Ed "Big Daddy" Roth '56 Ford F100 pickup

[slusher]

Your making nice progress!

[eajonesgue]

My original intent was to paint the flames on the body, using masks printed out by a club member on his Silhouette machine.  The reasons I wanted to paint were:

- the decals looked like they were going to be difficult to lay down around the compound curves of the fenders

- the flame decals don't seem to be the correct colour for the restored truck - they seem more of a reddish brown shade than a bright red

- the original sheet has two decals that were damaged (see photo)

However, the vinyl masks had a number of tears in them and the vinyl masks did not stick very well.  Before looking at the masks, I contacted Bill Brillinger of Precision Design Company (www.pdc.ca) about getting him to make up decals for the dashboard.  I sent him the photos I had of the interior and some dimensions.  I did a mock up of what the dash would look like using masking tape.  Bill mentioned that he had the artwork for the flame decals that he did for a customer in HO (1:87) scale (talk about tiny).  I am ordering the dashboard and the flame decals (in a brighter red colour and in 1:25 scale).  During our conversation, I wanted to see how the original decals worked.  I applied the bed cover mural decal and it worked flawlessly.  I will use the kit decal pinstriping and lettering decals.

[meechum68]

WOW!!  The level of detail is .. awesome!!

I need to keep building to get better and one day put out this kind of beauty! 

 

[TopherMcGinnis]

Any progress?

[eajonesgue]

Hey, I was away on a trip for a couple of weeks and then summer activities have taken up much of my time.  Below are some of the progress I have made since the last posing June 1.  

Engine was painted decanted Tamiya chrome yellow, transmission was brush painted with Tamiya enamel flat aluminum. I also added some 3D printed detail bolt heads (these are from Falcon Scale Models)

[eajonesgue]

The dashboard was brush painted Tamiya lemon yellow and the a BestModelCarParts (eBay seller) dash gauge was added.  The red and blue markings are a decal, custom made by Precision Design Company (PDC.ca).  It looks pretty darn close to the dash in the restored car.

I am now starting on the flame decals, which are quite the challenge.

[eajonesgue]

I have some of the flame decals on the rear fenders, roof and hood.  Work is slow as I have to cut around all the flames first.  There are still some wrinkles that need to be smoothed out.

[eajonesgue]

Started to attach some of the engine parts

[eajonesgue]

I have got all the flame decals attached, but there will be a number of touch-ups needed where the decals did not lay down smoothly (see front grill) and the lips of the fender wells.  I have also used Molotow chrome on the door handles and window cranks.

 

[eajonesgue]

I took some artistic license on the seat and door panels and used a light coloured wash to highlight the upholstery seams.  This was followed by a coat of flat acrylic clear (which does have a bit of shine to it).  It just didn't look right all plain white.

[Mr. Metallic]

Ambitious project you have going here simply because you started with the Revell 56 pickup, a tough customer for sure. But the improvements you are making look great.

[eajonesgue]

Some more progress shots:

- wheels have been airbrushed LP-50 bright red.  Be careful - the spare tire wheel is not the same as the other four wheels, the stub at the back is a bigger diameter (you can guess how I found out about this)

- made a mold of the Tweedy Pie drum brakes and have cast a number of them.  Five of them have been brush painted gloss black and the best four chosen for the axles.

- the floor has been flocked with black, but a very sticky white glue was used and it looks like it dried too quickly

[TopherMcGinnis]

I use the same color paint as the flocking to help hide bald spots. I also do one section at a time.