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[Danno]

Interesting!!

Nice start.

[Doobie]

This is going to be super cool I will be watching for this one

[Modlbldr]

Thanks for all of the nice comments. It is encouraging. I made a bit more progress tonight. I filled in next to the strips on the top of the fenders with a bit more styrene so that it won't take as much putty.
I continued work on the grille. I cut between each grille bar and re-glued it back together to take out a bit of the height of the grille bars. I also made a grille surround with half round and a bit of flat stock. What a royal pain that all was. It is going to take quite a bit of clean up on the surround before it is ready for Alclad.
I took pics of all of tonight's progress. It is bed time now so the pics will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon.

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Edited by Modlbldr, 27 October 2012 - 09:01 PM.

[Modlbldr]

I finally have some time to update with some photos.

First off, last night I glued pieces of styrene to the tops of the fenders to fill in the area instead of building it up with so much putty. Then I focused on the grille area.
This is what I am going for:


The custom grille bars from the 49 Ford kit were too tall to fit correctly in the grille surround. They measured almost 9/32.

I used my razor saw and cut between each bar, one at a time, one side at a time and glued them back together the same way. This way, at no time was it completely apart so I wouldn't have to worry about realigning the bars.
By the time I was done the grille measured about 7/32.

This is what it looked like before:


and after:


Subtle, but it fits better. The grille surround is next.

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[Modlbldr]

For the grille surround I started with two pieces of half round glued at the center for a peak in the center. I tried to get the bends at the ends the same, but you know how that goes.

I also had to glue two small pieces at the bottom corners of the grille opening because the grille opening angles in at the bottom.
Next I glued two pieces of flat stock together with a similar peak in the center for the bottom of the surround. These I sanded the front of the bar so that it is thinner at the front than the back to match the 1:1.
This is what I ended up with after an hour of hassle.


This is what the beginning of the grille looks like in the car.


Still lots of clean up to do on the grille and I will also need to extend the bars a bit with a second grille from a 49 Ford. Yippppiieeee!

I would have puttied in the rear fenders in but I have some OLD two part putty that I was unsure about. I'd hate to damage my car. I mixed some up with the hardener I bought and slathered some on an olb body. If it turns out OK in a few days I'll feel safe enough to use it.
Thanks for tuning in. Comments and criticisms appreciated.

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[bryan_m]

nice work on the grille. cant wait to see more

cheers
bryan

[Joker]

Went on Rik Hoving's Fotki site and found this.
Thanks Rik..
here is the link..http://public.fotki....b/pc200025.html

[Modlbldr]

Joker

Thanks for that link. Those photos were helpful to determine the paint seperation lines of the white on the fins. I didn't have any rear 3/4 shots.

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[Joker]

Joker

Thanks for that link. Those photos were helpful to determine the paint seperation lines of the white on the fins. I didn't have any rear 3/4 shots.

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No...thank you for building a Kustom.
I got a thing for bodywork pics..
before the paint takes all the credit..hahaha

[Joker]

One more from Rik Hoving's Fotki
Thanks Rik



Joker

[Modlbldr]

Love Rik's site. He has a lot of great kustoms.
I started slinging some putty on the body tonight. I can't wait to start sanding it down.
I also began putting the wheels together. I am using Modelhaus tires. I'm not sure of a number on them. They were marked 40 Merc. They were the closest I have to the picture. I had to sand down the backs of the wheels and the inside of the wheel backs to get them narrow enough for the tires.
More in the next few days.

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[Modlbldr]

Got a bit of sanding done this morning. The basic shape is coming along.

Lots of sanding and put tying to go. I sure hope this putty works. It is an OLD version of Ever coat that I got from a buddy's stash.
Thanks for the post in the General section on posting photos from an iPhone. It worked!!
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Edited by Modlbldr, 29 October 2012 - 04:20 AM.

[Doobie]

That grill looks pritty close your doing a great job so far keep it up. more pics please

[cobra98]

That grill looks pritty close your doing a great job so far keep it up. more pics please

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[mspeanut]

All I have to say is, YOUR SURE PUTTING THE (HOT) INTO THAT HOT ROD, I'll be following this, so far what I see, is Very Cool !

[mrm]

I am really enjoying the process of this build. It looks great so far.

[Modlbldr]

I got a bit more sanding done tonight. I'll have to try a different putty on the rest of the body work. I was using some old putty that was a predecessor to Evercoat and part of it did not set up right and peeled off. I mag try it again and mix in a bit more hardener or just go with my old standby of Bond.
Anywho, I also got some mounting tabs sanded off of a few more parts and glued the headlight buckets on the body. Nothing exciting but all things that need done to progress.

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[Modlbldr]

This one was back on the bench tonight. I got all of the wheels put together and the fronts temporarily put in place. It looks as if they are not centered well. I may have to do some playing with that in the final stages.


The rears are assembled but I don't have the rear suspension painted yet.
I have drawn out the design for the door panels and started modifying them. I cut down the rear side panel/arm rests like what the 1:1 looks like.





Next will be to sand off the rest of the detail from the door panels in preparation for new details.
I still need to do a lot of putty work on the body, but it is getting closer. I now have my order into Modelhaus for the 50 Caddy rear bumper. I can' wait till it shows.
Thanks for checking in and let me know what you think.

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Edited by Modlbldr, 25 November 2012 - 10:20 PM.

[Modlbldr]

Killed some time during lunch today lowering the rear suspension. Now I have to get the front lowered a bit more. (Second time) That's going to be a bit of work.

Progress is slow due to life and my new night job.

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[Doobie]

tom thats looking great nearly time for that top chop ! that going to be a bit of work