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After considering what I see on the surface of my truck I think that rather than leaving tape residue behind my masking tape may gave removed some of the clear top coat.

Museum quality work. A benchmark model for sure.

A quick search on the net will reveal a host of images if real '37 Chevy semi tractors for those interested in seeing what the vehicles looked like. Thanks for taking some low angle photos of your model. Those give an added bit of realism your photos as so many take theirs as though the photographer is on top of a 20' ladder which is an angle real vehicles are seldom if ever seen from.

I got my last order from Grandt Line today. I got 2,000 rivets (yes I counted them)before they went out of business.

Excellent trash! Thanks for sharing.Is the"silly sludge" a candy product and what scale is this done in?

For those who might not know,Scot is also a model builder of execptional skill and all around great guy. He was one of those involved in the very early gatherings of the NNL in he 1980's.

Looks great and photographs very well. Thanks for sharing.

If you decide to scratch build your own camper from sheet styrene Plastistruct does have several flat sheet styles that have ribbing that would give it more intrest. Rounded edges can be made from various diameters of hollow tubing to eliminate any overly square corners.

I tried some "Goo Gone" last night and it seems to be removing the clear as the cloth I used to wipe it afterwards is showing a hint of the burgundy. I really don't want to strip this truck down and start over so I'm going to let the surface dry for a couple days and try something else I guess. My clear was Testors # 1261 gloss coat clear lacquer.. The re will not be any painting done around here as the weather will be 90 degrees and humid the the next several days then we are leaving on vacation for two weeks. That should give what's left of my brain plenty of time to figure out what to do next.

My residue is on Testors clear if that makes any difference. I used that as a top coat for my Krylon burgundy over Krylon gloss black .All are rattle can products.

I just removed some Duck brand masking tape from my current model project and have some residue left behind on the painted surface. Any suggestions for removing it without damaging the paint?

This project turned out really nice. I love to see those old kits brought back to life instead of scrapped. Thanks for sharing your skills with us.

If you can't find that elusive tool box I 'm sure any number of forum members have extras hanging around that they would be willing to donate to a worthy project.

Ambitious project for sure and is looking nice so far.

inspired use for trashed out models. Neat concept. Thanks for sharing

Nicely done in realistic finishes and photographed in front of a great setting..

Great think outside the box build. Thanks for sharing.

This is built the way original rods were built,from whatever the builder could find and afford rather than ordering up what is needed from a website with a whatever it takes blank check approach. Thanks for sharing.

Nice work!

It might pass as a Ford in some circles.....but certainly not in This One!

Welcome back to the workbench brother builder where even a little time invested in the project is time well spent.

OK Howard......what's the thing on the bike in the lead photo?

Thanks for posting the additional info. I first became aware of the Canadian Ford's during my high school years('50's) when I saw the mid decade ones with those cool swoopy V shaped center grille bars.

Cool pix of an unusual truck. Thanks for sharing.

I have a question about the gray " Ford-ish" convertible with the tan top and a Mercury looking grille. Was that a Canadian built Meteor ?