Zippi Posted June 8, 2021 Posted June 8, 2021 Starting another kit while I'm still working on my 65 Impala. I love the trucks so on this one I wanted to try the Tamiya lacquer paint. I painted the body with Tamiya TS-10 French Blue, top with TS-26 Pure White, and cleared it with Tamiya TS-13 Clear. This is still early on so not sure where I'm headed with this one. I have an extra 56 Ford Foose truck kit I could rob some parts or I could just go box stock. To early to know for sure. Just thought I'd throw this out there.
slusher Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 nice paint. I put raised letter tire steel wheels and baby moons on mine. I built it last year never took a picture of it… 1
Captain Spaulding Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Looking great so far, I'm digging that color combination.
Zippi Posted June 9, 2021 Author Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Thanks fellows. I'll have to dig into my spare parts and see just what wheels & tires I have and what will look good. Edited June 9, 2021 by Zippi
Zippi Posted June 10, 2021 Author Posted June 10, 2021 I pulled the wheels and tires out of my 56 Foose pickup kit to do a mock up on my 60 Chevy. It's hard to tell from the pic but one of the tires is a little to big for the wheel. Any way to shrink tires?
bluestringer Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 Looking good. You could try wrapping a strip of tape on the inside of the wheel to tighten it up.
Zippi Posted June 11, 2021 Author Posted June 11, 2021 Pulled the box out taking a look at the engine parts and instructions in preparation for starting this build. Also taking another look at the wheel options that I may have. The only wheels I have that would look good are like I originally thought.....the 56 Pickup Foose wheels. I'm not going to change to much on this one. Wheels and maybe a 4 barrel carb swap and chrome air cleaner.
Zippi Posted June 11, 2021 Author Posted June 11, 2021 I did a little mock up to get a better look at what this little grocery getter might look like with the Foose wheels. I think I like it.
David G. Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 Nice color, I think the wheels will work too with a little black wash and some detailing. David G.
Zippi Posted June 11, 2021 Author Posted June 11, 2021 Thanks Dave. The body has only been painted, no polish yet. Yup, dress those wheels up a little and I think it's going to be a looker.
Zippi Posted June 11, 2021 Author Posted June 11, 2021 16 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Mighty good lookin there Bob!!? Now, when I can get the approval from the Boss I guess I'm good to go ?
TransAmMike Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 47 minutes ago, Zippi said: Now, when I can get the approval from the Boss I guess I'm good to go ? Yep, got it?
Tom Geiger Posted June 13, 2021 Posted June 13, 2021 Double check your Foose wheels and tires.. I discovered the hard way that there are different wheels / tires for front vs back. Evil thought- don’t you have a whole spare Foose chassis? ?
Zippi Posted June 13, 2021 Author Posted June 13, 2021 Thanks Tom. I will check the wheels and tire out. I do have the Foose Chassis. Think the 60 will fit the Foose chassis good enough to use?
NOBLNG Posted June 13, 2021 Posted June 13, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 2:01 PM, Zippi said: Thanks Dave. The body has only been painted, no polish yet. Yup, dress those wheels up a little and I think it's going to be a looker. I think those wheels look great on it. Nice job so far!?
Zippi Posted June 13, 2021 Author Posted June 13, 2021 11 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Double check your Foose wheels and tires.. I discovered the hard way that there are different wheels / tires for front vs back. Evil thought- don’t you have a whole spare Foose chassis? ? Good call on the wheels and tires Tom. That's what is was. Didn't even think to check the instructions. Still having rookie mistakes ☺
Tom Geiger Posted June 13, 2021 Posted June 13, 2021 17 minutes ago, Zippi said: Good call on the wheels and tires Tom. That's what is was. Didn't even think to check the instructions. Still having rookie mistakes ☺ Great! Glad to help! And you know how I figured it out! ?
bluestringer Posted June 13, 2021 Posted June 13, 2021 Looking good. I had the same problem with the wheels and tires in the 65 stepside. They are different sizes for the front and rear, but you can barely tell by looking, only found out when I was mounting the tires on the wheels.
Zippi Posted June 15, 2021 Author Posted June 15, 2021 I got around to polishing the body this morning. I used Novus #2 & #3 then Meguiar's Mirror Glaze.
Zippi Posted June 15, 2021 Author Posted June 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Shiny and smooth, looks great!!? Thanks Mike.
bluestringer Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 Paint job looks great Bob. Love the white over blue.
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