'49 Ford lead sled (sorry George)

[milo1303s]

One more for inspiration !! love this kit I'll finish it some day lol !

[customline]

1 hour ago, milo1303s said:

One more for inspiration !! love this kit I'll finish it some day lol !

Nice slice, Bob! This body begs for it.  Lose the door handles!

[carnut]

4 hours ago, customline said:

Hey, Michael, I see you like Fleetlines.... here's mine ?

Beautiful car, and yes I do, I like the 49 through 52 GM’s. My fondest memory is my dad‘s 51 Chevrolet he owned. It was a mild custom.

I have my fair share of 49 Fords, mercury and 51 Chevy customs going right now. All old-school customs.

Edited November 16, 2024 by carnut

[customline]

3 hours ago, milo1303s said:

I love it looks great !! I think your chop on my section would be awesome !!

 

Hey, Bob, what's that red stuff?  And what did you do to get it in the weeds?

[customline]

On 11/15/2024 at 10:28 PM, carnut said:

Beautiful car, and yes I do, I like the 49 through 52 GM’s. My fondest memory is my dad‘s 51 Chevrolet he owned. It was a mild custom.

I have my fair share of 49 Fords, mercury and 51 Chevy customs going right now. All old-school customs.

Have you chopped a Fleetline?  I have two that I want to do; a '51, and the the car I recall throwing up in, the '47 (hey, I was a car-sick toddler and my grandfather's driving was the reason )  They both are waiting until my skill level is adequate.

Edited November 23, 2024 by customline

[Sledsel]

On 11/15/2024 at 10:54 PM, customline said:

Have you chopped a Fleetline?  I have two that I want to do; a '51, and the the car I recall throwing up in, the '47 (hey, I was a car-sick toddler and my grandfather's driving was the reason ?)  They both are waiting until my skill level is adequate.

I can give a step by step on this one I mastered for someone. Unfortunately they are no longer casting

[customline]

On 11/18/2024 at 12:35 AM, Sledsel said:

I can give a step by step on this one I mastered for someone. Unfortunately they are no longer casting

If I ever get there, Andy, yeah...that would be great.

I added more crown and tried to do something with the quarter windows, with mixed results. When my attitude improves a bit, I need to work on all the little bad things that I can find in the zoomed-in photos. Lots of "follow-up" to be done. 

Edited November 23, 2024 by customline

[LennyB]

1 hour ago, customline said:

If I ever get there, Andy, yeah...that would be great. ?

I added more crown and tried to do something with the quarter windows, with mixed results. When my attitude improves a bit, I need to work on all the little bad things that I can find in the zoomed-in photos. Lots of "follow-up" to be done. 

I hate those zoomed-in photos when you see something you can't with the naked eye. You can't see it, but now you know it's there.  Do I fix it or pretend I didn't see it. Or go off and do something else for a while until your brain forgets it even happened. Then you feel better until you look at that zoomed-in photo again. Arghhh, I should have burned it, the photo, not the car.

[customline]

I have my work cut out for me. I added more filler to the flat area but the real problem with the roof, as i now see, is that when I made the longitudinal cut, the peak at the front, over the windshield, disappeared, so anyone wanting to chop this buggy should keep that in mind (I confess I totally missed that minor detail while planning my cuts. )  I may try to restore the peak with some very clever crafting (😂)

Okay, so this is what I'm dealing with no.

Lots of fussing to keep me busy here. The parting lines in-board of the headlights were unusually bad and now needs filler after having been sanded out.

The roof contour appears to be good in this view

The ancient tool for this body rendered very shallow panel lines that needed deepening. I'm still fussing with that and it shows now. Lots of Mr. Surfacer in my future to fix all that. I may try something that dries faster. Any suggestions for that ?

In a flash of inspiration,  I rounded the rear top corners of the doors (it's not a goof, I intended to do it )  Also there is the botched attempt to re-shape the quarter windows which continues.  I'm not panicking yet but I still have a box for this thing.

Edited November 23, 2024 by customline

[Sledsel]

3 hours ago, customline said:

If I ever get there, Andy, yeah...that would be great. ?

I added more crown and tried to do something with the quarter windows, with mixed results. When my attitude improves a bit, I need to work on all the little bad things that I can find in the zoomed-in photos. Lots of "follow-up" to be done. 

I know when I am doing a chop I get one rear quarter window I am happy with then I make a plug to use as a guide for the other side.

[LennyB]

Jim, what if you make a cut down the center of the roof starting at the windshield to about the midway point. And insert a thin triangular sliver in between. That should bring your peak back. WDYT?

[customline]

Yeah, Len, good idea, all things being normal. It's probably dangerous to cut into this roof now but using CA to attach it, I can bond a piece of triangular strip in the center and build up to the top of the peak. It's a shot I'm willing to take but there goes my pancake story .

Edited November 23, 2024 by customline

[customline]

On 11/18/2024 at 1:09 PM, Sledsel said:

I know when I am doing a chop I get one rear quarter window I am happy with then I make a plug to use as a guide for the other side.

 Thanks for the tip. I would be doing that exact thing for a different reason (template for the glass) but yeah, I can use it for both tasks.

Edited November 23, 2024 by customline

[NOBLNG]

Lots of interesting stuff going on here…I’m taking notes.?

[customline]

On 11/18/2024 at 5:01 PM, NOBLNG said:

Lots of interesting stuff going on here…I’m taking notes.?

Welcome to my nightmare, Greg. Just remember though, it's not a how-to unless you want to create some problem.

Edited November 23, 2024 by customline

[LennyB]

For his next act Jim will chop the top on a '41 Plymouth. Hold your applause 'till the end please.....

[customline]

On 11/18/2024 at 8:27 PM, LennyB said:

For his next act Jim will chop the top on a '41 Plymouth. Hold your applause 'till the end please.....

Hey, I still have two of those kits and I just might drag you all along on another '41 Plymouth adventure for the pure entertainment value. It's pretty obvious this one could have used a bit more mental activity. The next one will be different (and hopefully a tad better ) I should have it down by the time I turn 80 .

Edited November 23, 2024 by customline

[carnut]

On 11/15/2024 at 7:54 PM, customline said:

On 11/15/2024 at 7:28 PM, carnut said:

Beautiful car, and yes I do, I like the 49 through 52 GM’s. My fondest memory is my dad‘s 51 Chevrolet he owned. It was a mild custom.

I have my fair share of 49 Fords, mercury and 51 Chevy customs going right now. All old-school customs.

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Have you chopped a Fleetline?  I have two that I want to do; a '51, and the the car I recall throwing up in, the '47 (hey, I was a car-sick toddler and my grandfather's driving was the reason ?)  They both are waiting until my skill level is adequate

Yes i have chopped an AMT 51 Fleerline quite awhile ago. I have also done the 51 Bel Air Coupe. Both were not easy.It’s a little bit involved because you need to partially section  the rear trunk and the area surrounding the rear glass,area. so you don’t have that hump in the roof. You need to make sure when you chop the roof that the roof line flows down into the trunk smoothly also I don’t want to hijack your thread here. I’ve been enjoying you build your Ford Shoebox.

Edited November 19, 2024 by carnut

[LennyB]

11 hours ago, customline said:

Hey, I still have two of those kits and I just might drag you all along on another '41 Plymouth adventure for the pure entertainment value. It's pretty obvious this one ? could have used a bit more mental activity. The next one will be different (and hopefully a tad better ?) I should have it down by the time I turn 80 ?

Are you saying it's time for a '41 Plymouth build-off? I think the only one to make out on this one might be Coca-Cola.

[customline]

On 11/19/2024 at 8:47 AM, LennyB said:

Are you saying it's time for a '41 Plymouth build-off? I think the only one to make out on this one might be Coca-Cola.

Or....or maybe a Coca Cola build-off!    Maybe build kits that never came with Coke decals like say, the Futura, or one of your glue-bomb Galaxies! Wouldn't that be cool? ?   I have a quick-builder Chezoom that's perfect for this.  But no NASCAR kits. Incongruity is the key.

Edited November 23, 2024 by customline

[LennyB]

1 hour ago, customline said:

Or....or maybe a Coca Cola build-off! ?   Maybe build kits that never came with Coke decals like say, the Futura, or one of your glue-bomb Galaxies! Wouldn't that be cool? ?   I have a quick-builder Chezoom that's perfect for this.  But no NASCAR kits. Incongruity is the key.

One kit I've wanted to do for years is the Revell/Monogram '54 Chevy Panel Truck. I have two glue-bombs of those. That would work with a Coke graphics.

 

[customline]

On 11/19/2024 at 12:41 PM, LennyB said:

One kit I've wanted to do for years is the Revell/Monogram '54 Chevy Panel Truck. I have two glue-bombs of those. That would work with a Coke graphics.

 

That would be a solid candidate for being depicted as a CC vehicle. My choice is the Revell '38 Ford panel truck (I don't know what else to do with it)   I've got too much hanging to start another project, but y'all go ahead, I'll catch up later

Edited November 23, 2024 by customline

[LennyB]

2 hours ago, customline said:

That would be a solid candidate for being depicted as a CC vehicle. My choice is the Revell '38 Ford panel truck (I don't know what else to do with it ?)  I've got too much hanging to start another project, but y'all go ahead, I'll catch up later ?

Close...

[customline]

1 hour ago, LennyB said:

Close...

Yeah, I thought about that.

[customline]

Finally got around to this again.  I thought I would put this up just in case anyone was wondering if it was back in the box. It's not much and I'm not sure if it's actually better than nothing. You decide 🤓

I got it wet sanded and it its evident that some block sanding is needed on the roof but more important now is getting it up on all fours. This is where the kit lacks in proper detail but at least it's got the bare minimum for a full detail kit. I had to separate the axle housing from the springs, as I mentioned earlier. In order to "re-engineer" the rear suspension, I needed to "tack" everything together with tiny dabs of CA. This is an ongoing effort to get the ride height worked out and it's a very awkward process. I made lowering blocks and added little tabs at the rear anchor points of the springs. I narrowed the axle housing so the wheels moved up against the springs which  needed slight relocating at the rear.   I  C'ed the frame basically for technical reasons but, really, I could just glue the axle to the frame like the Revell Model A kits and be done with it. It looks like I may need to raise the height of the tunnel (that'll be fun) or use a rubber drive shaft 🥴.  The windshield correction and the restoration of the center peak over it is still in committee but it's not hopeful.  It's a Kustom and as such, certain anomalies are allowed 😊. Besides, there's a 💩-load of body tweaking that needs to be done and well, there's the engine with a huge leak in the block and the front end needs to be lowered. I must say the chassis fits into the body quite well. Yay 😀

Thanks and feel free.