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Lindberg 1940 Ford Coupe Kustom


Joker

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Picked this puppy up at Ollies for 8 bucks last month.

Chopped the top and made some skirts .

Made the bumpers closer to the body

and added bumper pans/splash shields.

Side trim removed from hood (didn't line up)

and added new trim to mid point and extended

the reveal while I was at it.Clear styrene for the windows

after making masking tape templates.

To get the tail dragging , the chassis was stepped and

a new drive shaft tunnel made.Chassis is weathered up a bit.

Jump seat area is covered

with a tuck and roll insert.

blah blah blah

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Thanks for looking

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Eggscellent James, I dig your chop and those skirts are great. Nice job on the splash pans and the paint too! It might be because I've not seen the Lindberg kit built up well before, but I had not noticed until now how much they messed up the grille... or did you add the extra divider in the "gills"?

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Thanks y'all !

Good eye Glen,I had to add slivers of styrene to fill in the gap.

Used masking tape to protect the grill side "gills" and then added

a filler piece on top of the grill area with bits of half round to match

the grill shape.The hood itself needed work on the sides just to sit right.

After the chop , new gutters were made with stretched sprue.Front

fenders had a horrible mold line on the sides.Naturally ,I went overboard

and rounded the wheel well too.

p.s.

In progress pixs posted on

Richmond Automotive Modelers Society FB page

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