HonestCharlie Posted January 8, 2022 Posted January 8, 2022 On 6/17/2020 at 12:41 PM, Steamboat said: Don't shoot, but I wouldn't do a thing to it. It's near mint except for the missing tail lights. They're only original once. True. 1
Zippi Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 Boy that's a good looking Ford. Very nice detail work. Great job on this one so far. 1
dino246gt Posted January 11, 2022 Author Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) I was never happy with the headlights, until now. I used a cone shaped bit in the Dremel to ream aluminum tubing so thin that the parts box lenses just fit, then cut the tubing to oh say 1/8th inch or so, foiled the backs and slid them in. Much better now! And for the youngsters, they didn't have orange parking lights until '63. Edited January 11, 2022 by dino246gt 2
dino246gt Posted January 11, 2022 Author Posted January 11, 2022 I tried something different for the bed floor. I used Tamiya masking tape and cut out each strip so that only the lower part of the floor was taped, then with a coarse file I scraped the higher parts, and when I removed the tape from the lower parts, only the raised ribs were all scratched, just like I hoped 1
dino246gt Posted January 11, 2022 Author Posted January 11, 2022 The chains covered in rubber on the tailgate are molded on, so I just painted the raised portion Tamiya "rubber black" and it has the effect of a separate piece, sort of, good enough. 2
chris chabre Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 You basically built one of my "list" trucks! Beautiful work! 1
Lorne Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 Geez! Truck looks like it could pull a house down! Mean looking 4 x 4! Love the time put into this, all the conversions and wiring! I also love where the truck is registered from, ..... not being from Alberta or anything? Great job Dennis 1
Nazz Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 The truck turned out great Dennis! I love what you did with the head lights. Interesting choice of plates. Jerry 1
leafsprings Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 Great build! The 4x4 conversion to these pickups is a road less traveled and requires much more work! Would be great if AMT re issued this one, ( reverse engineer like the IH Transtar 4070 ) and the aftermarket kick with '57, '58 and '59 conversion kits! 1
slusher Posted August 16, 2024 Posted August 16, 2024 Great and interesting build I enjoyed read it all! 1
stavanzer Posted August 17, 2024 Posted August 17, 2024 On 1/23/2022 at 11:30 AM, leafsprings said: Would be great if AMT re issued this one, ( reverse engineer like the IH Transtar 4070 ) and the aftermarket kick with '57, '58 and '59 conversion kits! Well, AMT Did! I like the Engine Colour Info earlier in this thread. 1
dino246gt Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 Thanks for all the comments, here's how it looked on display at NNL: 3
Maindrian Pace Posted January 25 Posted January 25 I missed the original build 4 years ago. Just amazing, looks absolutely real in all aspects. 1
dino246gt Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 (edited) Tail lights are parts box clear, painted Tamiya clear red, glued over foil. Letters on talgate are bare plastic, red paint lightly sanded off. Rear bumper is a Mobius unit. Edited January 27 by dino246gt
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