John Goschke Posted July 5, 2018 Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Been working off and on this Tudor for a long time, but now it's on again for September Showdown. Louvers are from the '40 coupe kit, cut apart and applied individually. Spent a lot of time getting the hood and grill to fit properly on this one. Edited July 16, 2018 by John Goschke
John Goschke Posted July 5, 2018 Author Posted July 5, 2018 Added some detail to the kit's Olds engine. Most importantly adding brackets to the generator, which I lowered and replaced with a scratched piece with a more accurate shape. Also added a fan, nuts to hold the air cleaners on, a better distributor, and an upper radiator hose.
John Goschke Posted July 5, 2018 Author Posted July 5, 2018 Modified the interior with scribed in pleats on the upper seat backs and some styrene rod piping. The interior was painted overall Tamiya Racing White, then the seating areas and upper side panels were brush-painted Humbrol black acrylic with a random pattern in Testors copper bottle enamel with a touch of flat black to resemble the type of pattern fabric used in the '59 Edsel. The steering wheel and accessory gauge panel are from the AMT '50 Ford.
my66s55 Posted July 5, 2018 Posted July 5, 2018 This is a sweet build, John. As a big Olds fan, it makes it even sweeter. Can't wait to see the finished product.
bigdrag1 Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 Wow !! another great build from you John, will be watching for updates....
christian-w Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 Cool! You have my totally attention The engine looks really good. The interior nice! The checkered upholstery is a pretty good idea and I like the chrome - at the engine and the interior. Well, well. Looking forward to se the paintjob to the interior
PARTSMARTY Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 John this is so cool.I've always loved the tudor body style.Can't wait to see more.
espo Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 Love your '50's era build. Very impressive interior. The big Olds engine looks perfect. The '56 Olds Fiesta hub caps, where did you find those ?
dino246gt Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 Hand painted seat and door panel pattern is amazingly cool! The whole car looks so cool so far!
John Goschke Posted July 16, 2018 Author Posted July 16, 2018 Here are some shots of the various parts of the Tudor in paint at last! Vintage '79 Duplicolor Chevy Camel metallic and Tamiya Gold under Tamiya Clear. Looking for ward to rub-out in a few days.
John Goschke Posted July 16, 2018 Author Posted July 16, 2018 Thanks, Michael! 3 minutes ago, mrm said: Very nice color combo. Love it.
James2 Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 That looks great. I like the scallops! So you sprayed Tamiya over the Duplicolor? Was it the perfect match brand?
larman Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Yet another fabulous project! Great colors, and that unique interior pattern is awesome! -Larry
John Goschke Posted July 16, 2018 Author Posted July 16, 2018 15 hours ago, cobraman said: Oh ya, very cool ! Thanks, Ray! 15 hours ago, James2 said: That looks great. I like the scallops! So you sprayed Tamiya over the Duplicolor? Was it the perfect match brand? Thanks, James! Yes, Tamiya over Duplicolor. The Duplicolor was a rattle can from the '80s, leftover from when I had a 1/1 '79 Malibu in the same color. I sprayed the Duplicolor over Plasticote sandable grey primer.
John Goschke Posted July 16, 2018 Author Posted July 16, 2018 15 hours ago, larman said: Yet another fabulous project! Great colors, and that unique interior pattern is awesome! -Larry Thanks, Larry! 14 hours ago, fordlover632 said: Good work Thanks, Tyler! 13 hours ago, bobthehobbyguy said: Nice work. Great paint work. Thanks, Bob!
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