Revell 1937 Ford pickup

[kyledehart5]

This was a really fun build. I loved the box art on this one so that was my inspiration behind this build. The kit is nice and comes with some good options to build it many ways. Most of this is box stock. I did wire the distributor and installed plug wire covers based off one I found online. I also raked the grille back as far as I could and shortened the hood up. I wanted a compact truck and thought it fit the lowered look more. I'm happy with how it turned out anyways.

[sharp]

Cool lookin' build! Great job on the patina.

[deafpanzer]

Beautiful work! I really dig the weary look on it too.

[project510]

Excellent work on the weathered paint job. Looks great.

[atomicholiday]

That looks awesome Kyle! You nailed it with this build. Your weathering is spot on.👍

[kyledehart5]

Oct 16, 2023 14:25:20 GMT -5 sharp said:

Cool lookin' build! Great job on the patina.

thank you!

[kyledehart5]

Oct 16, 2023 14:48:50 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Beautiful work! I really dig the weary look on it too.

thank you!

[kyledehart5]

Oct 16, 2023 15:13:48 GMT -5 project510 said:

Excellent work on the weathered paint job. Looks great.

thanks. Hadn’t tried it before quite to this extent.

[kyledehart5]

Oct 16, 2023 15:15:04 GMT -5 atomicholiday said:

That looks awesome Kyle! You nailed it with this build. Your weathering is spot on.👍

thank you very much! Was fun doing the weathering

[dukemaddog]

I always love looking at this era of motor vehicles! You have done a stupendous job on an old classic! Way to go!

[406 Silverado]

You got a solid patina look with this one and I just love the detailing that you put under the hood Kyle!! Beautiful work all the way through on that truck man!!

[Joe Rix]

Outrageously excellent pickup Kyle. You really did nail the patina look on it. I am quite impressed with your wood representation on the stakes, bed and surfboard. I like it.

[kyledehart5]

Oct 17, 2023 17:42:05 GMT -5 dukemaddog said:

I always love looking at this era of motor vehicles! You have done a stupendous job on an old classic! Way to go!

Thank you very much! I also love the early era stuff, with the big swooping fenders and some real workmanship. Vehicles in those days were art. Some of them still are but not as many.

Oct 17, 2023 18:24:57 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

You got a solid patina look with this one and I just love the detailing that you put under the hood Kyle!! Beautiful work all the way through on that truck man!!

Thanks very much! I enjoyed the process and always love a nice flathead. 

Oct 17, 2023 20:48:34 GMT -5 Joe Rix said:

Outrageously excellent pickup Kyle. You really did nail the patina look on it. I am quite impressed with your wood representation on the stakes, bed and surfboard. I like it.

Thanks so much! Turned out better than I anticipated. I can't take credit for the surfboard as the decal was included to mimic the boxart surfboard, but I'll take the blame for the stakes and the bed floor.

[ak]

Nailed the paint on this one!

[kyledehart5]

Oct 23, 2023 13:53:04 GMT -5 ak said:

Nailed the paint on this one!

thank you so much!!

[jmccann630]

Very nice build, great job on the weathering!

[dupes]

That box art does nothing for me...but MAN. What a build! How did you do the worn fender effects?

[dean48ws]

This build is an absolute killer!! Awesome paint, luv it!

[kyledehart5]

Nov 1, 2023 17:51:16 GMT -5 jmccann630 said:

Very nice build, great job on the weathering!

Thank you very much! It was a different style for me and quite enjoyable. 

Nov 1, 2023 22:03:13 GMT -5 dupes said:

That box art does nothing for me...but MAN. What a build! How did you do the worn fender effects?

I just thought it was a cool piece of artwork, although I'm no surfer and don't even liked the bench. I guess I saw it and thought, "that would be fun to try to replicate" Worn fenders were achieved by layering a couple different colors of primer with a red oxide on top. Then I did a beautiful paint job over it with Tamiya cobalt green. Seriously it looked nice. So then I proceeded to intentionally ruin it by wetsanding mostly with 2000 great through the green and into the other layers of colors. Simple enough but it achieved mostly what I was going for. 

Nov 2, 2023 1:59:33 GMT -5 dean48ws said:

This build is an absolute killer!! Awesome paint, luv it!

Thank you very much. I had a ton of fun doing this one. It turned out almost just as I imagined. 

[dupes]

That sounds way too easy for an effect that looks that good! 😂

[kyledehart5]

Nov 2, 2023 7:15:23 GMT -5 dupes said:

That sounds way too easy for an effect that looks that good! 😂

Trust me, I'm as surprised as you are. This was all just an experiment. I tried it first in a more subtle way on the 41 Plymouth I built and it sort of seemed like it worked so I just went for it on this one. Thanks again.

[halfasskustoms]

Nice.

[kyledehart5]

Jun 2, 2024 12:44:01 GMT -5 halfasskustoms said:

Nice.

thank you!

[handiabled]

Somehow I missed this when you first posted it Kyle. Man what a great finish to this one! Lovely worn look to it

[moparman18064]

Great looking build. Raking the grille was a nice subtle change of attitude. I love the weathering.

[kyledehart5]

Jun 3, 2024 2:24:11 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Somehow I missed this when you first posted it Kyle. Man what a great finish to this one! Lovely worn look to it

No worries at all. Sure is very easy for things to slip through the cracks with all the great activity we have here!! Thank you very much!!

Jun 3, 2024 6:13:31 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

Great looking build. Raking the grille was a nice subtle change of attitude. I love the weathering.

Thank you!! This remains one of my favorite builds. Had a ton of fun with it. 

[RetroSpectKustoms]

Greaty looking pick up. nice job on the weathering too.

[kyledehart5]

Jun 19, 2024 0:14:19 GMT -5 RetroSpectKustoms said:

Greaty looking pick up. nice job on the weathering too.

Thank you very much!! I sure had a good time building this one and doing the patina