dino246gt Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 I wanted rubber, not chrome around the windows, so I masked, AND airbrushed Tamiya acrylic rubber thinned 50/50. Then I brushed acrylics to the headliner and around the windows inside. (this is the car upside down looking in) I made a dome light with a '32 Ford kit's chrome mirror and a piece of the clear throw-away things. I reshaped the windshield for somewhat of a sunvisor look inside. (actually turned out pretty good once painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage AMT Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Looks killer.. I like the visor job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparfarmer Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Fantastic work on that 49 Dennis..Great work as always.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Your details on the windows and the visors look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Really nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 I got the glass, interior and chassis all glued together! I believe that's called the marriage. Now just the "honeymoon" left!!! I want to have this finished by the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Really like how this looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Payne Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Looking very good- looking forward to seeing it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 She is a beauty. Now I want too build on similar to that color. I built 3 over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 (edited) The rims I had, well the fronts were damaged from sprue removal, so I'm using those as the rears, I can glue them with the damage up, hidden by the body. Won't matter that the fronts are in back and vise versa because I'm using hub caps, but I did have to switch the back halves of the rims. I sanded where the halves meet so the rims fit deeper into the tires, I like that look. I found some cool old Firestone tires in the parts box which I cleaned up and used. Drilled for valve stems, I use the same .030 ignition wire for these, a bit over size, but still cool to my eye, also did a black wash to highlight those 4 slots on the rims. Edited April 21 by dino246gt spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 (edited) The bumpers were also in poor shape, as usual the wrap-around corners need sanding. I foiled all 4 sanded corners. Of course I got little wrinkles where I tried to wrap the foil, but I think it's less of a "flaw" than the huge mold lines from the kit. After I install them, I'll polish the foil with Novus 2 for a better shine. Edited April 21 by dino246gt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 I drilled out the old battery and added some simple detail to the heater motor. I glued photo-etch cable ends to a strip of .020 styrene then drilled and filed the styrene to follow the shape of the photo-etched parts. I added a center post, red wire and flat ground cable, then painted some .030 styrene rod with ends painted yellow for caps. Logo is just printed on a piece of plain paper. Here's the battery assembled and the heater motor. I also made up some "stuff" to put on the firewall, just scraps and sprue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparfarmer Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Very nicely done..Maybe when Dino gives me the other one he will mistakenly give me this one instead..Here is hoping..Sure is a sweet build..Dino does unbeliebable work..Shop of Ezmerlian is one of the best shops around.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 (edited) Farmer, your paint is still better! Edited June 29 by dino246gt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 (edited) Here's how all that stuff looks installed: Remember I didn't have a kit, so a lot of this is made from scraps, and what the glue bomb had attached. Do NOT have the trunk chrome handle, but I think I can trade for one with Jerry G. Edited April 23 by dino246gt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 (edited) I was able to score a trunk emblem from Jerry G. Thanks Jerry! I also foiled the rear trunk hinges, so I think this little glue bomb has been rescued! Edited April 25 by dino246gt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Beautiful 49 Ford! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Looks fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Payne Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 That is soooooooooooooooooo nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Nice clean ‘49. Im digging your wiring harness. Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Super nice job on this one Dennis!👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Yeah, so cool! Great restoration with Dennis touches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Beautiful save! Can you share with us the paint/color you used, it's very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Outstanding work. What are the plans for the black one? From the pic, the paint looks save-able? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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