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Thanks. No I didn't. I was concentrated on building the convertible, and this one was being build as s side project.

I would drive home the '59.

Tamiya, please, please do a 1957 Ford kit, a Fairlane 500 Town Sedan with four opening doors!! That would be MY Holly Grail build. Would paint her Inca Gold and Colonial White... What a dream she would be!!! Now on the Marcedes, I had the kit on hands. Friend of mine is building it. The body is just the best ever done of that car. Period. Maybe because of that, some details like the front pillars are so fragile. Also, the engine has to sit on the exact place. A tiny miss alignment, or even too much paint will cause the hood not to close. There is just one thing about Tamiya models I don't like. Their wheels have a unreal looking lip on the inside, to avoid the tire to goo too far. I have their Mustang GT still unbuilt, and when I do build it, I plan to sand that lip away. I'm lucky, the Mustang Tamiya decided to model is my favorite, the '95.

It's so beautiful it almost makes me to like Mopars.

This one was done in Manson Maroon, a stock FoMoCo color for 1947/1948 1947 Ford Sedan Coupe Super Deluxe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Stock interior, stock suspension, but some period bolt on power under the hood. 1947 Ford Sedan Coupe Super Deluxe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

Sometimes it's a great way to relax between builds that you know will be demanding. Even tough the kit may not be rare, there is a great sense of satisfaction on just saving something from the bin. Less plastic on the trash!! Our hobby can be very ecological 1964 Impala Restored. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1964 Impala Restored. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Restoration Project by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Poncho by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

LOL!!! This one was Guthmillered for sure!!! Talk about a second chance in life!!

Thanks again guys. Kerry, Donald, Bruce, Steve, and Karl, thanks a lot my friends. Almost fell from the chair reading this. Thank you!!

Love the Lincoln!!!

Nicely done, don't care about the non stock wheels tough.

Nice looking Cinquecento.

I'm very sorry about your wife Dominik. Hope you are feeling better now. Time heals it all, as they say, but the feelings, they stay.

Thanks gentlemen!!!!

Yep, my kit came with no chrome, missing tires, and missing the tops. The body was painted green and had the fender trim sanded off. I also have the '98 edition of the kit, (Monogram pro modeler) that was sealed until about two weeks ago. That one has no hot rod parts, and mine came missing the glass, and the tops. Thank God the incomplete kit came with glass. if I can find another i'll buy it. I would like to have a complete kit for my stash. When I build a kit, I always have another of the same for when my skills improve.

Yep, I agree with your idea. Even in the present configuration it still looks good. Way better than that tiny red plastic toy next to it. You got lucky nobody did a "chop job" on the roof. That would be hard to fix.

Thanks guys. This one was a side project, kind of a "while the glue and paint sets" during the build of the convertible. I can't believe it!! you have no idea how much I looked for one of those kits, just to find parts of one inside a spares box. The guy that sold me the spares box could had included the top, and boot, what would had saved me some cash...

As I was building the '48 Ford Convertible, I had to get a donor kit for the chrome. Well, I decided to buy a Revell Police Coupe kit, as all the chrome I needed would be there. Practically the same day, I got a Custom Coupe kit from my cousin, that wants a Y-Block powered drag car. Seeing the two kits, I had an idea. Using the stock Ford Sedan Coupe body, and the custom coupe interior/suspensions, to build a hot rod Ford "sans" the butchered roof, and with all the trim. A third kit got involved. I believe it's the Revell 1940 Ford Standard with hot rodding parts??? You guys that have one, please take a look at the engine of my Ford and tell me if it is from that kit. Some time ago I bought a box full of parts out of ebay, and found all the parts of a flathead hot rod engine inside, along with all sorts of tires, many Tamiya Bug parts, a 90% complete '55 Chevy truck, and not one, but four AMT 1964 Chevy Impala Firewalls. Since the little V8 had a very interesting pair of heads, and a tri power intake, with a head matching air cleaner, (modern Flathead rodding parts) I decided to use this engine on my Hot Rod instead of the two carburetor engine from the Custom Coupe kit. The only parts missing were the hubcaps. The ones from the Police Coupe went to the convertible. The Custom Coupe doesn't have the stock dog dish hubcaps. So, I made a set in resin, and "chrome plated" them with the always trusty Molotow pen. Painted the interior with the same paint I had used to finish my cousin's Custom Coupe. And now, I think I have to buy him another kit to build as the drag car he wants, as I have the butchered body, and a stock chassis remaining... Anyway, here is the result: The Ford Hot Rod I would build in 1:1 scale. All Ford, and with the flattie!!! 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Hot Rod by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

That one was a real hit. Evan tough one rationally tries to be prepared for it, when it actually happens it's always very hard. Only met Harry by messages, and e-mails, but I always felt he was a friend. Here I am in South America, with tears on my eyes over a guy I never met in person, and somehow this fact seems to be very small compared with what not only me, but we all lost. I will never, ever build another kit without remembering of Harry at least once. The last comment he made on a build I did was saying it was perfect. Oh harry, thank you very much.

Thanks gentlemen!!! Very appreciated!!!

Just finished. Took some indoor pictures as the sun is not going to shine around here for a while... Forecast is rain. Anyway, this little car is somewhat of a Frankenstein. Started with a incomplete kit, whose body was already painted green. The plastic was crazed a good bit, and the trim on the fenders had being sanded off. The incomplete kit was missing the tires, all the chrome, and the tops (up top, and boot) Started restoring the body, and came across a second kit, a complete built up. Kind of a glue bomb, but still looked OK. Along with it came the up top. The boot was glued to the car with white glue. My first idea was to take all the chrome from the built up, but didn't have courage to take it apart. So, I bought a '48 Sedan Coupe kit to source the chrome. I took the original 1998 tires from the built up (with the Good Year name) and replaced them by the no name tires that came with the Police Coupe kit. Combining parts from three kits, I finally built the last '48 Ford missing from my collection. She now sits with the Sedan Coupe Super deluxe, and Station Wagon on my shelf. Many of you may remember a Custom Coupe I built last month. Well, that kit is not mine, I built it for my cousin, and is no longer with me. Well, enough talking. Here are some indoor pictures. I hope to take some outdoor pictures when possible. Hope you guys like her!!! 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Ragtop. by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr And finally, the trim rings I had forgotten. 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford Convertible Club Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

Great work on this kit. It shows how nice the bodies on the old annuals were. The color is very close to surf foam blue, and it suits the car pretty well. The 1960 Ford is the widest car produced in 1960, but it's so well designed, and proportioned you can hardly notice that. FORD 4 EVER!!!

WOW!!! It looks great!! And this kit is very hard to make to look that good. Is the color Tamiya pear green?

What a nice replica. Great color, and super nice workmanship. Not to mention you are one of the few that painted the front splash pan the correct color, and not body color.

Biff's car is a '46. Mine is a '48. Close, but not the same smell

OK gentlemen. Most of the stuff is painted. I guess the only things left to do is foiling, and painting the air ducts on the heater box. Talking about heater box, it is painted the correct metallic beige/light brown, along with the emergency brake on the dash, and the steering column. On all 1948 Fords the steering wheels is light gray, so, no news there. 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Here is the detailed radiator grille: 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Dash, still missing the "glass" on the speedo, and clock: 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Windshield, with the sun visors: 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Radiator, battery and hoses: 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Front and rear seats: 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Interior side panels, still missing the foil chrome trim. 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr My home made top boot: 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Kit top boot: 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Engine (not glued on yet): 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Frame: 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr The up top: 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr And the wheels with the white decorative trim painted on: 1948 Ford ragtop WIP by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr It's a pity the kit doesn't include trim rings...