Jairus

No, what it means is that Revell took the easy way out and simply used the shorter doors found on a 4 door car for it's molds and is incorrect for a the Rancharo it pre-ports to represent. Wheelbase on a 4-door wagon and a Rancharo are the same at 116", but it is the door length that is different. As the doors on a Rancharo are same length as those on a Custom 300 coupe or a 2-door Country Sedan. As for trim... Rancharo and Country sedan and Custom 300 coupe all share the same 2-door side trim depending on the trim level.

I hope not Jim. This idea has sat for two months with no updates. I see no reason to even wait till Monday, might as well just pull the plug now as the patient is dead.

Looks PERFECT to me!

Oh man, I am drooling already!

13 days left. I don't think anyone else will be finishing one... Jairus sad.

Oh? So "external combustion" engines are allowed huh? Here is the NYC 20th Century Limited. The most beautiful engine ever built in my opinion. Specifications: 4-6-4 Hudson Boiler pressure 225psi Weighs in at 365,500lbs 3900hp @ 66mph Streamlining designed by Henry Dreyfuss and has been hailed as an icon of art deco industrial design.

A few of my favorites. The Allison 1710 The flathead. My 390. And my favorite engine I built.

John, good eye! I didn't see that the first time and it is indeed off. But not enough to bug me and should be easy for me to fix by adding the roof from the IMC kit. Harold, the wagon was at Chinook Winds this summer. And the band was not that bad outside. The group inside was not one of my favorites so I didn't listen. Thanks.

Oh? Well allow me this one off topic post then: More pictures of the wagon. More pictures of the '48 woodie.

Yes of course! Remove the splash pans and put on different hubcaps and bumper... 1942! (Of course I have to check Google as that was from my head) But I think the trim of the '42 is very similar to the '46. Edit: Bumper, grill and hubcaps. '42 does have splash pans. Signal lights are same as '46.

I would probably kit bash using both kits by using the best of both to create my dream be it stock or custom. So far, the only stock version is the IMC kit, which incidentally contains the only 1946 trim pieces out there.

Dave, it's called "modeling". Doesn't matter if the parts don't fit well, you sand, and putty until you are happy with the fit of the parts. It would be a different matter if there were a choice of WHICH stock 1948 Ford you could pick off the shelf. But when there is only ONE! Then complaining about it is moot.

I built this out of the IMC '48 Ford kit. Look like I had any problems getting the fit right?

For some unknown but compelling reason, I find this subject to be more interesting than a Hudson.

Hey Randy, don't get bogged down in the details man. Beautiful freaking work so far but maybe tossing on some paint might help. Just saying...

A friend of mine on a French forum, Jean-Michel, is building a Lotus 40. He is a bit anal, but a wonderful builder and posted this pic today that I thought you guys would love! Panel is double photo etched and he drilled out holes for the three switches. Using soft aluminum wire, flattened the end, painted it black and inserted the length into the hole to create the flip switche(s). I suspect that he will photo reduce all the correct guages too.... as the guy is a marvel. Also, he is building three of these cars fully detailed with resin and photoetched details. Amazing! The forum is called FOLM and you either have to speak French or use Google Translate to communicate. Oh.... and by the way, the car he is building is a slot car...

Different door length between the convertible and coupe. Edit, the 'Business coupe', which was the IMC version, had a shorter door than the Super Deluxe coupe. Since I have NO actual 1948 Fords here to measure... can only assume that the SuperDeluxe might not have the same length as the convertible. But that has never stopped model makers has it? (Re: 1957 Revell Rancharo)

Holy cow! I love long roof's and this one is beautiful. But how do you think that tailgate opens? I notice the builder didn't scribe or mark in the lines so I am guessing that that aspect was never resolved. A true wagon could never have had that sculptured a derrière and still be able to be opened for cargo. Beautiful modeling work none the less and excellent weathering.

The thing I don't understand is: Half the cost of a kit is the complex mold to make a one-piece body! All the other pieces are molded in a two part mold and are quite a bit easier to make than is the mold for the one-piece body. So, if Revell is going to make another kit with a stock body in the future (Provided Ken's suggestion is correct)... why spend the huge amounts of money for another body mold? All they had to do is mold the body separate from the roof and mold two roofs that the builder can choose. At that point the kit is indeed a 3 in 1 with stock being one of the options just like in the glory days. Makes no sense and I mourn the death of 'logic' in our culture. Besides, no two chopped bodies at a car show are the same. That is because two different persons were doing the cutting and welding. Both artisans in their own right. When a model company chops a top on a model kit, it rarely satisfies my eye unless they follow the classic lines of the top chopping zen masters Barris, Westergard, Winfield, Jeffries, Alexander Brothers, et al!

There is little to no difference between the '47 and '48. Ford was so busy with the new 1949 Fords that they slated no changes between the two years.

Good thing I have a vintage and mint IMC '48 Ford coupe stashed away huh?

Ken, you know me huh? Then you can count me in the category of "WHY?" Explanation: I want a model kit to be stock first and foremost so I can choose what to modify. Not every model of a 1948 Ford coupe do I want to make with a chopped top. So... the logical option from the company would be to provide two roofs, molded separately so I can pick the version I want to build. I complained when the first 1937 Ford coupe hit the stands with a street rod frame and suspension. Otherwise, how is one to build a stock model of either the '37 or the '48?

Too many to mention! Nearly everyone I have come across from when I was 8 till now have inspired and encouraged me to build. A couple of the most notable have to be my Dad who got me started in modeling followed by Gary Fox, Ron Martinolich, Dave Susan and Bob Paeth, all members (and former members) of S.A.B.A.(Scale Auto Builders Assn, inc). After that I got into attending car shows, reading the mags and the numbers grew to the hundreds... including many who post here.

Who the heck are you John? I mean REALLY? Cause that is pretty dang well constructed as well as wonderfully conceptualized. (means thought up Gregg!) I think the color could/should have been red to really bring attention to it but the layout and look is totally Corvette. I have been a modeler of mid-engine vette designs since I was 14 starting with an MPC '68 Corvette kit which I mistakenly installed a Ford 427 engine in with thread for the wiring. (Did I mention I was 14?) Built two other designs since then each progressively better and have to admit that your design is better than all! Congratulations on a beautiful model.

Hmmmm... bad taste is not really a 'Fad' or a 'Trend'.