Revell Foose Ford FD-100 Pickup.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Fresh off of finishing the Foose Custom Cadillac, I started on the pickup. I started it last week with a particular color combo in mind, Dark Copper with a Black top and accents. Upon seeing the color my wife suggested a Cream color instead, so I went with that. After the usual body and parts prep and wash, everything got sprayed with Stynylrez Primer.

The new bottle of primer sprayed nice and dried real smooth, so I didn't even wet-sand the primer coat before paint. I mixed up the Dark Copper by mixing some Decoart Extreme Sheen Obsidian into some Chroma Molten Metals Copper, about 75/25 Copper to Black. I added my acrylic thinner and sprayed it on at about 25 psi. A couple of light coats, a couple of medium coats and a heavy coat did the trick.

I also mixed the Cream using Apple Barrel Gloss White, Apple Barrel Khaki, and a couple of drops of Delta Fleshtone, mixed with my acrylic thinner. I sprayed the interior parts and top at the same psi. I then taped off the door panels for the Dark Copper.

 

Edited June 9, 2022 by Dragonhawk1066

[Dragonhawk1066]

For the interior, I taped off the seat insert and airbrushed it in Apple Barrel Honey Brown, and I brush painted the carpet area with Apple Barrel Nutmeg Brown. I used Molotow Chrome for details on the door panels and dashboard, and added some of the kit decals before assembling.

 

[Dragonhawk1066]

It has rained about every other day here in Michigan lately, but with a nice day yesterday, I got the Krylon Short Cuts Gloss Clear sprayed on straight from the can. I have to say that for the price I really like this clear. It's not as good as Tamiya TS-13 (My experiences so far haven't left as smooth of a finish as Tamiya, but not bad either), but it does wet-sand and polish out nicely. I'll probably get to the wet-sand and polish stage on Saturday.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Yesterday saw the engine assembly finished and today was spent on the chassis/suspension area. With the engine installed, I now have a rolling chassis. I'll detail the wheels with some Tamiya Black Panel Line Accent and the kit center cap decals tomorrow.

[stinkybritches]

Very nice. The color combination looks great.

[slusher]

Fantastic color combo!

[OldNYJim]

1 hour ago, slusher said:

Fantastic color combo!

What Carl said!  Looks GREAT!

[Zippi]

That's a good looking color Craig.  These kits are so nice and go together really well.  Nice work.

[espo]

I like the deep dark looking shade of copper here. Great looking interior details along with the engine. 

[kelson]

Outstanding work so far!!

[cobraman]

Looks fantastic !  That is a great kit, one of my favorites.

[Dragonhawk1066]

I wet-sanded the clear on Saturday starting with 3600 then to 4000, 6000, 8000, and finally 12000, then polished and waxed it on Sunday.

Final assembly was a breeze and took place on Monday. I got some indoor pics this morning, but Mother Nature decided to play peek-a-boo with the sun today so I will have to wait to get some outdoor pics tomorrow. The forecast is calling for 105 degree heat index here in Michigan, so hopefully I can get some in the morning. Until then, here's a couple of teasers...

[Tom Geiger]

Cool!  Came out great!  I love to see what everyone has done with this kit, one of my favorites. 

[Spex84]

Beautiful truck! I love the color combination and that burnt copper color is especially compelling.

Thanks for sharing your acrylic paint workflow. What acrylic thinner do you use, and do you ever experience chipping, peeling or adhesion problems? How about when masking atop acrylic-painted areas?

I'm used to using Testors and automotive spraypaints, and my only experience with acrylics indicated that they wouldn't stick very well to styrene, but clearly you're getting fantastic results!

[ea0863]

Fantastic color choices and finish. I am so jealous!  

[crazyjim]

Excellent looking truck.  Your color choices are marvelous.

[ewetwo]

Really nice build. 

[Dragonhawk1066]

23 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:

Cool!  Came out great!  I love to see what everyone has done with this kit, one of my favorites. 

 

6 hours ago, ea0863 said:

Fantastic color choices and finish. I am so jealous!  

 

6 hours ago, crazyjim said:

Excellent looking truck.  Your color choices are marvelous.

 

3 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Really nice build. 

Thanks guys, I got some outdoor pics this morning before the sun got hot enough to melt everything, LOL, and got it posted in Under Glass.

[Dragonhawk1066]

7 hours ago, Spex84 said:

Beautiful truck! I love the color combination and that burnt copper color is especially compelling.

Thanks for sharing your acrylic paint workflow. What acrylic thinner do you use, and do you ever experience chipping, peeling or adhesion problems? How about when masking atop acrylic-painted areas?

I'm used to using Testors and automotive spraypaints, and my only experience with acrylics indicated that they wouldn't stick very well to styrene, but clearly you're getting fantastic results!

Thanks Chris! I use a "homebrew thinner I got from another builder, it's 3 parts distilled water, 1 part isopropyl alcohol, and a few drops of glycerin as a flow improver per 8 0unce batch to help prevent the tip from drying. I actually haven't had a problem with the paint coming off while masking. I do mix some Gloss, Satin, or Matte Varnish (depending on what parts I'm painting, see pic below) with the paint to help prevent chipping and rub-off during handling. Acrylics generally don't stick well to bare styrene as I quickly found out at first use, but I prime every part that needs paint regardless of what kind of paint I'm using, so that's not a problem. Also so far I've used Tamiya TS-13 Clear, Krylon Short Cuts Gloss Clear, Decoart Varnish, and Pledge Floor Gloss as clears with no problems from any of them. I've not tried Testors Lacquer or Enamel Clears yet, but one would think the Lacquer Clears would be OK since the Tamiya is. I've also seen a few builders use 2K Clears over craft paints with no problems. That stuff's just way too caustic for me though.

[jaftygas]

Craig that is such an original, and bold color choice. You pulled that off really well. Love it!

[slusher]

Beautiful color choices!

[ncbuckeye67]

Beautiful build! I love the cream color, it definitely goes well with the copper. I also love how everything is color matched. I'm working this right now as well, and I went with a different (pearl white) roof color on mine too.  

[jaftygas]

Did I mention that color is off the hook cool?! You have really got a talented eye for what looks good.