ryanm Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hello y'all I thought this kit was going to be a lot more fun than it is. Feel free to post your 65s maybe I can learn what I'm doing wrong. Thanks ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Dry fit with the interior and glass and see where it wants to sit! Looks great so far Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 I agree with Bruce, it looks great so far and all require some not so fun work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 well this kit def. involves a lot of pre-fitting , btw the roof shell needs to stick out at the front insted of the back just tyake it slow and testfit a lot and make sure everything fits together .. i build one and would love to do a nother maybe some idea's of contrasts between the parts wil help ? to start with this is what the grille looks like out of the sprue take some black paint (enamel?) and paint everything inside black , dont worry about spilling onto the top chrome and after every brush wipe of the paint with a cloth (flat over the grille) after a while you get this > paint stays behind in the ford logo and grille area > makes it 2 times as realistic if you give the chassis a color paint the floors black for contrast and when your bed is assembled with the fenders and painted in the body color paint the underside and inside of the wells black , just easy going with enamel and a hand brush here you can see that the side plates will be black and the underside of the cab in blak will fit onto that and create one black underside under the cab , i also painted parts chrome , (handbrushed) you can do the indicators orange on the interiour you could go through with any colortheme , for the small vents you can use a pinty tooth pick or wooden sate stick , dip inpaint ans gently touch the parts to paint giving the roof a different color is also nice ... and i painted the whole engine compartment black and behind the grill section > black , just used a small hand brush and black enamel paint and patience when you clearcoated the body you could make a watery black wash to paint the panellines darker , same as on the grill paint the line and wife off excess paint the kit inclused a batterie , i suggest keep it white and paint the top black , you could ad a brace and some wires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 the bed > real wood strips with some styrene strips in between are more easy and look better then painting the kit floor maybe with a sheet of plastic (mine isnt even styrene) you can make a bed cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 Thanks for the input guys. I know the problem I'm not satisfied with something shiny maybe one day I'll be able to pull it off. Thanks ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Whoa! Twofers! Two builders/two builds all in one thread. Nice, both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 They both look excellent to me. From one extreme to the other. I have yet to build this kit but have it (and the 64) in my stash and I just came across a shop the other day with 4 or 5 more for $14 each. Gonna pick up at least one more. BTW Ryan, what was the problem? Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctruk Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) I did one as a stock pick-up. I don't remember any issues with the kit Edited June 14, 2014 by rctruk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwolf Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 This was my '65 I finished recently: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=89942#entry1188849 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Did you weather the first one or are you building 2?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 Yeah I weathered it I can't do shinny I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Not sure how I missed this. This looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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