49 replies to this topic

[Harry P.]

As for drilling the headlights, and installing clear lenses, I would never do that. Please, don't get me wrong, but I LOVE the promo features of those 1960s tooling kits, and that includes the metal exles, the simple frames, the one piece grille/headlight/bumper assembly, and even the fact it has no engine.

If I start changing this, the model will start looking like a modern kit, with lot's of tiny parts, and bits, and zero historic appeal to me, just like a restored car compared to a original survivor. As a car is only original once, a model kit is only a original if it's from the same era as it's subject, and iven tough I build new tooling kits, the old ones are really special to me.

 

Ok, now I see why you left them as is. Thanks for the explanation. 

[cruz]

Gorgeous build my friend, looks very real in some angles!!!

[Tony T]

Nice build!

[drifterdon]

Beautiful build Tulio.  I love all your old Fords.  Very well done sir.

[Helix]

Sweet looking build Tulio

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Really beautiful

[AzTom]

Incredible paint!  I too like the simple "Promo"  look of the model.

[Leonidas]

Wow, what a beautiful build!

[jdcar32]

Really like the historical details on the chassis , never realized they were there. Did you use silly putty masking or just a steady hand for painting the chassis?

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Really like the historical details on the chassis , never realized they were there. Did you use silly putty masking or just a steady hand for painting the chassis?

Sorry about the dellay, I just saw your question now.

 

I don't even know what is silly putty masking. How does it work, do you just put the putty there and use it as a masking media?

 

I don't use masking to paint the frames, they are too complicated to masc, so I brush paint the black with acrylic pint over the bese enamel red oxide.