BuilderX Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Looks Good! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestCharlie Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 On 6/17/2020 at 12:41 PM, Steamboat said: Don't shoot, but I wouldn't do a thing to it. It's near mint except for the missing tail lights. They're only original once. True. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Boy that's a good looking Ford. Very nice detail work. Great job on this one so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) I was never happy with the headlights, until now. I used a cone shaped bit in the Dremel to ream aluminum tubing so thin that the parts box lenses just fit, then cut the tubing to oh say 1/8th inch or so, foiled the backs and slid them in. Much better now! And for the youngsters, they didn't have orange parking lights until '63. Edited January 11, 2022 by dino246gt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 I tried something different for the bed floor. I used Tamiya masking tape and cut out each strip so that only the lower part of the floor was taped, then with a coarse file I scraped the higher parts, and when I removed the tape from the lower parts, only the raised ribs were all scratched, just like I hoped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 The chains covered in rubber on the tailgate are molded on, so I just painted the raised portion Tamiya "rubber black" and it has the effect of a separate piece, sort of, good enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Nice updates there Dennis!🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Very fine looking model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris chabre Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 You basically built one of my "list" trucks! Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Geez! Truck looks like it could pull a house down! Mean looking 4 x 4! Love the time put into this, all the conversions and wiring! I also love where the truck is registered from, ..... not being from Alberta or anything? Great job Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazz Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 The truck turned out great Dennis! I love what you did with the head lights. Interesting choice of plates. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Nice. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Speechless!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Great build! The 4x4 conversion to these pickups is a road less traveled and requires much more work! Would be great if AMT re issued this one, ( reverse engineer like the IH Transtar 4070 ) and the aftermarket kick with '57, '58 and '59 conversion kits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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