Wow, I was trying to research factory standard interiors for my '51 coupe, ad look what I found.


I'm pretty sure ours still had the headlight rings, the hood closed, the paint wasn't peeling. And Rocket Raccoon hadn't torn out the interior. But that's the chrome rust I remember. Now all I need is a spare $2500 and a way to drag this ghost half-way across the country and I can have a 60 year old memory rusting in my driveway.

The body really looks like you've 99% there with the fix. Most impressive work for sure.

One thought has crossed my mind about all these AMT builds where so much of the drive train and exhaust system is molded as part of the bottom of the frame/pan. With this build, everything seems to look to be separate parts, so that you can really focus on the paint and detailing of each part.

Good to see you starting on the build Mark, I hope it works out as planned! Joel has started a dedicated build log thread for his build, and I already had a thread running for the larger project, so it is up to you if you want to post all of your work here or start a dedicated thread and just drop updates in here.

Cheers, D

Hey guyz, I spent a lot of time thrashing around the Web last night, and have had zero luck. But I can't find anything to use for a Ford Shield.

They first started using them in 1951, so the '49 kit doesn't have any.

Gabriel,
Interesting paint technique. Certainly, the depth of the clear and color coat can be seen, but I have my concerns about what looks like paint pigment in the Kleer Orange coat, how it would look on a full body or body panel.

Joel

My thoughts as I said on running updates here, as well as a full build blog in the Car forum serves two purposes. GB members tend to only try to follow builds in the GB Thread, which can be some what challenging with so many builds going on at one time, but tend not to checkout all the various posts and blogs in the open forums. While those members who aren't involved in the GB tend to only follow and view the posts and threads in the open forums. So as I usually do, I cross post to cover both bases. In the last GB, I didn't do full posts in the GB, but rather just a note that a new post was added to the Blog with a picture or two.

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Gabriel,
Interesting paint technique. Certainly, the depth of the clear and color coat can be seen, but I have my concerns about what looks like paint pigment in the Kleer Orange coat, how it would look on a full body or body panel.

Joel

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Thanks, Joel!
What it looks as pigment into the clear, it is in fact under it - from Tamiya Gold. The effect appears only under magnification - from a normal viewing distance with naked eye it looks more "clean".
I have this concern as well, that camera can ruin my plans - I am considering now spraying Alclad pale gold instead of Titanium gold.
The main concern, however, is the uniformity of the clear orange. On small surfaces like the wheels, it worked well. On larger surfaces it is still to be seen.

Gabriel

Joel,

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My thoughts as I said on running updates here, as well as a full build blog in the Car forum serves two purposes. GB members tend to only try to follow builds in the GB Thread, which can be some what challenging with so many builds going on at one time, but tend not to checkout all the various posts and blogs in the open forums. While those members who aren't involved in the GB tend to only follow and view the posts and threads in the open forums. So as I usually do, I cross post to cover both bases. In the last GB, I didn't do full posts in the GB, but rather just a note that a new post was added to the Blog with a picture or two.

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Thanks, I remembered reading that, I just couldn't find it and started to fear it was just the voices in my head.

For the record, I'm attempting to convert a '49 into a '51. the sample I was looking at made it look much more like an aircraft panel line. But seeing your picture it looks like there was some sort of body color trim over the seam. The photo of my sample was taken in the last 20 years, so the trim could well have been lost.

There are only 3 major external indicators different between the '49 and '51. The single bullet grill, the trunk (boot) hinges are internal and the addition of the Ford shield in 4 locations. The external hinges are already removed, I'm working on a plan for the single to dual bullets, and I'm lost on handling the shields.

Gabriel,
All the Alcad's I've ever air brushed went down smooth and had a consistent finish, so it should solve your problem. If you're concerned about the Tamiya Clear Orange, I'm pretty sure that Mr. Color has it as well, which is another option for you.
Joel

Mark,
Thanks for the info on what the conversion will cover. As for that emblem, Maybe some one here has one that you can have or borrow and mold your own, or check with Gabriel about how to go about it. The worst case scenario is having to buy a kit just for the emblem.