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VERY nice. Super realistic pair.

I like it a lot. Can't go wrong with Cragars. Needs a bit of foil on the A pillars.

There is no competition here, the AMT kit has the most accurate body, and represents the top of the line Fairlane 500 Club Victoria. Built both kits, and the AMT chassis only needs some love to look cool. Being addicted to the 1957 Ford cars I built multiples of both. The Revell frame can be used under the AMT body and interior. The wheelbase difference is almost zero in model form. On real 1:1 cars it was 2 inches. Fairlane Series was longer, 118 X 116 inches. AMT '57: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Club Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Stock AMT chassis: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Club Victoria by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Revell '57 Ford: 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Stock Revell chassis: 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

Thanks a lot for the feedback guys. I'm not into die casts, but this one I just had to have. I have a thing for Mavericks. Don't even loose your time with Salvat. Their customer support is non existent. I just got the car because it's for sale at newsstands as part of a "Dream Car Collection" they launched, and don't even have on their website!!!! Three cars were released so far. The 1969 Chevrolet Opala 2500 was the first (got one): 1969 Chevrolet Opala 2500 by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Also added the foil, and the white line tires. The 1961 VW Beetle was the second (not even if it were for free. Can't stand those things) And now, the Maverick is third. If you really want one I would go to e-Bay, choose Brasil as country, or go straight to the Brazilian e-Bay site http://www.mercadolivre.com.br/ and would look for "Maverick Salvat 1:24 carros de sonho". The ones for sale online will pop. Just have to find a seller who ships overseas. To ask the seller if he or she shipps overseas, if he accepts pay pal, and to know the shipping, just ask " você envia para os Estados Unidos? Quanto ficaria o valor do frete? Aceita Paypall? If you need some more help with Portuguese, call me inbox, that I'll gladly give you a hand.

On the newsstands they are selling for 99,90 Reais, what is way cheaper than what we pay for a model kit here. Ford example, the Revell '48 Ford Police Coupe costs about 160,00 Reais. On e-bay, people are selling them for a profit, and the cost is about 150 Reais.

Salvat is not releasing much info on those. The first car was a '69 Chevrolet Opala 2500 (Good old GM four), second car was the 1961 Beetle, and now the Maverick. It looks like they will be building the Puma, the Gt Malzoni, the Karmann Guia, the Dodges, and Galaxies sold here also. I have no info on pick up trucks.

yup.

I'm a AMT guy all the way. Revell produces some nice kits, but I have a thing for AMT's simplicity. 1940 Ford Deluxe Business Coupe. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr The AMT '40 builds into a decent looking model, reasonably accurate, and it's hassle free as the parts count is low, like I personally like (and that is a problem for other modelers). The major defect I see on the AMT Ford, I think is the scale problem with tires, wheels, and trim rings. Have the Revell '40 unbuilt, and plan on getting to it latter this year. Having built the Revell '48 Sedan Coupe, I predict a trouble free, yet more complicated build, and a very nice looking finished model. If accuracy is what you want, get the Revell '40, mostly for the correct tires and wheels.

Thanks!! Yes it is. Only in 1977 Ford started using the but ugly "Grabber" hood with the fake air intakes. Hate that hood.

This one is a reworked die cast. Salvat Editing Company is releasing a series of Brazilian cars in 1:24 scale (closer to 1:25 scale actually) and I got the Maverick, and now I'm waiting for the Galaxies. The model comes with some ugly, way too small generic radial type tires, trim painted in silver, and no interior trim paint, and missing the factory tach. Also, the model comes with two mirrors (the car came from the factory with one) and with a totally non stock dual exhaust. Redid all the trim with foil, did all the interior brightwork, added the factory tachometer, replaced the exhaust by the stock style single exit, and replaced the tires with some correct bias ply from AMT. Ford here used both, Firestone Wide Ovals, and Good Year Polyglass, so it's all stock now. I just didn't remove the passenger side rear view mirror as I would have to touch up the paint, and this tome of orange is a pain to mix at home... The way it came: Ford Maverick GT 1974 (before) by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Ford Maverick GT 1974 (before) by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Ford Maverick GT 1974 (before) by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Now: Ford Maverick GT 1974 (after) by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Ford Maverick GT 1974 (after) by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Ford Maverick GT 1974 (after) by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Ford Maverick GT 1974 (after) by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Ford Maverick GT 1974 (after) by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

The car looks very clean and nicely done. Don't like the wheels tough. Needs a bit of foil on the windshield columns.

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Thanks guys.

I know the AMT 2+2 is not the same year. Just used it to say the Japanese kit is not bad. AMT advertised a 2+2 that were not a 2+2. I wish Lindberg had done a job as good as Hasegawa in cloning a kit. Their '40 Ford coupe is terrible, and is a direct copy of the AMT '40 Ford.

Built this two '40 Fords 24 years apart from each other. The first one, with the wrong white interior, and yellow licence plates, was built back in 1993 when I was 16 years old. Used a restored car as my research source, and it had a non stock interior, and dual exhaust. Also used sand paper to make more "realistic" and wrong running boards... Also, the model was painted with a spray can. Not Tamiya or anything of the sort. It was just a cheap black enamel used to paint household stuff, it was all I could afford. The second Ford I built this year, from a sedan delivery and some coupe parts I had in the parts box, a restoration, more or less, but it's all AMT '40 Ford with the exception of the tires that are cast in rubber with a resin whitewall. This new model was also painted with enamel, but of automotive grade, and airbrushed. Looking at them I got to conclude my skill level is more or less the same it was back in 1993. I don't know if its a good thing... 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford X 1940 Ford. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

It look quite accurate. better than the AMT attempt at at 2+2 with a way too long of a body. Great color, and very clean build. Have to be careful with the Molotow pens. Mine is now only on use in interior detail, and touching up chrome parts where they were attached to the tree. Slight handling ruins the chrome effect.

Very well done!! Loved the "killer" battery.

This car looks odd in flat black. Not a problem with the build, I guess I'm used to look at it as the Smoothster and painted in yellow. I have in the stash the Testors kit the Lindberg came from, and I look at the car in yellow every day on the box side.

Thanks gentlemen!!!

Being owned by seven cats is no easy task when it comes to paint a model. Usually I'm very careful about getting cats hairs in the paint. This model is the proof of what would happen if I weren't...

I think so. Probably I could had done a fine tuning sanding the sides of the hood a bit, but I was not in the mood to make a nice looking Frankenstein.

It leaks all of that, and even blinker fluid. Thanks!! Once in a while I do something like that. Last year I built a '57 Fairlane all beaten up in a couple of days. Pure fun, like we had in the day care days.

You guys are kidding right? I slammed this thing together in a few hours from parts from multiple kits. I gave all parts a base coat of model master gloss black acrylic with a brush, as al parts were different colors. Then I gave the parts multiple washes with dark brown craft acrylic mixed with reddish brown craft acrylic. Between the washes I used a piece of cloth to wipe the body a little, and to create a color variation effect. I did it so fast, and without any care, that there are multiple cats hairs stuck to the paint...

Very, very well done!!

This one was built 100% from parts I had laying around. AMT body, Lindberg fenders, AMT frame (broken in three pieces and super glued together) and steel wheels from at least 04 different kits (AMT '40 Ford, AMT '57 Ford, '56 Ford, and AMT '62 Catalina) Radiator I think it's from the AMT '41 Woodie. Engine is a mix of Lindberg and AMT parts. Get all of them together and built this in about three hours. It's ugly, and badly done, but hey, the four wheels spin!!!!! All paint is brush done. 1940 Ford barn find. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford barn find. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford barn find. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1940 Ford barn find. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr