Smoke Wagon Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Howdy. This started out as the 2013 Expedition SSV issue. I chose to make this truck an XLT (grille lights will just pass as aftermarket fog lights, and some raccoons stole the side trim). I started on it Friday night, and got color laid on the body yesterday. Tamiya Mica Blue over Rustoleum flat black. The wheels came from the first issue of this kit, the interior will be gray. I started plugging the holes in the floor pan where police equipment would snap in, and filled the slot in the dash where the radar gun would go. I might scratch build some side steps for it (I’m not sure why the kit never originally came with any). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 What Anton said.....looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Looking good. Will be watching this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 Thanks guys. Got more parts painted yesterday, and detailed the grille and headlights. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 What paint did you use on the Ford oval in the grill? I'll bet with a Qtip and some thinner you could lightly swipe the letters and return them to the chrome finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) Coming along nice, looking forward to more! A little more work on the grille and some silver on the depressions on the wheels would be good - got the same wheels on my ‘98 F-150 and waiting for a ‘steady hand day’ to detail them. Hope my grille comes out as nice Edited September 27, 2021 by hct728(Bob) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 Thanks guys. 7 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said: What paint did you use on the Ford oval in the grill? I'll bet with a Qtip and some thinner you could lightly swipe the letters and return them to the chrome finish. I mixed some phthalo blue and white gloss acrylics (same brand and type as the black used on the grille), put those on, let it sit for 15 minutes and everything wiped off. My guess is the recesses in the grille aren’t deep enough to use the q tip. I then took a fine point brush and painted in the oval. I may try your suggestion of using thinner now that it’s dry. Isopropyl alcohol might do the trick, but being a snap kit with easily seen pegs on the headlights on either side of the oval, I’m not too worried. I’m for sure going to experiment and use windshield glue to fill in the fog lights, so they’ll look like they have lenses in them. 2 hours ago, hct728(Bob) said: Coming along nice, looking forward to more! A little more work on the grille and some silver on the depressions on the wheels would be good - got the same wheels on my ‘98 F-150 and waiting for a ‘steady hand day’ to detail them. Hope my grille comes out as nice Thank you. You’re correct, from what I’ve seen, the wheel pockets are a dull satin finish. When building a stock part of a model that I’m not too familiar with, I like to consult auto-brochures.com. Original sales brochures come in handy. I didn’t detail the wheel pockets yet, procrastinating that part... along with painting all of the black surrounds for the glass canopy. My method might be painting the pockets, letting them tack up, then rimming a q tip along the raised surface of the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 Not too much to report, got the dashboard done and made a column shifter and turn signal stalk for it, I definitely didn’t want to use the kit supplied sticker, so I tried my hand at painting the detail in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 Got the interior all done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Nice job on the dash (I think I need to give mine a black wash) and the interior, neatly done carpeting and mats. and I like the 'fuzzy' look to the seats, very realistic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 4 hours ago, hct728(Bob) said: and I like the 'fuzzy' look to the seats Thank you Bob. For the seats I started by spraying them with rustoleum satin “granite” gray, then I brushed on two layers of matte acrylic paint. For the wheel pockets I ended up taking your advice and used a silver sharpie and a steady hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Really great work and fantastic dash detail.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 hour ago, slusher said: Really great work and fantastic dash detail.. Thanks Carl. There’s a lot of detail molded into some of these parts as far as snap kits go. I made the side trim out of Evergreen sheet and painted it tonight. It really should have been glued onto the body before any paint, but if I’m careful then it should go fine. Other than that, other trim detail and badges have been painted onto the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 Well, guess I wasn’t careful enough with the super glue.... hahaha 🤣 I couldn’t leave it like that and wasn’t a fan of the blue anyway; it was a little too light to pass as Ford Moonlight Blue. Not to mention I could still see sink marks in the hood, so into the purple pond the body went. That’s how the body sits now, ready for primer. I think I’ll go dark red this time around, that should go well with the gray interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Good work on the interior! To bad about the paint but that happens to al 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 Thanks Anton. I think I’ll like it in red better. Plus more practice with detailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Wow, what a thing to happen! I liked the blue, too! I'm sure it'll come out great in any colour you choose though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 16 hours ago, hct728(Bob) said: Wow, what a thing to happen! I liked the blue, too! I'm sure it'll come out great in any colour you choose though! Thank you Bob. I liked the color itself but I think it would go better on a Flareside pickup or something fun like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 Got the coat of flat black on the body again. It’s ready to get the window trim and cowl masked off. I decided on Testors extreme laquer mythical maroon for the body color. It looks close enough to Dark Toreador Red. (Ran out of plastic spoons lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Beautiful color choice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 16 hours ago, slusher said: Beautiful color choice.. Thanks Carl. This is the look I’m going for: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 Got some time this evening and laid down some color. Fingers crossed it dries as glossy as it went on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 That paint job looks beautiful! Nice colour too.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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