Parts box 40 Ford sedan

[BIGTRUCK]

I had this original 40 body for years and when I came across a part or two for it, in the box it went until I something to work with. Now is that time. I think I have 4 or 5 different kit parts ,tan hood, 2 shades of grey, white,and black parts. Mild hot rod is where Im going with it, nothing radical, I dropped it down some. Filled in front bumper slots and smoothed it in. Red wheels and pretty stock interior . The body color maybe black, I hate painting black, we'll see??

Edited April 16, 2021 by BIGTRUCK

[CabDriver]

Great start, this will be a cool one!

Do you know what those piecrust slicks are from?  I have a set of those here somewhere but never figured out where I got them...

[BIGTRUCK]

1 hour ago, CabDriver said:

 

Do you know what those piecrust slicks are from?  

They were in the the 40 ford box when I got it , but last week I got a set in a Renwal 66 Stutz kit that could also be made into a slot car, they seemed to be made of real rubber.

[Paul Payne]

Great looking start, maybe set the spare tire lower and closer. Will follow this one!

[TransAmMike]

Will make a cool model but no fan of those huge fender skirts.  Model on!!

[Scott8950]

On 4/16/2021 at 2:56 PM, CabDriver said:

Great start, this will be a cool one!

Do you know what those piecrust slicks are from?  I have a set of those here somewhere but never figured out where I got them...

I know the original issue amt Avanti came with those slicks not sure what other kits did. 

[larman]

On 4/16/2021 at 2:56 PM, CabDriver said:

Great start, this will be a cool one!

Do you know what those piecrust slicks are from?  I have a set of those here somewhere but never figured out where I got them...

Those slicks came with later issue Trophy Series kits, I have a bunch of them. They are different from the early slicks in TS kits. The Avanti kit mentioned above was a Trophy Series kit. They may have come in other AMT kits too. 

[CabDriver]

Interesting!  Thanks fellas!

[BIGTRUCK]

Some small additions besides being all one color now. The body was missing vent window bars and center bar on windshield. Added some trim on the skirts so they are not so plain. Center bar on grille leading up to hood trim. The addition of side pipes were an after thought that I'm sure will stay.

[Paul Payne]

Looking really good! I like the rear fender skirt trim! Personal opinion- lakes pipes along the running boards instead of the dump pipes.

[oldscool]

Those slicks were also in the 32 Ford Vicky kit. I remember two different sizes of those slicks but don't know which size was in what kit.

[BIGTRUCK]

1 hour ago, Paul Payne said:

Looking really good! I like the rear fender skirt trim! Personal opinion- lakes pipes along the running boards instead of the dump pipes.

I thought of side pipes but I think the car would need to sit really level to look right. 

[BIGTRUCK]

I thought I had lost a custom resin 39 grille I had ,but I found it and started fitting that in.

[slusher]

Looking great, Ken..

[BIGTRUCK]

Body is done. I changed a few things with the hood sides and attached rear of hood corners to the firewall. Color is Tamiya semi-gloss then cleared.  Now the wait for this to cure, so the interior and flathead up next. Mercury resin grille blended in fine with the help of evergreen strips on the sides.  

[Zippi]

I like it.  Black turned out fine. Love the ole Flatheads.  

[misterNNL]

On 4/29/2021 at 7:30 PM, BIGTRUCK said:

Some small additions besides being all one color now. The body was missing vent window bars and center bar on windshield. Added some trim on the skirts so they are not so plain. Center bar on grille leading up to hood trim. The addition of side pipes were an after thought that I'm sure will stay.

I like the trim you added to the lower edge of the fender skirts. Nice touch.

[BIGTRUCK]

Chassis done, body has last coat of clear on ,that makes 3 coats. Soon as that cures up I'm trying out Tamiya rubbing compounds. I've only used polishing cloth method before never used the coarse,fine and finish compounds. I think black is not going to be the color to test new waters on.?

Edited May 14, 2021 by BIGTRUCK

[espo]

Unless you have some orange peal, which I can't see in your pictures, you may not need the Course compound. Suggest trying the Fine compound first in a test area. Their Course can cut through paint pretty good and you wouldn't want to get into the color coat anymore than you need to. Your Black paint job looks pretty smooth in the photos. 

[BIGTRUCK]

This week is getting the chrome foiling done. Most of the flathead is done and installed. Interior is in primer but not sure on the color.

[slusher]

It’s coming along Ken. Have you thought about Tamiya Dull Red for thr interior..?

Edited May 21, 2021 by slusher

[BIGTRUCK]

6 hours ago, slusher said:

It’s coming along Ken. Have you thought about Tamiya Dull Red for thr interior..?

Thanks Carl, I shot the interior Tamiya Dark Earth (almost a light cocoa color) with darker accents on seats inserts and strip on the doors with deep maroon for the dash. 

[Paul Payne]

Beautiful job- love everything you have done- can't wait to see it finished!

[ewetwo]

Looks great.

[slusher]

6 hours ago, BIGTRUCK said:

Thanks Carl, I shot the interior Tamiya Dark Earth (almost a light cocoa color) with darker accents on seats inserts and strip on the doors with deep maroon for the dash. 

That should really look nice..