Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Managed to get this one finished. She almost wasn't finished in time, as a little accident happened!!! My original idea was to paint the Ford a 1961 Galaxie color, Laurel Green, and I had some left over from my '61 Galaxie build. I painted the Ford that color, and like it was urethane automotive paint, I had to clear coat it. Everything went well until I cleared the car. Gave a coat of clear, waited a minute or so, then gave a second and more wet coat. The body really started to look great. Then I took the body from my painting room, as I was going to paint other parts, and went to the house with it. The, disaster... I slipped, and the body went to the ground. About every single particle of sand and dust I had in my garage was immediately attracted to the body (or so it seemed) and the paint was trashed for good. Took the body, and submerged it in 1,5 liter of water plus 350 ml of acetone (a trick I got from my friend Bill). In about a hour and a half the body was bare plastic again with no damage to the plastic. 1957 Ford Custom Kustom par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity Like I was down on Laurel Green, and I wanted a green car, I decided to use some Verde Oásis (Oasis Green) a original Ford color for the Brazilian 1976 Ford Corcel MK-1, Maverick and Galaxie lines. This time, the paint went smoothly and I had no more problems. Now a little background on what would be the 1:1 car itself. Doing some research on period pictures of custom cars I got to some conclusions: We are kind of used to see on TV some modern day replicas of Custom cars from days past. Those are usually mega buck builds, with frame off restorations, and super mega shiny paints, using modern materials and are as fake as three Dollar bills. Back in the day, those cars were usually build by kids with a budget, starting with a five or even 10 year old car. They used to do nice new upholstery, nice new paint, and maybe even to change some parts like shocks, and spark plug wires. Some late model or top of the line hubcaps were also a popular add on. Body mods were less common than one could think, but a nice new set of white wall tires was almost mandatory. Looking at some cars being painted at the time, reveals that they could care less about the car's underside. Unless of course we were talking about a builder that wanted to do a show car and not just a nice looking driver. They used to cover the wheels, ans some even used to take all trim out, but you could see some pretty colorful frames back in the day. And it was not done on purpose!! That is the look I wanted on my model, a 10 year old car, that was repainted, re upholstered, and won some accessories to become a lucky kid's ride. maybe I did it right, maybe I didn't, but anyway, I hope you guys like my little Ford!! 1957 Ford Custom Kustom par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity 1957 Ford Custom Kustom par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity 1957 Ford Custom Kustom par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity 1957 Ford Custom Kustom par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity 1957 Ford Custom Kustom par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity 1957 Ford Custom Kustom par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity 1957 Ford Custom Kustom par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 She's a real beauty Tulio, love the color!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Yep been there done that with the paint issue. The build is fantastic. Love all your 57's/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I think you got it right Tulio. I like the overspray effect on the chassis... The engine bay almost looks too nice. That kid must have spent a lot of time under the hood. I always love your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traditional Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 That's really pretty! So glad you were able to save it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Cullinan Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Looks great. I think I do that every time I paint,drop it. I started to tape the bodies to my paint stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Awesome as the norm from you. The last time I dropped a body (the second time) after paint , I stepped on it. You did a better job with yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Whalen Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Hi, Nice job on the model, neat trick with the paint stripping (will have to try and remember that). When I paint my models I always put the parts into shoe boxes to keep the dust off. Little parts are taped to cardboard and the body is on a Tamiya paint stand that is taped to the bottom of the shoe box. I also try not to move them until the paint has cured (if I do move them I'm extremely careful). Despite all this care I do sometimes have disasters so I know what is like to have a disaster like the one you have outlined here - its great to see you did such a good job of saving the model (inspiring in fact!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Very nice clean model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Svendsen Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Very clean build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphoto Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 beautiful job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apriliadan Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goon Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Wow, you nailed it. Great color, and build. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Nice details. I really like the SHINY :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Nice save; sweet build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 1017 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 A real beauty. Anymore Fords in 2014 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbben Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Superb fit and finish.....not a 50's Ford guy myself but it looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 AN incredible build, looks showroom fresh. Great color also.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 That is just beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Great theme for this build Tulio. It reminds me of what any bodyman/metalman/upholstryman/painter/pinstripper/mechanic/showgoer/car lover would drive everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 Thank you my friends, coming from builders like you, it really means a lot. A picture of the interior still "outside" 1957 Ford Custom Kustom par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kustoms Illustrated Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 VERY, very nice! Love the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Another beautiful Ford from you Tulio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 love the color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedi'am Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Slick!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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