55 Crown Victoria

[Maindrian Pace]

Interior looks terrific, a great preview for how the rest of the car will turn out.

[sdbos777]

Bare Metal Foil is done.  There is a lot of chrome on this thing.

[sdbos777]

The car is nearly complete.  I used the photo etch parts and they came out very nice.  I sprayed them with alclad 2 chrome, then red/white/blue enamel.  After all the emblems and foil were on I put on several coats of clear lacquer.  Up close it interfered with the alclad chrome - it's not as smooth or silver as before.  But unless you're looking through a magnifier it still reads as chrome and looks good.

Edited June 9, 2017 by sdbos777

[Lunajammer]

Whoa, you've really done something significant here. Looks good, your mom will love it.

[sdbos777]

Here is the finished product.  It came out very nice.  I must say that this model was extremely challenging, and it fought me every step of the way, right down to the last piece - the front bumper, which was twisted.  Even on one side, up or down on the other.  With no positive contact pin/hole connections I was left to try to work it out with super glue and epoxy.  There was a LOT of cleanup and fabrication work on this, given all the resin parts, and the usual mediocre quality of AMT kits.  In the end though it looks great.

 

[blunc]

beautiful

[John Goschke]

Really sharp!

 

[Foxer]

love that top chrome .. what a beautiful build!

[1930fordpickup]

This turned out Nice Steven. 

[Ron Hamilton]

Beautiful!

[Maindrian Pace]

Outstanding.

[TarheelRick]

Fantastic '55 Ford, Your attention to detail is excellent.  Mom has got to love it.

[#1 model citizen]

A fantastic job, indeed!

[David G.]

That came out quite great- excellent work on the paint and chrome.

David G.

[Mahogany Rush]

Outstanding job. Well done.

[bisc63]

Can be hard to make a white model look "right", but you nailed it! Especially loved your solution to the parking lights and grille; GREAT work!

[Can-Con]

That turned out great. I had no idea the Hendrix stuff was sub-par, I'd always heard good things about it. Good to know.

I really like your solution to the front signal light problem, I'd never thought of that. 

[Super28]

Wow! Nice job so far. Watching the build, (taking notes, lol)

[EL LOCO]

Awsome work. Love what you did with the interior, very nice.

[Curt]

Really nice model, Steven!

[mredjr]

Steve I hope your car turns out great for your mother. My mother is gone now and I miss her everyday. She was a great mother and didn't spare the rod. I wish I could build something for her. keep us posted on the progress. Who made that kit I would like to have a grille for a 55 Jr. Johnson sportsman car I am building.