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Post by fordrodnkustom on May 15, 2020 22:41:15 GMT -5
Hi all, hope ya'll are well,safe and building models. Been working on this old Ford. Here's the ebay artifact I'm starting with.   After careful disassembly and stripping the old Testors PLA  Most of the chrome was sanded off soooo.....mild custom.  I picked out a few details on the chassis.  Having a lot of fun and learning a lot on this one.  Love vintage styrene...build on! |
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Post by fordrodnkustom on May 16, 2020 16:24:55 GMT -5
And we have paint!   |
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Post by TooOld on May 17, 2020 5:29:31 GMT -5
That's quite the mess you started with ! I see you managed to get the skirts off without major damage , congrats !
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Post by deuce on May 17, 2020 9:03:32 GMT -5
Glad to see someone else relying on rattle cans for their paint jobs. I have about 3 or 4 air brushes, plenty of paints, and a nice little compressor, but I just haven't gotten the nerve up to get it going. I'm not sure what I'm afraid of. I've done air brushing in the past with great results. Mainly on war planes. Right now, I'm more comfortable using cans. I can't wait to see what it looks like with clear.
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Post by sharp on May 17, 2020 10:28:12 GMT -5
She is looking a lot better now! Nice work Ron!
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Post by fordrodnkustom on May 17, 2020 11:25:45 GMT -5
That's quite the mess you started with ! I see you managed to get the skirts off without major damage , congrats ! Thanks Bob. Actually the skirt glue rash ruined the molded on "washboards" so I sanded them off smooth and will use a set from a the Revell '59 Skyliner kit. They fit real good...  |
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Post by fordrodnkustom on May 18, 2020 13:08:58 GMT -5
Well I hit with Tamiya clear and it crazed the steel color on the hood badly even though my test spoon did ok. No problem as I wasn't really happy with that paint job anyway sooooo..... After a night of swimming with oven cleaner in a freezer bag it's back to square one.  I did manage to make shift and turn signal levers out of ball pins.   |
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Post by fordrodnkustom on May 18, 2020 17:47:14 GMT -5
Ok well I got my home made shift and signal levers installed and did some detail on the wheel and dash.  |
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Post by mack2856 on May 18, 2020 18:52:44 GMT -5
That rooks marvellous!
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Post by chepp on May 20, 2020 12:45:03 GMT -5
Nice, despite having to dunk the body. That dash board looks really good, espcially the speedo graphics.
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Post by fordrodnkustom on May 20, 2020 17:43:22 GMT -5
Nice, despite having to dunk the body. That dash board looks really good, espcially the speedo graphics. Thanks, I can't take credit for the speedo cluster though...It's a graphic print I got off Ebay. Just cut it out and apply! |
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Post by fordrodnkustom on May 20, 2020 17:46:18 GMT -5
Respray day! I like this much better...   Also finished up the interior..  |
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Post by TooOld on May 23, 2020 16:23:57 GMT -5
Oh Yeah , that blue is nice !  |
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Post by bob29579 on Jun 5, 2020 9:57:26 GMT -5
Wow, great dashboard and wheel.
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Post by constructionbob on Jun 6, 2020 5:32:15 GMT -5
I do like new colour better! Great rescue.
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