rv1963 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Posted November 28, 2013 Thanks guys, Gene I just cut the header flanges out of sheet stock, kit parts were to thick and look more like cast iron manifolds than headers. I will have to scratch build those as well.
Speedfreak Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Cool! I'm a real fan of this build! Building one of these kits is most definately in my future as I'm a big fan of '55-57 Ford's. One of my uncle's had a Dark Blue '55, or, '56 (can't remember which) Crown Vic when I was like 7-8yrs old with a nice dual exhaust set-up on it that I can still hear in my memory.
rv1963 Posted December 8, 2013 Author Posted December 8, 2013 (edited) High time for an update, the first 2 pics show the body prepped for paint and in primer. The last pics shows the body painted, main body done in 3 coats of Tamiya pure white and 3 coats of pearl on top of that, the pearl is very hard to see in the pics, the roof is done in Testors revving red. The body does look a little plain like this but should get a lot better after I foil and add some decals. I think this is my first 2 tone paint job, so I was just going for a good finish with low difficulty so I wouldn't mess it up. All comments welcome. Edited December 8, 2013 by rv1963
rv1963 Posted December 14, 2013 Author Posted December 14, 2013 Time for an update, I finished the decals, foil work an applied 4 coats of Testors wet look clear, hard to see in the pics but it has a pretty good shine. All comments welcome.
Jason Foster Posted December 16, 2013 Posted December 16, 2013 I like it a lot. The red and pearl white go great together.
rv1963 Posted December 16, 2013 Author Posted December 16, 2013 Thanks guys, I just finished buffing the paint out and I am now adding the tail lights, head lights and I will start work on the windows next.
cobraman Posted December 16, 2013 Posted December 16, 2013 Coming along nicely. I did go out and pick up this kit so I will be watching your build. When I opened the box I was taken back many, many years to when I built this kit so long ago. I really love having these old kits back again.
SoCalCarCulture Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 Here's a few pics of one a friend built...
Speedfreak Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 looks good Robert, ready to see this car roll!
dragcarz Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 Soooo Coooool love this build, thanks for sharing.
rv1963 Posted December 21, 2013 Author Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Time for an update, I got some more work done on the body, I installed the windows, head lights, tail lights, grille and a few other parts. I decided to tint the windows red to go with the roof, I also stripped the chrome off the grille and painted it to match the roof. I wanted a different look for the grille so I gutted it leaving only the outside shell and made an insert from aluminum sheet drilled a few holes and polished it. Edited December 21, 2013 by rv1963
Jantrix Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Any more on this? I'm going to try building this one in the upcoming 24hr build off, so I'm just cruising '56 build threads.
Greg Cullinan Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Can't wait to see how this turns out Lol. I see what you did there. Ford is looking awesome. Very nice motor and decals.
rustybill1960 Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) A most superb build! Like your lathe work outstanding! I am most curious as to what it takes to do that kind of work? How difficult is it? I have seen many here that do it. I totally agree with your color choices and your foil work is immacculet, as is the decal work! Simply stunning work over all. How did you form the front axle? Hope to see the interior and the finished build soon Thank You for sharing it with Us here! Later Russ Edited January 14, 2014 by rustybill1960
slusher Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Real nice progress Robert. Everything looks great...
rv1963 Posted January 16, 2015 Author Posted January 16, 2015 Way past time for am update, you guys know how it goes some times life gets in the way. I finished the interior and installed it, several scratch built items such as shifter and boot, fire extinguisher and the gas brake and clutch pedals. next I will work on the suspension. This kit will be finished in a month or so, at least I hope so. All comments welcome.
Speedfreak Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 That interior looks good Robert, nice job on the scratch built stuff, especially the shifter and boot. The tach looks scratch built too, or , at least aluminum.
rv1963 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Posted January 17, 2015 Thanks Gene, no the tack was a detail master part I think, the rest of the stuff was scratch built.
Mr Dedo Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 This is one of my favorite kits! These were out when I was a kid.
rv1963 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks Jeff, the finished car is in the under glass section if you want to check it out.
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