Karate Kid 1948 Ford Convertible

[cdgamble]

Great job

[BigTallDad]

Those are great kits, and you did it justice...very nicely done.

I noticed the lettering on the trunk emblem isn't filled in and (hard to tell) same goes for the lettering on the dog dishes and hood badge. This can still be remedied with little or no risk to the finished model.

I use the watercolors meant for children; less than $2 at Walmart.

Get the paint sort-of thick, then fill in the letters; if you color outside the lines, no big deal. After the paint is dry, dampen a business card and use the edge to wipe away any excess.

The same technique can be used for grilles...

Edited January 23, 2019 by BigTallDad

[spencer1984]

Thanks guys, and thanks for the tip on painting the badges/wheels! I've just started experimenting with the Apple Barrel paints in the last couple of weeks, so far trying out various thicknesses and mixes on parts like grilles and wire wheels. I hadn't really thought about using the brighter colors for trim, but may revisit this model to do just that.

[spencer1984]

Resurrecting a thread from a couple years back to prove I do appreciate the feedback, even if the actual work gets done at a pace generally reserved for geological events!

On 1/18/2019 at 3:59 PM, Lovefordgalaxie said:

Looks awesome. Just the badge on the hood is upside down. 

On 1/23/2019 at 1:35 PM, BigTallDad said:

I noticed the lettering on the trunk emblem isn't filled in and (hard to tell) same goes for the lettering on the dog dishes and hood badge. This can still be remedied with little or no risk to the finished model.

I've got another '48 in the works right now, and wanted to paint its block the same color as this one in a bid for continuity among postwar flatheads. Since that meant I finally had to get this one out of the case, I took care of the above-mentioned goofs and also corrected a couple other details that I missed earlier.

Edited May 2, 2022 by spencer1984
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[ewetwo]

That is one great looking car.

 

[spencer1984]

Thanks!