restoman Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) Ken McCloskey was born and raised in a surfing culture. From the time he was old enough to walk, he was in the water and then on a board. Throughout his teen years, his home town of Malibu was a surf mecca. When Ken hit his twenties, he did what every kid does: get a job, start a family, but a house, etc. But he never lost his love for the waves. When the call of self-employment hit, he answered. For three years, he didn't even see the water, cooped up as he was in the office. When his business hit paydirt, the hours got longer. By his late thirties,he found the hours too long and since he was making some good scratch, he stepped out of the shop and started to enjoy life a little again. He still loved the curls, and now his kids were showing interest in it, too. So Ken did what he had seen everyone else doing back in the 50s, and got himself a wagon to hit the beach with. But, not just any wagon... not for Ken. He had the money, and an innate abhorence to be like everyone else. So Ken strolled into his Lincoln Mercury dealer, plunked down the $$$ for a brand new Continental, and had it delivered to Myron's Auto Body & Bait Shop in LA. What he got back was everything he wanted. A full one-off custom surf wagon, complete with room for three boards, a wife and three kids. And the dog, of course. Custom mixed grey metallic paint, blue leather interior, wood grain (wouldn't be a surf wagon without wood, would it?!), a full sky light, tinted glass, aluminum wheels, some hop-up goodies on the big V-8, and the ability to cruise to the surf in the utmost of class. An Endless Summer. It took a long time to finally get this done, but it was fun. The decals were fun. No, not really. Getting the kit's wagon roof to look realistic was a challenge, but I think I pulled it off. The surf stuff is from R & M of M, the tinted glass is an old food storage container lid. Comments always welcome! Edited January 8, 2023 by restoman 6
Zippi Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 Good looking wagon. The surfboards look pretty kewl.
espo Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 Love the story. Your "Surf Woody" looks great, and you blended the add on roof smoothly. The dark Gray and the wood trim work well together.
happy grumpy Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 Great looking wagon and a cool story. I like the garage too.
alan barton Posted January 11, 2023 Posted January 11, 2023 This is soooo nice. I am pretty sure this is the nicest Lincoln wagon conversion I have ever seen! Your back-story is perfect to explain its existence. I have one of these kits waiting in line at the moment. My plan was to do it as a nostalgic Top Fuel tow and push car, with slicks on the roof rack rather than surfboards. Could you help me out with any tips regarding how you blended the roof into the body? It looks a lot more natural, smooth and flowing than many I have seen before. The diorama is something else! The neatest of the electrical installation , the accuracy of the door detailing, this is very special. Congratulations also for the quality of your photos - they really do the model justice. Cheers Alan
restoman Posted January 11, 2023 Author Posted January 11, 2023 15 hours ago, alan barton said: This is soooo nice. I am pretty sure this is the nicest Lincoln wagon conversion I have ever seen! Your back-story is perfect to explain its existence. I have one of these kits waiting in line at the moment. My plan was to do it as a nostalgic Top Fuel tow and push car, with slicks on the roof rack rather than surfboards. Could you help me out with any tips regarding how you blended the roof into the body? It looks a lot more natural, smooth and flowing than many I have seen before. The diorama is something else! The neatest of the electrical installation , the accuracy of the door detailing, this is very special. Congratulations also for the quality of your photos - they really do the model justice. Cheers Alan Thanks for the compliments! I have a thread in the work-in-progress section under the same title. It shows some roof development.
restoman Posted January 11, 2023 Author Posted January 11, 2023 15 hours ago, olmadmodeler said: Looks great what is R&M of M? Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland. Norm has some really neat resin items, and is super to deal with.
Koellefornia Kid Posted January 11, 2023 Posted January 11, 2023 Definitely one of the best wagon builds of this kit! Nicely done, looks cool!
doorsovdoon Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 Lovely work on blending that roof in. I remember this in wip last year. I like the wheels you put on it too, looking good.?
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