Sixties Sam Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Hey, guys, here's my latest build, a Revell 37 Ford pickup, built out of the box. The only addition is chains for the tailgate. The chain is small jewelry chain from Michael's craft store. The photos were taken outside, in front of my garage diorama. The kit went together well, but the wheelbase seems a little short for the fenders. Seems like the rear wheels should be about 1/8" farther rearward, but I'm not going to try and change it now. The paint is Testors gloss black and Krylon Fusion Hunter Green over flat black to darken it a little. It's a pretty good match to the box art and a real 37 I've seen in this area. To keep it simple, I didn't wire the engine. I got the kit in a trade from Johnny Holt on this forum. Thanks, Johnny! Comments welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I recently built a real one, and ironically, it was the same color combo as your model originally. Very neat truck, but leg room left something to be desired. The model looks great. -MJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Nice model, Sam. I was wondering how you managed to get such a good finish with Krylon (what primer you used, if you did any polishing, etc.). I'm interested on trying it on a project in the future, and hope to get a decent gloss finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 Jackson, I used cheapo Walmart flat black as a primer. The Krylon green was sprayed from the can outside on a sunny, low humidity day. It went on nicely, dried quickly, and no polishing was done. I think the level of gloss is about right for a 1930's vintage truck, based on the real 37 that I've seen. The gloss black on the fenders was sprayed outside, over the flat black too. Thanks for the compliments. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Nice looking truck.. Nice back ground too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Great build Sam!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Jackson, I used cheapo Walmart flat black as a primer. The Krylon green was sprayed from the can outside on a sunny, low humidity day. It went on nicely, dried quickly, and no polishing was done. I think the level of gloss is about right for a 1930's vintage truck, based on the real 37 that I've seen. The gloss black on the fenders was sprayed outside, over the flat black too. Thanks for the compliments. Sam Thanks for the help, Sam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hd2500gmc Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Good looking Ford, great color combo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 It came out great Sam!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 O K Sam , you can join us at the Early Ford Club runs now ....................... Ed Shaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N~8~Ball Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Nice clean build Sam. You do good work. I Sure like the diorama scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Nice looking truck and also I like the diorama. My favorite colors on this truck too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 very sharp build...Slusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedi'am Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Very nice build.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Very nice build Sam! I really like the colors you put on it. I love the garage and gas pump you have it setting in front of also. Did you make that or is it a kit of some kind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 Roger, the garage diorama is scratch built. Here is a link to the thread from when I posted it in the diorama section last year. I removed one photo of it in my flickr photo album. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=42708 Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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