SteveG Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I finally finished it..... I started this one back in May with an early production sample courtesy of Moebius Models. Other then some kits bashed whitewall and battery decals, it's an out of the box build. Everything else was done with paint and foil trim. You can see the build up in the "On the workbench" section. I'll let the photos do the rest of the talking. If you missed the build up you can see it step by step here ...71 Ford XLT Pickup build up Thanks for looking and for following along !!! -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asfastasu Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 That's beautiful. I really want one.......................but I can`t justify the $50 for a kit. Although I`ll probably give in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Sweet looking pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Beautiful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Excellent model. Beautiful detail.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Wow!!! That looks good!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 love the color, looks real, nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Fabulous showroom stock truck! I really like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Great color choice.. All around great build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGL Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Nice job on this, the colors really work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Super clean build. Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stock Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Beautiful work Steve, very clean build and i love the colour choices, how well does the hood fit once its all together ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I was on the fence about this one but you just pushed me off , now I have to have one! Great model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Beautiful job on this Steve! Perfect color choice - can I ask what brand that metallic blue is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Beautiful job on this Steve! Perfect color choice - can I ask what brand that metallic blue is?It's custom mixed PPG lacquer to match 71 Ford code Q winter blue metallic. I'm lucky to live within reasonable driving distance of a PPG Paint supplier that still has a lacquer mixing unit. Handy but expensive ....I'm curious on what paints are available in Europe. Is lacquer still sold there ?Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Beautiful work Steve, very clean build and i love the colour choices, how well does the hood fit once its all together ?. Since I was painting the firewall body color I went ahead and attached it the cab early in the build. I had to do some minor adjusting to the top of the firewall to align the cowl to the hood rear edge. Also my hood had the slightest twist to it. Nothing that some hot tap water and some counter twisting could fix. Best to catch that stuff early then waiting to the final assembly. I think it fits great now ....Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 That is just too awesome.....Too awesome..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemopar70 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 (edited) Beautiful, i just love it! Edited September 10, 2015 by mikemopar70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 It's custom mixed PPG lacquer to match 71 Ford code Q winter blue metallic. I'm lucky to live within reasonable driving distance of a PPG Paint supplier that still has a lacquer mixing unit. Handy but expensive ....I'm curious on what paints are available in Europe. Is lacquer still sold there ?Steve Steve, thanks for your reply. I envy you American modelers for your choice of paints. Switzerland and the EU are very restrictive about solvents and everything seems to be acrylic or enamel. You have to have a tradesman's licence to get restricted paints - at least that's how it was when I had professional access through my job in the grafics industry. Since then I use Zero from the UK and am currently trying out Gravity from Spain - I believe both paints are acrylic lacquers, whatever that means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Fantastic Ford! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 That is a nice looking truck! Great colors and well detailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thanks everyone for all the nice complements on the Ranger Pickup. I forgot to include a chassis shot so here it is ..... It's not noticeable in the photo but I did remove the lug nuts from the spare wheel and drilled out the lug holes. -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 great detail, even underneath, good job Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 beautiful build, looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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