The Deviant Del Rey

[espo]

On the subject of a possible two-tone. Depending on your finished body mods maybe, if you think it would be in keeping with your design, something along the line of a "Watson" style treatment or even a paint fade color treatment. The rear fender skirts start giving a "Tail Drager" look unless that works with your ideas. 

[espo]

On the subject of a possible two-tone. Depending on your finished body mods maybe, if you think it would be in keeping with your design, something along the line of a "Watson" style treatment or even a paint fade color treatment. The rear fender skirts start giving a "Tail Drager" look unless that works with your ideas. Don't rule out a Nomad style rear wheel well opening either. 

[customline]

18 hours ago, espo said:

On the subject of a possible two-tone. Depending on your finished body mods maybe, if you think it would be in keeping with your design, something along the line of a "Watson" style treatment or even a paint fade color treatment. The rear fender skirts start giving a "Tail Drager" look unless that works with your ideas. Don't rule out a Nomad style rear wheel well opening either. 

Thanks for checking in, Dave. Your suggestions are always relevant. I'm pretty sure I'm adding side trim like that Bel Air on the previous page. My paint skills are not up to a Watson style paint job. I will do a two-tone with a snow white on top and that green on the bottom if I do. The wheels are an indication of build era.  I can't do a period custom with those wheels - or maybe I find some cool paint that won't clash with the interior. My ideas don't always manifest in styrene as well as I would like. If I started with a comprehensive plan, they might. My '49 lead sled is a fine example. 

It's not exactly what I thought I was doing. 🥴

Edited Tuesday at 01:28 PM by customline

[dino246gt]

IF you really want to chop that top, I'd consider, since you're going through all the trouble, or should I say fun, of cutting it off anyway, using a HARDTOP from a Revell '55, as I did or a '57. 

Here's the one I did with the Revell '55 roof, NOT chopped.

I just think for your build a chopped top would look better on a hardtop.

This side profile shows how high the stock hardtop roof is, you could chop it on your cool custom!

 

I cut mine off keeping the cowl and part of the trunk lid, making it easier to blend into the body with the seam where it's simple to putty and sand.

 

Here's the '55 hardtop section fitted to the '56 body, since you'd be chopping yours, it might be the same amount of fun as chopping the kit's sedan roof.

 

Edited Tuesday at 02:06 PM by dino246gt

[espo]

2 hours ago, customline said:

Thanks for checking in, Dave. Your suggestions are always relevant. I'm pretty sure I'm adding side trim like that Bel Air on the previous page. My paint skills are not up to a Watson style paint job. I will do a two-tone with a snow white on top and that green on the bottom if I do. The wheels are an indication of build era.  I can't do a period custom with those wheels - or maybe I find some cool paint that won't clash with the interior. My ideas don't always manifest in styrene as well as I would like. If I started with a comprehensive plan, they might. My '49 lead sled is a fine example. 

It's not exactly what I thought I was doing. 🥴

Good morning Jim, I remember your purple Shoe Box well and love the color you used. Like your idea of the green body and white top paint scheme for this build and it would go well with your existing interior. Dino246GT's suggestion of putting the hardtop from the '55 on this would also give you the opportunity of lowering the roof a little if that is still in your mind. I did much the same thing a few years ago only with the Revell '57 Ford two door with the roof off of the old AMT '57 hardtop and kept the base model side trim. Quiet Eric's suggestion with the photo of the blue '56 with what looks like two parts of the Bel Air trim on the side would be another thought. I remember seeing a 1:1 done in much the same manor, but the trim was extended to the rear almost too the taillights. You could do the insert in white to match the roof. Plastruct offers strips of different size and shapes for creating the side trim if that's something you wanted. I like how you have added the roll pans front and rear as that smooths the look of the body. I also used those same wheels on a very mild custom Nomad build and think they look great with the custom look.  

[TopherMcGinnis]

 

This trim looks best to me. Maybe start at the headlight and run to the bumper like this one. Although it does provide a great segmenting for a, ahem, dual tone paint scheme, I won't mention it. 😃

 

[customline]

I checked my paint stash and found two bottles of Boyd's pearl green. This would be a great color for this car in my somewhat biased opinion. It's enamel and I've had good results with it.  

Body work is progressing  and it's down to the little detail stuff.  I also added a simple trim sweep using evergreen .060 half round, sanded to reduce the cross-section. In anticipation of foiling, I had to puff up the backlight trim at the roof that had somehow become faint for reasons that escape me. I added a length of .040 and sanded it down likewise.  I removed the little trim pieces from the grille and filled the area where they resided. I think it was the right thing to do. Thanks for the lookie  😳

[TopherMcGinnis]

[NOBLNG]

You’re getting this all blended together nicely Jim. 👍😎

[customline]

43 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

You’re getting this all blended together nicely Jim. 👍😎

Thank you, Greg, I try.  🤓  

Side trim needs a bit more sanding.

Time for some primer?  Not yet, still some stuff here I don't want you to see 🙁

[customline]

9 hours ago, dino246gt said:

IF you really want to chop that top, I'd consider, since you're going through all the trouble, or should I say fun, of cutting it off anyway, using a HARDTOP from a Revell '55, as I did or a '57. 

Here's the one I did with the Revell '55 roof, NOT chopped.

I just think for your build a chopped top would look better on a hardtop.

This side profile shows how high the stock hardtop roof is, you could chop it on your cool custom!

 

I cut mine off keeping the cowl and part of the trunk lid, making it easier to blend into the body with the seam where it's simple to putty and sand.

 

Here's the '55 hardtop section fitted to the '56 body, since you'd be chopping yours, it might be the same amount of fun as chopping the kit's sedan roof.

 

Yes indeed.

I thought about it. Your method looks like what I figured I would need to do and it scared me off.  The '57 I have here is an AMT with the firewall integral to the body and the cowl is not very wide. Then there's the interior that is finished. Not a deal killer but between that and the glass....and you're right about the hardtop looking better. It  certainly does. But it is what it is and I want to move on. I've got more of these unfinished projects to get through and this one still has quite a way to go. I appreciate your input, Dennis, as always. 

[customline]

14 hours ago, dino246gt said:

IF you really want to chop that top, I'd consider, since you're going through all the trouble, or should I say fun, of cutting it off anyway, using a HARDTOP from a Revell '55, as I did or a '57. 

Here's the one I did with the Revell '55 roof, NOT chopped.

I just think for your build a chopped top would look better on a hardtop.

This side profile shows how high the stock hardtop roof is, you could chop it on your cool custom!

 

I cut mine off keeping the cowl and part of the trunk lid, making it easier to blend into the body with the seam where it's simple to putty and sand.

 

Here's the '55 hardtop section fitted to the '56 body, since you'd be chopping yours, it might be the same amount of fun as chopping the kit's sedan roof.

 

Yes indeed.

I thought about it. Your method looks like what I figured I would need to do and it scared me off.  Then there's the interior that is finished. Not a deal killer but between that and the glass....and you're right about the hardtop looking better. It certainly does. But ive got the sedan and it is what it is and I want to move on. I'm taking roof mods off the table.  I've got more of these unfinished projects to get through and this one still has quite a way to go. I appreciate your input, Dennis, as always. Your "hardtop" is sharp. Diggin' the Americans.

[customline]

12 hours ago, espo said:

Good morning Jim, I remember your purple Shoe Box well and love the color you used. Like your idea of the green body and white top paint scheme for this build and it would go well with your existing interior. Dino246GT's suggestion of putting the hardtop from the '55 on this would also give you the opportunity of lowering the roof a little if that is still in your mind. I did much the same thing a few years ago only with the Revell '57 Ford two door with the roof off of the old AMT '57 hardtop and kept the base model side trim. Quiet Eric's suggestion with the photo of the blue '56 with what looks like two parts of the Bel Air trim on the side would be another thought. I remember seeing a 1:1 done in much the same manor, but the trim was extended to the rear almost too the taillights. You could do the insert in white to match the roof. Plastruct offers strips of different size and shapes for creating the side trim if that's something you wanted. I like how you have added the roll pans front and rear as that smooths the look of the body. I also used those same wheels on a very mild custom Nomad build and think they look great with the custom look.  

Thanks for hangin', Dave.  I'm doing "pick-up" today. There's lots of little chores on the body. I don't recall what happened but this one went in the box for a paint nightmare because it looks like I did some scrubbing.  It's been in the drink, for sure, but I just can't recall it. 😦

I found pearl green enamel but I think I want to stick with the original idea using the Krylon but decanted this time. Painting weather is here now so maybe I can get the three on the bench done. Then there's 3 more in paint queue. 

Dennis seems pretty fearless when it comes to body mods. I tried to imagine me doing it and it just scared me. I don't want this one back in the box. I'm not quite ready to chop this type of roof with skinny C-pillars. The swap would be the alternative but that makes you wonder " why didn't he just get a Bel Air body?" I had fun with it. Now it's time to get it done.

No pancake hood this time either. Too much work for too little improvement. If I was starting fresh, I could plan the mods better and do some things different.  

Primer tomorrow is the plan. Doesn't look so bad this way, huh? We shall see. 🤓

[customline]

Just some boring stuff(💩) 

This car has a very thin (@1:25) belt line trim under the greenhouse. Thinking ahead 😒. Getting this thing ready for a first coat of primer.....by scraping of the real first coat from the line I'm going to need at foil time. That's okay, the humidity here was stressful so I'm spending more time on this boring stuff.

I also thought it would  behoove me to puff up the trim around the backlight.  It was pretty well flat in some places. I added some Evergreen .040 half round at the top and .030 at the bottom. Sanded and sanded and then sanded....well, I'm not done with it 🥴. The game's on 😀 Thanks for faking interest!

[espo]

Like how you're enhancing the stock body type chrome trim.  

[customline]

1 hour ago, espo said:

Like how you're enhancing the stock body type chrome trim.  

Thanks, I had to try something, David. That body without side trim is just an expanse of flat, uninteresting sheet metal.  The reason the original side trim was removed was because of the tail light mods. I tried to change it to compliment the new lights and botched it totally.  The only thing to do was replace it. Trying to duplicate the original trim was beyond my pain threshold 😬.  Life is short and I've got too many kits I want to build. 🥴. 

The backlight trim looked like big trouble, especially at the bottom of the glass where there was practically nothing to guide the knife during the foil operation.