Andy Oldenburg Posted July 12 Posted July 12 Hi everybody, nice to be back on the FORUM! I guess just about all of us have built this model before. This AMT/Ertl kit isn´t a highlight of complexity, but a grateful victim for customizing and heavy body work. I refrained from chopping the roof and wanted to keep the silhouette original. But there was plenty of work to do to make it my show rod. I shaved off all of the trim, door handles, roof drip and wipers, because in real life, this would be a show car with no street ambitions. I was out for round surfaces like polished pebbles. Beside the doors I cut out the trunk to accommodate a bench for the "kids". On a dark silver metallic there are 2 layers of metallic green (Molotow rattle can). Before the first layer I taped the shadow stripes on the fenders, hood and roof, making them a lighter green. Top coat is AK clear varnish. The wheels, disc brakes, calipers and the headlight lenses are from Scale Production. I hade to slice the front wheels to make them fit. The trunk is hinged with 1mm brass rods in 2mm styrene tubes. On this build for the first time I attached all hinge parts (trunk, hood and doors) with Tamiya epoxy putty. I was able to bridge gaps easily and everything stayed in place right from the start, without having to tape or stabilize during the hardening process. Unlike epoxy glue, nothing runs, drips or messes up the build. Just take care to rough sand all the sticking surfaces. The cushions are carved from modelling foam and covered with 2mm foam rubber. The door panels are also made of foam rubber placed in a frame of half-round stryrene. The armrest and handles are made of styrene and 1mm aluminum wire. The back of the interior compartment is also covered with foam rubber, with everything spray painted in a light leather toned finish, same as the seats. The floor is flocked in a matching color. I chose the custom dash from the kit and gave it some TLC with printed images for the gauges and the radio. Bare metal foil, wire rings, some toggle switches and a key chain enhance the dash. I added a headliner made of rubber foam also, along with sun visors and the rear mirror. I treated the engine with as much cables and lines as possible. The pulley wheels are deconstructed from the kit part and connected to the block with brass rods, then I wrapped a thin rubber belt around the pulleys. instead of a engine fan, the radiator has a cooling fan system. The brake booster, coil and relay are home made and just about completely fill the engine bay. The exhaust manifolds are from the kit, turned upside down and heat bent into shape. I liked the idea of keeping the exhaust pipes asymmetrical and since I chopped the hood a bit, they look fine creeping out of the sides. The carbs are 3D printed Holleys from Scale Production. The air filters are crafted from grid aluminum and spare covers. Because the rod is dropped, I had to adapt the front and rear suspension by grinding and cutting to lower by about 1 cm. Fuel and brake lines were added, same as shock absorbers. The rear end and the transmission are narrowed and rebuilt to accommodate the fat wheels. Now some images with all the doors open. This build was real fun and I hope you like it. Thanks for watching and if you watch my video, that would make my happy too! https://youtu.be/U-r7jinDEvg 11 1
Zippi Posted July 12 Posted July 12 What a kewl looking 40 Ford Coupe there Andy. I'm diggin those pipes sticking out from underneath the hood. Nice clean shaved body. Nice build dude.
espo Posted July 12 Posted July 12 Beautiful paint colors and finish, like the design to accent the body. Having built a few of these, opening the doors and creating a Rumble Seat had to be quite and undertaking. Extensive interior work. The detailing of the engine looks great.
karbuildr Posted July 12 Posted July 12 Very well done custom 40, great paint application, excellent details.
Rattlecan Dan Posted July 13 Posted July 13 All those little and not so little details make it a very cool show car! Nice work.
Andy Oldenburg Posted July 15 Author Posted July 15 Hello and thank you to all my responders! Thanks for your friendly support! Best model building wishes, Andy
Chuckyg1 Posted July 15 Posted July 15 That's lookin' pretty slick. Awesome overall execution. Love it.
PorkChopPaws Posted Saturday at 06:04 PM Posted Saturday at 06:04 PM Great build love the paint.The 40 Ford was the first kit I got when I was 10 back in 1960.
Andy Oldenburg Posted Sunday at 10:27 AM Author Posted Sunday at 10:27 AM Hi Jim, John, Andrew, Mike, J and Brian for checking out my post and your friendly replies!
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