THE OFFICIAL '32 TUDOR SEDAN BUILD-OFF!

[Kit Karson]

'32 Ford Chauffeured Town Sedan Flathead Engine Update:

[Kit Karson]

'32 Ford Chauffeured Town Sedan Update

[Kit Karson]

'32 Ford Chauffeured Town Sedan has taken a turn with a change to the body color:

 

 

[FoMoCo66]

I think im liking it! 

[falcon wagon]

So I started this on another board as a K.I.S.S build , an late 60's AMT 32   2dr sedan. From a box of parts I got somewhere , the body is from the 32 Willys double kit the interior is from a Phaeton  kit the motor is from the sedan kit the wheels are from the 2nd issue of the 32 AMT roadster. A fun easy kit to build .

[carnut]

Update on my 32 FordTudor Sedan build:

I finally got a day at the paint booth for more primer.

More of my 32 Ford parts are in these two pictures, along with a 52 Hudson Hornet four-door sedan conversion that I’m building for a good friend.

Enjoy the photos and have fun this weekend.

[Dennis Lacy]

My last post in this thread was November 2 of last year, back on page 22. At that time I was just needing to paint the roof insert flat black and blackout the underside of the body, hood top and firewall. Well, look what finally happened today. It only took 10 months! 🙃

Edited September 11 by Dennis Lacy

[Dennis Lacy]

I’m still here and made some more progress on my project.
 

Last weekend I painted the inside of the body flat black then polished & waxed the body, hood top, grill shell and wheel wells. 

Yesterday I tackled the last of the fiddly things that will allow me to finish it out. 

One of my least favorite tasks, making and installing window “glass.” I found a new sheet of blue tinted window material in an older issue Revell Miss Deal kit and the shade is more like factory blue-ish tint and I think it looks really good. You can also get a sense of the polished in waxed body here.

I added a strip of BMF to the hood top center “hinge.”

The grill shell, grill insert and radiator are all glued together.

And lastly, I painted the taillight lenses. Actually what I did was pool Testors stop light red in the cavities where the lenses go because the Sedan kit comes with clear lenses. I think the pooled paint looks just fine and has depth to it. 

So that’s it. Next workbench session should finally have this thing finished. 

[FoMoCo66]

Looks great! I actually did a similar thing on my 40 willys pickup gasser when doing the tail lights. I used the lights from the 32 coupe and just pooled tamiya clear red instead of using the lenses. Otherwise, you painting is top notch as always my friend!

[Spex84]

That paint looks glassy, Dennis!

[Bullybeef]

@Dennis Lacy, good to see you didn’t give up on your build! I like the taillights, may have to keep that tip in mind.

[James2]

Everything looking top shelf, Dennis...

[bill-e-boy]

Looking good Dennis. The light blue tint is just the right shade. Any darker would have been too much IMO

And paint finish is nice and clean too

[bill-e-boy]

Its also good to see this thread still chugging along

[Dennis Lacy]

18 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Looks great! I actually did a similar thing on my 40 willys pickup gasser when doing the tail lights. I used the lights from the 32 coupe and just pooled tamiya clear red instead of using the lenses.

I didn’t catch that, what a good idea! I think I’ll be trying that next time I use those lights. 
 

17 hours ago, Spex84 said:

That paint looks glassy, Dennis!

Thanks! These last few years I’ve finally figured out shiny paint jobs. It also helps that Ed’s resin bodies are highly polished right out of the mold. 
 

7 hours ago, bill-e-boy said:

Looking good Dennis. The light blue tint is just the right shade. Any darker would have been too much IMO

And paint finish is nice and clean too

When I came across it I had to use it. It immediately reminded me of that factory tint used in the 50’s and 60’s. Not like bright blue Lexan. 

[espo]

Like the paint finish and color. 

[oldrevellfan]

great work on the tail light and nice paint!

[Dennis Lacy]

1 hour ago, espo said:

Like the paint finish and color. 

Thanks! The paint is Tamiya TS88 Titanium Silver over their light grey primer and with their gloss clear. I really like it, too. Not your garden variety hot rod color. 

[mvadrag]

Those tail lights look great.  Love that Testors stop light red!! (and turn signal amber, too)

I use the Testors red on those Ford tear drop tail lights I find when I buy parts bags at shows.

Edited Thursday at 01:31 PM by mvadrag

[espo]

1 hour ago, Dennis Lacy said:

Thanks! The paint is Tamiya TS88 Titanium Silver over their light grey primer and with their gloss clear. I really like it, too. Not your garden variety hot rod color. 

Maybe the reason that the color looks so good. 

[Speedpro]

Great color choice, Dennis. I'd say ya got a handle on your paint. Looks awsome from here. Looking forward to seeing everything come together. 

[Kit Karson]

@Dennis Lacy Who said this thread was DEAD? Awesome update! Maybe we can get @Speedpro to update his sedan build here, as well! I will be updating my build, too! -KK

[tim boyd]

All...I've been away from this thread for a while and just revisited today.  So exciting to see the progress on all these projects, the attention to detail, the creative problem solving.  And even better, seeing the projects transition from the workbench to the display case.  Way to go, all, and congrats to each oand everyone on all the great progress.  TIM 

[Dtimmerman89]

I have been fully motivated to finish mine. I wasn't able to participate during the time frame because I have moved twice last year. But I have managed to get quite a bit done. I used stretched sprue on the top chop so i can go back and recreate the weld detail. This is a big thing in the armor building scene where I come from. 

Edited Thursday at 08:20 PM by Dtimmerman89

[Dennis Lacy]

@Dtimmerman89

Awesome start! Looking forward to following along.