70 Sting

Wow! That is very sweet.

Beautiful car. Excellent job on the scripts.

Super-clean build. Beautiful paint and chrome work.

Thanks Speed. It a very forgiving lighting style as it flatters the build and hides minor flaws. 🤫

Thanks man, appreciate it. I started applying clear after I noticed a few flakes of powder were clinging to the inside glass… not so good with a sealed in cabin.

As a teenager I wanted one of those 1:1 cars when they first came out. Thanks for the trip down memory lane with your cool build. 😎

You're making me blush. 👊👊 The wood grain steering wheel was inspired by this guy.

Thanks for the kind words @espo. I finally put a little more effort into the polishing aspect of building as I often struggle with orange peel to some degree. 😕 As I was building and painting the various assemblies, I was a little concerned that I had added too many colours - including a Hemi orange engine block - which Mr. Ford would not be impressed with.

1959... this is very cool to me. I love the nostalgia associated with this hobby. I appreciate your analysis and kind words. I really enjoyed this build despite a number of setbacks - self induced and would likely build another one in the future. Perhaps you will, too. :^)

Information from other builders has saved me a lot of headaches along the way. 8^)

Thanks Steve. A little trick I picked up along the way is to spray a little clear along the making tape before applying the second colour. This way the clear will sneak through any gaps under the tape before the colour does - hopefully sealing in those gaps. Dunno, you probably knew that anyway.

Thanks fellas. From what I gather, the 40 Ford is one of those kits that everyone will build at some point in this hobby. I think it lends itself well to modification and different build styles from stock to restomod to rusted-out junker.

Thanks Spike. You said it perfectly. A little OCD can be crippling in this hobby. I believe it takes a lot of reps to be able to ignore the the flaws and realize its just a piece of plastic... plus most of us aren't getting rich building model kits. 👊👊

Thanks Mike. I'm usually more of an out of the box builder, however, depending upon which version you choose to build, there aren't many parts to the kit so it lends itself to modification.

A little bit of a slow down in my modelling world, however, here's the latest build. Body is painted Mr. Color C-81 Russet Gloss & Tamiya LP-71 Champagne Gold over Tamiya Pink primer then cleared with Mr. Color GX100. Interior: a Caramel colour mix of Tamiya acrylic green, red and yellow with XF-64 Red Brown trim then cleared with Tamiya X-35. Carpeting is Ranger Embossing Powder Potting Soil sealed with Tamiya XF Flat Clear. Tires & wheels from the spares box were stripped and painted Alclad Chrome + Aqua Gloss. Notes for this Build (What I Learned): Fair bit of flash and heavy mould lines. Scribing panel lines continues to be my nemesis. First 2-tone paint job. Hood needed some sanding to allow it slip down past the front fenders. Cut front and rear bumper mounts from the frame. Filled in front and rear bumper locations and holes in firewall with styrene and putty. Engine scoop is 2 piece, razor-thin styrene with terrible edges and no discernible front lip. Had 2 V-shaped divots on the sides where they joined. Tried to fix it with liquid putty. Doesn’t sit very high above the hood - I guess that’s ok. Removed the side mouldings. Filed/sanded new hood contour lines to match the body - as they were less pronounced. Used magnets to hold hood in place - will try this again on a future build. Heated and widened interior door panel sides so they fit more flush with body. Removed the moulded-in exhaust, cut out a couple sections of the floor pan and ground/sanded off the muffler/tailpipe. Drilled out tips on new exhaust. Cut out original dash gauges and replaced them with the supplied top-mounted gauges. Used a sewing pin for shifter. A little Wiring and plumbing - Yamamoto distributor and wires. Painted the moulded-in wires on firewall for the first time. Wheel axel hubs were too long and had to be cut flush so the wheels fit inside the wheel wells. Did not use the metal axels included with the kit. Tail lights needed a fair bit of sanding so they would fit flush. If you made it through that 👆 here are a few build photos and the final images. Thanks for letting me waste your time. 8^)

Nice looking build. The silver engine bay looks cool. 😎

Nice looking ride. Front and rear fascia turned out nice. Interior is nice, too.

Sweet build. Nice job on the scripts.

Sweet build 😎

Nice build quality. Great colour. 😎

Nice, clean build. Closeup shots show your attention to detail. Beautiful finish on the paint and clear. Photography is excellent. Wouldn’t have noticed the window issue if you hadn’t pointed it out. Let me see if I can find one of my own to post here… ;^)

Engine and chassis are pretty awesome!

Very cool mods, great interior, excellent paint work. 👍

Nice recovery and beautiful finish.

Love it! Headed here to the forum after watching your video. Engine and chassis look great. Cool idea spraying the tires with Rubber Black. 👍