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Thanks! Yes, there is one problem area: It takes a lot of time and trimming to get the grille shell and hood to line up. Otherwise I thought the fit of the model was very good.

Here's the AMT '29 ford woody I just finished. It's box stock, except for some parts box suspension components to get the stance, along with parts box tires. The paint is Tamiya chrome yellow, and the wood is two shades of a mix of testors tan, yellow, and leather enamels.

Here's the Revell pickup with newly tooled custom '38 front end, along with some new speed parts and new lowered suspension parts. Also some new decals for the Ford script on the hood side panels and tail gate. I built it simple straight from the box, except I used some 600x16 Firestones from Modelhaus. The kit decals for the white walls aren't wide enough to meet the rims. I painted it with tamiya coral blue, followed by sanding with some worn out 2000 paper and tamiya polish. Some comparison shopping:

As Mr. Tudball (the Carol Burnett show) would say, that's a real beau, beau, beauty.

Looking fantastic!

I say stance is all important, and do what it takes to get there. Model came out fantastic!

Yep, the '32 Ford.

Thanks kit bash! The Studebaker a diecast made by Unique Replicas.

Thanks! I've got this shot which is a little tighter but not by much:

I finally got this one done. It's pretty much box stock, except for the stripe delete, the Revell torq-thrusts, and the after market seat belts and plug wires. I also lowered the front end, but just a little. The colors are Tamiya gloss black spray and Krylon ivory satin. I used a red olds insignia from Keith Marks' '70 Olds decal sheet to spice up the nose a little, and then added Shabo (I think they're Shabo) Good Year decals to get some detail to the tires. A beautiful job by Revell in producing this kit. I especially like the chrome windshield frame. Nice to have a perfectly smooth surface there!

Here's a Tamiya kit I just finished. It's box stock. I shot it with Tamiya mica red over gloss black.

beautiful model! I wish I had read what you wrote about the non-Hurst version before I painted the one I'm working on now.

Thanks Khart, It's going to be black. I'd like it to be a mild custom with stripe delete and after market wheels, but I'll have to experiment once I get the body on the frame to see what I like most.

Finally got started on this one. Nice kit, I especially like the chrome plated windshield frame.

They came molded that way, same is true for the current reissue.

Thanks sjordan2! The color is Tamiya gray green (AS-3) topped off with Tamiya clear (TS-13). Here are some more pics.

Here are some pics of the new Revell reissue of the Monogram '30 Ford phaeton. I built this pretty much box stock, except I narrowed the track in the rear, and lowered both the front and the rear. I also used the coil and wired distributor from Parts by Parks. I painted it with Tamiya french blue spray. The top is Tamiya NATO black, and the interior is Krylon ivory satin. There's a new decal sheet that includes running board rubber, a ford oval for radiator shell, and dash guage faces. Also, there are flames, pinstriipes, and two pair of license plates. The outside door handles are now seperate pieces, and there are new wheels and a custom headlight assembly along with a custom dash, steering wheel, and interior door panels. Gone are the stock engine, wheels, tires, front axle, dash, steering wheel, and interior door panels.

Here's the old MPC/AMT kit I just finished. I painted the body with Tamiya light sand (TS-46) and dark earth (AS-22), covered with Tamiya TS-13 clear. The fabric top is Tamiya NATO black (TS-63). I brush painted the interior with Testors leather enamel: The kit includes two engines, a 426 Wedge with the cool factory exhaust manifolds, and the venerable four banger. I painted the Wedge with Tamiya orange (TS-12) and Model Master Titanium buffing metalizer for the headers. For the Model A engine I used Tamiya gray green (AS-3) topped off with Tamiya semi-gloss clear (TS-79) to add a little luster. My build progress photos are here

Thanks weasel, I'm going to try a sand body, dark brown roof, and black fenders.

I found this little jewel on eBay a few months ago. I remember building this car as as kid and liking how it turned out, and, sure enough, it still looks good to me today. Yes, the box is badly battered, but the plastic inside is nice. Here are a couple shots of a quick mock up. The parts' fit, including the opening doors, checked out fine. The kit includes two engines, a 426 Wedge with the cool factory exhaust manifolds, and the venerable four banger. I painted the Wedge with Tamiya orange (TS-12) and Model Master Titanium buffing metalizer for the headers. For the Model A engine I used Tamiya gray green (AS-3) topped off with Tamiya semi-gloss clear (TS-79) to add a little luster. I'm going stock on this model, so I'll save the Wedge for something else. One problem with this kit, like so many other kits, is that the wheel spokes are too thick. The first order of business is to remove the chrome plating from the kit's wheels. This is only about a five minute job if you use Easy-Off heavy duty oven cleaner. Here's the technique I used to give them a shave, along with a before and after photo. Of course, even after trimming, the spokes are still out of scale. I figured that black is a good color to conceal this problem, so I shot the wheels with Tamiya semi-gloss black (TS-29) and then added BMF hubcaps. Here's a comparison between the finished product and the kit wheels: Next I plan to work on the suspension and fender assembly. I'd like to get the ride height a little lower than an out of the box build.

Thanks! In the rear I used the kit's custom rear axle assembly cut down a little, and for the front I used the axle from the Revell '32 Ford with part of the spring cut away and the rest pushed way up into the cross member.

Here's the the old AMT kit I just finished after a long pause. I painted it with HOK cloud blue, and used wheels, tires, engine, and suspension parts from my parts box.

Thanks Dale, I'll try that one too.

Thanks Chris, I'll give it a try next time

Thanks Mike G, here's a picture of my photo setup. I've been using a Nikon Coolpix 5400 for a while now.