66 Ford 4wd step side pickup

[fordf-100]

This is the 1966 Ford custom cab 4wd pickup from Moebius. This was built for a club project due in September that we display at our annual Three Rivers Automodelers show on the 26th. Our club project theme was any Moebius kit, our show theme this year is Compact cars. I am mostly happy with this, my biggest gripe is as usual I over weathered it, I am not very good at weathering but I like the slightly used look some times and I just keep going and before I know it I have an over weathered model! Some of the builders on here just nail it with the slightly used look and I just can’t seem to get it but I will keep trying! This went together well and has the Fireball Model works long step side bed which is super nice! I raised the suspension slightly and added some bigger tires. This is supposed to be a beater so the spare is mismatched the bumpers are beat up and crooked as are the taillights, I wanted to try and dent the body but I really don’t know how to do that and I really didn’t want to attempt it on the resin bed!  For all the faults I see in it I am pretty happy with it and had a lot of fun building it! Comments and critiques always welcome! Thanks for looking!

 

 

[NOBLNG]

Nice job! It is REALLY weathered all right…but I wouldn’t say over-weathered.? Nice touch with all the cr*p in the bed.?

Edited September 3, 2021 by NOBLNG

[deuces wild]

Almost looks like one of the pickups here in Michigan.....?

[espo]

Best described as " ridden hard and put away wet". This is an old reference to an abused horse but it seems to relate to how this build looks. A lot of little details inside the cab interior and the bed. The weathering looks very realistic for a truck that was used as a tool but never really cared for.  

[thatz4u]

I've seen real trucks like that, well done...

[Classicgas]

Very well done.

[mchook]

Looks great! I mean it looks like BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH, but that's the point. Nice weathering, I don't think it's overdone, you can still see the paint. When you get to the point of more rust than paint, that's when it becomes overdone.

[Watertown]

Having grown up in the midwest, I recall more than a few that looked much like your example. Well done. Great attention to detail.

[Doug 1061]

Looks good.  I still haven't got up the nerve to try weathering,  afraid I would wreck it.    One of these days.

[Zippi]

The ole boy that owned that pickup sure got his moneys worth.  Nice job.

[leafsprings]

On 9/3/2021 at 6:49 AM, espo said:

Best described as " ridden hard and put away wet". This is an old reference to an abused horse but it seems to relate to how this build looks. A lot of little details inside the cab interior and the bed. The weathering looks very realistic for a truck that was used as a tool but never really cared for.  

X2!  Very impressive work. Only critique  on this build is the side molding, a little to fancy for a work truck. 

[PappyD340]

Looks fantastic, weathering is very well done!

[fordf-100]

Thanks for all the comments guys!

[fordf-100]

On 9/4/2021 at 9:41 PM, leafsprings said:

X2!  Very impressive work. Only critique  on this build is the side molding, a little to fancy for a work truck. 

I agree! I was going to sand it off but I ended up leaving it on and I’m not really sure why!