64Comet404 Posted April 11, 2017 Posted April 11, 2017 One of my local hobby shops donated a box of bagged 1/32 Lindberg kits to the model building program I run at my school. There were a few mangled kits, but we ended up with enough car models (mainly '49 Fords) for students who wanted to build something other than airplane kits. Since my students were asking about some of the techniques I use in building, I decided to build up one of the incomplete kits (fortunately, I had the missing glass tree in my parts bin). I started the build on Saturday, and have about 4-5 hours into it. Paint is Testors One Coat Root Beer, with no primer; a mistake, considering that I had heavy sanding on the transition between the top and sides of the body. A brush coat of Future gives it a bit more shine. Chrome is Molotow paint markers, and the interior is Testors Fabric Tan, and some Tamiya tan paint. I wonder what my students will think when they see it tomorrow...
TarheelRick Posted April 12, 2017 Posted April 12, 2017 Good looking build. That is one of the funkiest looking Ford bodies I have seen in awhile. That grille looks more like a late Packard than a Ford and the "fins" on the rear fenders are way out of proportion. Still, all in all you did a good job.
Spex84 Posted April 12, 2017 Posted April 12, 2017 Nice build of a funky, odd kit! But you can't beat free Awesome that the kids are getting a chance to build.The chrome pens are a good solution to those 1-piece wheels. I'm currently building one of these as a kustom bubbletop because the proportions bothered me and I couldn't leave it alone, haha.
blunc Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 that really is about as good as it gets when building this kit straight from the box with no additions.my brain hurts so much from the badly represented front end that Lindberg styled that I failed to notice the imaginative styling they did to the rest of the kit.
peter31a Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 Cool build, Ken. The rear end had me thinking Kaiser/Fraser. That front is pretty wild too. What did the kids think about it?
64Comet404 Posted April 13, 2017 Author Posted April 13, 2017 Cool build, Ken. The rear end had me thinking Kaiser/Fraser. That front is pretty wild too. What did the kids think about it?I only had a few students building yesterday, but the one who was building the car was impressed. I will see what the other students think today. I still have two groups who need to finish their cars for NNL East, so that will be the priority for the next few days.
64Comet404 Posted April 17, 2017 Author Posted April 17, 2017 I only had a few students building yesterday, but the one who was building the car was impressed. I will see what the other students think today. I still have two groups who need to finish their cars for NNL East, so that will be the priority for the next few days. A picture of the Ford's visit to the Model Building Club.
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