Zippi Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I picked up this Monogram kit a while back off flea-bay so thought it was time to get after it. I had to make a run to the hobby shop for some supplies so I picked up the paint for the body. I already have the body parts prepped and ready for paint. The engine has been prepped as well and setting in the plastic bag awaiting paint. Body color will be Tamiya XF-18 Medium Blue cleared with X-22 clear. That clear goes on like butter. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Looking forward to seeing this model come together. I have always liked that body style on the '37 Ford. Have fun with your build! Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Joe Nunes said: Looking forward to seeing this model come together. I have always liked that body style on the '37 Ford. Have fun with your build! Joe Thanks man. I like this body style also. Love the fat fenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Another cool car in the making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I'm following with interest. love the old fords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 52 minutes ago, cobraman said: Another cool car in the making. Thanks Ray. I'm liking this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Bronzekeg said: I'm following with interest. love the old fords. Thanks man. Yup, the old Fords and fat fenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 A new project Bob! Nice color choices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 3 hours ago, slusher said: A new project Bob! Nice color choices! Thanks Carl. Yeah, I think the color is going to look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I picked up a couple of these at the flea market. I decided not to build them since they are 1/24…but they have a lot of great parts including the frame and suspension parts. I’m looking forward to your build of this one Bob!😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 17 minutes ago, NOBLNG said: I picked up a couple of these at the flea market. I decided not to build them since they are 1/24…but they have a lot of great parts including the frame and suspension parts. I’m looking forward to your build of this one Bob!😎 Thanks Greg. This is a really nice kit. Hope I can do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Looks good so far Bob. That blue will look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, bluestringer said: Looks good so far Bob. That blue will look nice. Thanks James. Yup, I think the blue is going to look good on those ole fat fenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) Well....since I'm not going with the stock wheels & tires I had to modify the spindles and rotated them to get the wheels inside the fender and get a lower stance. Edited December 2, 2022 by Zippi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Ooohh... those are looking really nice Bob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 50 minutes ago, SpikeSchumacher said: Ooohh... those are looking really nice Bob! Thank man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I remember when this kit was a new tooling kit (35 years ago!), and was truly advanced in its tooling and details and construction. I can still remember @tim boyd's SAE review of it: "My cup runneth over! [...] too bad that the trailer shown at the... show didn't make it into production." IIRC, this kit -at least its first iteration- included a couple of options, even though I don't remember specifically what those options were (and in spite of the 3 or 4 of them I'd built back then). I'm quite looking forward to following your build of this classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 34 minutes ago, 1972coronet said: I remember when this kit was a new tooling kit (35 years ago!), and was truly advanced in its tooling and details and construction. I can still remember @tim boyd's SAE review of it: "My cup runneth over! [...] too bad that the trailer shown at the... show didn't make it into production." IIRC, this kit -at least its first iteration- included a couple of options, even though I don't remember specifically what those options were (and in spite of the 3 or 4 of them I'd built back then). I'm quite looking forward to following your build of this classic! Thanks John. Yeah, the details on this kit are Great. Especially the door panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 rReal nice spoke wheels 🛞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 10 hours ago, slusher said: rReal nice spoke wheels 🛞 Thanks Carl. There are disk brakes that go behind them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 The weather has been so nasty I haven't gotten much done on the 37. I did get all the body parts prepped for painting and setting in the spray booth. Looks like Friday there is going to be some sunshine and temps up around 50°. I also got the wheels chromed and a base coat on the rotors plus I got the chassis finished. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) Ok fellows....I now have a rolling chassis. I think the ride height came out pretty much where I wanted it. I think I'm going to use the bumpers so I'll need to hog out the area's on the body in front and the rear for the bumper brackets. I went ahead and glued on the taillight housing as I want them to be body color as well. The wheels were airbrushed with Molotow liquid chrome. Waiting on a day that it's not raining so I can get some paint laid down. Edited December 8, 2022 by Zippi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 I finally got a window where the humidity was 63% so I shot some Tamiya XF-18 Medium blue paint on the 37. Came out really nice. I'll let it cure for a few days then shoot the Tamiya X-22 Clear over it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Almost looks like a possible OEM color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 57 minutes ago, espo said: Almost looks like a possible OEM color. Haha....kinda what I was thinking. Once I hit it with some clear it should shine like a new penny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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