Geno Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Man, that is gonna be sharp. I love the '57 Fords, good looking cars. Way better looking than a '57 Chevy. JMHO though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Thanks. I’m a little wary of metallic paint on scale models, due to the size of the flakes. It rarely looks correct due to the flake texture when trying to emulate a real car’s colour. Using the factory colour ‘full-size’ metallic paint for a model would give a 24x size metal flake, equivalent to 6-12mm flakes on the full size car! On a custom job you can get away with it just about due to custom metal flake paint which has larger flakes anyway. So I risked it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Looks great from the East Coast of the USA! Especially considering what you started out with! Have you decided on what to do with the tail lights yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 51 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: Have you decided on what to do with the tail lights yet? Regarding the taillights, I have decided to leave the tail fin tips, which house the tail lights, and mount the lights directly in the body as is. I quite like the cut-off effect, especially as I have now removed some of the body details (badging, door handles, etc) for a cleaner look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 I have been known to raid the kids’ Lego pile now and then, today I found two one-stud discs which fit perfectly in the recesses, with the original Fairlane cone-shaped lamp inserts. A dab of silver paint perhaps, and that should do it! Lego and original parts: Might work....: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Engine gets a new scheme too, something to contrast with the deep purple. From dull red to Faskolor Faspearl Teal. It will ‘ping’ a little more now! I think the interior may receive some red treatment, perhaps using the two reds on the earlier plastic spoon test. The seat posts have been cut down and angled back to get the seats into a more natural position. This means cutting into the custom trans tunnel trim so they will fit flush. Also, the rear of the chassis needs some tweaking for the bigger tyres; wheel wells moved inwards and will require extensions to bring them back to the correct outer width. I am squeezing together the floorpan behind the rear axle to preserve the chassis rails and exhaust details, otherwise I would have had to cut them for the wheel well mod. That is just about all the modification there will be, though I still have to figure out ride heights, narrow the rear axle, and build some new leaf springs. Then its filler, glue, paint and assemble. Should be done by christmas 2029.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas777 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I'm loving the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 A little more progress made; wheel wells are now deeper, and profiled for the drag slicks to fit nice and snug. Still some trimming/filling to be done before paint. The exhaust pipes and chassis rails are preserved, by narrowing the whole floorpan rear of the rear axle. So its going to be a four-seater street machine with dragster details. Why not? Engine is building up, and the paintwork polished. Thankx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool4x4 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 That has turned out really nice, love the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 The rear springs could be repaired, but instead I quickly knocked up some replacement leaf springs with plastic card and dowel. I have given them some excessive arc whereby the car can be either lowered by straightening the springs, or raised by using longer drop-links. I am hoping for a tail-up look similar to the original glue-bomb pics, so there should be plenty of detail to go under there as it will be visible. The original model’s drop-link was that silver post wrapped in yellow electrician’s tape! As the new springs are fairly fine, they will likely flatten over time under the weight of the model, so I shall add the missing shock absorbers for support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) To note; The engine came with that lovely supercharger, but also with direct air stacks, so the supercharger is moot, obviously. It shall not be installed, a pity, but it does make for a tidier engine bay. As it was: And now.... Edited August 9, 2019 by mitchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Testing for stance with the narrowed axle and new springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 Adding some trim detail with chrome paint, masked with Micro Mask, then tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) I’ll tuck those parts away now and get on with the interior! Edited August 11, 2019 by mitchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 This 57 is coming together rather nicely. That stance is very reminiscent of many '57 Fords and others during my teen years. - "tail high for traction". Will be watching your interior work, I am using those same seats and console in a full custom '61 Starliner I am working on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 This is really looking good. I can't believe you cleaned all the gunk off the body without the A posts breaking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Foxer said: This is really looking good. I can't believe you cleaned all the gunk off the body without the A posts breaking! . Nope, I lost the cracked one whilst unmasking today! Edited August 11, 2019 by mitchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 The underside remains simple black, with some C1 metalizer powder to pick out the two pipes and some other detail. The interior, however, is not subtle. Various tones of Faskolor pearl red: -it is awful, but I love it. Soon to be sporting some chrome details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super28 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) Have not been here for over a year, other projects on the go, but I thought I would drop another picture now that I am itching to get back to the bench. Thanks! Edited February 21, 2021 by mitchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Really fun to watch your process, this is such a nice re-build! Love your color choices, there wasn't a bad color in the bunch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I am liking what you are creating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I must have missed this one! Great work so far, I'm liking where this '57 is going. Good work on the rear lights, I had to do something similar on mine when they disintegrated from brush cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I like the color you went with on this. I remember now when you started this a couple of years ago. I went back and looked at all that you had done with the restoration of this glue bomb and I don't know how I missed your work in the mean time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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