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Oh he'll yeah! I'm on board!

Today it reached 72f with under 30% humidity so I sprayed some paint. Clear enamel, actually. ACE brand. I am back on this one for now but you all know what happens ?. Thanks for checking in. Gotta give it a few days and then micro polish. I think I have enough clear on it to get me there. Any opinions on the wheel color ? Leave 'em black or go with body color?

As do I, Lenny. I was young and unenlightened about these things and made the mistake of using a fine wire wheel to clean them. Years later after having assembled the car (a P7 Biz coupe) and left it outside in the rainy New England weather, discovered they were rusting. I had to keep waxing them to keep the rust from forming. I still don't know exactly what they were made of but not all "stainless steel" is rust-proof or non-magnetic. They may have had a non-corrosive cladding that I unwittingly wire brushed through.

OH SHUT UP! That's what decals are for, Lenny! (see above)

Thanks. David, that looks like some super nice woodieness! ? Seriously, though, I appreciate the info. If there's a next time, I will refer to this post. There's all different manifestations of wood grain. faking the faux wood grain on a pre-war car is way different than the burl walnut on a Jaguar. I can do neither. It's a skill I just don't have time to develop. The next time I attempt a wood grain effect it will be on the AMT '41 Ford. I've done it one time before, on the Revell Merc, and it turned out pretty well but there wasn't much to it. Thankfully, the decals did the heavy lifting. Some brown smudges and wavy lines on tan and then orange-tinted clear did the trick on the trim pieces. That's about as deep as I want to get.

I'm glad you think so, Greg! ?....I am so done with this ?. On a lighter note, I have several days of dry, warm weather in my immediate future and an untested, brand new Iwata waiting patiently for my enthusiasm to reach a high enough level to motivate me to take it for a spin! And no medical appointments! ?.

I love a good Y-block, David. Nice detailing on the covers and pinning those manifolds is is the way to go. I can smell the oil leaking from the covers burning on the manifolds. Sweet.

I agree. The level of chromieness is very important. If you have too much chromieness on a vehicle of this vintage, one could assume it was actually chrome plated steel rather than highly polished stainless steel trying to look like actual chrome. I'm not sure where I'm going with this.....but it's important. ?

Sure.... and you can do a brain transplant too ?

Ok...almost there....had a little trouble getting the body to sit all the way down. Seemed like a typical dash/windshield thing. I dropped the dash down about 3/64" and that did the trick. I'm still playing with the rear splash pan. I glued it to the body twice now ?. I had to re-do the angle of the magnet on the hood nose because it was holding the rear of the hood up. Working on battery cables, etc....the bumpers are now in place...oh, I attempted a wood grain job on the dash...?....anyway, yes....go ahead, but it's staying. I gotta find a tutorial on you tube for that ?. Thanks for looking and having a good laugh. it looks like what those guys did to Christine ???

Ok...almost there....had a little trouble getting the body to sit all the way down. Seemed like a typical dash/windshield thing. I dropped the dash down about 3/64" and that did the trick. I'm still playing with the rear splash pan. I glued it to the body twice now ?. I had to re-do the angle of the magnet on the hood nose because it was holding the rear of the hood up. Working on battery cables, etc....the bumpers are now in place...oh, I attempted a wood grain job on the dash...?....anyway, yes....go ahead, but it's staying. I gotta find a tutorial on you tube for that ?. Thanks for looking and having a good laugh. it looks like what those guys did to Christine ???

...And keep on buying them ....go figure ? Edit: and I will be using all those coke bottles too ?

Thanks, Jim. I didn't intend it that way. Just an account of my stumbling through model building. This is not to be construed as any sort of "how to", just the incoherent rants of an old glue sniffer. ?

I think you're crazy, Lenny. ?

The 1:1 grille is stamped sheet metal painted body color. The trim pieces are added on top. To actually replicate that and then simulate the void behind the grille with flat black would be nearly impossible without neuro-surgeon-like skill, which you may or may not possess. I agree with Greg, Len. It looks great. One of the reasons I chose black for the body color on my build was to put my mind at ease about the body color behind the bright grille trim. ? And the fender welt is black....? .

Yeah, some dashes work better than others, Len. As far as I know, those B.M.P. reduced photos are the only option for this and many other kits. Until better is available, I'll keep using them. Some kits supply all the essential details on the decal sheet now but the older kits can benefit from B.M.P. stuff. Better'n nuffin ?

Lenny, I feel your pain. ?. (You saw my paint job ?) Like I stated elsewhere, if you're building it as a scale model of a particular special 1:1, great....have at it. You've got to do the work and it's probably worth the effort. Otherwise....? Those photo-reduced dash guages are a bit thick and if you are planning to use them you need to remember to remove the molded-in detail you're going to replace before you paint the dash. That's exactly what I'm gonna do as soon as I finish typing this ?. Thanks for reminding me!

Oh, I was just belly-aching about my shiny paint jobs, Dave. Lately, they haven't been great. I often find a way to screw 'em up ?.

I learned to drive on a sixty five...?...I like the blue but it's up to you...I'm a poet but I didn't know it ?. I'm a big fan of the '65, John. I have the convertible half built, waiting for paint which will be MCW Tahitian Turquois (emulating that 1:1 Impala ragtop of my early driving days,) and downgrading to 283 power. Does the Foose version support the later 396 or the elderly 409? The Iris Mist is pretty sweet. It's kinda feminine. What would Foose do?

A marriage made in Heaven. Totally amazing, Greg. Great vision. ?

Thanks, Dave. No more fixes for me on this one. I will, however attempt to wood-grain the dash ?.....or not ?

Ain't this fun? ?

I agree with Bill about the doors. It totally works. The B pillars may need to be wider, though. It could be difficult to scribe an accurate looking door line on that piece but if you double it, the line will be there - you won't need to scribe it (or was that what you were planning?)

There's nothing easy about building "shiny" where I live, Dave, especially when two colors are involved. I totally get your vision for this car. Fords of the '50s and '60s evoke lots of memories for me and I was just sort of reminiscing ?....not suggesting you do any of that stuff. I know I'm going to love how you do this one.

Those wheels are super, David. 100% legit. I would bring the back down even but the rake works well on this cool Ford. ?. With the rake, I see baby moons on chrome reversed rims, the tube grille and a pair of swept-back antennas on the rear quarters.....but that's just me ?.....oh and a couple of cherry bombs underneath ?...and gray primer all around. Sorry. ?