This is a repop from AMT Round2 of the well known 1956 Ford Victoria.
The first pic shows the box art, the second pics shows the chassis plate with the molded on exhaust which you can see has been removed and filled in the third pic, I also did some work on the interior tub. There will be more to come soon. All comments welcome.

What method did you use to remove the exhaust? Dremel tool? I have tried that before and failed terribly. Yours looks great.

David

Thanks David, I first used a very sharp pair of sprew or side cutters and finished with an xacto knife, A dremel may be a little hard to control in tight places.

Update time, in the first pic you can see the engine with the molded on starter, I hate those, in the sedond pic the starter is removed and the hole filled in.

The last pic shows some of the engine parts I turned on my lathe, pulleys, breathers and oil filler tube and cap.

Update time, I was able to get some basic engine work done and install most of the scratch built parts.
The last 2 pics show the work on the body, I added the lower front point to the fenders and rounded the rear wheel wells to clear the slicks. All comments welcome.

Awesome start!

The turned parts look very impressive Robert.

Been a while since I posted an up date.

Got some color on the body as well as the decals, chrome foil trim and a few coats of clear. I also got a decent amount of work done on the engine details, last pic is of the scratch built drop front axel. All comments welcome.

Robert, I missed this build. You're doing some really awesome stuff on this one. Those pulleys are slick. What did you make your plug wires with? Everything looks great so far.

Looking forward to watching this one man.

I'm with Hermon on this one, awesome work so far on an uncommon subject.

Looking forward to updates.

Cheers, D

Thanks Hermon, I used detail master or model Car garage plug wires can't remember which.
I almost always try to make as much stuff from scratch but the wires aren't that expensive and always look good.

Thanks Damian, I try to do something you don't see to often, keeps me from getting burnt out, working on the interior now, just sprayed the dash and interior plate the same color as the roof.

good to hear from you again Robert.
Build looks great.

Thanks Jesper, glad to be back, hope to have an update soon.

Time for an update. I finished the interior, bunch of scratch built items such as shifter and boot, roll cage and fire extinguisher. All comments welcome.

Not sure they'll let you on the track with carpet, but it sure looks good!

Lookin' really nice all around. The scratch building turned out well. She's a looker.

Thanks Hermon, yeh I just put the carpet in do get some texture and because I think it looks good.

I tried to go with what was realistic most of the time for the time frame or class of car, but I will often give up realism for looks, after all it's just a plastic model, lol.

I am calling this one done, just a few minor things to do I still have to put some color on the front turn signal just for contrast, paint the battery cable ends and give the model a good dusting.

I am pretty happy with the finished model over all. All comments welcome.

Great looking build, love it!

Robert, there's nothing about this build that isn't cool. From the homemade pulleys and carpet to the chrome trim, red window tinting and tricked out engine. The only thing I'd have done different would be to slap on some steel wheels instead of the chrome mags, but that's just me.

She's beautiful man. Nice job!

Thanks Damian, thanks Hermon, now I can get started on my Impala vs Dart build.

Another great build Robert. May I suggest a wash to accentuate the panel lines.

Thanks jesper, I have tried a wash a few years back on a kit and didn't like the way it looked so never tried again.

Also with the white back round and camera flash the seams are blown out.

Wow Robert, fantastic work! You got both Hermon and Damien to comment favorably on a Ford! And the model is really cool too!

Please keep up the good work and share your techniques. These will be my first car builds in ages. I've never done wires and hoses before.

Mark, you're a step ahead of yourself. The quality of the build and the detailing is really good. The subject matter is interesting in that it is an uncommon kit. These two factors combined just barely manage to overcome the fact that the thing is a F . . . . .F . . . . F . . .

sorry, can't even bring myself to type the word

Too late D, you're Busted

Seriously, any tips on car model details are welcome. I don't think I've done a car in almost 40 years.