James Haines (dryplastic)

Beautiful craftsmanship and artwork on wheels!

Thank you Gene! I made the roof from the existing one that came from the kit. I "welded" the front section that flops down to the rest of the roof, and then I cut the rear section off.

Thank you Sam! That 1950's diner your working on looks sweet!

Thanks Chuck! When I opened up the kit and checked it over I realized there was no way it was going to turn out nice. I was originally going to go for a four door hardtop, but decided to go a little nuts with my hot knife and see what would happen.

Thank you Mark!

Thank you very much Harry!

This Ranchero began as a 1/25 scale 1959 Ford Galaxie 500 Skyliner retractable hardtop from Revell. The body of this car is not from a resin body that is available, it was made using the original multi-piece styrene plastic body from the Revell kit. The bed and everything behind the back of the roof was made from scratch. The body has been two-tone painted in the factory offered colors of Colonial White and Grenadier Red with a silver insert in the chrome trim along the sides. The interior has been tri-toned in white, red, and black using 1959 Ford factory interior color combination swatches as a guide. The floor has been covered in plush dark red carpeting. All other chrome trim inside and out was done using bare metal foil. Some of the modifications that were made; 1 - The front and rear bumpers were stripped of chrome, I removed of all casting seams and had them re-chromed along with the fender ornaments. 2 - Chrome trim was added all the way around the edge of the bed to the top of the rear window and around the back window. 3 - The correct number of ribs and indentations for the screws in the bed and on the inside of the tailgate were added. 4 - The tires, white walls, and 1959 Ford hubcaps are from Modelhaus. The old Revell kit only supplied custom 1950's fiesta style hubcaps. 5 - Brushed aluminum panels were added on the bottom of the rear quarter panels. 6 - The 352cu V8 has been painted in the standard Ford blue with spark plug wires, coil wire, copper fuel line, and two red heater hoses were added. 7 - Red, white, blue, and gold colors have been added to the emblems, and the birds on the re-chromed fender ornaments were color detailed too. 8 - A tailgate latch was made from scratch. 9 - A rear emblem was made from scratch and added to the tailgate. 10 - A rear view mirror was added. 11 - A steel antenna was added. 12 - A side view mirror was added. 13 - The rear window was made from scratch. 14- The fuel filler door was moved from behind the drivers side door rearward and down to the correct position for a Ranchero. 15 - The rear section of the undercarriage was been modified to accommodate becoming a pick-up.

Thank you Gary!

Thank you Charlie!

Thanks Randy!

Thanks Kurt! The Caprice Cruiser you made looks like the actual car instead of a model, very nice !

Thank you Harry!

Thanks Jeff!

Thanks Mark! Sorry I didn't take any photos before or during the build. There was an inch of resin dust everywhere from all of the filing and sanding with gravel and I didn't want to damage my camera. I saw your Aston Martin, very sharp looking!

Thanks Jeff! I really like the '48 Lincoln you made, that took a lot of work just getting the body to fit together smoothly.