misterNNL Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Or if you have Model Car Garage’s photo etch seat belts, there are shoulder belt pass throughs that look like buckles I don't have or use any photo etch parts on any of my models. I try to scratch build anything I don't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Thanks for the nice comments and ideas everyone! Regarding that tire strap, I’m thinking of making one of these that seem to be popular the last couple of years: More on that when I’ve made a jig to make one (and probably made 20 or so failed attempts ? Back on the slightly easier stuff - I didn’t like the kit headers, so I found some in my parts box and fabricated some little hot rod trumpets ?: Those should work! I wanted to make some door panels that kinda still looked 34-Ford-esque but a little fresh and interesting so I laid out a design using the distinctive round-edged triangle cut-out that the real ones have, but duplicated and rotated to make something a little different - need to do some more on these tomorrow once the laminated pieces set-up fully. I’ve got an idea on an interior colorscheme where there will be a ‘fabric’ insert inside those little triangles. More on that later... And finally for today, picked out a dash - I forget which 1:1 this would be from, but it’s from one of the Revell 32 kits - just getting ready to do some detailing on this, drill out the switches and make some new ones: More soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 A little progress, despite a busy week... Started working on a bed cover - haven’t quite decided how it will affix and/or hinge but made a frame out of styrene square rod and a top panel. More to go on this still before primer... Got some paint on a couple more engine parts, and gave the block a black wash - I didn’t want it looking too ‘showy’...not dirty, but not showy either: Should make for a nice looking mill with some detailing: Finished smoothing out the 40 Ford dash, picked out a steering wheel and resin cast one of my little skull shifters that I like, then shot them with Rustoleum silver ready for a nice Candy Red. I’m using Createx Candy for these, which requires that balancer in the second bottle (actually to thicken it up a little rather than reduce it like you might think) Some airbrushing later... This Createx paint often lays down a little lumpy but usually flattens right out as it dries so hopefully this candy will be the same - although I haven’t used this particular one before. Guess we’ll see! It’ll all be getting a good healthy clear coat anyway before further detail painting... And finally, shot the headers, air cleaner and oil pan with Alclad and Spax Stix metal tones: And that’s all for this installment - oh, and I painted a bunch of spoons to try and get the red I had in my mind. Still experimenting on that... More soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Some nice work Jim, how did you make those trumpets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Very pretty and vibrant candy red Jim! I don't know this brand of water-based paint but is it easier to apply than lacquer? It's definitely safer on plastic, so maybe that's one of the main reasons you use it? Cleaning should be easier too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) On 12/17/2020 at 11:59 PM, slusher said: Some nice work Jim, how did you make those trumpets? Thank you sir! Just drilled out the kit ones to make ‘em hollow! On 12/18/2020 at 3:54 PM, AmericanMuscleFan said: Very pretty and vibrant candy red Jim! I don't know this brand of water-based paint but is it easier to apply than lacquer? It's definitely safer on plastic, so maybe that's one of the main reasons you use it? Cleaning should be easier too! Exactly right on both counts sir! I like it because the cleanup is easy and there’s about zero chance of damaging anything...and if you don’t like the results just rinse it off before it dries! I still use regular lacquer primer and clears too, but the more I use acrylics the more I like them. I wouldn’t necessarily say they’re any harder or easier than regular lacquers to apply - just a little different! Having a busy week before Christmas, but got some pinstripe decals and the gauges on the dash and into clear: And added a little BMF to that grill to bling it up a little - need to burnish it down some more but it looks cool on there! Got the steering wheel and shift knob in clear too, whilst I was at it... Got a little imperfection in the clear on that wheel but I fixed it and re-cleared and it shrunk down nice as it dried, and tightened up some to look less dipped-in-syrup. Oh, and shot the valve covers in some clear too so I can start working on the engine: I’ve been waiting for some parts to come to Morgan Automotive for the engine but they don’t seem to be dispatching orders or answering emails right now so that might slow me up - but plenty of other stuff to work on. More soon! Edited December 22, 2020 by CabDriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 That dash looks beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Your dash is outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 Thanks fellas! I wanna figure out some nice knobs and stuff for that dash, but didn’t get that far yet... Got some progress made over Christmas though on the bigger parts...got primer on everything that was due to be red: Painted it red ?: And then hit it all with Future as a barrier coat - looks nice with a little gloss on it! I’d like to do some subtle pinstriping and add some paint detail...the idea I’m going with for this build is something relatively simple looking at first glance but then as you take a second and third look more little details emerge. So, no wild flames and airbrushing (this time) but some nice little touches for me to test my paint skills and give the viewer something extra to notice. Also, it occurred to me after I decided to paint this thing red that I’ve been looking at something not too different on our tin of Christmas cookies here for the last three weeks: More soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 The red paint looks great. A couple of ideas for your trim idea request. The side mount spare tire. This could be treated to something like a Continental Kit on a car. Early models like when this truck was new they would have a canvas type covering in a contrasting color. Later on a metal cover with a flat face toward the public and often with a design of some sort. How hard would it be to create a decal of your Christmas Cookie Tin lid and put that on the spare tire cover ? There was a time when owners would chrome the tail gate hinges, could easily be done with foil or a chrome pen. The wood treatment for the bed floor. Pen stripe decals are also a thought depending on the style you're after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 What the.... a tin of cookies lasts 3 weeks in your house!!! Jim, this little truck is looking fantastic sir. I look forward to seeing what paint details you add. The interior bits look awesome. Best wishes for 2021! Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Hi Jim! A nice build, in tune with the holidays. Great. A question about your use of Future as a "barrier coat": I often read that depending on the thickness of the coating, Future has a tendency to crack or wrinkle, for lack of better terms, down the road. What is your "long time" experience with it? I never dared use it, fearing that the "reaction" would appear long after the model is polished and on display. What do you say? CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 WOW, that bright red really "pop" Jim! Can't go wrong with red, this color is a good choice regardless of body style, but I was told it was a magnet for tickets as many red car owners tend to to have a heavy foot. Fortunately you do not intend to put a too big engine! Claude asked a good question about the Future product (I know it's acrylic) as a coating, I'm also curious what you think and your experiences with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 9:19 AM, espo said: The red paint looks great. A couple of ideas for your trim idea request. The side mount spare tire. This could be treated to something like a Continental Kit on a car. Early models like when this truck was new they would have a canvas type covering in a contrasting color. Later on a metal cover with a flat face toward the public and often with a design of some sort. How hard would it be to create a decal of your Christmas Cookie Tin lid and put that on the spare tire cover ? There was a time when owners would chrome the tail gate hinges, could easily be done with foil or a chrome pen. The wood treatment for the bed floor. Pen stripe decals are also a thought depending on the style you're after. Great ideas all, thanks buddy! Could put a 1/25 version of the cookie tin in there too! ? On 12/28/2020 at 9:23 AM, Steve H said: What the.... a tin of cookies lasts 3 weeks in your house!!! Jim, this little truck is looking fantastic sir. I look forward to seeing what paint details you add. The interior bits look awesome. Best wishes for 2021! Cheers, Steve Well, I wasn’t allowed to open them for twenty of those days, but I sure did eat a lot of them on the twenty first! ? Best wishes to you too, Steve, and thanks for the nice words! On 12/28/2020 at 10:09 AM, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Jim! A nice build, in tune with the holidays. Great. A question about your use of Future as a "barrier coat": I often read that depending on the thickness of the coating, Future has a tendency to crack or wrinkle, for lack of better terms, down the road. What is your "long time" experience with it? I never dared use it, fearing that the "reaction" would appear long after the model is polished and on display. What do you say? CT Hey Claude! The only paint where I’ve ever had that cracking issue is when I’ve shot Future in heavy coats over Tamiya gloss acrylics - the little jars. It’ll lay down just fine and look like you did a good job, then spider web and crack further down the line. Sometimes not very far down the line either... that aside I’ve never had an issue with it - my oldest model with Future on it somewhere is probably 5 or 6 years old now, and no cracks yet! That said, I don’t lay down heavy wet coats of the stuff anymore - I never mastered getting those amazing finishes with it like some people do but it’s become a useful tool in my arsenal as an intercoat - it lays down thin, is tough enough to protect delicate paint underneath it and can withstand plenty of handling and taping. On 12/28/2020 at 10:50 AM, AmericanMuscleFan said: WOW, that bright red really "pop" Jim! Can't go wrong with red, this color is a good choice regardless of body style, but I was told it was a magnet for tickets as many red car owners tend to to have a heavy foot. Fortunately you do not intend to put a too big engine! Claude asked a good question about the Future product (I know it's acrylic) as a coating, I'm also curious what you think and your experiences with it? Thank you sir! That 390 probably wouldn’t haul this thing along TOO quickly, but with the right intentions I’m sure one could collect some tickets regardless ?. My thoughts on Future above, for what they’re worth... Speaking of that 390 Thunderbird engine, got a couple of parts I was waiting for today from Morgan Automotive... ...and felt inspired to do some work on the engine. Next job on that was detailing the triple carbs a little - they’re not SUPER visible under the air cleaner anyway but I’ll never pass up a chance to do some detailing... Added some photoetch, watch parts and assorted other doodads to detail up a little: Once I’d checked everything still fit ok, added some fuel lines: I like this Stretch Magic elastic for clear lines right now - it’s a little too large to be perfectly in scale, but these will be hard to see under the air cleaner anyway so I wasn’t anti using something a little bigger so you have a chance of seeing them... Made a fuel rail from some aluminum tube and some candy yellow paint on the lines to simulate there being some gas in them and got it all glued in place: Excuse the flaws that these big close-up photos highlight - looks better in real life than in these big photos - but it’s a start! More detailing fun to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Nice engine detail and I love the color choice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Hi Jim! Thanks for the clear explanation about Future. I'll keep that in mind when experimenting with it myself. I now know what NOT to do vs Tamya's glossy acrylics. Those fuel lines look the part, perfect high octane tint, bravo! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Thanks fellas! A little more progress this evening whilst we wait for the ball to drop... I wanted to add some subtle paint detail and some pinstriping to the body; first up some black and gold detail to the cab: And some little pinstripe touches - there’s not a good way that I’ve found to paint this stuff in scale, so decals it is... Man that acrylic paint surface looks rough up close ?. Some clear will fix those sins tho. Also, the ejector pin mark in the bed there, but I’m adding a new floor so that’ll be hidden further down the line... Once the setting solution has dried overnight I can clear some of this stuff and get it in the dehydrator that Santa thoughtfully brought me - exciting! Couldn’t resist a quick mock-up in the meantime whilst I wait: I really want to see how the color-scheme looks with the wooden bed in the back there - some nice light wood to compliment the gold touches on the body and the engine, so I’ll likely work on that tomorrow. More soon, happy new year everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 11 hours ago, CabDriver said: And some little pinstripe touches - there’s not a good way that I’ve found to paint this stuff in scale, so decals it is... You reassure me... 11 hours ago, CabDriver said: Once the setting solution has dried overnight I can clear some of this stuff and get it in the dehydrator that Santa thoughtfully brought me - exciting! I don't know if the internal temperature is very high, could there be a risk of deforming the body? Happy new year 2021 to you and your family my friend!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 7 hours ago, AmericanMuscleFan said: I don't know if the internal temperature is very high, could there be a risk of deforming the body? Happy new year 2021 to you and your family my friend!!! Happy New Year to you too Francis! I keep the dehydrator set on it’s lowest setting, which is 95 degrees - although my little hydrometer says it’s actually running at 101. Warm, but not much warmer than my workshop gets on a warm day ?. I think the air circulation in the dehydrator does as much to dry the paint as the temperature does, most likely. First full project using it though, so we’ll see in 21 hours (and counting)... Speaking of which, did some touch-ups on those decals, got them snuggled down tight as best I can and shot some clear today! The humidity here is a little higher than I’d normally like for shooting clear, but I got a bunch of parts in the dehydrator and the clear seems to be levelling out beautifully: Most of these parts (and some more not pictured) will need a second round of painting tomorrow to get the top sides - the fenders primarily, but also the frame, the bed and the tailgate, so more clear-coating adventures tomorrow! Meanwhile, shot the interior floor and the truck bed in Tamiya Tan... And then painted some woodgrain on there, ready for further paint detailing tomorrow: And finally, prepped a bunch of parts ready for Testor’s enamel black and then Alclad once they’ve set up a while...first time using this dehydrator and I already filled it up and need a second one ? More soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Jim, you make it look sooooo easy. That wood grain ridiculous, and I mean incredibly amazing ridiculous! Wow. The whole truck is looking awesome, I really enjoy following your builds. Educational, informative, interesting, and always fun! Great stuff as always. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Payne Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Been following this, love the concept and your build commentary. How about a trailer hitch for towing a boat or?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 54 minutes ago, Paul Payne said: Been following this, love the concept and your build commentary. How about a trailer hitch for towing a boat or?????? The boat makes sense. Church first,then go drown some bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 This is looking really nice! Love the pinstripes, subtle yet complimentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) 23 hours ago, Steve H said: Jim, you make it look sooooo easy. That wood grain ridiculous, and I mean incredibly amazing ridiculous! Wow. The whole truck is looking awesome, I really enjoy following your builds. Educational, informative, interesting, and always fun! Great stuff as always. Cheers, Steve Thank you Steve! The woodgrain thing kinda IS easy, I can’t claim much credit for that...just need one of those fan brushes and give the suface a few light passes with just enough paint on there to make the grain pattern. Appreciate the kind words! 8 hours ago, Paul Payne said: Been following this, love the concept and your build commentary. How about a trailer hitch for towing a boat or?????? 7 hours ago, misterNNL said: The boat makes sense. Church first,then go drown some bait. Ohh - interesting! I like the idea of a matching boat! ?♀️ 48 minutes ago, NOBLNG said: This is looking really nice! Love the pinstripes, subtle yet complimentary. Thanks buddy! A little more progress today - first up masked that ‘wood’ from yesterday... ...and shot some black - came out ok I think! Not totally sold on the interior floor yet, need to mess with that some more... Meanwhile, the dehydrator finished it’s dehydrating so I could finish off the clear coating (it was easier just to do some parts in two stages). Got some pretty glossy clear laid down! The dehydrator definitely helps smooth this clear out and removes any orange peel before it gets to drying: And finally, shot some Spazstix on some of the mechanical bits...I’m still getting the hang of this stuff and I need to redo one of the headlights but I like it so far. No better or worse than Alclad I don’t think, just different! More soon! Edited January 3, 2021 by CabDriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 14 hours ago, CabDriver said: The dehydrator definitely helps smooth this clear out and removes any orange peel before it gets to drying: The big deal... yet another device to add to my arsenal... I will have to expand my workspace... It's a great job by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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