David G.

Excellent engine and interior detail! David G.

Excellent work! Everything is spot-on! David G.

Good rescue, nicely done! David G.

Love the color, excellent work on the wood.. work. David G.

Finished now! Grabbed a quick snap last night. I'll post more in the "Under Glass" section soon. Thank you all for your support and kind comments, I do appreciate the feedback. David G.

Thanks Mark. I just couldn't live with the one that came in the kit. It just seemed... wrong. I tend to favor stock builds- a custom or hot rod Deuce is almost a cliche'. Thanks for your comment Bob. Hello Mike and thank you. If you mean the wood on the dashboard, I painted it with Poly Scale Rust, which has been discontinued, but any medium brown acrylic will do. After it dried, I used a brown fine-point Sharpie and made some light lines on the paint to simulate wood grain. The initial lines were a little too dark for my liking so I moistened a cotton swab with rubbing alcohol and dabbed and rolled until the lines looked the way I wanted them to. If you are asking about the wood on the undercarriage, I painted it with a rattle can and used a thin black wash then weathered it with Black and brown pastels. David G.

Nicely done! David G.

Looks like excellent work so far. "Makin' a silk purse from a sow's ear." as the saying goes. David G.

Nicely done! David G.

That is sweet! Top notch all the way! David G.

The original food truck, cool! David G.

Looks Great! David G.

OK, Vicky the Deuce is pretty much done. I just have to place the bumpers and a few other little fiddly bits then get some good photos. In the meantime, this should be about the last update before going "Under Glass". The spare wheel and license bracket are finished. A little rough, but finished. As always, thanks for looking and please feel free to comment. David G.

Every time I see this build, it just brings a smile to my face! Thanks for sharing it Steve. David G.

Thanks Ron! David G.

I think you Monaco came out really good John. I enjoy all the extra detail you've put into it. David G.

Cool project, looks great so far! David G.

Excellent weathering! David G.

Great work in spite of the setback. David G.

Love the interior detail! David G.

Amazing Work! David G.

While I was waiting for paint and putty to dry on the spare wheel kit, I managed to get the interior done. A very simple, very plain interior most of which will not be visible after assembly. I dressed it up a little by making some side pockets for the doors out of masking tape. I also added some dash detail. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Hello David, I tried gently scrubbing at it with a toothbrush but started getting some faint, tiny scratches. The paint was just a little more than 24hrs old, so it may have still been a little soft. So rather than continuing to scratch the paint with the toothbrush, I decided to chase the polish residue out of the panel lines with my panel line scribe, using it very gently, with not much more than the weight of the tool itself. That worked very well on the other areas except on the cowl vent and a few spots around the roof panel. That's why I suspect a lack of paint rather than a remnant of polish. Thank you for your comment and the tip Mark. I'll see if I can pick up a baby toothbrush to have on hand for next time. David G.

Looks great! David G.

Now that I have a more regular work schedule, I have a bit more time and energy for hobbies. So Here's another update. The paint is cured and polished. I've painted the rubber treads on the running boards with a flat black. They should probably be semi-gloss, but there you go. The white bit in the panel gap on the cowl vent is either polish or a lack of paint. Either way I plan to tap in some black pastel scrapings to cover it. This is the spare wheel kit that AMT provided for this model, yuck. In my research I wasn't able to find anything that looked remotely like this in the photos of Fords from this era. This is what the spare wheel should probably look like. Luckily, I was able to find these bits in the parts box. With some modifications they should work nicely. As Always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.