1960 Ranchero

[THarrison351]

So, once again I find myself in Canada for an indeterminate length of time for my aircraft company trying to get a new aircraft ready for first flight. I usually just purchase some kits and browse the hobby stores. Well, I found this interesting and really cheap diecast at Walmart that just needed some detailing to make it look a little better on the shelf. A quick trip to Michael's with a discount coupon and a deluxe box of acrylic paints made this little ute much more presentable.

 (Not My Picture, Something I found on the Net)(Not My Picture, Something I found on the Net)

It's not prototypically correct under the hood, but, for 12 bucks, who cares? To go from a solid mass of black plastic to something that looks like a six cylinder engine was pretty easy. I also didn't realize how much more green the color was when I was trying to match the under hood color. In normal light it looks much closer to the body color. Also, a little black-wash for the grill and some silver for the back of the headlights.

(Not My Picture, Something I found on the Net)

Interior was also a solid black mass of plastic with a chrome steering wheel and an instrument panel sticker. Try to find an original 1960 Ranchero with this diecast's upholstery pattern on the net, or any 1960 Ranchero with an original style interior. There's one, the one the new AMT kit based on Ohio George Montgomery won years ago. It has the special branded brown material. This diecast has a pleated material which looks like that in the brochure, so that is what I painted it to look like. 

 (Not my picture Found on the Net)

 

The other pictures

This was a fun thing to do without making a mess in my hotel room. Bare metal foil will come later, when I get home.

Edited February 6, 2018 by THarrison351
add the pictures back because of Photobucket's colapse

[CometMan]

Nice detail work on that Ranchero, Tim. It really does make it look alot better! As far as making a mess in your hotel room, I wonder if, technically speaking of course, driving a Lincoln into the swimming pool would be considered making a mess in the room?!

[THarrison351]

Well, not in the room technically.

[ChrisBcritter]

Only if you backed it all the way into the room first to get a running start at the pool.

Nice model nonetheless! What's the diameter of the wheel rims?

Edited October 26, 2016 by ChrisBcritter

[1930fordpickup]

This is cool, I like it. 

 

[vintagercr]

I have two those.  One that colour and I found a red one.  Love those Rancheros

[Geno]

I like it, I need to get one.

[Tom Geiger]

Nice detail work on that Ranchero, Tim. It really does make it look alot better! As far as making a mess in your hotel room, I wonder if, technically speaking of course, driving a Lincoln into the swimming pool would be considered making a mess in the room?!

There is NNL lore about spray painting in hotel bathrooms the night before the show!  

I haven't seen this diecast yet, curious to see how it scales out against the AMT kit.  

[Snake45]

That's pretty cool, especially the color. I'm gonna keep my eye open for one of these! Would look very cool next to my cheap diecast Nassau Blue '65 El Camino.

[Jmaracing]

Very nice!!