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Very nicely done!!

Few months ago, my cousin wanted my help on a friend of his car. The car is a 2006 Fiat Marea with a five cilinder engine. The service was to replace the timing belt. Poped the hood, and there were no way a human hand could fit between the engine and the body. Thing is: Or you have a couple of tools only the Fiat dealers have, or, you have to yank the engine out. Anyway, one has to remove the front right shock and spring tower to get to the place the spacial tools are supposed to go. And I was pissed I had to remove one engine mount and suport the engine with a jack to replace timing belt on my mother's MK-I Focus... Most new cars have a engine cover, that has no other function than to make the engine bay to look a certain way, and serves no practical purpose on the engine operation. Try to raplace a shock on a new Mercedes. You have to have the car hooked to a computer to tell it there is a new shock, or it won't even start. Not to mention it's a 1000 Dollar shock. What about no dipstick on the engine and transmission? Pop the hood of that 2017 Mercedes, and look for the dipstick.

Always thought the first car in space was a red 1936 Ford pickup truck.

I like it. The multi piece body is a little fiddly, but results into a real cool replica. Built one too, but mine is a new car, or one of the top dollar restorations the guys said above. Would really like to build another.

I'm kidding about selling models as a living. The best way to ruin a hobby, is to do it like work. I build models for my cousin Marcelo quite often tough. He was into building model cars when we were kids, but he gave up on building. Didn't quit on having the built model cars tough... Once in a while I sell a model online, but those are usually rebuilds of stuff I got already built for one reason or another. Recently I got a '48 Ford convertible Hot Rod for the Motor City Flathead parts I installed on a '40 Ford I built. Installed a newer Ford V8 on the '48 Convertible, gave it a good clean, redid the foil, and it was sold online.

That was the kit I was looking for, not the kit I found built ups from, as I started opening up the search parameters when got nothing with "Ford 1940 Conversível Revell". At the end I was looking for "Revell Ford". That was on Mercado Livre, the Brazilian eBay. Found zero units of the kit for sale. When I went to U.S. eBay, I was searching for built up kits, not necessarily a Revell '40 Ford Convertible, as I got curious on the prices. Anyway I found some AMT '40 Fords. Even one built as a box art. That one was very reasonably priced by the way.

Good to know. I almost thought of building kits for sale on eBay and giving up engineering

That's why I do all the work on my cars, from oil changes, to engine rebuild. When I was 12 years old I did a course on auto mechanics at SENAI, a institute that is SAE partner for forming mechanics. I didn't want to be a mechanic, but I love cars and wanted to do my own maintenance. I even got to a point that I worked on weekends with a friend that had an actual garage, just for the love of the thing. When I was 19 I replaced the timing belt on my aunt's '95 Chevrolet Vectra (basically an Opel Vectra). It was the first time i did work on a car that wasn't mine. She saved a GOOD money, as I replaced the belt, and the tensioner bearing just for the cost of the parts. On the Opel engine the timing is easy to set. No special tool needed. Last year I replaced the timing belt on the '01 Focus my mother drives. That one is a pain. Two camshafts, two bearings, and a special tool to make things easier. Got the tool on Amazon, and it paid itself on the first time I used it. On the dealer, or even on a regular shop, she would be charged 900 Reais just in labor, plus the parts (another 250). Doing it myself I got the parts at the Ford dealer, everything original and with six months warranty, and saved about 50 Reais from what the shop wanted for non original parts. The bad side: I took a whole Sunday on the job... Even a engine mount had to be removed. After being ripped off a number of times, my cousin Marcelo decided to start bringing me his cars on weekends so we can do the maintenance ourselves. Last thing we did on his car was to replace all four ball joints. he drives a Chevy Blazer with a 4.3 and 2WD. Nice car to work on.

Fantastic build. The very best work on big scale I ever saw.

Thomas, it appears to be a no brainer. The Ford being a Standard, it could only be Black, Lyon Blue, and Skymist Gray. The Skymist Gray is actually a greenish color. So, if your grandfather's car had the original paint, it was Skymist Gray.

Today I was browsing our local eBay (Mercado Livre) for a Revell '40 Ford Convertible kit, and noticed something. Almost all the built models are priced lower, or at the most the same than the unbuilt kit of the same subject. Even the nice, real well done ones. Then, changed to eBay U.S. and it's the complete inverse. There are some nice built ups, advertised as pro built, or something in this line, and always for a lot more than the unbuilt kit. Never bought built models I didn't want to restore, or to use parts from, so I thought it was kind of normal to pay less for the built model, after all, all the fun of the thing is gone (that's why I'm not into collecting die casts, have only the cars I can't find in kit form). Is that normal, or I just got eBay in a weird day?

Don't worry, a few years from now, when your sink need anything done, and you take it apart again, the spring will be there.

Awesome job!! If this can't hold a candle to your early builds, You are a wizard of some sort. Hard to get better than this.

WOW!!! It would be amazing if done from a full kit, but as a reunion of parts, and a Hendrix body, it's nothing short of a work of art. I have a Hendrix body of a '57 Fairlane 500, and it's BAD. Warped roof, thin spots on the engine bay you can see trough (there is an actual hole on the radiator), and extra thick on the rockers, so thick the AMT chassis is 5mm "too wide" to fit. Not to mention the pin holes, and texture over the entire body. When I decide to build a Fairlane 500, It will be easier to just modify the AMT polystyrene body.

I loved it!! It looks very nice shape wise, and proves that with a little care, those snappers can build ito cool model cars. I agree with Cave on the kit's heritage.

Thanks a lot Keith!! Appreciated. Thomas, I agree with you 100% Drive your Maverick, and work on her as you can, and just ignore the guys that detract from your car. You and me both know a V8 Maverick in Brasil costs way, way more than a '51 Chevy or a '49 Ford those guys brag about. It's a awesome car, and will never loose value. On the paint, you will have to have it mixed the color you wish at a 1:1 car paint shop, yes. The spray can system is from Sherwin Williams, the makers of the Lazzuril paint, so it won't be a problem to have the color you want in a spray can. I would do it if I didn't have an airbrush. On the airbrush, there is an excellent topic here on the forum about it, it's on the general section. I use a simple Badger 350 single action to paint bodies. Only use the dual action to paint small parts, and things like engine blocks. If you get the airbrush, and decide to shoot automotive synthetic enamel paint, be sure to dilute it with Sherwin Williams Redutor Para esmalte Sintético 410. It will greatly improve the gloss, and reduce the drying time, as it will also make the paint a lot more resistant than when using regular 2750 or 3020 enamel thinner. Yes, I have a classic car. Two of them. A '74 Galaxie 500 in factory color Libra Gold, and a '82 Ford Landau, with factory paint, upholstery, vinyl roof, and low kms. The '74 has a hopped up 292, with a Isky cam, a four barrel Autolite 4100, and imported big valve heads.

Now this is getting me hungry. I want Pepperoni pizza, and some costela com aipim. Afterwards I'll have a maracujá ice cream. Want a Brahma Chopp with my food, please.

I like it. Built two of those Chevrolets. Always loved them. The original engine on the kit is the first Chevy six with full pressure oiling system. My grandfather was a die-hard Chevy guy. His favorite was the '51 Fleetline Deluxe. He had a dozen of those cars. He always would yank the stock engine and replace it with e '53 and newer Chevy six, that would last a lot longer with his lead foot. My grandad was not alone on going fast, at the time in Rio de Janeiro, everyone was into going faster than they should. His last one had a 261, with a custom intake manifold, and Webber carburetors. Since Duplicolor primer is not available in Brasil, try the Colorgin or Lukscolor white primer I told you about on the post about '40 Ford. It will protect the plastic.

Yes, it's the seagull (Chaika) but not a ZIL. Chaikas were made by GAZ. The one you are talking about is the GAZ Chaika 13. it's successor is the GAZ Chaika 14, that I think to be extremely handsome. Very beautiful car. The car I dream about owning in 1:1 scale is the GAZ M21 Volga. IST is offering a 1:24 scale model of her. Can't wait to get one. The GAz Chaika 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoYKnqutLSQ The GAZ M21 Volga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gHGIY1Q-yU Another great IST model, this time in 1:18 scale is the VAZ-2101. I have one in red. Have a real soft spot for Ladas, as I had a VAZ-2104. It's the car I owned I retreat the most having sold.

I like Chevrolet and Ford, and had Chevrolet products in my garage. That being said, I don't like the kind of car the Corvette is, and don't like the kind of car the Ford GT is. Nor I liked the original Ford GT 40, or the Cobra. I like full size sedans, with lot's of chrome, white line tires, steel wheels, separate frames, V8 engines, rear wheel drive. Galaxies, Impalas, Caprices, Crown Victorias, Fairlanes, Bel Airs, and so on. Big heavy cars. Newer cars are just not my cup of tea. I would drive a 1940 Ford 85 hp V8 all day long instead of a 2018 Mustang. If car makers depended on me, ALL would go out of business in a hurry as I will never, ever buy a now car. That, or they would have to bring back what they were building say in 1966, bias ply tires drum brakes and all. The most important: zero computers. There is a YouTube video of a lady that bought new a '57 Chevrolet Bel Air, and still drives it. The car is in great shape and serves her well, so no need for a new car. I'm like her. Zero need for a new car, or for a sports car. Even tough I like Chevrolet cars, I like Fords better. No lap time, or no hp contest will never change that because I couldn't care less about that. I don't claim Fords are better. Fords are better FOR ME. If Chevrolet is better FOR YOU (you feel good in one, you are proud of it) then, by all means drive your Chevy. Let's go to a cruise night, and have a beer. The FoMoCo is strong in me yes, but the vintage FoMoCo. The Flatheds, the Y-Blocks, the FoMoCo with a carburetor, points, condenser, and chrome. Real chrome plated metal.

Not a problem at all. On Facebook I tend to avoid completely the Brazilian groups about 1:1 classic cars, as the owners are of the know-it-all kind, and those groups tend to be massive lying contests. You living in Brasil, you know what I mean. The guys with a little more cash, just enough to have a classic car, tend to think they are rich, and superior to everybody else. They don't like to recognize others for anything if his or hers political view is different from theirs. If someone like that does something they like, they just lie, and or adulterate pictures to hide the true author. I use to call them pobres de direita, coxinhas ou recalcados. On the '40 Ford, the paint I used was automotive synthetic enamel, from Lazzuril, custom mixed, and applied with airbrush. Yes, I use a primer to seal the plastic from the automotive paint. It's usually spray by Lukscolor, or Colorgin. It's their white primer for luminous paint, that is designed to protect Styrofoam.

Have a couple of this model Vaz-2121 Niva. One is red, and the other is light blue like yours. Also have many others. All very well detailed. A few: GAZ-3102 Volga, with four opening doors, plus opening hood and trunk. 1:43 VAZ-2105, with four opening doors, hood and trunk. 1:43 Moskvich 408 Moscow Taxi, with opening hood. 1:43 Moskvich 427 Avtoexport edition, with opening hood. 1:43 VAZ- 2101 rally car, Avtoexport edition. 1:43 VAZ-2102 with opening doors, hood, and a very fine roof rack. 1:43 And many, many other Soviet models. In fact 99% of my die cast cars are Soviet models, and actually made in CCCP

I'm the "manufacturer"... Well, the builder if you will. The manufacturer is Revell. It's not a die cast it's a built model kit. Not saying it was you Thomas, but someone downloaded the picture, probably from Facebook, and messed it up where I put my water mark. I wish people weren't so dishonest. I have no problem with one saving one of my pictures, but I do have a problem when they modify it, and repost somewhere else without I having a clue of where and why. I really want to know where your friend found the picture. Here is the original, and a few more: 1940 Ford Business Coupe V8 by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford Business Coupe V8 by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford Business Coupe V8 by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

Of course, all brand new, mint

OK, time to post something dude!! We're all curious around here