ModelcarJR Posted October 8, 2021 Posted October 8, 2021 I painted this one a couple of weeks ago and rubbed it out. Its painted Testors Extreme Lacquer Turquoise. Yesterday, I got busy painting the other parts. The base color for the interior is Krylon Satin Ivory. I intend to paint the seat and door inserts as well, probably with the same Testors Turquoise. I had previously robbed a few parts from this kit like the dropped front axle, flat head engine, radiator fan, and exhaust pipes so I will have to find some parts. I also didn't want to have the big bulky-looking trim on the sides and I didn't want to leave it without something so I cut a very thin piece of BMF to ride right in the middle of the trim piece. Easy to conceive, hard to do. One side of the body is done and the other is next. Thanks for looking! ?
moparfarmer Posted October 8, 2021 Posted October 8, 2021 I like the color but the fleck looks too big..Looks like one of those dune buggy flecks in the paint..Paint is nice and smooth though..
Zippi Posted October 8, 2021 Posted October 8, 2021 Good looking Ford. Color looks nice and smooth. Foil work looks great.
Dragonhawk1066 Posted October 9, 2021 Posted October 9, 2021 I like the color! I didn't know Testors made Turquoise in the Extreme lineup, it must be new. Is that the Greased Lightning kit?
slusher Posted October 9, 2021 Posted October 9, 2021 Great color John, did the paint perform well.? Hobby Lobby has a rack full of Extreme lacquer. I am going to get a few cans..
ModelcarJR Posted October 9, 2021 Author Posted October 9, 2021 Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! Yes, the paint does have flecks that are too big like all the Testors One Coat, now Extreme Lacquer. I only used it because my son bought it for me so I might as well use it. I painted on a moderately mild temperature day with low humidity which I am sure helped a lot. I did manage to bubble the hood though on both sides around the trim. I had to remove the paint and paint it again but it worked the second time on the hood. You really have to be careful with this paint. After I use my Testors paint up, I am going exclusively to Tamiya paint for bodies or aftermarket airbrush paint. The kit is a more recent reissue, the Revell Good Guys kit. Thanks for looking! ?
ModelcarJR Posted October 11, 2021 Author Posted October 11, 2021 I finished painting the interior door panels and seat inserts but it was a bit of a struggle. Because of the deep concave areas surrounding the seat inserts its hard to tape off and prevent bleed-throughs on the tape. I had to remove the paint on the front seat and start over. I decided to paint the Hunter Green insert first with a Krylon spray can, tape off the insert after it dried, primer again with the tape in place and then paint the Ivory on the main portion of the seats. That worked much better! Thanks for looking! ?
ModelcarJR Posted October 15, 2021 Author Posted October 15, 2021 Working slow on this one as I have managed to pick up the common cold. It affects my concentration and I need a lot of it for this kit. I managed to shoehorn the 5.0 liter Mustang engine from the 32 Ford 5-window into this frame. I cut out the original motor mounts and transmission mount from the frame and pushed the engine far enough back to fit the radiator with electric fan in front. I found exhaust manifolds in the parts box that went straight down so I could fit the stock single exhaust with crossover. I had to modify the crossover pipe to fit but it worked out OK. The rest of the assembly has few pins and receiver joints, mostly flat surface on flat surface connections for the front and rear suspensions. So I got busy with the super glue and its all together. Lots of detail parts, not much engineering - probably Revell's worst street rod chassis, IMO. The engine needs cleaned up a bit and black touch-up on the entire chassis. Thanks for looking!
slusher Posted October 15, 2021 Posted October 15, 2021 Real nice progress John, sorry too hear you got a cold..
ModelcarJR Posted October 17, 2021 Author Posted October 17, 2021 Thanks, Carl! I appreciate your comment! Put the interior together along with wheels and tires to mock it up. Its a little high in front but I think it will sit down some when glued on. Plus I had already used the dropped front axle in this kit so its going to be stock height. The windshield frame is a little warped so I am sure it will be fun straightening it out while putting the glass in. Thanks for looking! ?
slusher Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) Another beauty! Did you brush or pain the green in your interior? Edited October 17, 2021 by slusher
ModelcarJR Posted October 18, 2021 Author Posted October 18, 2021 Thanks, Carl! I taped off the seats and spray painted the inserts with Krylon Satin hunter green. I finally got the windshield in but it was a chore since the frame is warped and bent. First, I foiled the trim and then tried to glue it in with clear plastic cement. That didn't work because the foil started peeling off and made a mess. So I took it out, removed the foil, cleaned it up and then installed just the window glass with four clothes pins holding it in place. One side of the clothes pin pushed the window in and the other side grabbed the frame so it worked out pretty well to hold the glass in place while the glue dried. I didn't get the warp completely out but its a lot better. Then I used the chrome pen on the trim build into the clear plastic glass but it didn't work well. Too many streaks and maybe some glue that didn't come off completely. So I waited until it dried and scratched off the rough spots and foiled all the trim again. So it is what it is. It looks OK although the trim on top is still not as flush as I would like it. I foiled the wing windows and glued them in. I tried to paint the attached clear visors but they are dimpled in the plastic, I guess to simulate fabric. I didn't like the way it looked and spray paint is hard to brush on since it is so thin. So I remembered that my wife had some of these sticky green felt dots that she uses for the bottoms of nick-nacks, vases, etc. that she puts on the table. So I cut a couple of them and suck them on the visors. Looks better than it did with paint. So now I am ready to start assembly! Thanks for looking! ?
mchook Posted October 19, 2021 Posted October 19, 2021 Nice work, it's nice to see you kept it Ford powered.
ModelcarJR Posted October 21, 2021 Author Posted October 21, 2021 Thanks, Mark! It was totally by coincidence that I used the 5.0 liter Mustang engine from the 32 Ford. Both kit were missing parts so I used the engine from that kit. Its finished! Now I have a companion for the one I built a few years ago that is more custom, whereas, this one is more stock. I did add some clear blue to the blue oval on the valve covers. The one I built earlier is Testors Dark Bronze metallic lacquer which is no longer available. Thanks for looking!
mchook Posted October 23, 2021 Posted October 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, slusher said: Both are beautiful John.. X2!
gman Posted October 23, 2021 Posted October 23, 2021 I love the turquoise, and really love the colour on it's carson-topped sibling. Both look like great builds.
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