Dennis Lacy

Very nicely done! Perfect example of what was called a “Resto Rod” back in the late 70’s and early 80’s. The folded down luggage rack and trunk are a great touch.

Nice work so far! The firewall looks like it fits like a glove. It’s really neat to see the old Aurora body get used. Should be a really tough looking car! PS: Glad you could glean off one of my old projects for the front spring perch. Sadly, that project got the axe.

@Dtimmerman89 Awesome start! Looking forward to following along.

Thanks! The paint is Tamiya TS88 Titanium Silver over their light grey primer and with their gloss clear. I really like it, too. Not your garden variety hot rod color.

I didn’t catch that, what a good idea! I think I’ll be trying that next time I use those lights. Thanks! These last few years I’ve finally figured out shiny paint jobs. It also helps that Ed’s resin bodies are highly polished right out of the mold. When I came across it I had to use it. It immediately reminded me of that factory tint used in the 50’s and 60’s. Not like bright blue Lexan.

I’m still here and made some more progress on my project. Last weekend I painted the inside of the body flat black then polished & waxed the body, hood top, grill shell and wheel wells. Yesterday I tackled the last of the fiddly things that will allow me to finish it out. One of my least favorite tasks, making and installing window “glass.” I found a new sheet of blue tinted window material in an older issue Revell Miss Deal kit and the shade is more like factory blue-ish tint and I think it looks really good. You can also get a sense of the polished in waxed body here. I added a strip of BMF to the hood top center “hinge.” The grill shell, grill insert and radiator are all glued together. And lastly, I painted the taillight lenses. Actually what I did was pool Testors stop light red in the cavities where the lenses go because the Sedan kit comes with clear lenses. I think the pooled paint looks just fine and has depth to it. So that’s it. Next workbench session should finally have this thing finished.

Supercharged Y-block is a GREAT choice! File that under “Why didn’t I think of that?”

Man, this is looking so rad. I love me some 80’s and early 90’s Pro Street!

I like it! Looks like something Posies might have built back in the 90’s with the combo of the cast finish Halibrand’s and whitewall bias ply’s. Hard to say what could be a better wheel on it. I think these look good!

This is RAD!!!

When comparing this kit to Revell’s 41 Willys Pickup, one area I much prefer about the Revell is the short bed and more abbreviated fenders. Now I’m wondering how this would look with a larger radius on the front outer corners of the fenders? Nice work making the wheels steer!

Very nice start! The shorter bed has much better proportions and it looks better with the little running boards ahead of the rear fenders deleted. I also really like the front fender and supercharger mods! 😎

Thanks, Tim. All those nice sentiments mean a lot coming from you! This is a much simpler model than I tend to build (in terms of modification and fabrication) and I had a laid-back, fun time with it. I’m stoked with how it turned out and it reminded me that just because I’m capable of building heavily modified models, they don’t all have to be. The rear wheels are from AMT’s 49 Ford. I don’t know if they’ve been in there since the original issue but at least since the 90’s. Thank you and so cool of you to say. I hope so! Thank you so much for all of that. I try to make my kit-bashing look as cohesive as possible. Thanks! I think “sanitary” is a great compliment. Thank you! My Dad built models back in the 60’s when these kits were originally issued. He still has a handful and this is how he did them, albeit with brush painted bodies. 🤣

@bill-e-boy This sounds like a fun project. There was a resurgence of interest in early Ford 4-cylinder performance in the 60’s thanks to the formation of the Forever Four Cylinder club. They even ran a rail dragster. ARDUN never originally made a Model A/B head but they do exist now as a modern day creation. I knew a guy that ran one in his 29 Roadster Pickup. It sure looked neat! Inspired by that, some years back I created an ARDUN 4 in scale using a Revell block and a head & rocker cover from a Revell 50 F1 Pickup kit with a scratch built intake. I put it in an old Revell parts pack Dragmaster frame. I’ll leave a few pics to help inspire your conversion.

I didn’t know you were awarded custody of this body. 😆 Neat to see it getting built!