John Goschke Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 ... well, finished 'cept for the windshield wipers! Early issue, built with parts unique to that issue, including the shorty lake pipes and stock Buick valve covers. '49 Merc steering wheel, Desoto bumpers and dual exhaust from '40 Ford sedan delivery, '39 tailights from Tudor sedan kit. Monogram carbs on log manifold from AMT '36 Ford. Tamiya Racing White scallops over Tamiya Champagne Gold. Hope you like it! External gas cap replaced with gas filler door Stock seat rescribed in period style. Tamiya Metallic Red on Buick engine repeated on rear. "Cutout" connection ties headers to duals. The molding "slots" in the brake backing plates were filled.
randx0 Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 great job I wish more people would build these in that style.
cruz Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 Another winner in your stable John, I love this thing!!!!
Geezerman Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 That's beautiful !! Great detail Great engine Great paint Nice work. " a narrow mind is a great thing to waste"
RatRod Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 John, your builds always amaze me!!! I enjoy the way you build very much, always clean, and simple, yet very eye appealing. Very nice '40!!!
carrucha Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 Another sweet build. Keep up the great work. carrucha
Draggon Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 Wow. That has got to be one of the best builds of that I've seen. This is my all-time favorite kit. Great job!
Starliner Kustoms Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) I've got one word for this car....Beautiful! Bernie Edited December 9, 2008 by Starliner Kustoms
RodBurNeR Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 Everything I have seen of yours is COOL! This is awesome man!
RadRidesByDan Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 Excellent build, the detail is era perfect. right down to the scallops
John Goschke Posted December 10, 2008 Author Posted December 10, 2008 Thanks for the comments, guys! AMT's '40 Coupe and Tudor Sedans are great old kits with a lot of potential; simple and look right "out of the box." Wire axles forever!
stevegt738 Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 Magnificent build of a true classic, takes me back too my childhood. Love it.
Peter Lombardo Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 Nice....very period correct, right down to the red wheels. One question, i am curious about the scallops. Are they computer cut vinyl stencils or something else. Nice job. very subtle yet eye catching as well.
Peter Lombardo Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 As I often do, after I posted the comment, I went back and looked at the car again and I realized I forgot to mention something...this is missing on item to make it completely correct....it needs a suicide knob on the steering wheel...thats all it needs.
John Goschke Posted December 10, 2008 Author Posted December 10, 2008 Nice....very period correct, right down to the red wheels. One question, i am curious about the scallops. Are they computer cut vinyl stencils or something else. Nice job. very subtle yet eye catching as well. Thanks, Peter. The scallops were done the old fashioned way. The car was painted the metallic base color, then the scallops were designed on the car by outlining with masking tape cut in strips about 1/32" wide. Then the rest of car was masked with larger bit and pieces of tape. Took about eight hours over two days to mask. Then the Tamiya Racing White was airbrushed on in light coats to build up opaque color without getting too thick. The masking was removed within ten minutes of spraying to avoid chipping the edges. After the paint was dry 24 hours the scallop edges were carefully wet sanded with 3600 grit polishing cloth before the Tamiya clear was sprayed with a rattle can. And yeah, maybe it could use a "Necker Knob"! Though I think they were illegal here in PA...
E St. Kruiser50 Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 And yeah, maybe it could use a "Necker Knob"! Though I think they were illegal here in PA... Hey John Yeah. "Necker knobs" or "Speed Knobs" as we called them . I get my "Knobs" outta the '49 AMT Merc kit. On the chrome tree there are a buncha tools, including a tire iron. The socket end of the tire iron can be cut off with just a skoch of the handle left. After you glue that on, you can paint your favorite candy color over the the top of the chrome and you'll have a perfect plastic looking insert, and a scale "KNOB". Just a little tip - dave
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