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Nice build, very crusty looking.

Great build, you got the stance right and the trim (mirrors and door handles) looks perfect.

On the smaller parking lamp lenses the white paint is probably the easiest. On the head lights a couple of easy things to try, paint the lens with a semi flat clear or even a flat clear. This would give it a less shinny look compared to the chrome trim ring. Beyond that you could drill it out and use a spare headlight lens.

Beautiful color. Keep going when you can and hope you can find work soon.

This is one of my personal 1:1 favorites and the next one to build. I like your color choice and your paint finish looks good as is. What colors are you using for the interior ? The engine looks fairly accurate but I question the general shape of the kit's valve covers. The creases on the top of the valve covers I remember were shaped a little differently, but they were the standard 389 cu. in. and that could be the difference.

Another Meguiar's product to try is called Plastx clear plastic cleaner & polish. It is designed for taking scratches out of plastic instrument covers and tail lights. I'm sure it would work on head lights also. I used it on an old Monogram '64 GTO molded in red. I trimmed the mold lines as much as I could with a #11 blade followed by fine sanding sticks and a 3200 sanding pad. This leaves you with just a little polishing and maybe some waxing.

It maybe that Testors is doing colors that can be done in just one shot. Candy colors are usually dependent on a base coat of a high metallic silver or gold, and a transparent color coat of what ever shade you're going for.

I cheat and just use Scale Dreams battery cables. They have both black and red. They are about .032 diameter.

In addition to the basic truck it looks like you could start looking under the kitchen sink for brushes and find an old garden pot for the back end.

Everyone needs a place to go when they feel the need to get away. It will be different for everyone. For myself its building models. I'm fortunate that I have late model automobiles needing little more than normal maintains. It hasn't always been that way as at times in the past I have spent far to much time in the garage.

I enjoy detailing the engine compartment the most. Over time I started with plug wires and thought it was great, then came heater hoses and battery cables. Each build I would try to do more and more. Got the fuel lines down pretty well and then I started into the throttle linkage and just started getting frustrated trying to cram all that stuff under the hood so started backing off a little. Doing dash board instruments are still enjoyable but unless its an open car you just don't get to see it. Seats and door panel detail is rewarding but again its just to hard to see. I respect the efforts of so many builders that get into the brake and fuel lines, but I don't see myself ever going to that extent. The exhaust systems are something that I do enjoy with the challenge of guiding the exhaust around and thru the frame and differential. I still think the paint and exterior trim is the most important since it is what you see first and is the part of the build that receives the most scrutiny. I should thank all of the detail obsessive builders for all that I have learned from watching how and what you do. It has enabled me to improve my builds greatly.

Very nice build. I like the "lace" painted roof.

Interesting bit of useless information from the photo after GM had redone the car. The Project X started out as a 210 model as seen in the old photos. It looks like when the car got redone they put the Bel Air trim on the top of the rear fenders, IE the chrome trim running along the top of the fin. I think the original build with the hood "gun sights" removed looks better also.

Amazing, simply amazing.

The "Snake" mentioned a red Dodge made me think of the song about "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" in her shine red Super Stock Dodge. I think that Dodge used that song in a lot of their adds around 1962 thru 1964. That could be an easy build.

I will usually paint the headliner and door sills when I reach the primer stage but not the final sanding of the exterior body. After that dries I'll mask off the exposed interior and paint the interior of the body and inner fenders with a flat black where it will be seen and then masked . The wheel lip area and maybe areas around the bumpers that would be body colored are left uncovered. Then proceed with the body work and paint. After the exterior painting and clear is finished I'll remove the interior masking. There is usually a very thin ridge of paint around some window opening that has to be removed, but other than that it usually works well.

I'm not much of a Mopar builder but I would buy one of these. I remember when they roamed the streets, they were nothing to mess with if they had a 383 or 413.

Very nice build. It is always fun to replicate a car you or a friend had. Brings back good memories.

Truly a great build with an outstanding paint job.

Good looking and very realistic custom, always good to see a Ford in a Ford engine. Is the Carson top from the old AMT '50 Ford or from a resin supplier ?

Great diorama. Its a little late now but Chevrolet also had a 4.3 Liter v-6 engine at that time. It was very much like a 350 or 5.7 Liter v-8 with the two front cylinders cut off. It was a very good torque engine and gave good gas mileage as well. I like all of the detail you put into the engine and under the hood. Very realistic.

Another of your beautiful Ford builds. As you pointed out this tooling is getting old and there is issues with the body and other parts. I'm impressed with the trim. It looks like Bare-Metal foil in the pictures.

Beautiful build. The Black paint looks very smooth. I have used my air brush of and on depending on what part I'm working on. My present project is a '67 El Camino and I painted it today using Tamiya TS-21 Gold straight from the can. Very happy with the finish. I still believe that you can get an excellent paint job from a quality spray paint with a little prep work and polishing afterwards. Your extra effort on the engine detailing really paid off.

Don't feel bad about the visor. I've been looking thru a light with a 4" magnifying glass in the middle for several years now. Between that and my bifocal glasses I some how get along. Getting older is only for the brave. Glad to find out what the exhaust hole was about. I'd just cut it out and run a smooth exhaust back how every you think looks best.

Great build. Your suspension detailing is exceptional. You can always tell a true modeler by the paint overspray on their thumb nail.