AMT/ERTL ever produced. All the colors used are what Ford used in 1958, body and engine. I tried very hard to match everything exactly, downloading hundreds of photos of the '58 Pacer from the web. I will post a photo of a '58 Edsel Pacer, on a lawn that is the exact color scheme as soon as I get it off the laptop and upload. I hope you enjoy the pics as much as I enjoyed the build.

J. Barry

[nervestrikes]

Fantastic job........!!

[JBarry]

Thank you!

This is the 1:1 scale Pacer that I copied the paint scheme from:


Pretty close aye?

J. Barry

[tonioseven]

Hey Man!! Glad to see you back!! That Pacer is awesome!!

[CADguy]

Now that's not a subject you see 'round these parts much!

Fantastic job on this classic!

[JBarry]

Originally Posted by tonioseven

Hey Man!! Glad to see you back!! That Pacer is awesome!!

Thanks man! Great to be back TonioSeven. I missed seeing all the great builds here.

Originally Posted by CADguy

Now that's not a subject you see 'round these parts much!

Fantastic job on this classic!

You got that right Matt. I imagine 99% of AF has never seen The Edsel and wouldn't know one if it drove over their Enzo :P

And Thanks! It was really a fun build.

J. Barry

[SpoonMan Dos]

Exact replica. Great job! What do you have planned next?

[ol' dude]

Man that is 1 awesome build, it looks great. Keep it up dude!!!!!!!!!!

[JBarry]

Originally Posted by SpoonMan Dos

Exact replica. Great job! What do you have planned next?

Thanks! My next project is a 1:20 scale "Gazelle RS-X", a Nissan Hatchback Turbo . It's from a company in Japan called LS. I got it from a guy in Korea. It has an engine and working lights. I'm going to put a rocket engine in it and see how far and fast I can get her to go down RT 139. I'm thinking she'll do about a 2s quarter. Look for the video

Originally Posted by ol' dude

Man that is 1 awesome build, it looks great. Keep it up dude!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks man! I'll be doing as much as I can, as often as I can. My eyes are old and I'm wicked slow...but consistant. I have a few fun builds sitting on my bench that I'm dieing to get started.

J. Barry

[jswillmon]

excelent job. can't tell the diffrence b/t it and your ref pic.

[pete54ford]

Well I must not be part of the 99% that have never saw a Edsel. I own a 1959 Edsel Ranger, with a 223 inline 6. Great car all the way around. I was reading some posts on the ugliest cars, and someone put Edsel, any year. Talk about someone who likes things made of tin. The Edsel didnt fail because of style or performance, it failed because of a thing we call a ression. Go look in your history books boys and girls, and when you finally know a little something about the Edsel, then I will listen to ya, untill then...thanks for making me laugh! And as far as that kit goes, I like it, it looks really good!

[Colov99]

great job.
it looks exactly like one i saw a couple years ago on my street. same color schem exactly.
great job again

[675datsun]

Holy Chrome! Fantastic application of the chrome trim and masking.
I agree with the others..it's spot on with the reference.

[willimo]

Great model! Very good looking build, thanks for sharing it with us.

[Purpura Delujo]

Nice build man, quite a few of the photos look like a real car when you scroll up.