Lumpy’s 40 Ford .. Leave it to Beaver

[cobraman]

Started with the Monogram kit . As I wrote in my WIP the car was not always the same color . Research shows it was at times black , purple , maroon and gray . I saw an episode where Wally tells Beaver they painted the car gray . Found the picture you will see and although black and white it sure looks like a dull gray to me . And that is the photo I used as my guide . Simple Tamiya primer body . Never found any info on interior color and photos I found show it sometimes a light color and sometimes a dark color . I chose a brown Krylon Short Cuts color . Trim is Molotow pen . Aluminum tail pipes . 

[TransAmMike]

Looks grrrr8 Ray, cool car??

[NOBLNG]

Well done, but you forgot to smash the front bumper in like the photo.?

[cobraman]

Thanks, this was pre smash.  Never noticed that to be honest.

[espo]

Looks great and just like the picture, save the bumper, I wouldn't dent it at this point since it looks to good like this.  

[spencer1984]

Nice job, I like the simple clean look.

[PappyD340]

Looks great Ray, well done!

[Classicgas]

Nailed it Ray.

[cobraman]

Thank you much fellows.

[alan barton]

One of your best ever, Ray.  I wouldn't change a thing! Such a beautiful build of a beautiful kit. 

Cheers

Alan

[thatz4u]

well done, you forgot the candy bar wrappers & empty soda bottles in the rear floor....LOL

[cobraman]

Thanks Al and Alan.  Lumpy had a date so he had cleaned out the car !

[Zippi]

Nice looking.  Boy does that go back a ways.  

[Danno]

Nice.

[peteski]

Great idea for a model!  Very cool! 

How about modeling other cars from the series? For example the car Beaver accidentally rolled out of the driveway, then he got a citation from a cop?  I think it was a Chrysler.

[cobraman]

Thanks guys.  Hummm   maybe Wallys old Chevy ?

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[plasticprime]

Very nice build! You can almost hear Fred Rutherford yelling at Clarence to "Get that hunk of junk out of my driveway!" Fathers are like that - even some TV ones just don't seem to understand.

[cobraman]

Thank you Chris and Benton.

[Jim B]

Nicely done.  For a minute there I thought that you might have painted it in black & white to match the TV show.  Then I realized that they were black & white photos.

[TooOld]

It's so simple and understated that it looks fantastic , great job Ray !  Never been a big fan of '40 Fords but I may build one of these for my very own . 

[oldscool]

I like it.

[cobraman]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

[peteski]

13 hours ago, cobraman said:

Thanks guys.  Hummm   maybe Wallys old Chevy ?

Yeah, that would be good!

[cobraman]

Wally's Chevy was a 53. I don't believe there is a 53 kit ??