32 ford three window coupe and finished

[fightnjoe]

well moving right along...

looking for the next project i decided to try this.

revell/monograms 32 ford 3-window coupe. pretty simple kit i thought. something i could play a little with but build somewhat oob.

for those that dont know here is the kit.



overall not a bad first impression. 7 sprues, 3 white, 2 chrome, 1 clear, and one for the tires.

i couldnt help myself. i just had to dig in.

first i put the basics for the engine together.



i then started playing with the chasis. the front end is suprisingly intricate. wasnt real easy to get together but not real difficult. as with most of this i used school glue so i could get it painted and then i will attach everthing permanently.







while that was drying a little bit i decided to see if i could get the body together enough to be ready to paint.




i also clipped and prepped the little parts for the engine.





now the hope is tomorow to start the painting process. i have a plan for this.

comments, criticisms, and critiques are encouraged.

joe

[TRM]

Nice choice Joe!! Love these!! Clean building so far too! My only question is the chrome parts...if you plan on painting them you may want to scuff them up if you do not strip the chrome off them. Sometime the paint has a tendency to chip off the smooth chrome finish. Just a thought. I'm in just the same so bring it on!!

[deafpanzer]

Looking good! I am not kidding... I am going to watch this and any other car builds. Why? Planning to build one in 2013... for my brother in law. ;D

[Mence]

So this is it Joe!

Good start mate but as T says, chrome can be a problem if you plan to paint it at all. I prefer to strip it off but your call.

Look forward to an update...

[bullardino]

Jan 12, 2013 23:20:28 GMT -5 TRM said:

Nice choice Joe!! Love these!! Clean building so far too! My only question is the chrome parts...if you plan on painting them you may want to scuff them up if you do not strip the chrome off them. Sometime the paint has a tendency to chip off the smooth chrome finish. Just a thought. I'm in just the same so bring it on!!

I agree with Todd, here.

Chromed parts often chip paint.

Ah, count me in too

[Leon]

Nice start Joe,i'll be watching this one

[eastrock]

Looks great, Joe!! very shiny

[`Boots`]

One of my favs Joe and a top job ya doing of it bro..............fully agree with the fellas regarding the chrome tho..!!!! , what colour ya gonna go for on the body??.............one of ya own or the Black??

[fightnjoe]

now all of you realize that the whole chipping part just may be part of the plan right?


thank you for the kindness so far. to be honest i am just trying to get this to the point i can spray some paint over some parts. then i can get serious about the building.


joe

[bbd468]

Sweet kit Joe! Man that brings back memories from when i was 12-13 yrs old. My brother inlaw had one just like that but canary yellow in color......man i thought i was a BAD A$$ ridin' in that thing. Looks fun Joe!

Gary

[fightnjoe]

geez think you guys might like this adventure.

chris rod yes....rat rod chopped........well.............not quite.

gary glad you are along for this one.

well folks there is a reason i like doing autos.

lots of fun and they can be pretty quick.

tonights update.....................paint.

yep i shot some paint on the body and some other parts........................wait...................back up.................

first thing i did was to shoot some flat black on the parts and the body.
(no pics)

i then decided something just a touch different, flat white on a couple of body panels. want to give it a different color primer look.





then i shot some hairspray. just on the off color panels.

i then shot rust colored primer over all the parts, minus the chasis, and then i shot hairspray (pretty heavily) over that when it dried.





after the hairspray dried well then it was time for the body color. gloss black. again i shot it over the body. slight issue developed. seems i shot lint, clumps, and assorted stuff as well as the gloss black. for this build that will not be an issue but i will need to address that for future use of the a/b.







so now i am forced to let this dry overnight. i love rustoleum flats they dry to the touch in about half an hour. rustoleum gloss however takes a good few hours to dry to the touch. so until tomorow my friends.



comments, criticism, and critiques are encouraged.


joe

[bullardino]

I like it

[TRM]

Looking pretty smart there Joe!! Like where it's going too with the rusty stuff under the blackish stuff Bring it on!!

[fightnjoe]

thanks for the kind words.

hate leaving it overnight. going to take a jackhammer to get it loose.



joe

[Mence]

Good progress Joe, looking forward to the next update...

[fightnjoe]

well the first of the detours has occured. the paint is a tough nut to crack. did some sanding, some picking, some brushing. all with water. really tough. i got it about as far as i can. not where i wanted it but it is what it is. next up is to work some on the chasis. going to wait till i can do it all at once though.

thanks for tuning in and following along. progress will return shortly on this.



joe

[deafpanzer]

Enjoying this thread very much especially the SBS! Can't wait to see the result...

[fightnjoe]

andy the next time i do something like this i will do a better sbs. really it is a pretty quick process. all told with flats it takes about 3 hours. all told even with gloss it could be done in one day.



joe

[Leon]

Joe it's looking really good waitjng for the next update

[fightnjoe]

now for the update. here is where the direction of the build shows its course.

over the last couple of days i have used the hairspray method and used some pastels to work this a bit.

first there were 8 layers of paint sprayed. each layer was pretty light with hairspray separating the layers. when that was done i let it sit until dry to the touch. i then scrubbed with a toothbrush until the layers began to reveal themselves. tonight i used both a soft and stiffer brush to put some pastels in the mix.

well ................. give me your opinions. does it look the part.














i then took the body and added some pastels as well.






well there she is. the path is determined. i have a few chrome parts to give the treatment to but to be honest i am thrilled with the way this looks. up next is finishing the chrome parts off and then moving on to the interior.


comments, criticisms, and critiques encouraged.


joe

[deafpanzer]

Jeez, it is really looking GREAT already especially the engine. I can even smell the burnt oil from here...

[bullardino]

Great job, Joe. The engine looks really old and rusty and the cab is nice. I'd only add some darker areas to those very lighly coloured areas on the lid, they look a little too even...

[fightnjoe]

andy many thanks. i still remember the burning oil smell from my dads cars. for me when i looked at it i remembered the smell of the rust on those hot summer days.

luigi many thanks. not sure how i will fix the even look on the lid. might add just a touch more pastels. i have an assortment of them that i bought at least twelve years ago and rarely used. they are all earth tones. maybe a lighter rust color?


joe

[Mence]

Wow Joe, what a transformation, this is coming along really well, she looks great!

[fightnjoe]

many thanks for the kind words.



joe

[Leon]

WOW great looking so far Joe

[fightnjoe]

many thanks leon.



joe

[bbd468]

Hey Joe...dude, that looks BAD A$$!!! Love what you've done so far man. Very nice.

Gary

[fightnjoe]

gary many thanks. hopefully i can keep this one going.



joe

[Leon]

Keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down