Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Took my very old build 1936 Ford five window, and did some fixing and painting. The objective was to represent a 1936 Ford with about 6 or 7 years of age. Did the job by looking at pictures of my grandfather's cars. He was a carefuller owner, and his cars were always in good shape. I did some weathering, and included early 1950s licence plates. Anyway, here she is. Hope you guys like her!!! 1936 Ford "driver" by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford "driver" by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford "driver" by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford "driver" by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford "driver" by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford "driver" by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford "driver" by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford "driver" by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford "driver" by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford "driver" by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
rmvw guy Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Nice job and very convincing. Your bright work and weathering always look great.
rmvw guy Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Tulio, I know you are the expert on these because, you pointed out I had the spare tire hub cap on the wrong wheel on mine I think. I never did change it.
bbowser Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Great model Tulio! Very understated and convincing weathering, great looking car.
Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 26, 2014 Author Posted October 26, 2014 Tulio, I know you are the expert on these because, you pointed out I had the spare tire hub cap on the wrong wheel on mine I think. I never did change it. Thanks!! That was a very small thing to fix, and easy to let pass. Only mentioned so you could fix it before taking the model to a show or something, and have a judge taking points from you because of that. When it's something on a factory stock car, and I'm positive the detail is wrong I try to warn the builder to fix it. Now go fix that Ford already!!
Duntov Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Very nice-- I think it is important to note: this is what was originally intended by AMT for these very simple and now classic kits --- (AND YES --- you can customize - chop - cut - channel - putty - glue - paint and otherwise bastardize the living daylights out of these kits until you have to tell us what exactly they started out as in the first place --- I get that but -----) This is simply PURE CLASS!!! Regards Bill (Duntov)
Silver Foxx Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Real nice work on this , great weathering detail , looks so right .
1930fordpickup Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Very nice work as always. Just wondering when did the cars in Brazil stop looking like the same year of car up here in the U.S. ?
unclescott58 Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 I alway expect the best from you Tulio. And you never disappoint. Very nice. Scott
Matt T. Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Beautiful build, as always! Great light weathering and ol' Henry had it right - they all look nice in black.
Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 27, 2014 Author Posted October 27, 2014 Very nice work as always. Just wondering when did the cars in Brazil stop looking like the same year of car up here in the U.S. ? That would be 1966. Until '66 the passenger cars were imported in parts on big wooden crates and assembled here, what included soldering the bodies, painting and assembly. The engines came fully assembled. Trucks were 100% built here from 1956 as was the 272 - 292 V8 Y Block. Those Brazilian engines were also installed on imported cars that were supposed to have them as original equipment. Ford installed a assembly plant in Brazil in 1919. Originally it supplied all South America with Fords.Thanks for your comments guys!!! Very appreciated!!!
PARTSMARTY Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 looks great !!! great great subject matter
Danno Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Outstanding build, Tulio. However, in the spirit of your advice ("Only mentioned so you could fix it before taking the model to a show or something, and have a judge taking points from you because of that. When it's something on a factory stock car, and I'm positive the detail is wrong I try to warn the builder to fix it."): You should not leave the big, glaring ejector pin marks on the undersides of the running boards. It doesn't take much effort to remove them but it makes the undercarriage look much better. I realize you didn't put much effort into the chassis and drivetrain, but the ejector marks spoil the beauty of your model overall. And, in my own personal opinion, I've always felt flatheads (and Hemis) look just plain wrong without spark plug wiring. Simple, easy touch to make the model look soooo much better. Just a couple of thoughts.
Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 27, 2014 Author Posted October 27, 2014 Outstanding build, Tulio. However, in the spirit of your advice ("Only mentioned so you could fix it before taking the model to a show or something, and have a judge taking points from you because of that. When it's something on a factory stock car, and I'm positive the detail is wrong I try to warn the builder to fix it."): You should not leave the big, glaring ejector pin marks on the undersides of the running boards. It doesn't take much effort to remove them but it makes the undercarriage look much better. I realize you didn't put much effort into the chassis and drivetrain, but the ejector marks spoil the beauty of your model overall. And, in my own personal opinion, I've always felt flatheads (and Hemis) look just plain wrong without spark plug wiring. Simple, easy touch to make the model look soooo much better. Just a couple of thoughts. I agree 100% I built this Ford about 20 years ago, just did the weathering and some other small fixing now. My "modern" builds of this kit are a little better on the chassis and engine department, even tough a few of the ejector pins always escape me: 1936 Ford De Luxe Coupe by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford De Luxe Coupe by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
John Goschke Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 Great weathering! Definitely looks like a nice daily-driven car.
Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 30, 2014 Author Posted October 30, 2014 Thanks guys!! It's far from perfect, as I weathered an old build (didn't have the nerve to experiment on a new one)
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