Sledsel

What can I say.... I needed some parts.....

Do not use that Revell valance, it is way wrong and will not look right on the AMT body. Your retractable build looks good, You will need to shorten the roof, it should not sit on top of the windshield frame, but it should butt up to it. Need inner fenders and firewall? Leftover from my current build.

You did better than me... Mine is still not finished. Looks good.

I have that... need to assemble, most is painted and ready.

I took a little more time on the passengers side and got the gaps a bit tighter. Very little filler needed

I have the old front end with the Desoto bumper also. Do not have any of the original rear custom pieces

Thanks guys. I'd have never done this kit, but 57 Fords are among my favorite cars. Sad part is, my other favorite is a 49 Merc, and the Revell kit is a good parts kit, thats all. Maybe I should finish this and send it to Revell and say "this is how it should look" LOL Nahhhhh..... just kidding. Truthfully, these corrections have not been too bad. Thinking of trying to cast the body when it is done. The Del Rio will be a bit more difficult. I may have to work with the kit front fenders because of the trim. I know what you are saying there Kevin. Some would refer to it as rivet counting, but the issues on this kit stood out like a sore thumb to me. Revell has been pretty lax with accuracy on the bodies, and that is the most important part. Give me a screw bottom craftsman AMT over a full detail Revell as of late

Primer looked good but can be deceiving..... a little spritz of paint and I believe it was worth the effort. Very happy about the lower front fender. To the other side soon

SWEET.... Love Shoebox Fords

Very nice looking build..... Love this kit. Simple and builds up nicely

HAHAHAHA..... the translator would have us painting with a roller and dog pee probably.... Shelby is looking great, been watching since day 1

Makes total sense to me. I make my kids do things without a computer or calculator whenever possible. Hey, someone needs to be smart enough to MAKE the computer for the ones that only USE the computer......

Well, this is moving along quicker than expected. Little stumbling block I did not expect was that the front of the doors are a bit on the flat side, so it needed built up a little. Some more sanding and I'll be ready for some primer.

Al, I noticed that after a trial fit on the Custom. I happen to have several sets of the Edsel bezels which were in the original AMT 57. I am going to modify a set for the Del Rio and resin cast them for future use. Thanks for the heads up tho Andy

I could not agree more Túlio, I am hoping the changes I make to this Custom are worth the trouble. My plan is to use the AMT front valance and bumper because they just look more accurate. Not that the AMT is not without flaws. the most obvious is shown in the pic, but careful sanding will take care of it. After thinning the lower part of the header between the headlights the Revell grill lines up perfectly with the front fenders. Still thinking on how to deal with the speaker grill.... When I do these same mods to the Del Rio, I believe I will cast the AMT panels so I do not need to chop up another AMT

I take this back.... my standard issue Custom does not have the heater, clock or radio details either. Kit has a heater though. I checked, the Keith Marks 57 Fairlane decals have these items.

Interior looking great..... The original colors had me baffled a bit. Hahahahaha

Thank Charlie.... I know you followed the Del Rio review pretty closely. Another half hour into it and I have the quarter patched. Now to let it all dry before the other side is done.

I have been avoiding this kit just because I did not like the way it looked. After reading and looking at pics, I decided to get one and attempt to correct the body flaws. I compared the bodies on the Custom and Fairlane 500 and they are very close to each other in scale accuracy. Even though I do not have pics of it, I thinned down the header where the grill meets it. The Revell kits header is about 3/32 to thick on the bottom making the front look too bulky. Then I decided to tackle the front fenders. As I have noted in other posts, the Revell kit has a bulge in the rear of the wheel well and the body lines are far from crisp. To fix this I decided to section in a section of the AMT fender. So far I have about 1/2 hour in this side. My opinion, it looks better already.

Looking good.....

Sweet......

Looks really good. I think it is the only build of this kit where the bumper is not sticking out.