Deathgoblin Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Finally getting the chance to start posting again. I still need to get a good engine shot, but at least it's a start. This is the Revell 57 Ford kit. It's pretty awesome, overall. Everything went together like a charm. I did a two-tone paint job; Ford Cardinal Red by Duplicolor, topped with Testor's Classic White. I thought about making it a Fire Chief car after the paint came out, but it still looks pretty nice as far as I'm concerned. Thanks for looking, and please leave some comments/suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 VERY nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Superb build ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Very nicely done,i enjoy the color combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I like it! Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Very nice .. I like the contrast of the paint ,.that red really pops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Very sharp. That's a nice kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOODBANE Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Color looks great. Nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Revell probably has the best engineered kits in the business at this point in time. (Actually, Mobius would probably take that title) I have yet to buy one of these kits. They look great. Yours is beautiful! The red is enough to burn out your corneas! Very nice job!! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nice!! Now the derivations from what would be factory correct: The two tone scheme is wrong on the rear, as it's supposed to go only to the trunk lid, and not all the way down the rear panel around the licence plate, but it looks good anyway. Also, the 1957 Custom Tudor only had one color option for the interior: Two tone gray. Revell's instructions are wrong when they tell you to paint it body color. Also the drip rails are not chromed. Revell's instructions are wrong again when they say to paint the driveshaft black, as it was bare steel, and the differential gear carrier was painted oxide red, not black as the instructions said, or silver. The front splash pan is "argent" and not body color, another mistake the instructions make. The chrome trim on the rear window doesn't go all the way down, it's supposed to be a line of red showing between the chrome and the white on the trunk. Finally, the front inner fenders, are separate parts from the floor pan on the real car, and are painted semi gloss black, both inside the engine compartment, and on the wheel wells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Clean build, Brian. Nice looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Very impressive build Brian. Beautiful paint, color, and Shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Beautiful job on that. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nice Paint! Sharp build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Beautiful!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I like the 2 tone SHINY :) on a superb build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nice!! Now the derivations from what would be factory correct: The two tone scheme is wrong on the rear, as it's supposed to go only to the trunk lid, and not all the way down the rear panel around the licence plate, but it looks good anyway. Also, the 1957 Custom Tudor only had one color option for the interior: Two tone gray. Revell's instructions are wrong when they tell you to paint it body color. Also the drip rails are not chromed. Revell's instructions are wrong again when they say to paint the driveshaft black, as it was bare steel, and the differential gear carrier was painted oxide red, not black as the instructions said, or silver. The front splash pan is "argent" and not body color, another mistake the instructions make. The chrome trim on the rear window doesn't go all the way down, it's supposed to be a line of red showing between the chrome and the white on the trunk. Finally, the front inner fenders, are separate parts from the floor pan on the real car, and are painted semi gloss black, both inside the engine compartment, and on the wheel wells. I caught where the rear panel was the base color after I had completed the paint. After all that masking, I wasn't gonna redo it. I found some pictures of the car with chrome on the drip rails and kinda liked it, so I went with it. The interior turned out okay... I was trying to do red and a light grey, but it didn't turn out the way I pictured it. The dash, though, makes me happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybill1960 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 With respect to Tulios knowledge of the product. I say, Great looking build Brian! You did the kit well! "AND" You did for yourself and for "FUN" Thank You for sharing with Us here Later Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I caught where the rear panel was the base color after I had completed the paint. After all that masking, I wasn't gonna redo it. I found some pictures of the car with chrome on the drip rails and kinda liked it, so I went with it. The interior turned out okay... I was trying to do red and a light grey, but it didn't turn out the way I pictured it. The dash, though, makes me happy. I'm sorry if I offended you Brian, I just saw on your model, the perfect opportunity to show that Revell did a lot of mistakes on the instructions. The two tone paint like you did, is what Revell says people to do on the kit's instructions. The same for the splash pan and the interior. There are several other mistakes, like telling the modeler to paint the starter, fuel lines, and oil filter all gold, the firewall black, and the list goes on and on. Where did they come up with this colors from??? They should do a minimum research before printing those instructions. Lot's of people barely have the time to build the model. Are they supposed to find time to do Revell's job too, and research every single detail online or on books? I think the instructions should give you the correct information to build a correct box stock and factory stock model, and they don't do that. Like I said before, your model looks great, and I don't even know if you were aiming for a factory stock build. Just took the opportunity to warn people NOT to blindly follow the colors the instructions tell you to use. This is a good point for any kit, and not only Revell's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 While the paint and interior are not Ford Spec, It looks good. Has a little personalization flavor to me. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I think the instructions should give you the correct information to build a correct box stock and factory stock model, and they don't do that. Can't argue with that at all. BTW, nice model, cleanly built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 I'm sorry if I offended you Brian, I just saw on your model, the perfect opportunity to show that Revell did a lot of mistakes on the instructions. The two tone paint like you did, is what Revell says people to do on the kit's instructions. The same for the splash pan and the interior. There are several other mistakes, like telling the modeler to paint the starter, fuel lines, and oil filter all gold, the firewall black, and the list goes on and on. Where did they come up with this colors from??? They should do a minimum research before printing those instructions. Lot's of people barely have the time to build the model. Are they supposed to find time to do Revell's job too, and research every single detail online or on books? I think the instructions should give you the correct information to build a correct box stock and factory stock model, and they don't do that. Like I said before, your model looks great, and I don't even know if you were aiming for a factory stock build. Just took the opportunity to warn people NOT to blindly follow the colors the instructions tell you to use. This is a good point for any kit, and not only Revell's. No offense taken!! I really appreciate the input. Trust me, I'm my own worst critic. The pics don't show things that I see that I messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Personally I don't worry a whole lot about being 100% accurate when I'm building stock. After all, unless your going to enter a contest or some thing, it's going to be in "your" collection. It needs to make "you" happy. Nothing wrong with a little critique, but it all boils down to what you like. Many times I've done stock builds with colors that were not even availible for a particular make or model, just because I didn't like the colors that were availible. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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