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Built this '57 Custom Tudor as a factory E-Code car. Nice sleeper color, gunmetal gray, and just a little stance adjustment (read it as a little bit lowered) Hope you guys like it 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Tudor E Code by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Tudor E Code by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr

WOW, that is gorgeous.

I'm really loving to see those cars getting out of the woodwork, and being displayed once again, so to speak. Really like this one as it's stock. I found some pictures of her while googling after built kits. The customs built by James are works of art as well. By the way, Thanks James for the box pictures!! Now a thing I've noticed: There are way more convertibles built than coupes. Yes, the coupe has some problems, like the quarter windows being too small, and little details like that, but the car built by Clifford (the black coupe with flames!!) proves the kit can be a quite cool piece. I have a soft spot for this kit, as it was one of the very first three kits I built. If that is not cool, I don't know what is...

35 years ago or not, that coupe is a master's work. When you built it I was three years old!! Super well done Clifford!!!

That looks in need of some TLC. The kind of model I would love to fix.

Forgotten but roadworthy. I like that.

That made my day. Just great.

Your paint is great, that is for sure.

I foiled a '58 Impala and only could use the rest to foil a '57 Ford Custom. I've seen guys to foil three cars (big full of chrome cars) with one sheet, but never could do it. Soo... I usually foil two cars if I'm careful when cutting the foil from the sheet. If not... Well, you got the picture. Specially now, that you are learning how to do it, don't try to save foil. Don't be afraid of peeling off foil from the car (if the result didn't get as nice as you wanted) and redoing the job. Also remember of using a new fresh blade. Trying to save on blades will ruin your foiling.

100% agree. On a plane, form follows function alright. On a car, form follows whatever the manufacturer thinks will make it sell more. If the tendency is having a big hole on the front and headlights that go to the windshield, it is the way it will look, for no other reason than making it to sell more.

I heard GM wanted to give the '55 a more "euro" look, and loosely based the '55 grille into the ones used by Ferrari. For '56 they clearly departed from that.

After seeing this, I'm thinking about lowering the four corners of my own custom '49 Ford build.

Your passenger will get hearing problems soon Great color, and I loved the Hudson engine under the hood.

What a great detailing and paint!!! Specially loved the color. I guess I'm in the minority, as I really like Mustang IIs

Yep, I'll agree with the crowd. It looks great, with a clean sharp assembly.

The stance and paint look great. Have you tried foiling? Foiled or not, I loved it!!

Muito bem vindo Wilson. Posta ai as suas montagens!! Já estou no forum aqui faz tempo, e a esmagadora maioria dos caras é super gente fina.

Just a few more 1940 Ford Flathead (AMT): While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1949 Ford Flathead (AMT): While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr

What to do while the paint dries... I put together the engines I'm not using!! I do so in the same way I build the entire cars: Don't worry about adding extra stuff on most cases, just use the parts supplied. Only add some spark plug wires (not always) and a eventual fuel line (even more rare). Here are some of them: Chevy six from the AMT Fleetline kit: While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr Buick nailhead from the AMT '40 Ford kit: While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr Ford FE from the AMT '32 Ford Vicky kit: While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr Cadillac V8 from the AMT '49 Ford kit: While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr Cadillac V8 from the Monogram '29 Ford Old genuine Iron RPU kit: While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr While the paint dries... by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr

I'm not a automotive or aircraft engineer, but even I with all my lack of knowledge know that comparing a car to a airplane is not only silly, but also biased. Silly silly comparison. What a shame...

Yes, that's true. Another proof you can't compare the aircraft cooling with the next door neighbor car's: If an airplane has a air cooled engine, like a La-5 or La-7, for example, it's not necessary to have a fan to force air trough the engine, the airflow from the propeller will do that. On a air cooled car, you have to have a fan forcing air trough the engine. Take a look at any VW Beetle. The closest thing on four wheels to a airplane is a race specific car. The other detail: The car grilles are designed to complete the styling of the car, and not with specific purpose of being just what the engine cooling needs. How would you explain a grille on the REAR bumper, without any duct arriving at it, just there for (poor) aesthetic reasons?

Yes, really. Non laminar flow is only true on the case of extreme maneuvers. In regular flight it is pretty laminar as it leaves the propeller. The propeller makes sure of that. Cars don't require extreme openings, but for sure bigger than the ones on a airplane. Try to make a P-51 idle for an hour without the airflow of the propeller. The thing will melt. Airplanes can't be used to justify the size of a grille on a car. The requirements are so different it's like comparing a jet fighter to a piston fighter. On cars, there is a minimum size calculated by the engineer, and the actual size will be equal or BIGGER than that, and it depends on who is responsible for the styling. Airplanes didn't have a stylist, they were all the work of engineers, thus the air intakes being exactly what was required, no bigger, no smaller. There is also called safety coefficient. That makes sure the actual cooling capacity of a car is higher than it needs to be. I don't like the looks of modern cars, never did, and I'm not saying the grilles are cool.

Well, you can't compare airplanes to cars. A airplane will never get stuck in the traffic, or wait for a signal to open. The airplane's prop will generate a super fast laminar airflow trough the radiators and oil coolers, that and the fact the air is super cool at high altitudes will help the cooling a lot. cars will depend of the electric or mechanical fans to force, or suck air trough the radiator.

This 1957 Bel Air is weathered to replicate a car that was used in a specific region of my state (cities of Blumenau, Pomerode, Indaila, etc), where the dirt roads of the time were very "baby pooish" in color, and the cars soon got the same color underside. This Chevy was built to replicate a car maybe 14 or 15 years old. 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Restored Model Kit by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr

Used 1957 Ford with the underside covered in typical '50s and '60s grime, when the roads were mostly dirt with only a few being paved. 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr You can see this Ford got new tires in the recent past, and some of the exhaust was replaced maybe a year or a little more ago.