ModelcarJR Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 This is a Lindberg kit that was sold with the Dodge L-700 trick as a WalMart special years ago. Its a pretty nasty kit and its no wonder it is pictured as a junker on a trailer pulled by the L-700 on the box art. I painted the exterior with Dupli-Color Royal Blue (the can calls it a Ford color) and the interior is primer gray with some clear coat on the dash, steering wheel and column. The engine is totally a creation of mine out of the parts box using the block from the kit. Wheels are the Aoshima 15" big and little American Mags but I couldn't use the tires that came with them so I just substituted a set of Goodyear L60-15s. The chassis is a mess so I won't show that and I had to round out the wheel openings a bit to fit the wheels and tires. Thanks for looking! 😎 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 looks good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Nice paint/color! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STU111 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 That is one neat looking 40 Ford. Beautiful colour. 👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Wow, that blue is gorgeous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Great looking Ford. Really well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 I really like the body style on the 40 Fords and blue is my favorite color so I'm diggin this build John. Nicely done there man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted October 24 Author Share Posted October 24 Thanks, everyone! I appreciate your comments!😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Looks super in SHINY 😀😀😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 The paint color and the finish really look great. Clean chrome body trim. Like the wheels and the stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 (edited) Talk about first-class turd polishing! I was given one of those kits and about barfed looking through it. Very nice work making something beautiful out of nothing! 😎 Edited October 24 by Dennis Lacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Oh yeah John, prrrr-ty in dark blue metallic. Great job👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Turned out really nice! What a great color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Very nice, love the color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 Your 40 Ford coupe looks great John, that colour is gorgeous. The wheel and tyre combo looks good too. Well done. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted October 25 Author Share Posted October 25 Thanks, everyone! I appreciate your comments! As the "old man" Donn Yost says, 87 percent of contest judging is based on paint finish. I don't know what scientific analysis he did or if that is just his wry sense of humor. But paint and foil are two skills I have tried to improve on through the years. It just goes to show that if you get the paint right you can even make a turd look good! Thanks for looking! 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtop Man Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 Wait - the Lindy (ex-MPC) '40 had an opening hood? That fills my quota of "one new thing" today. Always thought it was a curbside like the '49 Mercury... Well, dang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 1 hour ago, Ragtop Man said: Wait - the Lindy (ex-MPC) '40 had an opening hood? That fills my quota of "one new thing" today. Always thought it was a curbside like the '49 Mercury... Well, dang. The Lindberg '40 actually was originally a Palmer tooling. However bad that kit is, it's probably the best thing ever done by Palmer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 Gorgeous '40. Color is great. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtop Man Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 11 hours ago, mr moto said: The Lindberg '40 actually was originally a Palmer tooling. However bad that kit is, it's probably the best thing ever done by Palmer! Shiver me timbers, matey! That is a completley new one on me - was this a Palmer / Lindy only, or did this eventually become the MPC? I seem to recall a review stating that it had been copied so carefully, even so,e feed tags were in the same place as AMT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Stunning 40 Ford John, gorgeous paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Nice!... I wonder how that one looks under the sun???.... Hint, hint!...😁 Try it and post a couple more pictures please....😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 On 10/25/2024 at 9:35 PM, Ragtop Man said: Shiver me timbers, matey! That is a completley new one on me - was this a Palmer / Lindy only, or did this eventually become the MPC? I seem to recall a review stating that it had been copied so carefully, even so,e feed tags were in the same place as AMT. I wish I could find my source on that but I believe it was an article in MCM. It said that Palmer had carefully copied the AMT kit as best they could. I have no insight into any possible MPC connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Very beautiful fat-fender FORD; that is some serious blue - love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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