1949 Merchero

[Maxicoop]

great build Jim !!!v shades of gray are hard to do with wood grain ........... I still like the idea and you did a fantastic job !!!!!!!!!

[crazyjim]

Thank you Ron. I thought gray shades would be really cool with the body color. Oh well - I like it.

[om617]

Looks nice,the grey areas look like metal to me,guess it`s in the eye of the beholder.

[crazyjim]

Thanks Tommy. Looking back, I probably should have used acrylic paint for the wood instead of enamel.

[1930fordpickup]

It looks good Jim. The metal color is a good . I like the idea.

[crazyjim]

Thanks Andy. The finish kinda grows on ya after a while.

[Krazy Rick]

Hey Jim, go the simple route, no need to redo the whole thing, just put some wood grain adhesive vinyl in the panel areas, tape off around the border trim & brush on a darker brown ( before you put the vinyl on ) .......... & consider it done !! - those panels are fairly flat, just make paper templates first & place the wood on ...... you could hand paint a wood grain on there; but that's a project in itself & I don't know what you'd be gaining. I do think the overall build looks great anyways !!

[crazyjim]

Thanks for the idea Rick. I'll probably just leave it like it is and get my hands on another kit and try it again - with acrylic paints.

[PARTSMARTY]

I'M CONFUSED ON THIS ONE BUT I COMPLETELY AGREE -NO RUST EVER. !!!

[cswilliams1963]

I still think its great....no rust though...

[crazyjim]

Thank you Cliff. No rust - ever.