More Ford Fever

[RoninUtah]

This time it’s a late-60s- early 70s W-1000 COE. Cab is from TX3D, on an AMT Astro 95 chassis along with a few aftermarket parts and scratch-built things as well. On this one, I learned the hard way that you should NOT soak a 3-D printed model in water to get rid of mold release, etc. like you would a conventionally cast resin piece! First, there is no mold release to get rid of. Second, 3D resin is porous. It soaks up the water and warps. So, the first cab I got warped beyond repair, but Charles of TX3d sold me a replacement at a reasonable price. Not to let even a warped cab go to waste, I paired if with a bunch of parts box stuff to create an old wreck; it’s a hulk of a Ford that had long ago been stripped of its drivetrain and any usable parts and left in a field to rot. Now it’s on the way to a different fate, and as luck would have it, it’s being hauled by its much better cared-for brother.

I was very pleased with this conversion kit. It fit pretty nicely on the Astro frame, in fact, it’s one of the few resin COEs I have made that tilts easily! The proportions are correct, the detail is crisp and accurate, and it doesn’t have that annoying graininess that so many 3d prints have. However, like all 3d printed resin, it is very brittle and inflexible. You have to be very careful in removing the rods that are printed in to hold the piece true; work from the front to the back to avoid stressing and cracking the cab. Also, it is printed to tight tolerances, so I had to do some grinding on the interior tub to make it fit easily without flexing and cracking the body. In other words, like all resin conversions, cast or printed, it takes some working and futzing to make them fit. But, I think it’s well worth the effort!

[Jim B]

Great looking Ford.  Very well done.

[Rockford]

Sorry to hear about your submarine experience, but you definitely made a great save turning it into a payload. 

The tidy truck looks excellent. Great job. 

[leafsprings]

Very nice combo build, I like your taste in heavy duty Fords, I need to catch on these cool offerings. Really like the paint scheme  detail work and wheel choice, especially the center point front axle, common back in the day when power steering boxes and plumbing was unreliable.

[Dutzie]

Love these generation of trucks. Nice work!

[RoninUtah]

Thanks, all, for the nice comments! They mean a lot to me.

On 6/15/2024 at 12:27 PM, leafsprings said:

Really like the paint scheme  detail work and wheel choice, especially the center point front axle, common back in the day when power steering boxes and plumbing was unreliable.

Thanks, Tommy! It looked like at least 75% of the reference photos I looked at showed these trucks with center point steer axles, and when I saw a set of center point wheels on the STS website, I knew I had to grab it for this build! I always like my builds to reflect a typical working truck of its time, so details like that matter. Here is one of those reference photos; when I saw this paint scheme, I thought, "I can do that!" The paints are Tamiya, by the way.

I'm working on its baby cousin- Moebius's '65 Ford F-100 utility truck. I'll post a family portrait of all my 60's Fords when it's done.

 

[Bainford]

Great looking old Ford. Man, that thing looks right. Nice clean work. Love it!

[ncbuckeye67]

Great looking build! I love how you research your subject matter, to get the details exactly right. The tips on handling 3D printed parts are also most welcome!

[RoninUtah]

Thanks for the kind words! I know I'm far from the most skilled builder on this site, but I'm generally happy with the results and I appreciate your comments!

[RoninUtah]

So, here is the '60s Ford family in my collection...

[chuckyr]

You eye for Ford details is obvious.

Great work.

[ChrisR]

Great looking Fords.

[Gary Chastain]

Very cool build, love the collection 

[slusher]

Beautifully done!  I’m a Mopar guy but always liked Ford semi’s..

[Sledsel]

Great collection. I like all of them.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Nice looing fleet you have there! Very nice work!!