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Post by ak on Feb 3, 2024 3:11:33 GMT -5
I’m liking this! Great job fitting the pi Ed ces together. I’m interested in how the magnets work out!
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Post by dupes on Feb 3, 2024 7:46:03 GMT -5
Hats off to you tackling this amount of scratch/conversion work. I know I couldn't do it. Certainly not "well"!
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Post by lyle on Feb 3, 2024 8:31:16 GMT -5
Well done. My scratch work looks like I used a hammer…
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Post by 406 Silverado on Feb 3, 2024 9:04:54 GMT -5
I guess I will try the drilling thing on the hood when opening for the snorkel scoop, maybe drill through tape. Sorry, not trying to hijack thread. Not at all. Sharing information is the beauty of the Forum. Before the internet, how would anyone learn so many technique in such a short time? Right??!! Joining modeling forums 12 years ago was the best thing I ever did to improve my modeling skillset. Within a month of joining my very first forum, I was doing things I never thought possible.
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Post by handiabled on Feb 3, 2024 9:55:01 GMT -5
I just caught a rerun of Road Kill Garage on Motor Trend where they were modifying one of these and I though of this build. Fair to say you are going way more in depth than they did. Watching for more!
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 4, 2024 22:33:26 GMT -5
I’m liking this! Great job fitting the pi Ed ces together. I’m interested in how the magnets work out! So far they’re holding up - even with a few coats of pain5 on them. Big test will be how well the paint lines match up as this will be a 2 tone paint job.
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 4, 2024 22:34:42 GMT -5
Hats off to you tackling this amount of scratch/conversion work. I know I couldn't do it. Certainly not "well"! Probably going to be a 10 footer by the time I’m done with it.
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 4, 2024 22:37:46 GMT -5
Well done. My scratch work looks like I used a hammer… ![chEAnY](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/3885/chEAnY.gif) It’s not going to be perfect by any means. Just don’t flip it over.
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 4, 2024 22:42:07 GMT -5
Not at all. Sharing information is the beauty of the Forum. Before the internet, how would anyone learn so many technique in such a short time? Right??!! Joining modeling forums 12 years ago was the best thing I ever did to improve my modeling skillset. Within a month of joining my very first forum, I was doing things I never thought possible. When I got back into the hobby at the beginning of the pandemic (that shall not be named), I was still using Testors tube glue. I had no idea about the amount of information out there.
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 4, 2024 22:46:49 GMT -5
I just caught a rerun of Road Kill Garage on Motor Trend where they were modifying one of these and I though of this build. Fair to say you are going way more in depth than they did. Watching for more! I’ll have to look that up. Certainly easier to play around with a $40 plastic kit than a $40,000 restoration. 8^D
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Post by handiabled on Feb 5, 2024 10:06:08 GMT -5
Oh Road Kill Garage does "doing the right thing the wrong way"....not a restoration by any means. Lots of zip ties used but some pretty cool burnouts done ![](https://i.imgur.com/j6L5fTr.jpg)
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Post by sharp on Feb 5, 2024 15:20:40 GMT -5
Looks great so far! Nice work!
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 5, 2024 16:37:44 GMT -5
Oh Road Kill Garage does "doing the right thing the wrong way"....not a restoration by any means. Lots of zip ties used but some pretty cool burnouts done ![](https://i.imgur.com/j6L5fTr.jpg) Ha, you could win some pinks with that jalopy!
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 6, 2024 22:03:14 GMT -5
A bit of an update: got the interior parts fitted and painted. The paint is a caramel colour made by mixing red, green and yellow. The carpet is Ranger Embossing Powder 'Potting Soil' applied with Elmer's Glue, then brush painted with Tamiya Acrylic Flat Clear. Used a sewing needle to replace the shifter in the kit. Nothing amazing, but good enough for government work. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/sXQtHrGD/1940-Ford-Coupe-Interior.jpg)
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Post by kyledehart5 on Feb 6, 2024 22:42:06 GMT -5
I don’t know…I think it’s pretty amazing. Love the colors you’ve gone with too. That’s great.
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Post by handiabled on Feb 7, 2024 9:57:35 GMT -5
Those colors are stunning! I really like the wood effect you created on the steering wheel
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Post by lyle on Feb 7, 2024 10:07:35 GMT -5
Oh my goodness....you killed a 1/350 cow to get the leather. That looks great.
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Post by brandonk on Feb 7, 2024 10:23:17 GMT -5
That interior really, really looks good. Is it just me or am I the only one who feels the need to double clutch when I look at that photo?
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Post by moparman18064 on Feb 7, 2024 11:16:14 GMT -5
That looks better than a lot of government work that I’ve seen. Trust me, a gov’t employee.
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 7, 2024 11:27:27 GMT -5
kyledehart5 Thanks Dood. handiabled The wood-look is a combination of the caramel colour dry brushed over with a darker brown, then black followed by a heavy coat of clear orange. It looks a little redder in the photo.
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 7, 2024 11:28:43 GMT -5
Oh my goodness....you killed a 1/350 cow to get the leather. That looks great. lyle gots the jokes...
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 7, 2024 11:29:35 GMT -5
That interior really, really looks good. Is it just me or am I the only one who feels the need to double clutch when I look at that photo? Will be required once the Hemi motor is dropped in. :^D
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Post by 406 Silverado on Feb 9, 2024 10:45:54 GMT -5
I'm warming up to this whole embossing powder for carpet idea. I used to use flocking but gave up on that as it is messy and all one has to do is turn the model over one time and that stuff is all over the place.
That interior is looking mighty sweet!!
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 9, 2024 13:22:30 GMT -5
I'm warming up to this whole embossing powder for carpet idea. I used to use flocking but gave up on that as it is messy and all one has to do is turn the model over one time and that stuff is all over the place. That interior is looking mighty sweet!! Oddly enough, when I first tried finding ‘flocking’ powder, it wasn’t available at any of my local hobby shops. What I did find on Amazon is Ranger Embossing Powder. I’ve stuck with Elmer’s Glue for the adhesive. A coat of flat clear isn’t really necessary if you give the interior tub a number of heavy flicks from below, then brush away any loose bits clinging due to static.
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Post by ak on Feb 9, 2024 22:31:23 GMT -5
Wow! Such a clean interior! That steering wheel is mint! 👏
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Post by 70 STING on Feb 10, 2024 21:14:13 GMT -5
Update: Most of the engine is done. Drilled a hole where there might be a water pump and built up a little lip with liquid putty. Just have to run a hose to the rad. I’m sure Henry Ford would be livid with the fact that I painted the engine block orange. Pretty sure none of this is correct, but it’s just plastic. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/vmRKrz6c/IMG-4324.jpg)
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Post by kyledehart5 on Feb 10, 2024 23:31:07 GMT -5
Update: Most of the engine is done. Drilled a hole where there might be a water pump and built up a little lip with liquid putty. Just have to run a hose to the rad. I’m sure Henry Ford would be livid with the fact that I painted the engine block orange. Pretty sure none of this is correct, but it’s just plastic. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/vmRKrz6c/IMG-4324.jpg) Henry ford is already furious that he had to replace the model T. Great looking engine.
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Post by moparman18064 on Feb 11, 2024 7:43:56 GMT -5
Update: Most of the engine is done. Drilled a hole where there might be a water pump and built up a little lip with liquid putty. Just have to run a hose to the rad. I’m sure Henry Ford would be livid with the fact that I painted the engine block orange. Pretty sure none of this is correct, but it’s just plastic. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/vmRKrz6c/IMG-4324.jpg) Yep, Ole Henry would be quite furious. As he said, you can have any color you want, as long as it is black. But the again, isn’t orange the new black?😁Engine looks great in that orange.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Feb 11, 2024 8:01:08 GMT -5
That looks fabulous bud. Who cares about color accuracy when you're building a hotrod. LOL!! You're doing a bang-up job on this one.
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Post by ak on Feb 11, 2024 15:36:51 GMT -5
Being an Mopar guy makes Orange MY favorite engine color! 🤪 It looks good on that Nail Head engine too!
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