60 Falcon sedan/delivery - No Coke

[Leica007]

Seeing the many chassis, interior swaps done on here tempted me to try one. I used the Coke ranchero kit, parts from a 65 mustang, and from the 63 Mustang II kits, and part of a 57 Nomad roof/glass to create this (before I found out someone makes a resin body). I used craft acrylic paints through my airbrush and finished with Testor's clear coat. Thanks for looking and the inspiration from you guys. Comments/questions welcome.

[Ace-Garageguy]

That '53 pickup grille assembly looks right at home in there.   

Edited March 19, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy
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[ChrisR]

Nice!

[Koellefornia Kid]

Very nice conversion and a great colour combo! Really like the F-Series grille!

[Zippi]

Pretty sharp looking Falcon.

[espo]

Like the Sedan Delivery body style here. The blending of the Ford parts from other kits, especially the interior works well together. I agree with Ace on the Ford pickup grill, looks right at home.  

[Slotto]

Nice looking Falcon. Great attention to detail. 

[Leica007]

Really appreciate the comments from all of you. Thank you for looking and taking the time to respond; makes enjoyment of the hobby even more fulfilling.

[Bainford]

Cool conversion. The Pickup grill is a great fit. Well done.

[crazyjim]

Pretty cool.

[Leica007]

Thanks Trevor and Jim, appreciate the comments.

[Leica007]

Glad everyone seems to like the grille adaptation, it was almost a perfect fit.  Only had  to trim the turn signal and sand a little off the outer edge of the headlight bezel, then sand the inner edge of the grille opening.

[XYHARRY]

Nice custom Lei. Colours, wheels and stance all work well together. Well done.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Sam I Am]

I guess I won't tell you how nice the resin body is now that you went to all this trouble to build your own excellent creation. ?

I have a resin wagon body as well. I will be using some of your tricks when I build it.

[Leica007]

On 4/13/2023 at 12:22 AM, Sam I Am said:

I guess I won't tell you how nice the resin body is now that you went to all this trouble to build your own excellent creation. ?

I have a resin wagon body as well. I will be using some of your tricks when I build it.

I'd like to see some pics of your build either in WIP or underglass.  Been curious about resin bodies, what are some differences when building vs plastic? Glad you found something you want to use on yours, that's a high complement. Thanks

[Sam I Am]

5 hours ago, Leica007 said:

I'd like to see some pics of your build either in WIP or underglass.  Been curious about resin bodies, what are some differences when building vs plastic? Glad you found something you want to use on yours, that's a high complement. Thanks

Lei,

I love your interior. What kit exactly did it come from?

Here is a link to my finished sedan delivery. The donor kit is the Ranchero and I used all of the chassis and interior. 

There are those that have worked with resin far longer than I have. Prep takes longer, some more than others. Thorough cleaning of the resin is essential, the mold release agent takes extra effort to clean. Your paint may fisheye, or even flake off if you don't. I learned the hard way. I use dawn dish soap myself but other modelers use different cleaners as well.

 

[Leica007]

I used the chassis, dash, door panels and rear seat from the the old Lindberg  Mustang II kit. Had to modify the chassis floor pans quite a bit and build up under the door panels 2-3 mm.  Also I had to cut down the bottom edge of the windshield about 2mm to get the dash clearance.  I'll post pics here of the mock up of the interior from my other computer, they should help if you need them.

Edited April 23, 2023 by Leica007
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[slusher]

Great looking custom!

[ewetwo]

That's really cool looking.

[ybsluos]

Very clean Lei!  Nice job

[Leica007]

Thanks guys, appreciate you looking and taking the time to comment.