T.Henry

I really love them both. The Chevy looks kind of square, but that is the kit's fault. They molded the body in a way the car looks like a brick. Giving serious thought about painting my Sunliner black. Would you consider casting some hubcaps for me?? Like the ones on your Sunliner??

I almost did so. The decals on my Lindberg kit kind of dissolved, even with a nice clear coat on them before going into the hot water. Now I'll build it as a regular Sunliner. The body is being stripped, as I had it painted white.

I must be the oddball that really loves the Mustang II better than the others... Have a soft spot for this car. I imagine it with the 5.0 and some glasspacks. Perfect color combo!!

I really dig the steel wheels and the hubcaps. Never saw a 1953 Ford passenger car hubcap in scale. Did you scratch them, or are they from a kit? I'm on and off building the Pace Car version, and will have to use the wire wheels. Bummer...

WOW!!!!!!!!!

Cool Corvette. Had one in red for a couple of months. Have a soft spot for those cars. The yellow suited it quite well.

I like it a lot!!!

Looks a lot better. Wheels can make or bake a car. Now it's a proper looking '53!!

The overall look is good, but there are some strange details, like the steering arm rubbing on the gas tank, or the engine, that looks like a small block Ford, but only has three exhaust tubes on the head??

Looks great. Want to paint my Maverick this color.

That was fast!!!!

See, it didn't hurt to post!! Lol!!!

Look who came out of the woodwork!!! You are my friend, but God, you are stubborn. Stop with the nonsense of not posting here anymore already.

I'll transmit your comments. You must have an idea of who built this car. Trying to convince him to post here a full thread, but the man is real stubborn. He posted a bunch of pictures on the Scale Auto forum, on the Factory stock section. Hope mine turns out this nice!!

Built by a friend of mine. Not the best quality pictures, as they were sent to my Telegram, and probably taken with yet another phone. Just started building the AMT re-box of the old Lindberg '53 Ford Sunliner, and was talking about those cars with my friend. He had just finished the Victoria on the pictures.

Well, Acrilex is craft acrylic, so, you can airbrush it, I guess. I brush paint with it. Goes very nicely. When I asked Túlio about the interior color, he told me something about Revell having the right color. Since I only have Acrilex paints, and he also uses this brand, he gave me the proportions to make the color. Now that I have a airbrush, i'll try to use it with this paint.

Looks great!! Love the color.

I liked it a lot. Perfect example of less is more. Simple, yet very cool.

It's the Revell kit. The interior color was mixed with two Acrilex colors. Two and a half parts of camurça (lighter color) and one part of marrom escuro (the darker color).

Thank you for the wonderful comments. I'm really proud of this car. I should had used an airbrush way sooner. The plan now is to start on a '57 Chevy. Thank you Túlio. You really made this build possible. I didn't even know I could get antique car's factory colors at 1:1 car paint vendors, and the Colorgin primer really protected the plastic from the automotive paint. I wish I knew that before... I know I should have deepened the doors and trunk shut lines, but I'm sure I would had destroyed the body. Also was afraid of cutting the front axle. If I had done those, the car would be even nicer. Will try the deepening thing on the AMT Bel Air I plan on starting next weekend.

Guys, I'm very happy with thith this build!! Usually people that praise themselves are just frustrated, but this one is my very best build yet. What I wanted was to replicate my Grandfather's car, a '40 Ford bought new in October 1939. I knew the car was a Standard, and that it was "kind of green", as said by my father. Believe you guys or not, the car was sold in 1986!!! And just because my grandfather could no longer drive!!! I wish I had pictures of it. Looked for a Standard Coupe for a long time, in 1/24, or even 1/18 scale, but could just find the Deluxe Coupe. Fast forward to a couple of months ago, I saw a picture of a perfect "diecast" 1940 Ford Standard. The fact is: It was not a diecast, it was a built model kit!!! I loved it!! I didn't know about such a kit. Not being building many models latelly. I got in contact to forum member Lovefordgalaxie, (Túlio Lazzaroni) that was who had built the model I thought to be a diecast. He helped me a lot. We determined the color of my grandfather's Ford as cloudmist gray, as it was "greenish" and a Standard. Túlio also told me what kind of paint he was using, where and how I could get authentic Ford colors, what kind of primer to use, and encouraged me to get an airbrush. I bought one, a Steula, and also a compressor with a water trap. Had a first attempt, and disaster happened. The paint was terrible bad, full of orange peel, and covered all detail. Sent Túlio a e-mail, and he told me I had to actually dilute the paint (obvious, but I had never used an airbrush, and the paint was automotive, so I thought it was ready to use), and use the appropriate product to do so. Also helped me to figure out the best pressure for the paint kind, and my airbrush kind. Stripped the body with brake fluid, and gave it a second try. Boy was I happy!!!!!! The very best paint job I ever did!!! Also have to thank Túlio for telling me how to mix Acrilex paint to get the right color for the interior, and for sending me the correct Standard dash decal. He also told me I should cut 3mm out of the front axle. I was not confident to do so, as the steering system also would have to be changed to fit, and sure enough, the front wheels rub against the fenders... Even tough this defect, i'm happy with the model. Now I have a very cool replica of my grandfather's car!! That's why this forum is so great, trough here I knew a lot of cool people, and a cool guy that is into Fords, and that was happy to help me. Well, enough talk, here are some pictures of the '40!!

True!! BUT, I just finished mine!! Now I have one on MY shelf!!

Túlio, I have to have a conversation with you. How can I post my '40 Ford when it's done now?? On a serious note, I got the paint mixed for mine. It will be airbrushed. Also got the Colorgin primer. Got the 410 thinner as well. How is the best proportion for the automotive enamel and the 410? How many PSI on the airbrush? For last, how long do I wait before I can handle the body safelly? The Sherwin Williams "Lazuril" paint dos look a little thick, but the color looks great, that's for sure. Guys here are telling me I'm crazy for using the enamel and not the Duco everybody uses.

One week? That's it, I give up.

Come on!! Are you kidding me? It's not fair!!! I just started building the same kit, in the same color. Now I want to bin mine...