1959scudetto Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 old builts from the mid 80's (pictures taken in 2020,beforse selling them off): The notorious F-100/1956 (Revell kit) is from the 1983 "Street Demons" series and could not be built stock - I discarded the ugly 2-piece plastic wheels and replaced them with Monogram's 56 T-Bird units. The interior is also customized - this kit gave me hard times: fitment was very bad, especially in the windshield/firewall/hood and the interior footwell/floor area - horrible (noticeable gaps everywhere) ! Decals are from amt's Pete Wrecker, color is car laquer sprayed from the can: The other one is amt's famous 1953 F-100 kit: I wanted it to look like a typical (?) late 50's custom so I used as many of those ugly custom parts (which were included in the kit) as I could stand; auto laquer from the spray-can, whitewalls are brushed with Humbrol matt white enamel - trim Humbrol silver, bare metal foil for the rails in the bed - this was the final result: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 They both turned out great. The '56 is a test of anyone's patients to build. I like the Ford full wheel covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Beautiful pair of Fords!! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Very nice pair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 Thank you guys for making nice comments on these ugly pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Great looking pair of Ford pickups. I think they both turned out nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Excellent looking pair, nice work!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Great builds Helmut, and I agree the revell kit is challenging to put it mildly, the AMT kit is much better but you managed to overcome the odds and the results are worth the efforts you put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Both are very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 Thanks, fellows, for finding these 2 nice - they are certainly not my best effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 4/10/2022 at 6:32 AM, 1959scudetto said: Thanks, fellows, for finding these 2 nice - they are certainly not my best effort. Just sit back and let us admire the work! 😎 I for one know how tricky those Revell trucks are to complete and your final result is worth admiring. The AMT, while not as difficult, is just a blast to build. And your use of the custom parts just makes it more unique. Too bad you sold them, but they must've been appreciated by others you sold them to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Good looking pair of trucks. I like what you've done with both of them. Despite its issues (and there are many) I like the Revell '56. Probably because the one I built as a kid (the old issue in metallic blue with funny car slicks) was one of the coolest models on my shelf at the time. I have another '56 Ford F-100 project coming up soon, a stock build, which I expect to challenge me. I built the wonderful AMT '53 when I was 15, and it is one of my rare survivor from those times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 On 4/20/2022 at 8:54 AM, Oldcarfan27 said: Just sit back and let us admire the work! 😎 I for one know how tricky those Revell trucks are to complete and your final result is worth admiring. The AMT, while not as difficult, is just a blast to build. And your use of the custom parts just makes it more unique. Too bad you sold them, but they must've been appreciated by others you sold them to. On 4/21/2022 at 3:25 PM, Bainford said: Good looking pair of trucks. I like what you've done with both of them. Despite its issues (and there are many) I like the Revell '56. Probably because the one I built as a kid (the old issue in metallic blue with funny car slicks) was one of the coolest models on my shelf at the time. I have another '56 Ford F-100 project coming up soon, a stock build, which I expect to challenge me. I built the wonderful AMT '53 when I was 15, and it is one of my rare survivor from those times. Thanks, Patrick and Trevor for some nice comments about these not-so-nice pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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