1940 Ford Pickup Street Rod

[jdhog]

Ever had a kit just kick your butt over the years?  This is my third or fourth attempt at building this truck.  I'm not going to let it lick me this time.

Horrible fitment on everything.  Warped, sink holes, flash for miles.  

After much work, I have it sitting level at least.  Oh and I actually got the door hinges kind right.    I'm getting rid of the front bumper.  Not sure what kind of wheel/tire combo I'm thinking of yet.

Edited March 31, 2020 by jdhog
Pictures out of order

[Rbray47]

Good start. I've had 4 or 5 over the years. The only one I completed (that came out right) was the older issue molded in yellow. I polished the plastic and left it yellow. The old guy who bought it refused to believe it wasn't the red one with paint applied. 

[jdhog]

13 hours ago, Rbray47 said:

Good start. I've had 4 or 5 over the years. The only one I completed (that came out right) was the older issue molded in yellow. I polished the plastic and left it yellow. The old guy who bought it refused to believe it wasn't the red one with paint applied. 

That's funny.

It's resisting with all it's might.  The paint orange peeled horribly.  It's in the purple pond. 

[crazyjim]

Terrible kit to work on.

[jdhog]

2 hours ago, crazyjim said:

Terrible kit to work on.

It really is.  I might have been too optimistic.

Starting on a 61 Ranchero while the this one is in the purple stuff.

[Roadrunner]

Sadly, this seems an all too common theme with many car models. Good looking wheels that I really like, with correspondingly good tires, have been my biggest headache to date.

[oldnslow]

aww man , I love this kit , we had it as a club build a couple years back and I couldn't make up my mind .

[jdhog]

Holy cow!   Those are awesome.  Mine might have kicked my arse once again.  

[Deuces ll]

Those^^^^^look great!!!!!...... The yellow Gasser looks pretty sweet.... ??

[Painted Black]

On 4/11/2020 at 2:35 PM, jdhog said:

Holy cow!   Those are awesome.  Mine might have kicked my arse once again.  

So... what is giving you a hard time? We would like to know, maybe offer some help.

[jdhog]

Failed paint job after failed paint job.   I pulled it out of the purple pond and lost some of the door hing pieced somehow.  ?

[Painted Black]

Yeah, that can get on the nerve. Maybe try weathering? I know its not for every one, but it has saved me tons of money.

Working on this one right now, it had been painted and stripped so much i can not remember how many colors I tried,

 

[jdhog]

 

2 hours ago, Painted Black said:

Yeah, that can get on the nerve. Maybe try weathering? I know its not for every one, but it has saved me tons of money.

Working on this one right now, it had been painted and stripped so much i can not remember how many colors I tried,

 

Nice!  That's a good idea.

[Modlbldr]

On 4/9/2020 at 5:57 PM, oldnslow said:

aww man , I love this kit , we had it as a club build a couple years back and I couldn't make up my mind .

Robert,

What is kit source for the tires and wheels on the purple build?

Later-

[oldnslow]

I think those came from the 48 ford coupe kit . 

[1972coronet]

Last go I'd attempted with that sabre tooth kit was 30 years ago . Never even finished it ; one of the few kits that I actually threw-away in its entirety ! 

Assembling that thing is like trying to set stones in a watch using your butt cheeks !

[misterNNL]

21 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

Last go I'd attempted with that sabre tooth kit was 30 years ago . Never even finished it ; one of the few kits that I actually threw-away in its entirety ! 

Assembling that thing is like trying to set stones in a watch using your butt cheeks !

Thanks for that visual! Some things can't be un-seen you know!!

[1972coronet]

1 hour ago, misterNNL said:

Thanks for that visual! Some things can't be un-seen you know!!

?

[Rbray47]

15 hours ago, misterNNL said:

Thanks for that visual! Some things can't be un-seen you know!!

I dont know...if a woman were to post that...I might be tempted to visualize it lol

[AmericanMuscleFan]

It is sad to know that this is a terrible kit to work with, IMHO the '40 Ford pickup is one of the most beautiful models of its time!   It deserves some effort... doesn't it?

[gman]

Having purchased that kit many years ago (an 80's issue), I wouldn't necessarily call it "terrible," but it certainly is dated in engineering. The hinged doors are not very well executed, but as some builders in this thread have illustrated, this can be worked around to still end up with a good looking model. Posing it with the doors open minimizes the door gaps/fit, and scale of the hinges some, allowing the rest of the build to be showcased. 

While I would much rather start with a kit made to the standards of the 90's or newer, if you want to build this particular truck (which is one of Henry's better efforts IMHO),  this kit is still the only game in town. With this one still relatively available, it wouldn't make the most sense for a kit manufacturer to do a modern take on a new release. I may get the bug to have another go at this kit one day, but with so many great kits in the stash it will have to wait.

[randyc]

Could you put that body on the Foose 56 frame?  That might be interesting and help with some issues.   I have one but never got very far into it.  I think I bought it not long after Tim Boyd built his roadster verion for the other magazine.  Open it, look at it, mess with it.  Put it back up for a time when my head is ready for it.  lol