peekay Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) The plastic in this original issue Revell kit was so swirl-free and nicely coloured that I decided not to paint it, just fine sand and polish it.It has Satco tyres and a few other small refinements like the mirror and the tail-gate chains.I stripped the chrome-plated grille, drilled out it's headlight buckets and painted it silver. I then replaced the headlights with Monogram 55 T/Bird items. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on FotkiHosted on FotkiHosted on FotkiHosted on Fotki Edited August 8, 2017 by peekay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Very, very nice Peter... like all your other builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Very sharp build Peter, l love how you polished the plastic. Looks great.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Great work Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Looks good and no runs! Engine bay looks neat. Nice Job on a finished model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) polished plastic ? whow you would not see that if you did not mention it awsome job !! btw i think now that you live in switzerland you got the perfection virus same as some ofthe other swiss made procducts Edited September 21, 2013 by crazyrichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Great build, flawless (as usual) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 It's not often that one gets to use the molded color like that. Well Done! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford guy Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Nice build Peekay! No paint, wow! The engine compartment looks great also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Polished Plastic finish is quite rarely seen. Here it is impossible to tell that this is not painted, it looks so great. Overall excellent work, as always. The assembly is very nice and clean with no flaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I've built several of these myself . I have yet to build one as a F-1 pick up . The trucks I have done previously all became wreckers ......... great work sir . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 So clean and precise. This is a perfect case of how nice a nearly OOB or Box Stock build can be. Great job Peter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Thanks for all the comments, very much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Bass Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 My theory is that if they made all colored plastic bodies as good as this there'd be more people starting in this hobby. My other theory is that you (peekay) put as much work into polishing this one as some folks (me) put into painted ones. Enough theories! Beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 My theory is that if they made all colored plastic bodies as good as this there'd be more people starting in this hobby. My other theory is that you (peekay) put as much work into polishing this one as some folks (me) put into painted ones.You're probably right on both counts.Getting into spray painting can present a major hurdle to the young modeller. There might be the willingness to learn but it can create chaos if you don't know what you're doing - and Mum isn't going to like it. Everything else can be done on the kitchen table with minimum mess and fuss. Round2 have recognized this and now bring out two versions of some models, one in white, the other in colour. (eg. the Opel GT)And yes, polishing an unpainted model to a high standard can take at least as long, if not longer, than painting one. But being a complete styrene addict, I like working with bare plastic and there's something about the finished look that appeals to me. But you won't often find a suitable cadidate - most kits are molded in the colour "Drab" and when you do find one in a colour you like it has to be swirl-free and not need any filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Real nice clean build , I like how you polished the plastic , looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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