Better Do A Build Thread Before I Finish It - 1950 Ford Rod

[Tom Geiger]

I think folks here know I've been finishing up ancient builds on my unfinished build shelf.   Some of them went quick, they were at that 80% or greater mark, and literally were coming off the bench every week or two.  Then I got into some that needed a bit more.  And this one that pretty much needed a whole lot....

CIrca 2008 photo!  That's even my old backyard in New Jersey!   I took a spare 1950 Ford pickup body and sectioned it just for kicks.

Yea. I took out this much metal.... um, plastic.

Jump forward to 2002.  I  decided to do a shorty traditional rod -- rat rod -- who knows what it is.  That's a Model A bed on the back.

September 2012  I started to play....

Which led to lengthening the short chassis just a wee bit to accommodate the narrowed Ranchero bed.

I found this photo somewhere on line.  Game on!

Which got us to here. I thought I'd "improve" on the 1:1 project by modifying the hood and molding it into the front end.  I like it.

Then it was sent to the abyss of unfinished projects...

Rescued from the box in February 2019!  I don't remember all the details that side lined in back in 2012, but I hadn't finished off the Ranchero box.  That was the first thing I did. I glued on a front wall, a top brace inside the bed and worked in a floor. I even flattened out the tops of the frame rails so it would sit flat.   Then I finished the engine as I had originally intended.  It's the flatty with the Ardun heads from the street rod version of this kit.   

One thing led to another and following the theme of my recent roadster pickup builds,  off came the roof.  I shortened the windshield a bit to fit into the overall theme.  The console is also the floor, as the transmission sits higher than the original floor since the body is lowered on the rails. Console is from the '57 Ford kit. These buckets got superseded.

And here's a funky mod that nobody will notice.  I did away with the ash tray and expanded the glove box.  Don't know why, it just happened! 

A couple weeks ago we added some color. Guys on anudder board suggested that I go with bomber seats.  I didn't want to wait to order some from the aftermarket so I grabbed the set in the most recent Revell Model A chopped coupe.  And we went with two different blues for bed and cab.

And here we are today.  This is still just a mock up but we have color and some of the weathering done.  I had raised up the engine on it's mounts a bit so the tri-carbs came up through the hood.

Watch this space... I am trying to get it done this week, in time for the Philly NNL on Saturday!

[ewetwo]

Cool.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Cool project. Some nice slicing and dicing.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Did you get this finished? 

[Tom Geiger]

Bobby, yes I finished it according to plan. It was on the table at Philly NNL.  It's a controversial piece!

I just did an Under Glass thread for it:

 

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Vey cool Tom!