1937 Ford Pickup

[modelcarjr]

Started this one about a week ago but forgot to post some photos. So here are a couple of photos of the engine. I'll also post some photos of the painted body later. Thanks for looking! 

[406 Silverado]

Lookin' pretty sharp with that flathead V-8 JR!! Love the colors and details. What look are you going for with this one. Stock stance and ride height or lowered?

[midnightprowler]

Nice engine. Have this kit myself.

[modelcarjr]

Thanks, Joe and Lee! I appreciate your comments! I'm just going with the A version in the instructions which is a supposed custom version.

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Finished the interior. I swapped the positions of the door handles and window cranks in order to give the window cranks enough room to rotate and to provide more leverage for door opening. I know this is not how they were manufactured but it made more sense to me.  Polished out the fender unit, detailed the wood in the bed to look more like wood and added foil. I had a time getting the interior to shoe into the cab, don't know why, but there was a lot of sanding, thinning, scraping, and knashing of teeth but I finally got it in there square. Thanks for looking! 😎


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[martslay]

Good work!

[406 Silverado]

Good LORD this is looking good JR! That shine is looking good on the paint and I’m really liking how that wood for the truck bed came out. Exceptional outcome so far!

[midnightprowler]

Very nice.

[modelcarjr]

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This kit goes together pretty well, so I have been making good progress this afternoon.  The instructions suggest that the side of the hood should be glued on and then the top just sits on top of the sides and is removeable. But I wanted to glue the side to the top of the hood so I mocked it up and glued each side on one at a time. The hood fits better than most one-piece hoods and now the entire hood including the sides can be removed! I also put the bed sides on and now all I have to do is add the rear fenders, glue the cab in place and find some wheels and tires for it if I decide to do something other than box stock. I'll leave that to tomorrow. Thanks for looking! 😎

​P. S. I don't do this very often but the body is painted with Krylon Satin Italian Olive. Two coats of paint and two coats of clear. The fenders are Dupli-Color Universal Black and the interior is Krylon Satin Avocado. I usually only use Krylon Satins on interiors and I try to use only Dupli-Color or Tamiya on bodies. I broke that rule for this one and it worked out!

[406 Silverado]

I simply can’t believe that this is Krylon JR. it turned out too dang good!! Great results with putting the engine covers on as one unit too.
I’ll be watchful for the wheel/ tire combo that you’ll be going with. That’ll just put the cherry on top of this beautiful truck.

[modelcarjr]

Thanks, Joe! I appreciate your comment!

I have a  complication with this build and I need some advice. The front wheels, even with the skinny wheels and tires provided in the kit rub the front fender openings (See photos below). Here are my options in my opinion. Let me know if you have other ideas. 

Finish as is and don't worry about the rub or turning radius.
Take out the dropped axle and use the stock axle which should provide more height and space between the wheel and the fender. 
Use some square tube to raise the fender unit off the frame and provide more space under the fender unit (front and back). Kind of a gasser look.
Find another fender unit, like from a 32 Ford and do some major surgery. 
Use some dragster front wheels and fat tires in the back and use square tube to raise the back (big rake). 
Any other ideas?

[406 Silverado]

Hey JR. Drill the hole in the wheel backing out ever so slightly to make it larger, actually oval. Then you can move the wheel on the axle up and down where you want it and then glue it into place. You'll have to have the model sitting on something like Lego blocks so you can get the correct stance and equal wheel positioning on the axles up front but this works for me.

[deafpanzer]

I really dig the colors you have chosen for this. Yep, our 406 guy is one of the best person to answer your question.

[406 Silverado]

Jul 3, 2023 16:49:57 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

I really dig the colors you have chosen for this. Yep, our 406 guy is one of the best person to answer your question.

Thanks for the vote of confidence Andy. lol

Lemme know if that option will work for you JR.

[modelcarjr]

I think I figured this one out. Till tomorrow! Big and littles from the Revell 32 Ford 5-window coupe after some experimentation. Here are the photos and I spare you the knashing of teeth and the work that took a good part of the day! Thanks for looking!

[406 Silverado]

Those look like they're gonna work great JR!! I can't really decide whether I like the white letters showing or not as both ways look really good. I will say that those wheels could benefit from a coat of Tamiya Smoke to bring out the detail and to set them off. Looks like you found your winner for wheel/ tire combo though.

[midnightprowler]

Looks great. I like the white letters. Looks close to a factory color.

[keavdog]

Great color and the bed looks fantastic.

[modelcarjr]

Thanks, Joe, Lee, and John! I appreciate your comments!

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Its so simple but yet so difficult! I now have the wheels and tires glued on. Tires are inside the fenders and not rubbing. Front wheels would turn without rubbing, it seems to me, although it would be tight. These were the wheels I wanted to use all along, I just hadn't made the connection in my head with the extra set of tires I had in the extra kit. But now I'm there - whee! 😂


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[406 Silverado]

Man that looks perfect JR. I love how the wheels turned out and they go with the truck PERFECTLY!! I also like the way the shine turned out on that paint job. Such a clean build!!!

[modelcarjr]

Thanks, Joe!

I have to thank another modeler on another website for this idea. I had to go to Michaels to buy some chain but it worked out.

[406 Silverado]

Jul 4, 2023 21:36:09 GMT -5 modelcarjr said:

Thanks, Joe!

I have to thank another modeler on another website for this idea. I had to go to Michaels to buy some chain but it worked out.

Now THAT.....is just sweet!! Just puts the cherry on top of an already great build JR!! 

[deafpanzer]

Too cool! I like how the back door is left open with better chain. Great touch!

[handiabled]

That bed and tailgate turned out perfect! I love the colors you chose for this

[garydavis-Rest In Peace]

MAN....JR...that Truck is outstanding. I use Duplicolor and Kylon along with automotive paint all the time. Yours sure came out nice. Like the color combo....excellent choice. That bed and operational tailgate is the cat's MEOW! And the fix on the front wheels (and rear) is perfect. With those wheels...the white lettering looks GREAT!

[kyledehart5]

Ah. Good to see this one. I just picked the is kit up at one of the wonderful HL 40% off sales. Looking forward to building it. Nice work on yours!

[modelcarjr]

Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments!

[buddho]

That is perty! Wow.

[Medicman71]

Man that's really nice!