Ben269

This car was a pure white, right, not a off white or Wimbledon white?

I picked up those wheels from Historic Racing Miniatures. They look great. I'll post a pic of them when I figure out what the issue is. From Gary and Rex's photos, they look like they should be magnesium, right? I think ill try mixing a little black in with some aluminum and see if that looks right.

So I'm back to not being able to post pictures again. It seems they work if they are 2.0 mb or smaller, but not any larger than that. Is there a way to make them smaller?

Wow, thanks for the reference pics, guys. I can tell from Gary's picture that the car did have a wood wheel, and the red knockoffs from Rex's. Maxx, I'll check out those wheels. JC, I looked through your #6 427 build for some ideas yesterday. That car turned out very nice.

I am struggling to upload photos now. I am dragging them into the spot, it starts downloading, and then says "upload failed." Any ideas?

I started this with the hope that it will be a quick build. Time will tell. Does anyone know if this car had a black (carpeted) interior, or a stripped down aluminum one? Also, which valve covers would it have? Most pictures of competition cars show them with the chrome ones, but this kit comes with the finned aluminum ones. I can't find any good pictures of this car from back in the day. There are pictures of the car in its current iteration, but it seems to have modern changes and equipment.

I used phone wire. I was looking for it to take a picture but couldn't find it for some reason.

I like these trucks. This is a very cool choice for a project.

nice clean truck, looks good!

Thanks for the positive comments, guys. Wayne, I think you are right, the wire boots are supposed to be black. The later fords had orange, but after i built this engine, and looked at photos, none had orange in '66. Its ok, you can't even see them with the shock towers so close to the engine. With the ride hight, the rocker panel is pretty level from front to back, but the front wheel opening is so high, that it looks off. Also, I couldn't quite get the body and chassis to fit perfectly after it was painted. I see a lot of you on here do much more test fitting before you paint, and I will start doing that with my builds going forward. Any tips on taking photos would be appreciated.

I haven't made any progress on this in a while. Ed, thanks for the interior shot. I have been looking through images of these things, and rarely see the inside. I started working on the seat and interior panels.

This looks great. I love Grabber Blue. Where did you get the decals? Are the wheels from the original MPC kit?

I worked on the seats and cargo area. Its surprisingly hard to find pictures of the interior of these cars. The front is a bench, and the middle seat is split. I cut out the split from the front seat and grafted it into the rear.

I had a couple flathead options, and I decided to use the Lindberg engine, but use the heads from the 53 ford pickup. I thought they look a little better.

There isn't really any detail in the wood. its pretty smooth.

Why will the website only let me upload 1.52mb? I can't add any more pictures. I was able to load the first ones, but not any more.

I'm not sure which engine to use. The Lindberg engine has good detail, but the heads look too square and thin. I also have a flathead from the AMT 53 pickup, and the 49 Ford coupe. I may use the heads from the 53. Not sure yet.

I picked up this Jimmy Flintstone wagon after some helpful tips from members here on the forum. Scored the donor kit for pretty cheap on eBay, and here we go. Hood fits perfect, and the chassis will fit after a little sanding.

Coffee sticks are a great idea. I'll have to try that.

That wood in the bed looks very realistic. How did you do that?