Chopped/customized 53 Ford Hardtop

[DumpyDan]

I will be waiting

[Ferbz]

Ok, after lots of sanding and prepping(again)and coming up with a color scheme, the 53 body is now repainted! A simpler two tone paintjob of White Pearl and Lime metallic replaces that botched up tri-tone panel idea I initially tried. Some of the bodywork swelled a little after applying the white pearl, unfortunately. Maybe I should have sprayed a sealer over the final primer coat. Anybody use sealers for this reason? I've never had this happen before but it could be that I sprayed 'hotter' Duplicolor lacquer over Testors lacquer. Luckily, because the paint is a light color, much of the swelling cant be seen unless you look REALLY close  

While I wait for the clear coat to harden before I do the wet sand/polish thing, I've been busy with the interior which is almost finished. This will be a curbside so I wont have any engine/chassis detail. I have to say, I'm really happy with the new direction this project is going and I'm glad I'm turning it around. It's quite a sinking feeling when a lot of custom bodywork gets jacked when a paintjob goes awry. I do believe sometimes you have to experiment and take some chances or you'll rarely learn/do something new or different.

These pics are just some quick shots of how it's been progressing. The lighting is not very good as the white pearl looks washed out but consider it a sneak peek before I post it in it's finished state. This will be the first model car I'll have built in over 10yrs so I'm pretty excited about it! Thanks everyone for the encouragement in my initial post! 

[James2]

Looking very nice. 

[Speedfreak]

Lookin' great Ferby! Love that color combo, and , the interior looks very nice. These cars look great customized.