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Hello again new build on the bench,haven't built anything ford in awhile,so dug this out of the pile a couple weeks ago. Color is Scalefinishes Calypso Coral with a couple coats of Splash Paints clear,decided to do most of my BMF on the body and paint the marker lights first then clearcoat over top. Decided i wanted to go with a look of a car that's been driven spring to fall over the years, so i painted the chassis Tamiya Flat Brown and various Vallejo colors. Used some Fireball tires decals to represent replaced tires,due to some "Accidental acceleration Incidents' ,over the years😬 i also added wheel weights and valve stems but the camera is not picking them up. Engine is painted for some reason the camera makes it look all shiny but it's not,i used heater hose for the spark plug boots i had to stretch them a little to fit over the molded ones on the valve covers. I tried a new technique for doing the woodgrain,i used Testors Sand paint as the base,followed by Brown Tamiya Panel wash,then Tamiya Clear Yellow,the speedometer deals are from an old Last detail sheet.I also added some P/E keys as usual I heat stained the exhaust and added a light wash of Tamiya Black panel wash on the engine for a little dirty look
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http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_partsdrawings_links.htm A gold mine of reference material on flathead Ford V-8s and chassis parts. -
The ancient Monogram Green Hornet kit, a show car fashioned after the Grasshopper, became one of my favorite kits when it was reissued many years ago. We don't know why Monogram didn't simply call it "The Grasshopper" since it would have been more recognizable to that generation of builders. There has to be a story! Anyway... I didn't build the above model. I saw it sitting on a dealers table at a show many years ago. It was built by Tom Trementano of the Liars Club in New York. It's a clean box stock build and I couldn't grab it quick enough for the $8 asking price. I got it home and saw great possibilities. Like the original Grasshopper, the body comes off the chassis revealing a very cool, but simple, assembly that could be used under nearly any Ford body of the 1920s through 1934 era. The kit is 1/24 scale, but the chassis seems to fit everything. The car was a '23 T roadster with an Oldsmobile 461 blown engine. And here's the original Grasshopper. Note that the original car didn't have the fenders or headlights found in the kit. I am not a fan of the single seat with the fuel tank sitting in the passenger area. I have added a passenger seat in my builds. I understand the car is long gone, but someone has built a 1:1 replica. And here's the hobby shop display base that Monogram sent out back in the day! So I started to play and I was amazed at how well it fit onto bodies in my junk box... I believe this was an old AMT Model A. Although a Model T is narrower than the later models, the fact that the chassis is 1/24 scale plays well with the fender spacing on 1/25 scale bodies. An old Model T Phaeton And one I just fell in love with... The old AMT '29 Ford pickup just looks sinister on this chassis. The next post will go into some more build ideas!
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Looking for a scanned copy of the decals from the Lindberg "Mind Blower" roadster kit. Was one of my first kits as a kid, rebuilding for fun and nostalgia. I don't have the original decals and would have to scan and reprint them if I did. Hence, I am looking for a scan or copy of the decal. Thanks! (I found a photo below, not clear enough to reproduce. Shown for reference).
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According to the kit box introduction, model year 1948 represents the last year of the body style that Ford had debuted in 1941. It also marked the end of an era. The protruding fenders would soon give way to a new lower, slab sided look in car design. The kit is Revell-Monogram´s ProModeler series released in 1998. This was one of the highest quality kits I have built. Exterior color is custom made metallic brown over gold base, which results in the slight candy effect. The kit allows to build either stock or street rod versions, I chose to build it stock out of the box.
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This is what I wanted when the kit first came out. Glad they finally added the stripes. Not a bad kit. Pretty easy to build, but I did have a lot of trouble with that front end and the stripes. That front end is just a hair too wide for the body; as you can see. The rear can be a little tricky too, but if you get it just right it should slide right into place no problem. SAM_1881 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1882 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
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Been looking for one of these at a good price for a long time. I passed on getting one of these when it was first released and the prices just kept climbing on them. I finally found one at a steal on eBay! It's not a bad kit, but I feel like they could have done a bit better. SAM_1860 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1861 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1862 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1863 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1864 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
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I've been looking for one of these at a good price for quite some time too. I just wanted an example for my collection, but like the Mustang I passed on getting one the first time around and prices got high. I found this one for a steal on eBay as well. It's a really nice kit and very well done. No engine pics because the paint on the hood was chipping off from opening and I didn't feel like touching it up again. SAM_1865 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1866 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1867 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1868 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
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I'm a big fan of '70's custom vans. Last year I bought a box of scraps and inside was this Ford 4X4 glue bomb. It was a great opportunity to build one. I still need to make a pair of rear view mirrors, a whip antenna and I want to put a skid plate under the front bumper. It was a simple kit so I just disassembled it, cleaned it up repainted and reassembled it. The mural is printed on vinyl and oversprayed with an airbrush to blend it in, the sides are relatively flat so they blend in well and on radiuses pieces I used paint. The engine and interior are there but really nothing exciting. I weathered the exterior a bit because I imagine hell as being a bit dirty.
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Background: A cracking looking WRC car, in a fantastic livery, from the best (in my opinion) era of rallying. And it's McRae. The only thing it really lacks is a championship, and a re-release from Tamiya to stop those prices spiralling further out of control. Pros: Usual high Tamiya quality of moulding. Lots and lots of detail - for example moulded parts of bits of the engine to sit under the bonnet vents, and a jack and wheel nut spanner in the interior. Driver co-driver figures included too. All fits together perfectly and easily except one thing, as below. Cons: The rear windows are a bit tricky. They fit perfectly into their holes, but there's nothing to hold them there. If you're averse to decalling and curved masking, there's a lot of the former (over 100 decals) over some tricky multi-direction surfaces, and some of the latter for that rear blue area. I'd also have preferred the Telefonica/Movistar decal over the roof-rear wing to be on-transparent and spray the blue myself. Verdict: Fantastic, albeit a lot of work, even for a rally car. Build notes: Built over the course of 6 weeks in June-August 2024. I added some seatbelts, a microphone each for the driver and co-driver, some photoetch bonnet and boot pins, the curving pipes behind the x-member behind the front grille, air valves in each wheel and two aerials made from flower-arranging wire. There's really nothing else it needs that you don't already get. The only change I made to the kit was to use the second door mirror on the co-driver's side. It's in the kit but this car at the Monte Carlo didn't have it. However I dislike asymmety, so on it went. 5 or 6 of the decals split into two or three pieces as they came from the backing sheet - certainly due to age. I managed to rescue them all (well, nearly) with some care and luck.
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This is the Davey Allison snap tite all done
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Hello y’all, this is another build it’s a no.28 havoline ford t bird nascar it’s a snap tite. Sorry I did not post pics when I got it, but here it is now. So I put the stickers that the kit came with on it and this is my (1st) coat of floor shine. Well today is another coat on the car, later I’ll be doing the chassis and the frame that’s the update for today!hey guys this is the final update before the under glass. Primed and then painted rustoleum black on the wheels,did both sides of the seat testors black. sprayed the engine block rustoleum blackthen painted testors on the pulley/fan and the steering wheel testors also.with sharpie painted hubs on the axle, then I put a STP decal on the dashfinally, I put the body on the chassis and it looks good! Pics in under glass tomorrow
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I got this kit mainly because I liked the look of it on the box art. Though I didn't know the hood gap would be that much. Makes for an odd looking truck. The kit isn't that bad, but it's not great either. It went together surprisingly well. Painting it was probably the hardest part. I still don't understand why there was no decal for the FORD on the back of the truck or why there are no inside walls for the truck bed. Makes it look kinda stupid. Still, it came out looking OK. SAM_1674 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1675 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1676 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
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This is my latest build, the Revell 37 Ford Pickup converted to tow truck. the conversion is the bed (on a shortened bed floor), Crane, Frame with lights and rear wheel arches. all designed and 3d printed by yours truly. the only downside was some fitting issued of the hood that left a not so nice gap but "tis what it is", Hope you like it!
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Hello everyone, now the time has come. After a long search, I have found a suitable kit to realize the Hoonitruck. The kit, of which again only a few parts are used. The hood is already marked. The outer pieces will go to the body and the middle part will be for opening. Then I already made a rear side part to the right length. That was the beginning, a lot will be done by 3D printing. Stay tuned.
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I always loved the body style of the 57 T-Birds and wanted to build an early street machine version of one. I built this using the AMT 57 Thunderbird kit. Paint is Tamiyas Yellow Pearl over Tamiyas white primer then coated with Testors Wet Coat. Mags and tires are parts box finds. New axles were made using weld wire to bring the wheels out to a correct position. The sneaker pipes are from AMT's 49 Ford. Taillights are from AMT's 56 Ford as are the traction bars. Windshield frame and headlight brows are from a vintage issue of the 57. Overall it was a fun build however, the windshield did not want to cooperate no matter what glass or frame I used.
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Moebius '72 F-250 plow truck. My first Moebius kit. I was pretty impressed with the detail and parts fit. Let me know what you all think
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Started to head a bit off track in the AMT 1936 Ford thread, so starting this one on the Monogram kit. If anyone wants to add in information on other issues of the Monogram 1936 Ford, please feel free to do so. Going by the instruction sheet this issue of the kit was offered in 1974, a convertible only version of an older 6 in 1 kit that builds a custom 1936 Ford. It does not come with stock wheels or engine. Replacing those items would appear to allow a factory stock car to be built from the kit. The instructions say the kit engine is a 1948 Mercury with a 3 carburetor set up. It can be built top up, or top down. The rumble seat appears to be designed to be movable allowing it to open and close. The Monogram and AMT kits build different convertible top vehicles. The Monogram kit builds a convertible or cabriolet, the AMT kit can be built as a roadster. The convertible was a higher end vehicle with roll up side windows for better protection from the elements. The Roadster has no side windows and uses a different windshield which includes wind deflectors on either side. The kit
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Saw one in the forum in this same color and knew I had to do another car in that color. This probably some of my best work. SAM_1465 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1466 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1467 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1468 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1469 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1470 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
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This is the new Revell kit. I really enjoyed the kit. It's not bad at all and is an improvement over the old kit, but it does have its issues. With the carb on the hood sits too high. With it off the shaker sits too low. I glued the shaker straight to the hood and took the carb off to fix the problem. I also had a bit of a problem with the front an rear end fit, but it came out looking good anyway. I love the new stripes and emblem decals. they look great! The red car is the old kit for comparison. SAM_1458 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1459 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1460 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1461 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1462 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1464 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
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Had the kit for a few weeks, but didn't have a chance to work on it much. Finally got it finished Tuesday night. The kit is great, but there's a few minor issues. Still it came out working great! Bought another one to paint in green after seeing the other 71 posted on here. I loved that color. SAM_1453 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1454 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1455 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1456 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
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THIS IS A RE-BOOT OF MY OLD THREAD. I first started work on this Galaxie in 2013. The thread for that can be seen here. I hit a problem with the body paint and put the kit back on the shelf… until now! Unfortunately, soon after I put the kit away, Image Shack started charging for their image hosting and all my pictures on that thread were lost! This is why I'm having to re-boot the thread. This kit has always had a special place in my memories. I built a Barris 'Cruisin USA' kit when I was a kid - it was one of my first models I ever build. It came out pretty well (by my standard of the day). I wish I had kept it, but many years down the line I have no idea what happened to that model (but I a few of the parts have turned up in my spare parts box!). I found a more recent re-issue of the Galaxie on eBay. It has been started and is missing the engine. I thought it would be great to do this kit again - only this time, I'd like to think I have a better set of building skills. My intention is to build a 'tough as nails' street machine with modern day 'real-world' upgrades. I'm thinking lowered suspension and monster V8, standard bodywork with simple de-badging and plenty of detail. The first area needing attention is the floor/chassis... Well, that's as much as I can add in one post. There are over 100 more pics chronicling the build right up to the body paint stage - where it all went wrong! I will try to get this thread up to the current stage by posting a batch of images at a time (as I find them). With a little encouragement from everyone out there I hope to rekindle my enthusiasm in this build and finish it off.
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Well that's a wrap. Very nice build, went together easily. Wasn't sure about the screw in interior and chassis but it was nice to easily secure the pieces together
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IMC is a defunct manufacturer, I never heard of them before I saw this in an estate collection. Knew it had to be rare, because I was also not familiar with the GTP J-car, and after reading what little history is online, see that it's the black sheep of GT-40 history. The original owner had broken off the body and chassis parts, and spray painted a pink tinted white, then thankfully put it away. For some weird reason, I had to resurrect and finish this. After stripping with brake fluid, painted the body with flat white paint, then gloss white. The instructions are odd, there are no part numbers, or color references. I had to re-evaluate how to assemble and paint sub assemblies, tack glued together the chassis, so I could take apart to assemble the suspension. I used Alclad, polished aluminum on the chassis, steel for the exhausts, chrome for the inner wheels. Testors magnesium metalizer for the wheel centers, but not rubbed. Best that I could tell, Ford painted the intake plenum gold, but I had to assume the block was blue. Since there is a texture, I assumed the pan had a coating. I need to improve my masking skills, and almost messed up the blue. grrrr I masked the number circle, instead of hoping the decal would work. Lucked out with the decals, they did not fall apart, and stuck with the use of the mild Microsol, but I used Solvaset at the end of the stripes. Since this is a box Stock build, and there is hardly any online reference to dispute inaccuracies, I applied the Shell and IMC decals to. The stripe was also much longer than the rocker panel, so I added to the engine bonnet. I whipped this out in about a week. Next is painting the body clear gloss, , glue on clear parts (lucky the tires did not melt on those parts).
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Hello I'm going to build this kit to mark the 60th anniversary of the model. I will take pictures and share my experiences as I build. I made an unboxing video where you can see the parts. Based on the 3in1 option, I'm not sure how I'm going to put it together. If you have already made this kit, please tell me what I need to pay attention to. Thank you.
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