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^^ Well said- I for one am happy they brought the new '57 to market. I bought one copy right away, and could see buying several more for building other variations.

Great color, nicely laid down :thumbup:.

Beautiful job on that kit. Thumbsup.

Some good reference material: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=83746

http://www.schmitt.com/viewimage.asp?ID=4831 ^^ There are some nice high-res photos that should help in building this kit, including stock engine pics for those willing to swap in a flathead from the Revell 50 Ford pickup to make the kit more factory stock.

I stopped by my local hobby shop today and they had just unpacked their order and put the Merc woody on the shelf...I've been waiting for this one and snaked the only copy the store had on display .

This kit had big/little wheels that were sort of close: http://www.ebay.com/itm/REVELL-DODGE-CONCEPT-CAR-IN-1-25-SCALE-SNAPTITE-/161169941250?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item25867a2302

http://www.owencraft.com/handle.html ^^ I bought some of these at a model show, and they look great when sanded and polished.

Beautiful paintwork- care to share what you painted them with?

That is a beautiful paint job. Looking forward to seeing this one come together .

What color will you be doing the interior in?

That was Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland (and they did the grill shell for MCG IIRC).

Thanks- was thinking of decanting some of those Testors Lacquers. Nice to know they spray OK straight out of the can.

Nice work so far. Did you have to thin the decanted Testors lacquer or could it be sprayed as-is after the propellant gassed out some?

If it makes you feel any better, I bought the Testors version of both the '48 convertible and hardtop when they were new in the mid or early 80's as current releases. The plastic was brittle then- had many parts crack or snap during handling. You've got yours to a much more finished stage than I ever did because of that issue with the type of plastic used.

Nice looking blue. What kind of paint did you use?

The paint job looks nice- especially considering it is covering red styrene (notorious for bleeding through). You've got a nice shine on a nice looking colour- mind telling us what paint/primer you used?

I have a can of that somewhere...it looks beautiful on the car. Is coverage the problem or the way it sprays from the nozzle? Maybe a candidate for decanting and spraying through an airbrush?

That is a good looking shade of green. Mind sharing what kind of paint you're using?

Try the 427 from one of these: ^^ probably a nicer match than one sourced from a Revell Thunderbolt kit You could also use the 390 from it's cousin:

Nice looking, modern take on a classic...good job.

Back in the day, the 1:1 car was painted and stripe decals were put on over that paint. That meant there were differences in shine between paint and stripe, and the raised edges of the applied stripe could be both seen and felt rather than being buried under a clear coat. The photo you have attached appears to have painted stripes under a clear coat. Considering auto makers used color coats without any clear top coat in '68, if you want to be accurate for factory stock then paint the car and apply your decals. If you use a base coat/clear coat paint job, then place your decals over the clear. If you want your model to represent something more like the attached photo (a modern restoration) and aren't concerned about being accurate to 1968 techniques then applying clear over decals is fine- if you go this route, test first to ensure the clear won't lift or otherwise damage your decals and be sure to give them time to dry before applying any clear coat.

^^ Here is a shot of the under cab structure AMT/ERTL chose not to put in the box. I agree with the comments (and have been intending to scratch up something to cover the sides of the interior tub when I build one of the 6 or so kits in my stash), but I think the OP's model looks great considering what AMT/ERTL provided as raw materials.

For a few years at least, Ford's new model year "Standard" had features much like if not the same as the previous year's "Deluxe" and the new Deluxe had features that set it apart from the Standard and previous model year. The '39 Ford Deluxe grille and the '40 standard grille were pretty darn close if not the same. http://www.google.ca/search?q=39+ford+deluxe+grill&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=-JebUf_SFYq0igL_h4HQDQ&ved=0CFEQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=702 http://www.google.ca/search?q=39+ford+deluxe+grill&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=-JebUf_SFYq0igL_h4HQDQ&ved=0CFEQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=702#safe=off&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=40+ford+standard+grill&oq=40+ford+standard+grill&gs_l=img.3..0i24.39981.45064.0.45758.10.10.0.0.0.0.81.497.10.10.0...0.0...1c.1.14.img.05LW2Dkk1XI&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46865395,d.cGE&fp=9fc56a4dd2e23894&biw=1280&bih=702

There have been a couple of '37 woodies in the model magazines since the launch of Revell/Monogram '37 street rod kit, and they use the front clip of the plastic kit with a scratch built woody body. I would start with the tudor sedan version. This: http://modelingmadness.com/scott/cars/previews/monogram/0884bt.jpg combined with some styrene and work to arrive closer to this: http://m3.i.pbase.com/u15/xl1ken/upload/4548823.CruisinWoodie01lo.jpg http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1930-1939/1937-Ford-Woody-fa-lr.jpg http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8403/8677094585_df49c154e2_m.jpg