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Thanks, Bob and Rick! I appreciate your comments! I fought all morning with the wing widows in this thing to get them glued in, foiled and a little black paint around the edges. I cut apart the glass shell that comes with these old kits and tried to fit each piece tight. Added the last aftermarket mirror that I had from R & M, although its not very visible. Interior is in so I am ready to move on to the engine and chassis. I'm still not sure what engine this is from the Revell 32 5 window. It has heads and valve covers like a HEMI biut the distributor is in the back of the engine. maybe its a "colorful V8" that some engineer at Revell dreamed up! Thanks for looking!

Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! John, I don't anticipate any changes to the chassis/suspension other than modifying it to fit the engine. I don't really have the knowledge to know what is correct and my general approach with the chassis is to make sure it holds the wheels in the right place. Slow progress but some progress. I have the fender unit rubbed out and foil on the body. Also completed one wheel tire combo. Steel wheels with beauty rings and small hubcaps are my favorite treatment for old cars. Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, Andy and Bob! I appreciate your comments! I am not sure what the engine is in the Revell 32 Ford 5 window. It just says its a colorful duel carb V-8. Paint instruction says Bronze Metallic. Does anyone know? Looks like that one will get the nod because I couldn't find anything else in the parts box that was acceptable. I rubbed out the body and hood this moring while it was storming and we lost power. Just a little battery powered light and it helped pass the time in the dark. I still have the fender unit to rub out. I also assembled the interior this afternoon after the light came back on. The dash must be a radio delete model. I didn't have a clock decal so I cut a small gauge decal in a square and substituted that, I also painted the square knob of the gear shift white and added some dots to simulate a dice (or is it die?). The added door panels helped but its still pretty basic. Thanks for looking!

Thanks, All i appreciate your comments! Rick, I am not sure what engine I'll use yet. Neither engine in the kit, a 1 carb flathead with everything molded in or an Olds overhead cam V-8, also with molded in parts. I have a duel carb flathead from the Revell 32 5 window coupe but it is big and I'll have to test fit it in the narrow dog house, plus modify motor mounts and driveshaft at a minimum. I'm probably going to spend the afternoon hunting for an engine in my Ford spare parts. Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, Mike! i appreciate your comment! I wanted to have some better detail on the interior door panels. So I have just completed the 48 Ford Convertible so I thought I would use the stock set of door panels from this kit. First I cut the entire 40 Ford door panel off the bucket. Then I realized that I should probably use the kick panel and rear portion of the door panel from the 40 Ford. So I cut the door panel from the 48 Ford and glued it back together with the kick panel and rear portion of the 40 Ford. For the left side, I just cut the door panel out and will replace it with the 48 Ford door. Here's what it looks like before and after paint. I also had a chance to get some color on the body. How about Tamiya Bright Red! Two coats of paint and one coat of Tamiya clear. I'll rub it out tomorrow and maybe add another coat of clear. Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, All! I appreciate the comments! I built one of these AMT 40 Fords when I was a kid and again in about 1985 when I started modeling again. But since then I have also built the Revell 40 Ford Standard Coupe. I think that one spoiled me as it turned out pretty well and took a place in a model contest if memory serves. Note: I shouldn't have foiled the windshield trim on the standard coupe as it it suppose to be black according to Tim Boyd's article, but it was already done! This one has a few problems. When they removed the body from the sprue, they left a couple of holes at the bottom that I have to fill. I also worked on the hood and hood fitment to remove mold lines and excess plastic that affects the fitment. The windshield opening is pretty rough and the faintly detailed wipers have a piece of the wiper blade missing on the right side. I will sand down the wheel openings and a lot of other surfaces as the body is pretty rough. Hope I can get this one in shape to paint soon. Thanks for looking!

My next build will be this AMT 1940 Ford Coupe. I have had this kit in the closet for a long time. According to the price tag it was $6.99 retail, marked down to $4.99. Its been along time since we've seen those prices. The chrome parts are in good shape and the rest is molded in beautiful light blue plastic! I would prefer white plastic, but this should work OK. All the blue parts need some mold line and flash removal, but overall in good shape for this ol' school mold. Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! ?

Its finished! Now I have a more stock companion for the one I built a few years ago that is much more custom. The paint on the latest is Testors Extreme Lacquer Turquoise. The one I build earlier is painted with Testors Dark Bronze metallic which is no longer available. I need to add a license plate.Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, Mark! It was totally by coincidence that I used the 5.0 liter Mustang engine from the 32 Ford. Both kit were missing parts so I used the engine from that kit. Its finished! Now I have a companion for the one I built a few years ago that is more custom, whereas, this one is more stock. I did add some clear blue to the blue oval on the valve covers. The one I built earlier is Testors Dark Bronze metallic lacquer which is no longer available. Thanks for looking!

Thanks, Carl! I taped off the seats and spray painted the inserts with Krylon Satin hunter green. I finally got the windshield in but it was a chore since the frame is warped and bent. First, I foiled the trim and then tried to glue it in with clear plastic cement. That didn't work because the foil started peeling off and made a mess. So I took it out, removed the foil, cleaned it up and then installed just the window glass with four clothes pins holding it in place. One side of the clothes pin pushed the window in and the other side grabbed the frame so it worked out pretty well to hold the glass in place while the glue dried. I didn't get the warp completely out but its a lot better. Then I used the chrome pen on the trim build into the clear plastic glass but it didn't work well. Too many streaks and maybe some glue that didn't come off completely. So I waited until it dried and scratched off the rough spots and foiled all the trim again. So it is what it is. It looks OK although the trim on top is still not as flush as I would like it. I foiled the wing windows and glued them in. I tried to paint the attached clear visors but they are dimpled in the plastic, I guess to simulate fabric. I didn't like the way it looked and spray paint is hard to brush on since it is so thin. So I remembered that my wife had some of these sticky green felt dots that she uses for the bottoms of nick-nacks, vases, etc. that she puts on the table. So I cut a couple of them and suck them on the visors. Looks better than it did with paint. So now I am ready to start assembly! Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, Carl! I appreciate your comment! Put the interior together along with wheels and tires to mock it up. Its a little high in front but I think it will sit down some when glued on. Plus I had already used the dropped front axle in this kit so its going to be stock height. The windshield frame is a little warped so I am sure it will be fun straightening it out while putting the glass in. Thanks for looking! ?

Working slow on this one as I have managed to pick up the common cold. It affects my concentration and I need a lot of it for this kit. I managed to shoehorn the 5.0 liter Mustang engine from the 32 Ford 5-window into this frame. I cut out the original motor mounts and transmission mount from the frame and pushed the engine far enough back to fit the radiator with electric fan in front. I found exhaust manifolds in the parts box that went straight down so I could fit the stock single exhaust with crossover. I had to modify the crossover pipe to fit but it worked out OK. The rest of the assembly has few pins and receiver joints, mostly flat surface on flat surface connections for the front and rear suspensions. So I got busy with the super glue and its all together. Lots of detail parts, not much engineering - probably Revell's worst street rod chassis, IMO. The engine needs cleaned up a bit and black touch-up on the entire chassis. Thanks for looking!

I finished painting the interior door panels and seat inserts but it was a bit of a struggle. Because of the deep concave areas surrounding the seat inserts its hard to tape off and prevent bleed-throughs on the tape. I had to remove the paint on the front seat and start over. I decided to paint the Hunter Green insert first with a Krylon spray can, tape off the insert after it dried, primer again with the tape in place and then paint the Ivory on the main portion of the seats. That worked much better! Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! Yes, the paint does have flecks that are too big like all the Testors One Coat, now Extreme Lacquer. I only used it because my son bought it for me so I might as well use it. I painted on a moderately mild temperature day with low humidity which I am sure helped a lot. I did manage to bubble the hood though on both sides around the trim. I had to remove the paint and paint it again but it worked the second time on the hood. You really have to be careful with this paint. After I use my Testors paint up, I am going exclusively to Tamiya paint for bodies or aftermarket airbrush paint. The kit is a more recent reissue, the Revell Good Guys kit. Thanks for looking! ?

I painted this one a couple of weeks ago and rubbed it out. Its painted Testors Extreme Lacquer Turquoise. Yesterday, I got busy painting the other parts. The base color for the interior is Krylon Satin Ivory. I intend to paint the seat and door inserts as well, probably with the same Testors Turquoise. I had previously robbed a few parts from this kit like the dropped front axle, flat head engine, radiator fan, and exhaust pipes so I will have to find some parts. I also didn't want to have the big bulky-looking trim on the sides and I didn't want to leave it without something so I cut a very thin piece of BMF to ride right in the middle of the trim piece. Easy to conceive, hard to do. One side of the body is done and the other is next. Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments and thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, everyone! I appreciate your comments! I don't build many Mustangs but this one was fun to build!

Here are some photos of the completed build. Some outdoors in the sun, some outdoors in the shade, and some on the workbench. No particular reason! Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, Joe! Yes, it is nice when a kit goes together nicely! A rarity! Here are some photos of the completed build. Some outdoors in the sun, some outdoors in the shade, and some on the workbench. No particular reason! Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, Carl! Yes, this is a very nice kit! It surprised me at how easily it goes together. The grill pushes in around the fog lights and needs no glue. Likewise, the chassis/interior assembly snaps right into the body - no glue. And here it is minus a few decals that will be applied soon! Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, Joe and Carl! I appreciate your comments! Finished the interior and chassis today. And it wouldn't be complete without some clamping! Thanks for looking! ?

Finished the engine and just need to add some blackwash and decals. Mocked up the body, interior platform and chassis with suspension pieces and wheels. The stance and height look just right to me - stock. I am not one to lower the body into the weeds. Too many bumps and bruises! Thanks for looking! ?

Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! And thanks Curtis for the heads up on the suspension, although I am not sure how I will trim this one. I'll have to give it some thought. I've started working on the rear tialights, etc. I didn't paint the rear panel black and its raining this week so I won't get a chance. I am not a big fan of the GT stripes but I guess I'll use them under the circumstances. The taillights are clear plastic so although I have painted the inner surface clear red they are still a little too bright for me. I like the dark red look on the taillights. So I painted the body under the taillight black. Then I blackwashed the creases in the taillights and painted the backup light. I applied the decal and cut it out for the third taillight on the trunk. Its still drying. I painted the center of the gas cap because the decal has poor registration and the GT looks better than with the decal. Thanks for looking! ?

I had some good weather last week so I was able to paint a couple of bodies. Painted this Mustang body (3 pieces) with Tamiya Silver Leaf followed by Tamiya Clear to effect a Satin Silver for this model year. Yesterday, I had some passable weather so I painted some interior and other pieces. I've mocked up part of the interior and have the black highlights done on the body except for the headlight buckets. I trimmed the windows with a "King Size" Sharpie and the driver and passenger trim was done with a brushed acrylic paint cleaned up with a cotton swab. I taped off the inner fender accessories after painted them black and then painted the inner fenders silver. You may notice another body in the background; a 48 Ford Convertible that I painted Testors Extreme lacquer Turquoise last week. I've rubbed that one out too and will be next as a mild custom. Thanks for looking!