1 bad55 stan Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Nice work,Are you going to detail the engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Engine is looing great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Thanks Guys for the nice comments, they mean a lot! Stan: Yes, I'll detail the engine as nicely as I can. I'm not the best builder in the world, but I like to try detailing these things as nicely as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 You did a very nice job on that engine. Indicator of what's to come. Niko, don't short-sell yourself too much. You do some really good work. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragzz Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 u have done vary nice and clean work there keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Thanks, Charlie and Thomas! I'm pretty happy with the work I can do, but there is a lot to improve, too. I got a little work done with the engine. I painted all parts and glued some of them together, but the main thing was that I put the spark plug wires on. I also added that coil wire and the next thing will be fuel lines. I've been looking for lots of reference pics, as I don't know much about these Ford engines. I think I got the fuel lines figured out, though. That should be tomorrow's thing, if I have time. I also cut the kit's plastic fuel line away from Fuel Filter and painted it with silver. I made the connectors for fuel lines on that part and glued them on. I still have to paint them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 that engine is looken real good,nice pluming.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Thanks Stan, I appreciate the kind words! Especially when coming from such a talented builder like you. I got the fuel line done today. I used metal wire for that and it was really easy to get there. I also added the other line, but I don't actually know what is it. There's missing a line between that black junction block and firewall, but that can't be installed before I got the engine and firewall on place. My next steps will be adding the generator and the belt. Also carburetor linkage needs to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 That other line is a vacuum line. The fuel pump was also a vacuum pump, and the intake manifold was also a vacuum source. This way the windshield wipers would work ok under acceleration and at idle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 Time flies, they say... It has been six years since I have worked on this project. And actually I haven't been building pretty much anything scale model related for a year as I've been busy with 1:1 scale cars and other life... But last weekend I took this '57 Ford back on the bench. I'm not sure if it will get finished this time, but I'm going to try anyway. I prepped the chassis ready for paint and shot a coat of primer on it. That looked good so then I sprayed flat black from a spray can. Gas tank, spare tire cover and frame were brush painted with Revell Enamel colors. Rear axle was painted gloss black. Brake line was molded to the axle so I painted that silver. The case and springs are gun metal with some black washing done with The Detailer and bolt ends were painted silver. ' Engine is pretty close of being done. It is missing some small detailing and a few little parts... Hope to have the engine installed soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 More progress, front axle parts painted with several different colors. It was nice to see that ball joints and everything were molded really nicely to the A-Arms as many kits are lacking those details. Driveshaft painted... And here is the engine ready to be installed on place. I built a generator bracket from sheet styrene. Some small details like a carburetor linkage and generator wiring will be added later on when firewall and everything is installed. Then I glued the frame and chassis floor together. Exhaust pipes were not the easiest ones to install, but after some fiddling they fit fine. Front and rear suspension were installed too. Everything fit really nicely, except that I had to trim the rear shocks a little to fit properly. Not a big deal though. Wheels were painted gloss black. The white ring with silver Ford-lettering on the hubcaps was offered as decals, but while the letters on hubcaps were raised, there would be no way to get the decals applied cleanly. So I painted the white area and dry-brushed silver to the tiny Ford letters. Not perfect, but came out decent I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Glad to see you are back working on this Ford. I like the way you detailed the hub caps as it looks better than the decals. The engine and chassis painting looks very realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I agree. Very nice detail work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietnam Vet67 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Saw this restored one at Selfridge Air show from the Michigan State Police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I love all the detail paint work and you are doing a great job on this kit, but it is far from correct.The body has a ton of flaws that make the built kit look wonky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 It's great that you're back to building. The detail work you've done is excellent, I can't wait to see more. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Thanks guys, it's good to be back on the bench. I haven't noticed any major flaws on the body, but to be honest I've always had a bad eye for that kind of things. Even though it might not be exactly correct, it builds up really nice and looks good when it's put together, so that's what matters to me the most. Speaking of the body... I sprayed the first coat of primer on it today. The body had lots of mold lines and mold flash to be cleaned, and it looks like I still need to fix a couple of spots before I can move on to the actual painting. Meanwhile, I hope I can do some progress with the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Great work on the '57. I looked in on your Lindstrom website. Cool looking Chevy's. At first I was thinking I had never heard of the FHRA then realized its in Finland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 Thanks Mike! The race car is currently going through a big update but we are on home stretch now (new roll cage, rust repairs, new paint job, hopping up the engine and some chassis work as well). Today I got the Ford on four wheels. Had to try how it looks with the body on. As you can see I had to do some fixing after the first primer coat so had to add some putty to the body... Then I sanded the body and now it's ready for the second primer coat. Hopefully then I can start moving on to paint. Front seat had an ugly seam where the front and rear halves meet. That had to be smoothed out with putty as well. Now the seat is ready for paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 After that the seats and door panels were shot with a grey primer, which will also be their final color. But to be able to install decals on them without the annoying silvering effect, after the primer coat I sprayed a bit of gloss clear and then I put the decals on place. Fitment of the decals was really good. The door panels still need a bit of painting before they can be installed. Then I sprayed a coat of flat clear to the seats and now they are ready to be installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Looking good Niko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Excellent progress on this, the interior looks great! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 Thanks JC and David, I appreciate the kind words! I finished up the door panels after painting the bottom parts of the upholstery with black and doing the panel lines with Tamiya's Panel Line Accent Color. Window cranks and door handles were of course painted silver. And I glued the seats on place. Once couple of smaller parts are dry, I can assemble the rest of the interior. The body looked finally like it is ready for paint. With this being two tone, and I decided to paint the white areas first, I had to do some masking. I used mostly two different Tamiya Masking Tapes and then some generic cheap "painter's tape". I shot some white primer to these areas and tomorrow I guess it's time to paint the roof and doors gloss white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Looking really good! I love all the thoughtful chassis and engine painting. That brings all the details to life. Looks like this kit has a good realistic stance to it, not sitting too high as a lot of factory-stock models tend to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 Thanks Dennis! It's surprising how much difference a simple detail painting can make. And I agree on the stance, some kits sit pretty high if they're built out of the box, this one looks pretty good as is. Today I sprayed some gloss white on the body. Once that was touch-dry, I removed the masking tapes and it looks pretty good. The Tamiya tape seemed to work really well. Now I'll let it dry over the weekend and next week I can shoot some black to the rest of the body... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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