Tommy Kortman Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Finally finished it over the weekend. Still working on the still though. (???) Anyway, here's some shots. I have some scale mason jars coming for the open box. Custom tag Here's a link to the complete album. Whiskey a GO-GO!
biscayne63 Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Wow! Outstanding model! Love the boxes in the trunk. Put some pics of the engine in your shine runner.
Monty Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) Well, I'm impressed. Looks like a fantastic build with just the right amount of dirt for a rum-runner. The boxes in the trunk are a killer touch. Can you explain how you did them? Pardon the ignorant question, but which kit did you use? I don't have anything pre-1955 in my stash, so I didn't know if it was the Revell version or if you did some very nice work (especially on the trunk) on the AMT. Edited April 4, 2011 by Monty
george 53 Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Tommy, this little scoot is da Mook!!! i can just see this rascal outrunnin them dagburned revnooers!!! It came out GREAT! Hope to see it WITH the mason jars!!!
Dr. Cranky Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Great job on the flinging of the mud . . . it's subtle touches like this that make a model like this one stand out. It's a charmer, all right. I love the trunk load too. Great job all around. Congrats.
pepperdrumstix Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) Fine different build on the Revell '39 Ford coupe. Perfect weathering and as said before nice touch with the mason jar boxes in the trunk. These cars, as mentioned, were called Fordilacs and there were Studeilacs too. Those Caddy motors sure moved a lot of white likker back in the day, They would order the replacement motor for the ambulances because they had no serial numbers to trace back to an owner if the car was "caught". Love this historical build. Need a "revenuer" pursuit car now. Were those pursuit vehicles the first government "hot rod" cars? Patrick M Edited April 4, 2011 by pepperdrumstix
Tommy Kortman Posted April 4, 2011 Author Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) Well, I'm impressed. Looks like a fantastic build with just the right amount of dirt for a rum-runner. The boxes in the trunk are a killer touch. Can you explain how you did them? Pardon the ignorant question, but which kit did you use? I don't have anything pre-1955 in my stash, so I didn't know if it was the Revell version or if you did some very nice work (especially on the trunk) on the AMT. Monty, It's the Revell 40 Ford Standard coupe. I cut the trunk open and added the rear...um...bulkhead if you will. The boxes in the trunk were made for me by a buddy of mine, MCM contributor, and fellow board mate, Mike Napoleon. Mike makes some killer dioramas, and a lot of them usually have some sort of box, magazine, etc in them. I sent Mike the graphics, he reduced them and created the boxes as a flat sheet. I simply cut them out, bent them up, and white glued them together. Edited April 5, 2011 by Tommy Kortman
Tommy Kortman Posted April 4, 2011 Author Posted April 4, 2011 Wow! Outstanding model! Love the boxes in the trunk. Put some pics of the engine in your shine runner. Here are some engine pics for you. The engine is from the Revell 49 Merc coupe with an aircleaner and valve covers from Replicas and Miniatures Co. of Md. I LOVE NORM'S STUFF!!
Ben Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Very cool little rum runner!!!!! I really like the weathering on the headers! I still need to do that on an engine I have here. I painted the manifold a rusty brown. I just need to hit it with light shots of tan and a hint of pink.
oldscool Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Man that is really nice! The mud and dust is just right. gus
W-409 Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 This is great build! I used to enjoy reading the WIP topic, and I was waiting when this one gets finished. That dust looks great on it and color fits perfectly to that body, paintjob is good too. I like the boxes in the trunk, they are looking very realistic. Engine detailing is very nice too, and that idea of Cadillac engine is great- Caddy engines are quite rarely seen in model cars... Nice Ford!
brett Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 This was well worth waiting for Tommy, excellent work all round
TheCat Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 Tommy - This is an AWESOME Build. I LOVE all the detail you've do to it. A++++ and five stars in my book!!! :lol:
Dave Wood Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 I like it Tommy any chance I can see it in person? Kinda miss seeing ya at the JS Meetings can't wait to see it in the diarama.
Tommy Kortman Posted April 18, 2011 Author Posted April 18, 2011 For everybody who may not have made it to NNL East this weekend, here are some shots of the coupe; complete with it's intended base. Did pretty good with it. Enjoy!!!! Thanks to everyone whose followed along with me on this build, it was a blast.
Dr. Cranky Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 I saw pics of this one from NNL East. Great job, buddy. Great job on all the details that help keep the eye fixed on this wonderful vignette.
GTMust Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 One of my favourite cars (and models)! I notice that someone cleaned the mud off the wheels before parking it on the great dio. (Just kiddin'!) Tony
vaughn Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 Super job on everything,from the mud to the boxes and the shine. Excellent !
Tommy Kortman Posted April 19, 2011 Author Posted April 19, 2011 One of my favourite cars (and models)! I notice that someone cleaned the mud off the wheels before parking it on the great dio. (Just kiddin'!) Tony The pastel powder I was using just would not stick to the chrome.
GTMust Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 The pastel powder I was using just would not stick to the chrome. Oh! That dio's so real, I thought it was real mud! Seriously, I think it really looks great! Tony
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