´56 Ford Fairlane Chopped Dropped HOT

[Andy Oldenburg]

I discovered a ´56 Ford with this color scheme at Volo Cars for sale and it inspired me for my build. I had a few ideas on top and this baby was real fun to build. On the other hand, after doing a Revell kit, switching back to AMT can be quite sobering.... The molds seem to be worn out and the major parts like the dash, the tub and the doors needed some working to fit at all. Several parts just didn´t exist (rear view mirrors, decent decals...). But body and undercarriage were straight.

I chopped the roof by 5mm and didn´t have to add any styrene. Even the windows would fit in the end after getting cut shorter. But all the "glass" needed intensive polishing in the end because the were unprotected in the box and totally scratched. I had planned to build this model with opening doors and was happily surprised that AMT had already done that job for me! Although the kit has the option for the Crown Victoria I opted for the "simple" Fairlane version. I just do´t like that heavy fake rollbar.

The offwhite is Molotow grafitti spray black line, which I used as a primer. The orange is a mix of Schmicke AERO color acrylic airbrush paint with 20 % metallic fluid. The wheels and disc brakes with the calipers are from Scale Production. I sliced the front wheels (aluminum rims, took a while) to make them fit into the housing and steer. Otherwise just about everything else is from the kit. I did give the engine and the bay a special treatment with extra details, some home made.

I really am happy about the grill. those are 0.5mm brass rods. They are placed to the left and right in micro U-shaped brass profiles and super glued. getting the correct angle for the kink was the easiest part. The shine is Molotow chrome pen. All the other chrome is Bare Metal a a few dips of Molotow.

Thank you for looking! You can watch the video with this link:

https://youtu.be/A7zmomysLZ8

 

[Zippi]

Nicely done.  Great looking 56 Ford.  That grille really stands out.  

[David G.]

Wow, that's a low chop! Nicely done.

I love all the extra details you've added too.

David G.

[ChrisR]

Nice!

[cobraman]

Great looking custom !

[Koellefornia Kid]

Looks great, Andy! I love that healthy chop!

[espo]

This is about the lowest roof I can remember seeing on this late of a model car. Your front and rear body mods all blend smoothly with the body and the colors look great. 

[Kah puts]

Wow, you've done a fantastic job, that engine is outstanding ?

[Rattlecan Dan]

That's a really nice looker with an absurd chop! Outrageously pretty custom and fine attention to detail. Great job.

[karbuildr]

Radical. Love it, great custom work. Colors look super, especially like the orange.

[Andy Oldenburg]

Thank you everyone for your kind response! Yeah, I wish I had this one in real life.