’40 Ford Coupe

I’m blaming this one on Paul. I liked his “Strawberries ‘n’ Cream” ’40 Ford coupe so much that I had to build my own.

And I’m also blaming it on Terry, because he sold me the kit!

Anyway, last night I got bored watching election analysis on TV, so I did a couple of mock-ups. The vision in my head came together pretty easy – chrome reverse, big ‘n’ little wide whites, mechanical injection on a W-motor, candy blue, white firewall and flames.

tis a good thing theres no monkey spanking emoticons here cause this looks that cool............

I agree with you mate, I am very tempted to do a '40 Ford myself after seeing Pauls Strawberries and Cream!

Looking good so far man I can tell this is gonna be SWEEEEET!!

looks coool dood

Looking righteous there Bryce, should be something special when it's done..

I've had a '40 in my head for a while, maybe I'll join in with my version.

I say do it! Looks great.

That set up looks killer man, can't wait to see this one done

I need to find a '40. Another hurricane loss. Always loved those coupes. I'm making popcorn now. I'm ready. Build on,Bud. Best,Bill

thats going to look wild

That's one wicked looking 40 coupe bryce.I'll be watching this one.......

I'm quite happy to accept part responsibility for selling you the kit Bryce, because I know you'll do a damn fine job with it. It's the best shape of the '40's cars so go get 'em tiger! Sounds like a '40's Ford coupe group build-off is on the cards?

Maybe so tezza......

Thanks for the motivational words guys!

If this sun stays out for more than a day I will be heading to the LHS to pick up some primer for sure and get this one under way...

Good luck with the sun deal.

If I get the deuce done this week I may pull a '40 coupe from stock on Saturday.

Mine involves a whole bunch of vintage Corvette bits.

I'll make a lot more popcorn,guys. Gotta watch all y'alls builds.

wow with every body that sould look wayyyy coolllll

Here’s what I’ve been testing my patience with lately. The colour is candy blue and I used several sets of Revell ’32 sedan flames to make the flame job. It was more difficult than I anticipated – kind of like putting together a jigsaw puzzle with no reference photo. I need to touch up the front with yellow paint once I get some clear on and hopefully it won’t be a complete waste of time!

Since when was any build of yours a waste of time Bryce?

That blue is certainly different - she's going to look real cool.

If only someone made a set of flame masks for the '40 Ford...

Very good decaling there mate. You have more patience than I ever will to manage that.
So the idea is to clear them, mask them and then fade in some yellow? Matching the colour will be the trick. Good luck.

Hi Bryce. Good to see progress. Just my old timey brain cookin' here,but what about a tinge of lighter yellow to start the flame blend,then fading into the barest hint of bright,flat white at the hood tip and maybe fogging just a whisker around the headlights out to the fender edge.Wish I could draw it for you. Just thinkin' out loud. i'm sure it'll be killer,whatever you do. Best to you.Bill

Don't look like a waste of time to me!

I'm with Bill, a little yeller to blend the decals into the white and you are there. I may even have a pic somewhere.

However I'm confused that you'd clear the decals before adding the extra colours?

Thanks for the nice words guys. I didn't mean the model was a waste of time, just that all that cutting and pasting will be a waste of time if I can't blend it in and make it look good...


I might try the white if I can’t get the yeller right.

Carps wrote:
However I'm confused that you'd clear the decals before adding the extra colours?

The clear is to seal the decals so the tape won't rip 'em off when I mask up.

nice work I'm sure it will look tops when your done as always

I didn't think of masking.