Revell 1948 Ford Coupé DeLuxe in Burgundy

[Rakentaja]

Now it's done. It was pretty easy to build, the painting went pretty well with a brush, although some traces can be seen. This was the first non-European car I have built.

 

[espo]

Great looking build. The first one of these I built happened to be in the same color. I like how you used the different shades of black for the chassis and engine colors all look correct also. 

[Dave Van]

Very nice work....clean my fav!  My wife's Dad bought one like this after WWII.......and she wants to paint our 46 Ford that color.........but not a hot rod color to me!

[doorsovdoon]

Very nice. I'll have to get me one of these.

[ChrisR]

Nice!

[crazyjim]

Brush painted?  Really?  It looks good.

[Modlbldr]

That is an amazing job. And brush painted? I never would have known. Fantastic work!

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[ewetwo]

Wow. Really nice. And I agree with Tom about the paint job.

 

[Slimguy]

Very well done on that brush painting.  Brush painting a car body like you did is very difficult to say the least.  I have been working on my brush techniques and I have to say that I am not even close to your skill level.  Can you share any secrets to your success?

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[RAMBENNA]

sweet build looks great , nice job

[Rakentaja]

12 minutes ago, RAMBENNA said:

sweet build looks great , nice job

 

 

6 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Looks great!

 

 

14 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Wow. Really nice. And I agree with Tom about the paint job.

 

 

 

14 hours ago, Modlbldr said:

That is an amazing job. And brush painted? I never would have known. Fantastic work!

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15 hours ago, crazyjim said:

Brush painted?  Really?  It looks good.

 

 

15 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

Very nice. I'll have to get me one of these.

 

 

16 hours ago, Dave Van said:

Very nice work....clean my fav!  My wife's Dad bought one like this after WWII.......and she wants to paint our 46 Ford that color.........but not a hot rod color to me!

 

 

16 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking build. The first one of these I built happened to be in the same color. I like how you used the different shades of black for the chassis and engine colors all look correct also. 

 

Many thanks to all of you.

I try my best and always hope to achieve a good result.

[Rakentaja]

10 hours ago, Slimguy said:

Very well done on that brush painting.  Brush painting a car body like you did is very difficult to say the least.  I have been working on my brush techniques and I have to say that I am not even close to your skill level.  Can you share any secrets to your success?

 

 

I have no secrets. At least three coats of paint with the widest flat brush I found (10mm). The paint, of course, should be thinned to about 8: 2 (8 paints and 2 thinners). Then just paint and hope for the best result. A clear varnish will, of course, come on top of that paint.

Edited August 24, 2020 by Rakentaja

[slusher]

Nice looking Ford!

[Watertown]

Did you add the welting between the fenders and body? Nice attention to detail.

[Rakentaja]

12 hours ago, Watertown said:

Did you add the welting between the fenders and body? Nice attention to detail.

It is a rubber band used to seal the gap between the body and the fender. I don't know the exact name in english. It can be black or body colored like in my car. In the images below, the band is visible in real cars.

 

[Watertown]

21 hours ago, Rakentaja said:

It is a rubber band used to seal the gap between the body and the fender. I don't know the exact name in english. It can be black or body colored like in my car. In the images below, the band is visible in real cars.

 

Exactly. Here in the States, it's referred to as fender welting. It appears that you added it to your model, which I thought showed great attention to detail. I love everything about your finished model.

 

Edited August 27, 2020 by Watertown

[Rakentaja]

1 hour ago, Watertown said:

Exactly. Here in the States, it's referred to as fender welting. It appears that you added it to your model, which I thought showed great attention to detail. I love everything about your finished model.

 

Thank You, Mike.