1957 Ford Custom Tudor

[Joker]

That Ford is fantastic Tulio.

Lots of detail and clean paint.

[crazyrichard]

whow thats awsome !!!

[PappyD340]

Another OUTSTANDING build Tulio, well done!!

[Helix]

Very nice Tulio

[Tony T]

Very nice!

[charlie8575]

I dread that masking, so I'm doing mine roof-only two-tone, and that little detail there would've made it a lot easier had Revell either molded it in or provided it as a separate piece.

Tulio- GREAT job on this. I'm enjoying assembling mine and if it comes out even half as nice as yours, I'll be quite happy.

Charlie Larkin

Edited December 21, 2013 by charlie8575

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Thanks agains guys!!

I dread that masking, so I'm doing mine roof-only two-tone, and that little detail there would've made it a lot easier had Revell either molded it in or provided it as a separate piece.

Tulio- GREAT job on this. I'm enjoying assembling mine and if it comes out even half as nice as yours, I'll be quite happy.

Charlie Larkin

Charlie, by me, the ideal would be a separate chrome part. It would be just a pair of tiny parts. If molded to the body, everyone that would want to build a single tone Custom (the vast majority of cars sold) would have to sand them down.

That's my opinion of course. I wouldn't mind having to sand two tiny trim pieces down.

I think this shows the basic difference between us car modelers and the airplane/military stuff builders.

They demand accuracy, and won't buy something that's badly done. We car modelers couldn't care less.

Take a look at AMT's '58 Plymouth with that bent side trim... And people are still buying them. AMT couldn't care less, in fact they even released a "Christine" series without fixing the problem.

See that I'm not criticizing anyone, I myself have a couple of '58 Plymouths.

The thing is, we build those things to have fun, and most people do modified versions of the cars anyway, so accuracy ends going out trough the window.

I never saw anyone to build a P-47 Thunderbolt "Hot Rod" airplane, so, they have to be built "factory stock".

Also that's one of the reasons I love so much the old dealer promo models, and kits released of their molds, as they had to be accurate to be shown on dealerships.

[Ron Hamilton]

The '57 in Thunder Road was Cumberland Green and white according to a couple of sites I've seen. In a black and white film, a red car would appear to be much darker, almost black.

And somewhere I have a short article that reported that the "gray '50 coupe" was actually a light blue. According to legend, Mitchum liked the '50 so well that he bought it after the film, and his son Jim kept it for many years. It was repainted black by then.

Incidentally, the "50" was actually a '51 two-door sedan with a '50 nose and a '49 hood. The black one that is rolled at the beginning of the film was repainted in gray and blown up in the gas station scene. When the Mercury in the gas station rolls over in the blast, you can see the cable that pulls it over.

The car stunt coordinator (and the driver of the '57 at the end) was Carey Loftin. They asked him if he could get the car into the power plant dummy, and he said, "No problem." Planted it right where they wanted it.

Terry

Cumberland Green and White makes sense, that's why I placed the ? after the red. I appreciate the info, as I may do a Thunder Road car to go with a Black 300 2 Door Sedan I am planning.

[Ron Hamilton]

I didn't know about the movie, and it's a very well known movie, go figure!!

The car you pictured Ron is not a Fairlane 500 Club Victoria, it's in fact a Fairlane 500 Club Sedan. The Club Vicky is a hardtop. Mitchum's cars has the "B" pillar.

I stand corrected, and it will make a good '57 Ford subject, now that we know the right color. I saw the picture on TV last week, and the car had what looks like a 312-4bbl under the hood, without a supercharger.

[Danno]

Very nice build!!

[Speedfreak]

Great job Tulio! I like '57 Ford's a lot. Great research too, loved reading the history. Keep 'em coming!

[W-409]

Your Fords are always nice to watch. Everything seems to be just right in here. Paint job is very smooth and shiny and sharp BMF work, too. The chassis looks extremely nice as well.

[Funkster]

I love the 57 Ford, seeing it out sold Chevy that year. Great job,paint is out of this world.

[Chris White]

your paint is beautiful, still looks wet

[FordRodnKustom]

Beautiful build all around. Stunning in it's plainness. It brings to mind the old detective series "M Squad" . Well done!

[Mike 1017]

FANTASTIC !!!!!! I read in Dr.Crankys International House of Plastic that you not use primer and you just paint over the bare plastic. Do you even sand the body?

[peekay]

I always love your models Tulio and this is no exception.

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Thanks guys!!

FANTASTIC !!!!!! I read in Dr.Crankys International House of Plastic that you not use primer and you just paint over the bare plastic. Do you even sand the body?

That's correct Mike, when I use Tamiya paint I don't use any primer. I just use primer when I paint with real automotive paint, because it's very "hot" and would damage the plastic badly.

The main reason I do this is because the primer coat is never 100% as smooth as the bare plastic. Not even if you painstakingly sand every square millimeter of the body. Some orange peel will always remain. Also, Tamiya's TS paint is formulated to be used on bare styrene without causing any damage whatsoever, to dry showing all the fine detail, and to "stick" to it without the need of primer.

Yes, I do sand all the mold lines away with 600 grit sanding paper, and then go all the way down to 2500 sanding paper. I do this because the smallest scratch will show trough Tamiya paint. Usually I give the body a very light sanding with the 2500 sanding paper just to flat out the plastic taking away the shine.

Edited December 22, 2013 by Lovefordgalaxie

[johnz]

beautiful work as always looks flawless

[sbk]

I can't stop looking at this thing, all the little subtle touches are there. The white on the wheel covers looks great! How did you do that?

[PARTSMARTY]

ROCK ON MY BROTHER-SUPER SWEET.!!!

[Lovefordgalaxie]

I can't stop looking at this thing, all the little subtle touches are there. The white on the wheel covers looks great! How did you do that?

That are the kit's decals!! And this kit has some great decals.

There are decals for the FORD lettering on the front (I didn't use as I painted them silver chrome) and decals for the hood emblem and the trunk emblem. There are decals also for the upholstery pattern on the interior, and for the speedometer face.

Even tough was pretty happy with this Ford, The air cleaner was kind of "calling my name" and saying "hey, you didn't finish me!!"

So, I gave it a very light dark gray wash, and painted the edge of the air filter element.

Now I can't "hear" it anymore

'57 Ford Engine par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity

Also started another one. YES, another '57...

This one will be painted with some leftover automotive paint I have from my '61 Galaxie, it's some Willow Green metallic, so I gave the body a couple of coats of Testors white acrylic primer to protect the plastic from the "hot" automotive urethane paint.

Started another '57 par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity

I think this one will take some time, with Christmas and all, but I hope to post it here soon. It's gonna be a drag car.

[carbman]

nice build! like the t bird motor detail !

[Speedmaven]

another outstanding `57! These just keep getting better and better.