40 Ford Early Modified "Big George"

[David G.]

 

If you've been following along with this one, then you know that this is one of the more challenging kits I've built recently. If you're interested, here's a link to the build thread

 

 

The decal on the door is supposed to say "Big George's Body Shop", but I cut it down to "Big George" Maybe it's supposed to be the name of the car's owner or driver. Either way, it just seemed to be a better option.

 

 

I added the number 12 to the debris screen with Sharpies.

 

 

 

This car was also a challenge to photograph.

 

 

 

I must have taken 40 or 50 shots to get these few.

 

 

 

The difficulty in getting good photos is probably due to the contrasting body colors and the curves of the body. Or a lack of skill on the part of the photographer. 

 

 

 

In any event, I'm glad to be done with "Big George" and I'm pretty happy with the outcome.

 

 

And, of course, my obligatory display case photo.

 

 

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment.

David G.

 

 

 

[Hotrod 97]

Turned out nice, David! Looks great!

[PappyD340]

Nice work, well done!!

[Justin Porter]

The Tobias chassis under that kit and its companion Gremlin are pretty tricky to get together, and the multi-piece bodies aren't exactly friendly either. Glad to see yours in such nice shape!

[David G.]

On 9/1/2019 at 6:29 PM, Hotrod 97 said:

Turned out nice, David! Looks great!

Thanks Tyler.

9 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Nice work, well done!!

Thank you Larry, I'm glad you like it.

9 hours ago, Justin Porter said:

The Tobias chassis under that kit and its companion Gremlin are pretty tricky to get together, and the multi-piece bodies aren't exactly friendly either. Glad to see yours in such nice shape!

Thank you Justin, That chassis was indeed quite a challenge. In the end, I still didn't get it completely straight. The tail of the chassis is skewed about 3mm to the left, which is why I didn't attach the rear nerf bar.

BTW, my wife is from Lorain, OH. Her family lived on Island Rd for about 50 years. I'm from Youngstown. ?

Best regards, 

David G.

[slusher]

Looks Fantastic !!!!

[Rider]

Looks great David, I really like the weathering on the wheels. 

[Snake45]

This is not my kind of thing AT ALL but for some reason I really like this one! Maybe it's the color combo, maybe it's the sit of the body. You've got me thinking about maybe trying to do a '40 Ford street rod with the body placement and sit of yours. Well done and model on! 

[David G.]

On 9/4/2019 at 1:35 AM, slusher said:

Looks Fantastic !!!!

Thanks Carl.

On 9/4/2019 at 4:57 PM, Rider said:

Looks great David, I really like the weathering on the wheels. 

Thanks Curtis, I'm rather pleased with the way they came out too.

On 9/4/2019 at 6:40 PM, Snake45 said:

This is not my kind of thing AT ALL but for some reason I really like this one! Maybe it's the color combo, maybe it's the sit of the body. You've got me thinking about maybe trying to do a '40 Ford street rod with the body placement and sit of yours. Well done and model on! 

Thank you Snake! I'm always happy to know that I've had some positive effect on someone else. If you do get around to building one, I'd love to see it.

David G.