dino246gt

Webers are from Norm of Reps and Mins of Maryland, just used a kit manifold modified. Valley cover is actually a custom side piece for a Chevy 6 from a Galaxie Kit. I need to make fuel lines and linkages, add wipers and she's done! Keeping it clean with no door handles or mirrors or antenna or emblems. (easier that way, LOL)

I've got the solenoid system! (in my imagination, that is) LOL

Looks better in outdoor light. Still need Weber linkage and fuel lines. I'm now thinking no door handles, OPINIONS?

The Revell '57 Ford is better for the chassis and parts than the AMT, I believe.

Those look great! Here's mine:

Getting the ride height right, like a factory prototype, not a cool, lowered custom.

Okay, I see that this will be another super amazing, ultra realistic, unbelievable replica of the fantastic F-40! In fact, it already is! WOW.

I got more done on the interior, even a little FORD emblem in the steering wheel!

I made a pair of sun visors, stole a rear view mirror from a '69 Riviera kit, cut a piece of rear glass and mounted it with no trim, then I glued the upper interior and floor pan on! Tail lights are similar shape to the rear glass and also have no trim. I made front and rear bumpers from the stock ones, sprayed Revell chrome on and mounted them. Here the front and rear styling is seen looking very much like a stock Riv, but nothing like the AMT kit! As they say, "It's starting to look like a car"

Back to this concept car, I made a rear license plate and backup light piece from 6 pieces of .015 X .030 on end, then filed it down and foiled it and filled the lights with canopy cement.

I started working on mine, but it looks like it's been abandoned in a field for 50 years!

I got the pickup painted, Tamiya TS-44 over Tamiya white primer cleared, not airbrushed, all spray cans.

Fantastic build, looks about perfect to me!

David, thanks to your amazing build, I DID start trying to restore mine! I found a few interesting facts, first I build it in 1977! But, I was a terrible builder back then, LOL. I twisted parts off the trees and didn't sand off the nubs, or mold seams. I used WAY too much tube glue. I painted it with enamels, and extremely poorly. It's not on the top of my "to-do" list but it sure was a blast watching your build and so far, just between 1/24th builds, I'll be playing around and start my own thread. Thank you again for the inspiration!

WOW! You had me at "I started cutting".........LOL! Looks fantastic already, I know you'll end up with a fabulous model!