cobraman Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 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 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Looks grrrr8 Ray, cool car👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Well done, but you forgot to smash the front bumper in like the photo.🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Thanks, this was pre smash. Never noticed that to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Nice job, I like the simple clean look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Looks great Ray, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Nailed it Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Thank you much fellows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 One of your best ever, Ray. I wouldn't change a thing! Such a beautiful build of a beautiful kit. Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 well done, you forgot the candy bar wrappers & empty soda bottles in the rear floor....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Thanks Al and Alan. Lumpy had a date so he had cleaned out the car ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Nice looking. Boy does that go back a ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Thanks guys. Hummm maybe Wallys old Chevy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticprime Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Thank you Chris and Benton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 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 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Thanks for the kind words guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 13 hours ago, cobraman said: Thanks guys. Hummm maybe Wallys old Chevy ? Yeah, that would be good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Wally's Chevy was a 53. I don't believe there is a 53 kit ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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