JTalmage Posted June 9, 2023 Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) Just finished this... except for license plates. It's a reasonable facsimile of an Australian 1982 Ford Falcon XE with the ESP package. I consider it a bit of a street machine, as I printed deep wheels for the back, has dual exhaust and custom interior. Everything but the windows, tires, brass axles, exhaust tips, and the side trim is 3d printed. These cars were the last Falcons in Australia to get a V8 until the 90s if I recall correctly.... and they had 351 Clevelands in them! Colors are Tamiya Bright Red over Tamiya Light Gunmetal, with 2 heavy coats of Testors Wet Look/Extreme Lacquer clear. Tamiya lacquer bottle orange for side stripe. Tamiya acrylic for interior colors and for the headlights and taillights. Headlights and taillights are covered with bondic. Wheels are colored with Molotow for the rims, and testors gold for the centers. Edited June 9, 2023 by JTalmage Added details 4
Rattlecan Dan Posted June 9, 2023 Posted June 9, 2023 That would qualify as a real "sleeper". Probably deceptively quick. Nice looking. Good work.
kruleworld Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 You built it very nicely, but whoever did the 3d work made the headlights far too slanted. it's a family saloon, not a sports car 1
XYHARRY Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 Nice build of an iconic Aussie classic. The ESP (European Sports Pack) was available in the XD and XE Falcon Fairmont Ghia which had all the luxury options over the standard Falcon. In 1981 Dick Johnson and codriver John French won the Bathurst 1000 endurance touring car race in an XD Falcon. A family saloon with race winning pedigree which is why us Aussies love these boxy old Falcons. Well done Jesse on the ESP paint scheme, you nailed it. Cheers, David. ???? 1
JTalmage Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 Got my custom license plates today for it. Had to have plates from it's native homeland on it of course.
alan barton Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 That is really impressive Jesse! I have some Aussie bodies in 3D printing to tackle myself and I expect this was a very challenging build to finish to this standard. David's photos prove how well you captured the original car. Cheers Alan 1
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