Un-Foosed 1948 Caddy Custom

[Fish_65]

So I needed to build a car for our model club diorama and it had to be a Kustom.

I had been thinking about thinking about this project for a while and decided it was time to do it.

Started with the Revell Foose '48 and put my twist on it with the idea to backdate it to an early style custom. I painted the body with Testors Extreme Lacquer Pure Gold and top-coated it with Testor Extreme Lacquer Clear. For the interior I added some cut down and modified AMT '53 Studebaker seats for a more vintage look. Tires and wheels are from the Modelhaus. I also added a Cadillac grill that came in the Revell '48 Ford custom.  I didn't get crazy under the hood or with details as it was just going to be on our diorama.

Comments & questions are welcome.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Looks good, well done!

[Geno]

[happy grumpy]

That's a sharp looking caddy, great job!

[cobraman]

Nicely done !

[GMCMAN52]

one sweet Caddie

[Kah puts]

Gee..wilikers thats awesome. 

[Modlbldr]

Great work! Those seats are perfect in it.

Later-

[Paul Payne]

That's plain beautiful.

[Bainford]

Beautiful custom. Very tasteful mods. Love the steelies.

[Fish_65]

Thanks everybody. I appreciate it.

[Peter Lombardo]

Very nice and smooth.  I like the interior very much, clean and cool in white.  Well Done.

 

[PappyD340]

Super nice Caddy, well done!

[Mr. Metallic]

Just goes to show how much wheel and tire choice effects the look of a build. The changes you made really sell the traditional custom feel. Nicely done.

[Dan Hay]

I hated that Foose version and never built the kit, but dang, you did a great job making a silk purse out of a Sow's ear!  

[espo]

Beautiful looking Kustom. Your back dating is the look most often seen at many shows today. 

[Koellefornia Kid]

I love this kit! With some good ideas and the right parts there's so much you can do with it and you did a great job! Looks beautiful!

[tim boyd]

Scott....a very tasty re-interpretation.  Especially like the Revell '48 Ford Caddy grill and the wheel/tire choice.  Well done! TIM 

[bogger44]

Love that you backdated it, she's super slick lookin'.  Well done!

[GrumpyOldDwarf]

Klean build! Your parts choices sell the vintage look.

[FLHCAHZ]

Looking great!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!!

[slusher]

Beautiful Cadillac!!

[ewetwo]

Wow. Nicely done.

[carrucha]

Nice work.  I like the body color.