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Thank you, everyone. Walid - I think that would be a great idea and it also crossed my mind after browsing through Modelhaus' website. Even though I trust their products 100%, the lack of pics still had me second guessing myself. The other thing is I introduced my build as a 53 and one of the rules is you can't change it once you start. Since this is going to be stock, I can't say I'm customizing it. I might take your advice for a future build though. Ed - Thanks for the input. It puts me at ease with the color I chose. Please share any suggestions you may have along the way. Those parts you need, are they in a certain kit? Might be easier for me to locate them is so.

I like this. I have a 53 Ford sedan on the bench. Also working on it towards a mild custom just not sure exactly what the plan is. I'm following this one for inspiration.

Thank you guys for jumping on with a few comments. Made a quick trip to the hobby shop to get green for the engine. Tried two different colors and from my research, it looks like Model Masters Medium green (left) was pretty close. I have to say I really like the way the Acrylic paint sprayed. I might just switch all my paints. Cleanup was easy too. Added the boots as well.

Very small update tonight guys. Drilled out the holes for the boots and added the coil. Sprayed some primer to see if any gaps need to be filled before adding more components.

Thanks guys. Tom, I got this in a collection of kits I bought but I'm almost positive it's the same one that Resin Realm offers. Thanks Bill. I did notice that the transmission was the biggest difference. Thanks for clearing it up. It really helps.

Here is my next project. I'm about to finish a 39 Chevy but no need in posting a progress thread for that one anymore. I will post it in the Under Glass section as soon as I'm done. This one here, however, I thought some of you experts could give me some advice along the way. We are having a contest for our Best of the Decade series. We are doing cars from the 50's. Three months. It started on the first so I still have some time to work on it. I wanted something that is not so common and I decided to go with resin. I've had this piece for some time and have been looking for an excuse to build it so here we go. So far I've started on the cleanup and started putting together the engine. It's a start. I thought I was going to have issue with the hood but with very little modification it's like it was made for this body. Now, here's the engine the kit came with. Some parts have already been added to it and for it being a Lindberg kit, it seems more detailed than I expected. The second set of pics (yes, that's an M&M - I was at my desk at the time) includes it side by side the AMT 53 ford pickup stock engine. Is one more accurate than the other or do they look different because one is for a pickup? Thanks in advance for your help and please forgive my ignorance.

Thanks Bill and Carl.

Thanks guys I appreciate it. I compared some, not all, parts with the SWC kit and they are pretty much the same.

Thanks guys. Well noted JC. I think I can manage that. Thanks.

Here is one I just finished for a customer. Built right out of the box.

It's a great start. That car is actually 3 tone if you count the color inside the trim. You can find more pics of this for reference here: http://www.legendarycollectorcars.com/featured-vehicles/show-cars/passion-1956-chrysler-300-b-by-troy-trepanier/

Thanks Buzz and Michael.

Thanks Buzz.

Thanks Dave.

Darkening panel lines is not anything new. There are many threads on this forum and others talking about this technique. Some prefer it and some opt for normal light.. Both have its advantages I think and should be used depending on the final setting of the build. While dark panel lines create a great sense of realism, both options need a bit of work whether it be deepening the lines or flowing washes into them. Either way, it seems to be a detail that lack attention on more than half of the builds that are shared. I personally tend to forget about it until I read another thread talking about it. My last 53 custom Ford pickup is one that worked well for me using capillary action example. What I have learned from Custom Steve here is the shadows created on the dash. That is pretty inteesting, indeed. Thanks for sharing.

If you can find some of his older resin engines, you're good to go. They were clean and very little clean up was needed. I think the backing of the packet looked like construction paper. He newer ones, with colors cardstock as the packet are horrendous. Pinholes everywhere and missing corners and what not. Almost like the resin parts were re-casted by folks that had no idea how resin worked. RIP

Thank you all for your kudos! Plenty of sanding, Dominik, for sure.

Appreciate the comments! One of my favorite builds so far.

Thanks everyone. It was John. Got loose while I was taking pics. Fixed since then.

And a few more.

Here is the 3rd and final 53 Ford pickup in my lineup. Resin Chopped Cab courtesy of Frontier Resin Design Paint is Tamiya Light Blue & Testro's Gloss Purple Decals from the AMT 1962 Custom Thunderbird (trimmed to size) Preston's Car Parts Magneto Distributor Archer's resin/decal O Scale louvers Replicas & Miniatures 0.72 size chain Extras from Detail Masters & Model Car Garage Thanks for looking.

Glad you got it all figured out. Hope to see those wheels cast and chromed

Here is the AMT 1953 Ford Flipnose Pickup. Gloss Black Detail Master Sun Tachometer Resin Gibson 392 Hemi Engine Resin Rear Wheel Sleeves Detail Master Front Wheel Sleeves MAS Wheels Steering Wheel from Detail Junkees 41 Willys Headers Custom exhaust from headers to side pipes

So much is gone after the server change. This one is complete so check it out in the Under glass section. Thanks.

I'm trying to get back to the bench for this. I did manage to do a quick mockup of the front end.