1957 Ford Custom - Revell - 1/25

[MarcoTJ]

5 hours ago, Kromolly said:

Very, very nice build.  Color is great and I really like the detail of the Korean War era chrome on the bumpers.  The chrome wasn't shiny and flawless on those cars and you nailed it.  OUTSTANDING!

Thanks! I don't like the chrome that comes with the kits - too shiny and toy-like. I remove it with oven degreaser.

[MarcoTJ]

4 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

Very nice indeed. What was your technique for the FORD letters on the hood?

The area was covered with Bare Metal and then painted green.

Then I sanded the letters veeeery lightly until the Bare Metal showed up.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[TransAmMike]

5 hours ago, MarcoTJ said:

Thanks! I don't like the chrome that comes with the kits - too shiny and toy-like. I remove it with oven degreaser.

So Marco, what did you use for the bumper chrome??

[MarcoTJ]

6 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

So Marco, what did you use for the bumper chrome??

I used a local brand of paint: Dryco Colors. The chrome has to be applied over 2k gloss Black.

[carrucha]

Very nice build.  

[Bills72sj]

14 hours ago, MarcoTJ said:

The area was covered with Bare Metal and then painted green.

Then I sanded the letters veeeery lightly until the Bare Metal showed up.

That is what I thought. I have used that technique on occasion.

[Tommy124]

Beautiful Ford and outstanding paint job!

[slusher]

Outstanding model!