mrmike Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 I fired up the paintbooth this afternoon and did some painting on the '56 Ford interior. I have some cleanup to do on the dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 I have completed the interior of the '56 Fairlane! I had looked at other images of the '56 Ford interior and I noticed white seat belts and they looks nice! Oh well, too late! More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Nice work Mike it looks awesome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Thank you Carl! It's getting there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 After doing some more research, I have repainted the interior door panels. So far the only body parts that got any paint are the headlight bezels. Another coat of white primer and I am almost ready for paint! More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 I am now starting the process for painting a two-tone paint scheme. First, a couple mist coats of Tamiya TS-26 Pure White. I paint the entire body in the Pure White with the mist coats and will build them up from there. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 Since I had my paintbooth up and running yesterday, I went and added two more coats of Tamiya TS-26 Pure White to the body and hood, then I tossed them both into the dehydrator for four hours at 105 degrees. Next up is some wet sanding to remove some trash that got into the paint along the way. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Looking great..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Thank you Guido! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Really coming along very nicely Mike. Are you adding the orange top or bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Thank you Carl! Yes, I am adding Model Master Go-Mango to the roof and the bottom below the chrome molding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 I finally got the Fairlane painted in two-tone Go-Mango and white. I need to do some cleanup here and there, but it's not bad. I haven't decided if the engine bay will be Go-Mango or white, so this is how it is sitting right now. Lots left to do on this one. And, I still have to foil it and clearcoat it, too! More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 I decided to pull out the '56 Fairlane today to work on it a little bit. I added the reflectors and the headlight shrouds and then I notice the paint didn't match. I sprayed some paint into a cup and with a brush, I painted the shrouds. I took the chassis out of the box and placed it on the desk and noticed that the wheels were facing in different directions. The tie rod seems to be pulling the front wheels in different directions and I really don't want to tear the suspension apart to make any corrections. I used one of my large clamps to squeeze the wheels together and I'll leave this overnight. If this doesn't work, I'll have to take the suspension apart and fix it. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Nice work.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Well, the repair of squeezing the front tires towards each other didn't work. I used a pair of small needle nose pliers and gently bent the spindle arms towards the frame, effectively lengthening the tie rod. But, this lead me to discover another problem. The lower A-arm assembly was molded wrong and the left front wheel is canted. I have an idea on how to fix it, but requires taking the front suspension apart, which I don't want to do. I may just leave it. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 I removed the left front wheel from the rest of the front suspension and took it apart. I cleaned up all the parts and made sure that all surfaces were flat and clean and reassembled them all. The end result is the left front wheel sitting as it should. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Mike, be extra careful with the headlights. On this kit, AMT did some extra thick headlight lenses, so, the reflectors have to be deep in the fenders, to avoid the lenses to stick out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 I had noticed that and made sure that the reflectors went in as far as I could push them. A little trimming on the back side of the lenses will help as they are rather thick. Thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 It's been almost four weeks since I have done anything with the '56 Fairlane. I took the Fairlane with me to my Play Date with two of my fellow Club members and used Barry's marvelous paintbooth! I sprayed the Fairlane with two coats of Tamiya TS-65 Pearl Clear and it looks fabulous! It is kind of hard to see the pearl, but it is there! I decided to paint the engine compartment with Model Master Go Mango to match the exterior and then I placed the body into my dehydrator for four hours. Next up will be to paint the headliner flat white and then to foil the body now that I have some decent foil. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I love it!! It's going to be a knock out for sure. By the way, the position the headlight reflectors are on the pictures, is it their definitive place? That is the only issue I have with this kit, the headlight lenses are way way too thick. If sanded from behind, the lenses will loose all the texture that imitates the sealed beam glass, and become useless. On the first '56 Fairlane I built I was not able to use the kit's lenses, as the glass would protrude out of the headlight doors about 2mm. Used the lenses from a Revell '48 Ford Custom Coupe, and they fit perfect. If you do a mock up with the chrome reflectors where they are, and the kit's headlight glass, you will see what I'm saying. At this point, with the paint looking so great, I would use headlight glass from another kit, instead of sanding the originals and having just clear lenses over the reflectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Tulio, I understand your concern as I see the thickness of the headlight lenses and the depth of the reflectors within their shrouds. The backside of the lenses are scooped enough that sanding them on the back should reduce their thickness considerably and a thin coat of gloss clear will help to "polish" them. If worse comes to worse, I feel pretty confident that I have other lenses in my parts box that are thinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 On November 25, 2018 at 11:21 AM, mrmike said: I removed the left front wheel from the rest of the front suspension and took it apart. I cleaned up all the parts and made sure that all surfaces were flat and clean and reassembled them all. The end result is the left front wheel sitting as it should. More to come... Much better Mike,it drives me crazy when one wheel and tire lays out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Thanks Carl! I'm not 100% sure what had happened over time, but that wheel and tire were put together correctly. When I fixed the issue with the toe out, the issue of the camber showed up. Perhaps the camber issue was because of the wheel not sitting flush on itself and I may have turned the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Now that I have been able to get my hands on a decent sheet of BMF, I have started foiling the body on this '56 Fairlane. This took me almost an hour last night including polishing the foil. So far, so good! More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) I have finished foiling the '56 Fairlane. Now for some touch ups and into the dehydrator for a few hours at 105 degrees for the Molotow Chrome to dry. More to come... Edited December 23, 2018 by mrmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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