shoopdog Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I finished this kit up a couple of weeks ago. This was the kit issued a couple years ago before Hobbico's bankruptcy. If anybody still has this one to build as channeled there is a problem that I ran into concerning the interior floor and door panels. Instructions call for floor part number 13 and door panels 55 and 56. Well the tabs on the door panels do not line up with notches in the floor, I ended up snipping off tabs on the door panels and didn't end up with a very good fitment of the body to chassis. I've never read where anyone has run into this so just a heads up. I've checked instructions on the new release and they just call for one floor pan in the high boy or channeled version. Anyway it was a fun build and I might have to try another. Paint is Testors Icy blue with Tamiya TS13 clear. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Very clean build, thanks for the tips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Good looking build. I think I may have mentioned the floor pan issue in my build? I went through and marked the parts for channeled then figured out there was an issue. And each floor pan has a firewall that fits with it to go together correctly. Door panels are dedicated to the floor pans for tabs to fit correctly. Other than the firewall fit, I can't see much, if any, differences in the floors themselves. Just something to be aware of. Hopefully you've helped a few folks find this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Great looking build. I like the style and it's nice to see something other than a small block engine. Thanks to you and randyc for mentioning the fitment issue. I have one of the original issues of this kit and I may even get around to it someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I noticed that too about the floor as well. The other floor seems to work just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MININORTHFORDMAN Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 awesome! funny thing is on sunday i finished my own 29 ford the exact same color as yours and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 14 hours ago, Snake45 said: Very clean build, thanks for the tips! Thanks Snake! 4 hours ago, randyc said: Good looking build. I think I may have mentioned the floor pan issue in my build? I went through and marked the parts for channeled then figured out there was an issue. And each floor pan has a firewall that fits with it to go together correctly. Door panels are dedicated to the floor pans for tabs to fit correctly. Other than the firewall fit, I can't see much, if any, differences in the floors themselves. Just something to be aware of. Hopefully you've helped a few folks find this issue. Thank you Randy, I guess it would pay off to follow builds. 2 hours ago, espo said: Great looking build. I like the style and it's nice to see something other than a small block engine. Thanks to you and randyc for mentioning the fitment issue. I have one of the original issues of this kit and I may even get around to it someday. Your comments are always appreciated. 15 minutes ago, MININORTHFORDMAN said: awesome! funny thing is on sunday i finished my own 29 ford the exact same color as yours and everything. Thank you Charlie, don't forget to post your pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 18 hours ago, shoopdog said: Thank you Randy, I guess it would pay off to follow builds. Eh no big deal - I don't follow everything either. And it's great to see it mentioned in a build for others that may be looking. This forum is a valuable resource, especially with the demise of SA(e). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Great looking model... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 That's a looker! It has a lovely stance to it. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 On October 14, 2020 at 6:28 PM, PappyD340 said: Very nice! On October 15, 2020 at 7:38 AM, Scalper said: Very nice work. On October 15, 2020 at 10:43 PM, slusher said: Great looking model... 20 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: That's a looker! It has a lovely stance to it. Very nice. Thank you guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Well proportioned and well built, nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keitho Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Very nice neat clean build good job ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Keith, this is one fabulous build, love the color. great detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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