1948 Ford F-1 Airplane Version

[duffy-duck21]

Inspired by the famous 1939 Plymouth Air Radial Truck, I decided to build my own version of an air radial-engine truck.

For my model, I opted for the 1948 Ford F-1. So it's not a 1 to 1 replica. 
The original vehicle, I think the interior too cheesy. That's why I've made it a little cleaner and more decent.

All modifications (complete engine, complete interior etc.) are built from scratch.
You can read the entire conversion report here (its a german forum but you don`t have to register): https://www.modelcarforum.de/showthread.php?t=39649

 

[landman]

I absolutely love it.

[bbowser]

That's amazing!  Thanks for sharing.

[NOBLNG]

Fabulous job on that engine...and the whole thing!

[espo]

This looks amazing. Is it based on a Die Cast or Plastic ? The Interior and the Engine are exceptional looking. 

[Dragonhawk1066]

Sweet! Great idea, great execution and awesome paint!

[DumpyDan]

Very cool, I love it.

[cobraman]

Beautiful work.

[Ace-Garageguy]

That is definitely the Schmitz. Very nice.  

[Tyler62990]

Wow, that is COOL!

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[DaveP]

Beautiful.

[TarheelRick]

That is one outstandingly smooth silver paint job.  The whole build is over the top, excellent work.

[vintagercr]

What an awesome build!

[Oldschool4x4]

Man, you do some really clean work. When I saw this I was reminded of this.

[BeakDoc]

WOW!!!!!

[Phildaupho]

Fantastically well done interior and over all for that matter.

[thatz4u]

what they all said x2 ^^^^

[thatz4u]

On 6/1/2019 at 10:55 AM, espo said:

This looks amazing. Is it based on a Die Cast or Plastic ? The Interior and the Engine are exceptional looking. 

die cast ...click on link for story...I did, it was interesting..

[peekay]

Fantastic!

[crazyjim]

Wicked cool.

[misterNNL]

Please let us know where the engine is from.

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

WOW!

[duffy-duck21]

Thanks for the many nice comments. I really appreciate them.

@misterNNL the engine is scratch built. It took me some time to find the right parts but finally it was pretty simple  

If you click on this link you can read the story behind the build: https://www.modelcarforum.de/showthread.php?t=39649

[89AKurt]

Very nice work!  I think keeping that silver so clean is a miracle.