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How about trying lacquer paint designed for models? Since switching to lacquer, mainly Tamiya, I've had less problems with painting my models.

Did you read my post above? I brought up the same thing. Though the "plain" non-wood LTD did not make an appearance until midway though the middle of the 1973 model year. Before that, the only LTD station wagon was the Country Squire. But also as noted, I can come up with a couple of excuses for having a 1970 LTD wagon without wood. And I read some other good ideas of how it could have been done, by others here.

No thread to any of my builds. I haven't figured out a way to post pictures here, yet. Low detail with the Lindberg '40? I'm talking about their 1/25 scale coupe. It's no where near as bad as people think it is. The 1/32 scale Lindberg '40 convertible? That I don't know? I've never owned one.

Well, I have Lindberg's Deluxe '40 Ford coupe. So I guess I really don't need the Revell Standard coupe since it's not right. After all, AMT's '39 (I know, really a '40) has basically the same front end.

As far as I know, Country Squires all came with the fake wood. None of my dealer books from the era show a wood delete option. My thought, build it as a Country Sedan and claim that the early owner had an accident. And he liked the LTD/Country Squire front end better, and had it installed instead of the Galaxie/Country Sedan front end. Or you can claim it was a prototype of a wagon that Ford was considering. After all, they did starting in mid-1973 offering a Country Squire without the wood or the Country Squire name. Their new LTD station wagon. Say it's a very early prototype for that. That is what I'm doing with my AMT 1939 Ford. It can really only be built as a true '40, despite the '39 front end parts and taillights in the kit. My claim is that my '39 is a prototype for the '40 Ford that they really didn't want people notice. For that reason it's got the '39 front end and taillights. Heck it's a model. Right or wrong. It can be anything I want it to be. That's also why I'm okay with my MPC '76 Pontiac Ventura being factory stock, outside of the shaker hood. It's a prototype for the GTO they should have continued offering in '75, '76, and maybe beyond. So you can have a 1970 non-wood paneled, not a Country Squire, but LTD station wagon. Just like they started selling in the spring/summer of 1974.

Interesting to know. So no version of the Standard '40 coupe is correct? That again is too bad.

That's too bad. It sucks that Revell has a tendency to do that. Make you buy one kit if you want a stock version. And another for the street rod version. I like to have the option, like the old AMT kits, to build which version I'd like all in one box. I like my early cars that look completely stock on the outside. But, have a hopped up engine under the hood. A good old street sleeper. But Revell, with a lot of its kits, say I can only build it stock or street rod if I buy only one kit. It's a shame.

Does anybody know? Does Revell's 1940 Ford Street Rod Convertible have the parts in the box to build the stock version? Or was only the original ProModeler version the one that could be built as a stock '40 Ford convertible?

AMT's '66 Cyclone kit, like their Park Lane, had an option of the Wrist Twist steering. I don't if there was a real Cyclone with the feature or not. But I wouldn't be surprised. The Wrist Twist was a feature Ford Motor Company was seriously contemplating of offering was a factory option in the mid-60's. Why it never made to market, I don't know? It may have had something to do with new steering wheel safety standards coming in about that time? Ford did build a few test cars with the Wrist Twist in the mid-60's. Watching Ford's video from the time, I'm not sure if I would have wanted feature. It didn't look all that convenient to use to me.

Amazing! I don't know what else too say.

Guess what showed up on doorstep on a Sunday. The '48 Ford Police Coupe model. Heck. I didn't even know the USPS delivered on Sundays. Naturally, I had to pull the body to compare it to the Custom Coupe kit. Interesting. I don't which roof I like better. The stock roofline, or the chopped one? They both look pretty good to me. The one thing that really stands out between the two kit bodies is the engraving of the door and trunk lines. They're very shallow on the Custom Coupe. They are deeper and stand out better on the "stock" Police Coupe. The lines are so shallow on the Custom Coupe, it's makes me wonder what they'll be like after paint has been applied? They should be okay. I guess we'll see.

From that point of view I agree. It's your model. You have to be happy with it. Not me.

Oh. P.S. I'm sorry. But, the one thing I don't like on your model are the tentacles. I think they distract from your model. Rather than ad anything to it. They're to busy. If it's to hide seams, I wouldn't worry about that. No matter how you built the the original kits, there are going to be seams. And they look fine from what I'm seeing of your kit.

I never really though about this before. A problem I see with a real centaur, is the way it's designed. Just to fill up the body cavities it would need two sets of organs. Just like your model shows, Chris. How practical is this design in real life? Not very. But being a mythological creature, practically really doesn't matter in the long run. This is brought up in no way to criticize your model Chris. It's great! It just got me thinking. I'm sorry. I can't help it! All those organs, and only one..... Okay, I better quit.

Was the kit any good? And is that the same kit they've had on the selves in recent years? I have little to know interest in the kit itself. If it's not a Beech, I'm not a big fan of smaller civilian aircraft. But, I do love the box art. Sure gives that feeling of flying. And I love the local. Lakes, woods, and mountains. It looks like heaven to me.

Wasn't it great?

Argh! I hate that when you try add your own text under somebody else's text your quoting. Using an iPad, like I do, it shows only part of the box being worked in. And many times not at the point where your typing. To finish what I was going to say above. Again, always nice work Tulio. You are one of the masters at building beautiful Fords. And your work on '48 Fords, mainling the turds from IMC, amaze me. I also agree with fix for the Custom versions roof. Buy a stock version and build your own if you don't like. Though as noted, I do like it. So I'll be leaving well enough alone. One question to Tulio or any of the other Ford experts out there. The instructions the "stock" '48 Fords say to paint the underdash heater box a white color. Is this right? I can't find any photos on the web confirming this. It does not seem right to me. But, I maybe wrong.

Again, always nice work T

It's a small block Chev. Not a modified Poncho setup to look like SBC.

Wow! The Piper Tri Pacer box art above, is great.

Fun ads. Another good find. Thanks for sharing them with us Chris. By the way, I notice the bouncy kids in the Fury sure were sitting still when the big Texaco man was servicing the car. Must of scared the heck out of them. "We'll be good mommy. Just don't let the giant get us!" Ahhhh. The discipline of the 1960's. When you still allowed to threatened and terrorize your kids. "Be good. Or I'll tire you over to giant at Texaco. Who eats kids!" It works for me! ?

No I didn't. I mentioned it.

A stock '51 Ford Victoria would be high on my list, if it is ever done. How cool would that be on the shelf? AMT's '49 Ford club coupe, '50 convertible, and a '51 Vicky sitting in a row. I don't know why AMT didn't do it back in the day?

Mismatch of a Type-3 Squareback and a 412. I like it. Typical of variations VW seemed to like to do in other parts of the world. Cool.

In today's mail I received both Revell's '48 Ford Convertible 2 'n 1 Good Guys kit. And Revell's '48 Ford Woody. Taking a quick look at them both. They make a nice compliment to my '48 Ford Custom Coupe I received earlier this week.