1957 Ford Del Rio Ranch Wagon

[doorsovdoon]

Just finished this 1957 Del Rio wagon by Monogram. Great kit with no fit issues and very clear instructions. Painted in Kingfisher Blue metallic and Bianco Bossa Nova white, interior is the same combo. The gold trim on the side is done with chocolate wrappers with a texture on it. The kit comes with decals for the trim but they're just gold coloured with no texture. There are also decals for the seat inserts but annoyingly only one set and only in green, a colour that clashes with pretty much every other colour you want to do the body except green! So I masked off the seats and painted them that way which is easy enough, there's no complicated curves or separate trim pieces to avoid if doing it this way. So there we have it, excellent kit and very easy to build, although it has a few inaccuracies to the real thing it really makes up for in detail and ease of construction. Highly recommended kit,?

[doorsovdoon]

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[AMT68]

That's a beauty Gareth as all your foil and two tone work looks perfect. And chocolate wrappers? Now that's being creative and it works well. I'll have to try your overspray technique on  a chassis at some point as it creates a visual interest. 

[Classicgas]

Beautiful! 

[bbowser]

22 minutes ago, AMT68 said:

That's a beauty Gareth as all your foil and two tone work looks perfect. And chocolate wrappers? Now that's being creative and it works well. I'll have to try your overspray technique on  a chassis at some point as it creates a visual interest. 

Agreed, the chocolate wrappers idea is great.  Very clean work.

[doorsovdoon]

Thanks, guys. The chocolate wrapper is an idea I picked up from Tulio's YouTube channel. I'll try and take some better shots outside when the weather improves. My camera is useless at taking pictures inside, they come out way too dark and out of focus.

[charger74]

It looks great 

[89AKurt]

7 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

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Have to ask, did you use another camera for this shot?  A very clean build, I like the underside paint work.

[doorsovdoon]

45 minutes ago, 89AKurt said:

Have to ask, did you use another camera for this shot?  A very clean build, I like the underside paint work.

Same camera, just taken by the kitchen window where there is more light.

[Bills72sj]

That is SWEEEET!!!!!! Yes pictures outdoors would be nice. I do not think we are getting to see it in all of its glory.

[Spottedlaurel]

That looks great Gareth, nice work. The two-tone colour combinations inside and and out look spot-on.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[doorsovdoon]

Nice sunny day today, but oh boy is it cold out there! Here's some outdoor shots as promised, they're not great but better than the gloomy pictures taken inside.

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[doorsovdoon]

Some bonus pics;)

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[89AKurt]

9 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

Same camera, just taken by the kitchen window where there is more light.

Oh man!  Makes a HUGE difference, the camera could auto-focus on the detail you executed very well. 

[Kromolly]

Beautiful work!  (on both cars).  Excellent detail and really clean builds.  Just outstanding.  Thank you for sharing.

[espo]

Beautiful looking build. I like the showroom look. 

[Geno]

[slusher]

Beautifully done!

[Doug 1061]

Great job.  Looks factory fresh.  The 57 Ford is one of my favorite cars, would love to have a 1:1 of these in the garage.

[doorsovdoon]

Thanks, guys. I really enjoyed this build, it was a coin toss between this and the '64 Belvedere, which I might do next, or another semi build for a change, so stay tuned!