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Post by Bernard Kron on Jan 2, 2019 14:03:33 GMT -5
1949 Ford Coupe Street RodBuilt for the first annual TRaK Autorama contest, entries for which closed on December 31st. It’s my submission in the Street Rod class, the second of 3 entries in the 4 classes available. My inspiration was the slick “show ‘n’ go” hot rods as seen in the early 60’s car shows, machines designed both to impress at the drive-in and dominate at the stoplights. Hence the shiny paint, rolled pans and mild custom work and the ¾ race Caddy mill with the 6 Strombergs and the cheater slicks. Almost all of this can be found in the venerable and classic AMT kit that forms the basis for this project. It’s definitely the type of car that the guys at AMT hand in mind more than 50 years ago when this kit was first released, and hopefully Autorama-worthy… for lookin’, and best wished for a happy and fulfilling 2019, B. Base kit: AMT ’49 Ford Coupe AMT kit supplied rake Front & rear rolled pans from kit, grill from AMT ’19 Chevy custom accessory, cut to fit. Louvers from Revell ’32 Ford Roadster hood sides grafted into hood top. 3D Printed Stromberg 97 carbs with SP tops supplied by Maple Leaf Modelworks 6 Carb log manifold from Revell Parts Pak Caddy motor Whitewall cheater slicks supplied by Morgan Automotive Detail Front whitewalls from AMT Front wheels from AMT ’53 Ford F100 kit and rear wheels from AMT ’29 Ford kit, picked out in color chrome to match paint. Scratch built tuck and roll interior with rear seat deleted, tuck and roll bucket seats supplied by Drag City Casting. Duplicolor Dark Toreador Red Metallic paint over white primer with 4 coats of Duplicolor clear.[/li]
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Post by patw on Jan 2, 2019 15:52:05 GMT -5
Superb again Bernard. Happy New Year to you and yours!
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Post by dimaxion17 on Jan 4, 2019 12:26:43 GMT -5
Shiny and spectacular . All the right stuff . Nerfs on Rear , Custom Taillights . The Wide Whites , Baby moons , Sicks . Re-radius used for the back Wheel wells . All the right stuff . Show car Quality . Thanx
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Post by Bernard Kron on Jan 6, 2019 12:04:51 GMT -5
Thanks to you both! This one was built in under 3 weeks fueled by pure adrenalin and instinct. Perhaps that's the best way since it seemed to "build itself"...
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Post by deuce on Jan 7, 2019 19:03:27 GMT -5
Gorgeous! I'm going to be building a 50 Convertible here after my 37 Chevy build. I painted mine a bright red. However, I'm pretty sure I have Dark Toreador Red around here (I'm a rattle can hoarder. I buy them for $1.99 at a close out place). I'll find something to use it on, I'm sure. Hopefully it'll come out as nice as yours did.
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Post by Bernard Kron on Jan 7, 2019 19:58:28 GMT -5
Gorgeous! I'm going to be building a 50 Convertible here after my 37 Chevy build. I painted mine a bright red. However, I'm pretty sure I have Dark Toreador Red around here (I'm a rattle can hoarder. I buy them for $1.99 at a close out place). I'll find something to use it on, I'm sure. Hopefully it'll come out as nice as yours did. Thank you, Deuce! Toreador Red comes in two shades, just plain Toreador Red Metallic and Dark Toreador Red Metallic. Like all Duplicolor paints, especially the metallics, they are very sensitive to the color you paint them over. For example if I had painted this one over a dark grey primer it would have come out far darker, virtually maroon. The plain Toreador Red metallic is, as you would expect, a brighter, more intense red. Over a very light base color, like a pale grey or white primer, it can look like a bright candy red. Even over darker undercoats it's a not as deep or dark as the Dark Toreador Red. I actually did a '50 Ford many moons ago in regular Toreador Red over the dark gray Hot Rod Primer that Duplicolor makes. These days I try to avoid that primer for my final undercoat because it tends to effect the color coats so much. I often shoot over white primer because it's effectively neutral to the final color. Anyway, here's a picture of the result:
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Post by deuce on Jan 9, 2019 15:59:59 GMT -5
Gorgeous! I'm going to be building a 50 Convertible here after my 37 Chevy build. I painted mine a bright red. However, I'm pretty sure I have Dark Toreador Red around here (I'm a rattle can hoarder. I buy them for $1.99 at a close out place). I'll find something to use it on, I'm sure. Hopefully it'll come out as nice as yours did. Thank you, Deuce! Toreador Red comes in two shades, just plain Toreador Red Metallic and Dark Toreador Red Metallic. Like all Duplicolor paints, especially the metallics, they are very sensitive to the color you paint them over. For example if I had painted this one over a dark grey primer it would have come out far darker, virtually maroon. The plain Toreador Red metallic is, as you would expect, a brighter, more intense red. Over a very light base color, like a pale grey or white primer, it can look like a bright candy red. Even over darker undercoats it's a not as deep or dark as the Dark Toreador Red. I actually did a '50 Ford many moons ago in regular Toreador Red over the dark gray Hot Rod Primer that Duplicolor makes. These days I try to avoid that primer for my final undercoat because it tends to effect the color coats so much. I often shoot over white primer because it's effectively neutral to the final color. Anyway, here's a picture of the result: That might be the same convertible model I'm going to be working on.
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Post by TooOld on Jan 10, 2019 7:48:09 GMT -5
Beautiful '49 Coupe Bernard , it's got all the right parts and looks great in that color ! And I like the Carson Top too !
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