40 Mercury -JF resin

[Modlbldr]

I've had this JF resin body for a while now and have finally gotten to a decent point for a post.

The body is painted in HOK Kopper Pearl and a few coats of clear on it this morning. Tomorrow I'll wet sand with some 12,000 grit and spray another coat of clear before polishing in a week or so.

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The interior is a 40 Ford bucket and dash with a 53 Ford steering wheel. The seat is a narrowed parts box part. I didn't put a lot of detail into the interior due to the chopped top not leaving much of a view.

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Thanks for looking.

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[espo]

Very nice looking body and the paint looks perfect. The caster really got the trim details done right on the body.  Is this a curbside or is the hood removable ?

[ewetwo]

Nice color. It's going to look great when finished.

 

[cobraman]

Love the color. Going to be a sharp model.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nice work on the paint.

[Modlbldr]

Thanks guys. 

espo- This is a curbside model. Just the body. Everything else is parts box.

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[misterNNL]

Looking really slick. Great color choice as well.

[68shortfleet]

Well done Tom. That looks great.

[GerN]

Beautiful paint!

[Modlbldr]

Thanks again guys.

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[dino246gt]

Wow what a fantastic paint job, great color, and I'm sure it'll end up being a super cool show car! Wheels and tires???

 

[Modlbldr]

Thanks dino. I was planning on some wide whites with the Caddy caps from the Revell 49 Merc. Still up in the air on the wheels though. Test fitted the 1/24 40 Ford pickup headlights. Look just fine.

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[James2]

Very nice color and smooth.  Will this be a curbside?

[Modlbldr]

Thanks James. Yes. It is curbside.

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[prostreeter69]

Sweet looking Merc Tom!

[PARTSMARTY]

That's amazing-great color !!!

[Modlbldr]

Got the body polished out this morning . Now to start on the BMF.

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[James2]

Smooth and shiny! Do you plan to use some black wash in the panel lines?

[Modlbldr]

Got the grille and headlights installed and a bit of the trim painted with the pen.

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More progress tomorrow.

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[ewetwo]

Nice. 

 

[Modlbldr]

Update-

Got the interior in and wheels on. Not real happy with the whitewalls. I put decals on for the WW and they cracked a bit, so I painted over them. I may go back someday and change the tires out when I find the right ones......or I may not. 

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These pics stink but they were just some quick shots I took during a break at work. I'll go back once I'm finished and take some outside photos.

All that's left is the bumpers, a mirror and BMF the side trim. Thanks for looking and feel free to comment or criticize.

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[James2]

Coming along nicely...

[carcrazy19]

WOW!!!! That is a great paint job. I really like the color.

[fordf-100]

Great color and a beautiful job, looks great!!!!

[DumpyDan]

This is going to be great, gonna keep watching.