curt raitz Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Inspiration from the '40 Ford pick up featured on cover of the August Street Rodder magazine Didn't want to trash the only '40 Ford pick up kit i had. Had plenty of old '50 Ford Pick up bodies laying around chopped the top 4 scale inches motor, rear end, air cleaners, wheels and front tires are from parts box narrowed and shortened the bed rear tires from amt Custom & Competition Racemaster Dragster Slicks front and rear Buick finned brakes decal from Steve A. scratch built: chassis, fuel cell, front suspension, rear suspension, tractor nose, exhaust system and driveshaft Paint is Model Master's Afrika Mustard (2 parts) - Olive Drab (1part) decanted/air-brushed and covered with Model Master's Ultra Gloss Clearcoat check out the build at: http://public.fotki.com/crtr8z/50-ford-lo-rider/50-ford-lo-rider-13.html#media thanx for lookin'... Edited July 29, 2013 by curt raitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codie27 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Very cool. Nice detailing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Very cool and sharp build.Great detail also.. What color paint is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Rider Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Nice build, I like the headers and the whole exhaust system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Great model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Very NICE Curt, this one is spot on, great looking hot rod, nice color, detail, stance this one has it all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Love it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Wonderful build. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjracing Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Wow, wondeful build! The level of details as the finish itsefl are amaizing. What paint do you use in this super cool build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Wow, wondeful build! The level of details as the finish itsefl are amaizing. What paint do you use in this super cool build? Oh yeah...the paint After decantering, I air brushed 2 parts Model Master's Afrika Mustard to 1 part Model Master's Olive Drab, then covered with Model Master's Ultra Gloss Clearcoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjracing Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Very nice. I build a '50 very similar to that a couple years ago. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Nice original build, that grill Is cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 That is very neat! Love the tractor nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 very cool , i love the details and the tractor grille looks sweet !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackd Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 very goog work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgone58 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Awesome! Scratchbuilt parts are fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpletcher55 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 very cool like it ,I can tell alot of time went into that truck and parts, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Very cool looking build , I like this a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 Very cool looking build , I like this a lot. thanx for all the positive feedback...enjoyed building this one, so I started on another one - an early Ford roadster pick up powered by a 354 "caddy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford guy Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Great build, love the tractor grill and the paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw035 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 very KQQL pick'um up truck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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