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Thanks guys!! This kit doesn't come with the option of being built stock. Only came with a SBC motor.

So, here we have some more progress on the 1953 Sunliner. Built the wheels of the kit, but hated them. I'm not a fan of wire wheels at all, and they have to go. Will cast some copies of the wheels on the Crestline Victoria kit to use on the Sunliner. Those represent some very tasty full wheel covers, that in my book look much much better. 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford and 1953 Chevrolet by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Another thing done, was to polish the body, and foil it. 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr I'm quite happy with the result. Now starting to detail paint: 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Also foiled the fake spare tire: 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Started to detail paint the 239: 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr No, it won't have spark plug wires. Not in the mood to do so. Still more to go!!

Thanks!!!!! Thank you!! Appreciated!

Thanks gentlemen!!

Tis one was a quick build. Started on Sunday, and just finished. Very simple kit, and goes together well. It's basically box stock. Just replaced the Scrub-o-let engine with some proper iron, and that was all. Also, managed to loose the inside mirror... 1930 Ford Station Wagon by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1930 Ford Station Wagon by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1930 Ford Station Wagon by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1930 Ford Station Wagon by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1930 Ford Station Wagon by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1930 Ford Station Wagon by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1930 Ford Station Wagon by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1930 Ford Station Wagon by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1930 Ford Station Wagon by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

Thanks John!!! Very appreciated! Cool!! make a workbench post, so we can follow along. Thanks Cliff!!

Few more details painted: 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

Thanks Guys!! As Doug said, all the side chrome are separate pieces. Just cut from the chrome parts three and glue to the car. Foil is needed only on the windshield, vent windows, and the trim on top of the doors and around the back of the convertible top.

Some interior work, and detail work: 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Chassis and frame: 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

Now for the plastic. The body has some mold lines that need taking care of. That was done, a couple of coats of primer, and them I airbrushed the car with some left over automotive red enamel I had mixed when I built his '58 Plymouth Belvedere. My cousin is being cheap, and didn't want to have the correct color mixed. Since it would cost about the price of the kit, can't say I blame him. '58 Plymouth red is close enough. 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Here is my cheapo Badger 350 Chinese copy that is my workhorse: 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr The real Badger 350 is very seldom used, as it's hard to get replacements parts for it: 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr I'm not a fan of double action airbrushes. I think it's because I learned how to paint with spray cans... Only use double action for real small stuff.

This one is a commission build, for my best client, my cousin Marcelo. He saw some pictures of a '53 Sunliner online, and wants a replica of that car. The 1:1 car: Sooo, I got the Lindberg kit re release under the AMT name, and started working.

Thanks Jim!!

Great color combo, perfect for the car. Very nicely done, for sure.

That's so nice to see a stock '55 Chevrolet. A red convertible is a clichê, but a good one. I'm building a red '53 convertible at the moment.

I thought McNelly was driving a Jaguar. I think he deserves a '40s car, like a Plymouth, or a Ford. Maybe I'm too much of a Dixon Hill fan. By the way, the bug looks great.

Thank you gentlemen!! I really appreciate you taking the time to look and comment!! You my friend is a pest. But don't worry, I still love ya LOL!!!! Thanks Dave. I actually didn't know the Lindberg '40 Ford is a Palmer kit. It's a bad kit, but being a Palmer, it's little wonder of accuracy, and proportion. Never the less, the popular saying was true to me. First impressions and so on. That kit kind of "killed" my desire to build a Lindberg kit. Even tough, I actually bought some Lindbergs, as I tend to buy every kit of a Ford car I can find. This '53 I had for a very long time, still sealed in the factory wrap. Seeing a 1:1 '53 Vicky on the street was what got me curious to see what was inside the box. And what a surprise I had!! Thanks Carl!!! Thank you very much sir. Just don't get their 1940 Ford. It's bad. A LOT of work will be in demand to build a presentable car. If you want a '40, get the AMT. The '53 Ford kit is awesome, real good. I'm now building the Convertible, and it goes together like a dream.

I think it has a lot to do with the melting.

Are your inserts painted or in bare plastic? I ask, because I have a few Monogram 1/12 scale Chevrolet Bel Airs. I always paint the inserts with semi gloss or flat acrylic white. The one I left bare plastic is melting. The painted ones, are fine.

Those are application color code stripes. depending on transmission, version, model, etc, the driveshafts had differences between them. A given set of stripes represented a specific part number driveshaft. Same thing was done with many other parts. It was a easy way to fast ID the part on the assembly line.

I painted the inserts with acrylic flat white, on both sides. Hope that helps.

Convertible? Yes, and a very clichê at that. A red convertible.

Since my friend Thomas posted a couple of pictures of the car, I decided it's better to post a few more. Lindberg kit, painted in factory colors of Raven Black and Sungate Ivory. Paint on body is automotive synthetic enamel. The rest of paint is Revell acrylics and Testors enamels Foil is home made. My first Lindberg kit that I actually built. Based on their '40 Ford, I was avoiding to build it, but once I had the box open, my opinion on Lindberg kits changed completely. 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

Thanks for posting Thomas. I'll post more pictures of the car latter.

Tires, the dual exhaust, and telescopic shocks, seem to indicate it's a lot newer than it looks, maybe a recreation.

I would love to build them. BUT, I only have a '63 Fairlane in the stash (thunderbolt), and I'm looking for a Moebius Comet that is not priced like gold. I have all years of the Ford Galaxie between 1959 and 1966 tough. Have a '67, but it's a mint, annual kit that I'm not willing to build just yet. The '67 is a year I would buy several if eventually, by some sort of miracle, got reissued. Have a '70 also unbuilt. The '66 is my favorite tough.