Sam I Am

I love it ! The 40 Ford is a favorite of mine. Like any old Ford, tools are required. ?

Under glass

After two + years, I can finally call this one done. It is a resin body used with a doner '41 Chevy pickup kit. I lowered it, modified parts box seats, added wood floor decals as well as seat and door panel inserts. First time cutting glass as well. All colors are Duplicolor.

Thanks Ron ! When this gets put under glass, I will take a pic of it and my pickup side by side, and you can choose. ? Getting close, just a few more pieces and it will be finished. It feels good to finally get this one done. One question, I like to put a shop logo in the panel area. I am on the fence. Part of me says the blue needs to broken up. I think I will wait until the visor is on. I really don't have anything the right size or colors to fill the panel...so it will be blank until I find something that looks right.

Those look great. I will need a set for mine.

Looks good Tom.

Thanks everyone ! Yeah Kurt, the paint has cured. ? I think the interior is sorted. I will let what I have dry fully and hope all the test fitting works. Now to figure out if I can use the pickup front glass or have to make one.

I love the look of these.

I am getting one of these as well. I'll be watching.

I like it !

Thanks everyone, and like Tom said, it's Grand Turismo Omolgato time.

That we did ! The other thing that made it so fun is something we started doing...oh, about a year and a half now, and that is sitting down at the bench together....with a little....ok....a LOT of help from Zoom. We do it as often as life allows, but it is worth every minute. Tom also has been very patient with me and nudging me across the finish line. He mentioned that the first body had a mishap. Well, my first time ever attempting a vinyl top and it came out so nice, the paint was perfect...and then I clear coated it. I masked the top off before clear coating so it would have that slightly dulled sheen. My clear coat decided it didn't want to play nice and had a milky look on the edges and tiny little bubbles along the edges. Then the paint wouldn't come off when I put it in the pond, and by then I was really discouraged. So I started over. This one turned out pretty good and no clear coat issues. As mentioned, I went with what I call the cruiser look. Nice and simple recipe that never goes out of style. Lower it, make sure the wheels make the car, and drive it! One interesting thing I learned about AMT. I did my research and when it came to the interior, it didn't match the full size '66 Wildcat interior. On the other hand, the pictures I found of a 1965 Wildcat were a perfect match. So AMT either didn't think anyone would notice, or when it was re-issued the molds turned out damaged and somebody said "hey, the 65 interior fits perfectly so let's go with that". Good thing is, if you have a hard to find '65 Wildcat model and you need an interior, well there you go. Tom, we can discuss the next one when we zoom on Sunday....you masochist. ?

That is so cool!

Looking forward to it. My dad's favorite car was a stock model T Ford. We even had a 1915 touring when I was little. . Beautiful car.

Just to clarify, it has to be a model that YOU yourself started, and STILL have in your possession, but somehow never gets back on the bench. Mine is a Tamiya 1/20 WR-1 Ford Formula one car. Purchased new by me (with help from, and I mean entirely by my parents) in 1979 when I was 12 years old. I had no clue at the time that F-1 and Indy cars were different. Since they looked the same, they had to be the same. I do remember my mom being a little irritated at how expensive the kit was, and I quickly found that it was way beyond my skills at the time. I still cannot explain why I kept it all those years, and even now as an adult, AND after building a few Tamiya F1 cars, it still has not been finished. About 13 years ago, after replacing the lost wheel and tire,(I vaguely remember putting them on an MPC 1972 GTO sometime in the early 80's), and collecting other parts that were too far gone from excessive use of tube glue, I started working on it again, with all intent to finish it...that lasted for about six months. It now resides in a prominent place where I see it regularly, constantly showing its disappointment.....aaaaand still waiting. I just literally dusted off the box to take this picture. And Snake, I know what your thinking...yes, it's a perfect candidate.

Any progress?

I like that. It looks like it should have been factory built.

Unbelievable! Bill, that looks incredible!

Are you talking about the guy who bought a brand new Rivian electric pickup and parked in the driveway? They were threatening to kick him out of the gated community because it was a pickup and not in the garage at all times. He pointed out that not only was it brand new, but it cost more than the neighbors cars that were left in the driveway at night. He also pointed out that the bylaws did not specifically single out pickups. I wonder who won.

I keep forgetting to post on your builds since we text pics so much. ? I like this one. That slate gray really sets the decals off.

I am really slow....but you know that by now. I still can't believe you built this tiny car. It turned out pretty good...all things considered. ?

I like the new color over the old.

So smooth. It all flows together...and then you open the hood and see that it's all business.

Love me a pro street, and yours is a great example. ?

Love that paint scheme. My wife bought me one of these, hope I can do it justice after seeing yours.