Post by 406 Silverado on May 28, 2023 19:20:27 GMT -5
I first built this from the "Street Demons" series kits when I was around 14/15 years old. The truck was supposed to be assembled with the a$$ end way up in the air with some really cool looking slicks out back. I've been working my way through these builds (and they do suck mind you) and have added my own twist to them in modernizing them and throwing my own quirks in the mix so it adds some fun to the builds. To be totally honest with you I'd like another shot at this one just because the dang steps turned out so rotten bad. I kept thinking to myself that something just didn't look right when I had finished it and then I saw a real '56 F-100 when I was in Dallas, and it all came to light. The sidestep skirts are supposed to line up with the bed and mount flush instead of a huge gap being there. It really bugs me now with all the efforts that I put into it and I may find the courage to redo that part of the build without destroying the build at some point because I now have a spare set of steps. If it weren't for the fact that it took me 10 dang months to build and a TON of aftermarket items along the way, I would build another one but that aint gonna happen.
Anyways here she is:
The license plate was from the Boss 429 Mustang kit as well. I also fabbed the rear bumper to be shorter on both ends to make the license plate visible and shot it with a coat of Alclad Chrome. I used aluminum tubing for the exhaust tips and polished them for to a high shine. Weld Draglite wheels are from Competition Resins and shot with Alclad Chrome.
What the pictures DON'T show are the ghost flames. Those only show up in real life. In the following pic you can see them as a flat color against the surrounding gloss red in the "in progress" shots. Also in the pic that stands out is the "Boss 429" hood scoop that I graphed onto the hood from the Boss 429 Mustang kit to give this truck some additional personality and to let everyone know just what's under that hood.
The engine was taken from a Revell Boss 429 Mustang kit and given the works. Fuel lines and throttle linkage were a combination of scratchbuilding and PE items. Radiator hose clamps were scratchbuilt from thin wire and radiator hoses were made from black electrical wire and formed. Spark plug wires are from Lex's Scale Modeling and spark plug wire boots were scratchbuilt. Throttle return spring was scratchbuilt using a light bulb filament from a 1:1 scale automotive turn signal bulb.
I had alot of fun in the interior. Aftermarket items of all kinds can be seen in here. From the dice hanging from the mirror to the magazine, sunglasses and ignition keys in the seat, PE foot pedals and flocking for carpet. I also used an aluminum steering column and fabbed up a turn signal lever for it. Shifter is a bobby pin bent with a black shifter knob on top.
The Rolling Chassis was a dang miracle in itself with a lowered and narrowed rear axle, brake rotors and brake calipers that were taken from an AMT Dodge Viper kit. In the end I got it all to work and achieved the stance that I was looking for.
The bottom side of this thing got A LOT of lovin'. All brake lines were fabbed, bent/ formed and routed as well as positioning a master cylinder along with the linkage to the brake pedal. The exhaust system was made from turned aluminum mufflers and the pipe is solder that was formed and routed as well. I went ALL out under here.
Anyways here she is:
The license plate was from the Boss 429 Mustang kit as well. I also fabbed the rear bumper to be shorter on both ends to make the license plate visible and shot it with a coat of Alclad Chrome. I used aluminum tubing for the exhaust tips and polished them for to a high shine. Weld Draglite wheels are from Competition Resins and shot with Alclad Chrome.
What the pictures DON'T show are the ghost flames. Those only show up in real life. In the following pic you can see them as a flat color against the surrounding gloss red in the "in progress" shots. Also in the pic that stands out is the "Boss 429" hood scoop that I graphed onto the hood from the Boss 429 Mustang kit to give this truck some additional personality and to let everyone know just what's under that hood.
The engine was taken from a Revell Boss 429 Mustang kit and given the works. Fuel lines and throttle linkage were a combination of scratchbuilding and PE items. Radiator hose clamps were scratchbuilt from thin wire and radiator hoses were made from black electrical wire and formed. Spark plug wires are from Lex's Scale Modeling and spark plug wire boots were scratchbuilt. Throttle return spring was scratchbuilt using a light bulb filament from a 1:1 scale automotive turn signal bulb.
I had alot of fun in the interior. Aftermarket items of all kinds can be seen in here. From the dice hanging from the mirror to the magazine, sunglasses and ignition keys in the seat, PE foot pedals and flocking for carpet. I also used an aluminum steering column and fabbed up a turn signal lever for it. Shifter is a bobby pin bent with a black shifter knob on top.
The Rolling Chassis was a dang miracle in itself with a lowered and narrowed rear axle, brake rotors and brake calipers that were taken from an AMT Dodge Viper kit. In the end I got it all to work and achieved the stance that I was looking for.
The bottom side of this thing got A LOT of lovin'. All brake lines were fabbed, bent/ formed and routed as well as positioning a master cylinder along with the linkage to the brake pedal. The exhaust system was made from turned aluminum mufflers and the pipe is solder that was formed and routed as well. I went ALL out under here.
