Shambles Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) On 11/5/2019 at 7:39 PM, Greg Rogers said: John, great job. Wow what really caught my eye is the wrecked #25 in your pic. That looks amazing!! How did you do that?? Hi Greg. I've been into wrecking model cars about as long as I've been building them. Mostly, I use either a soldering torch or a hobby heat gun, then carefully bend the panels. Sometimes I'll take them apart first, then bend the components and put them back together. I've got a page on my website with a few of my more recent ones: http://www.shamblesmodels.com/wrecked.html Edited November 17, 2019 by Shambles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 I'm still fiddling with Louise's Ford. I couldn't get the chassis to line up on the first kit, so I used one from one of the other kits. Now, the stance ain't right. It may just have to do. I'm gonna weather it, maybe a few battle scars.... Here's where I am this weekend: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 I almost forgot to post the (almost) finished Louise Smith Nascar. I'll probably do some weathering but here's where I am now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Looks good. And authentic to that area of race car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Looking really good and a very obscure car. Wondering about the "frosted" glass in the car; is that from racing on the sand at Daytona? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/18/2019 at 7:04 PM, Shambles said: I almost forgot to post the (almost) finished Louise Smith Nascar. I'll probably do some weathering but here's where I am now: I was watching your build early on but haven't checked in for a while. I think it's looking good since that era of race cars never had the finished appearance we expect today. If you should want to try to build a correct '51 Ford at a future date check out Star Models. They're listed under the After Market/Resin section on the Forum. They offer several different versions of the '49 thru '51 Fords. I have built a couple of his Crestliner trim versions with the sedans longer roof. He also has a '51 Ford Custom line with the longer roof, correct Grill and Dash and Interior. As a young man I owed a couple of '51,s and for me the tip off on your original picture would have been the Hood Ornament as well as the driver's front fender trim. The Dash and Steering Wheel in the '51 is very different than the '49 or '50 also as well as the Grill. All needed parts are in the Star Resin kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 5 hours ago, TarheelRick said: Looking really good and a very obscure car. Wondering about the "frosted" glass in the car; is that from racing on the sand at Daytona? ? I decided to dull coat the whole car and didn't mask off the windows. I sorta like the "sand blasted" Daytona Beach look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 4 hours ago, espo said: I was watching your build early on but haven't checked in for a while. I think it's looking good since that era of race cars never had the finished appearance we expect today. If you should want to try to build a correct '51 Ford at a future date check out Star Models. They're listed under the After Market/Resin section on the Forum. They offer several different versions of the '49 thru '51 Fords. I have built a couple of his Crestliner trim versions with the sedans longer roof. He also has a '51 Ford Custom line with the longer roof, correct Grill and Dash and Interior. As a young man I owed a couple of '51,s and for me the tip off on your original picture would have been the Hood Ornament as well as the driver's front fender trim. The Dash and Steering Wheel in the '51 is very different than the '49 or '50 also as well as the Grill. All needed parts are in the Star Resin kit. Thanks, David. I didn't know there were models of this with the longer roof. I've got too many on the bench right now, but will keep Star Models in mind if I do another Ford of that era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Neat piece of history, nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 I found the hood with the hood ornament hole, and did a little weathering. Aiming for a just-left-Daytona Beach- race look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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