Steve Geer Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 New member/first time post, although I’ve been looking in on the forums for quite some time. Anyway, a while back I built an AMT '40 Willys gasser as a coupe, which left that kit’s pickup cab and bed with no apparent use . . . until I found the remnants of a trashed AMT '40 Ford sedan in a scrap box. Some styrene surgery mated the cowl and front clip of the Ford (plus the rear fenders after I widened them) to the cab/bed of the Willys. This one is a curbside build with only minimal details although it still took some finessing to marry the two bodies and make it all fit the '40 Ford chassis. Paint is from an ancient can of Rustoleum called 'light sage' with a couple coats of Model Master Clear. The grill, headlights and bumper were re-done with Alclad. Interior came from the Ford – stock, but shortened, narrowed and painted with Testor’s Root Beer. The wheels, tires and suspension all came from spare parts bins. A fairly quick build and it’s only a shelf model, but I’ve done far worse things with my bench time. Thanks for taking a look – hope you enjoy. Questions and comments welcome. 1
Claude Thibodeau Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Hi Steve! Welcome among us. This is a suberb mash-up, it truly looks "factoty". Bravo! CT
TransAmMike Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Welcome Steve. That really is a cool, simple clean build. ?
Modlbldr Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 Nice looking custom work. I like how you mated the two kits together. I love ideas like this and enjoy trying to work the details out. Great work! Later-
Steve Geer Posted October 25, 2020 Author Posted October 25, 2020 On 10/23/2020 at 12:03 PM, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Steve! Welcome among us. This is a suberb mash-up, it truly looks "factoty". Bravo! CT Thanks, Claude . . . coming from one of the most creative and inspiring modelers around, I really appreciate the kind words.
Steve Geer Posted October 25, 2020 Author Posted October 25, 2020 On 10/23/2020 at 12:11 PM, TransAmMike said: Welcome Steve. That really is a cool, simple clean build. ? Thanks, Mike . . . glad you liked my little endeavor using leftover parts -- it was fun and I think that's the point. Whether its a Willys or a Ford pickup is kinda like the old story about whether zebras are white with black stripes or black with white stripes.
Steve Geer Posted October 25, 2020 Author Posted October 25, 2020 On 10/24/2020 at 2:42 PM, Modlbldr said: Nice looking custom work. I like how you mated the two kits together. I love ideas like this and enjoy trying to work the details out. Great work! Later- Thanks Tom . . . Appreciate the compliment. Always fun to look at pieces from disparate sources and say " . . . what if . . ."?
Steve Geer Posted October 25, 2020 Author Posted October 25, 2020 23 hours ago, ewetwo said: Really nice Steve. Thank you, David . . . glad you liked it!
Can-Con Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 Nice work. And welcome, we can always use another Steve. ?
Paul Payne Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 That's a great build- looks totally believable. Great use of leftovers- when an idea strikes, go for it! Welcome to the forum- I would say you have arrived in style.
bobthehobbyguy Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 Cool. Nicely done. Very clean One of the pleasures of modeling is to take an assortment of parts and create a cohesive model. Looking forward to seeing your future projects.
TarheelRick Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 When I first looked at it I could tell something did not look right, but could not figure out what it was. Thought maybe it had been chopped or possibly sectioned. That beauty gets your attention, I would still be scratching my head if you hadn't told us. Very fine bit of modeling.
misterNNL Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 Great work with nice panel fit and finish.Thanks for sharing your skills with us.
Oldcarfan27 Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 Your Ford/Willys combination is a natural. Looks factory. Great job!
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