Ford 1950 F1 pickup.

Hi all, here's my first WIP on this forum. It's the Monogram kit, going to be almost OOB, just lowered, wheels and a slight widening of the rear guards. I got it off eBay half started, I managed to disassemble most of it OK, but I couldn't get the engine apart safely, so I will have to do a lot of tricky painting :| . Progress so far.....

Looks interesting, good start.

Looking Good! More progress please.....!

Keep at it! The old Ford pickups are an underrated vehicle and can look great even with mild customising.

Yeah nice work - I like where this one is going. Here's some inspiration to finish her off:

Great start and like the others i feel this is a cool subject. Nice pick Bryce that is one tough looking machine.

Great pic, thanks for sharing!! I'm at a crossroads, because I haven't cleared it yet, but it looks pretty nice as it is with the satin finish. I'm seriously considering leaving it satin.....I just don't know. Also wondering about the sidestep (is that what it's called?), whether to leave it body colour, or black, or BMF??? Opinions welcome!!!

The guards are already done, and the front bumper has been deleted too. The chassis and mechanicals will be the same colour as the engine, and I think the interior trim will be maroon/burgundy, but that's still up in the air too.

sweet ride ..!

what this needs is a real motor ..
chuck that boat anchor v8 out of there
and slip in one of those highly sophisticated
hair drier clad whipper snipper buzzers !



that should get this story going ...

Hehehe, sh#t stirrer!

nice lookin project you have goin here, i like the satin look with that colour and the steps could look good with some strips of BMF to break up the colour. keep these pics comin champ...

RS2000 wrote:Great pic, thanks for sharing!! I'm at a crossroads, because I haven't cleared it yet, but it looks pretty nice as it is with the satin finish. I'm seriously considering leaving it satin.....I just don't know. Also wondering about the sidestep (is that what it's called?), whether to leave it body colour, or black, or BMF??? Opinions welcome!!!

The guards are already done, and the front bumper has been deleted too. The chassis and mechanicals will be the same colour as the engine, and I think the interior trim will be maroon/burgundy, but that's still up in the air too.

They're called running boards and I'd paint 'em body colour. And I'd put the clear on and a big set of wide whites with trim rings and baby moons but that's just me...

Bryce wrote:They're called running boards and I'd paint 'em body colour. And I'd put the clear on and a big set of wide whites with trim rings and baby moons but that's just me...

You mean like this!



Hehe!

Paul wrote:

Bryce wrote:They're called running boards and I'd paint 'em body colour. And I'd put the clear on and a big set of wide whites with trim rings and baby moons but that's just me...

You mean like this!



Hehe!

Yeah exactly like that! If only it was my truck... May have to build a model of it soon...

I added the wood bed, using tamiya acrylics and some gold foil from a block of chocolate, yum yum! This was the first time I have needed to paint wood trim, it was fun. The cab needs to be repainted, something fell on it and chipped the paint, not much else to show, I just made up a double carb adapter and borrowed some carbs from an old amt kit, as this kit only has a single carb option.

Love the wheels and ride hight. This one is gunna be good.

I decided not to chrome the running boards, mainly because my crappy sheet of BMF doesn't have an area that large without $@#$#@ cracks in it!
Interior will be light tan to match the colour of the bed.
Chassis is almost done, I have to reattach the engine bay sides which I chopped off for the modifications to the front suspension.

this is lookin REAL nice, i think a tan interior will look a treat with the blue body...

Yeah that's coming along nicely - can't wait to see it finished!

I went to Model Expo today, my first time. Now I'm inspired again, so today I did some work! Lots of clear coat, and some detailing, wiring and so on, then a mockup just for fun

I know I have a problem with the clear on the door, I will sand it out and re-coat it.

That looks sweet!

this is lookin very nice, love the tray bed!!!

Almost done.

A nice beverage for the journey!

What brand of clear did you use.

I used Powerplus clear, available at Supercheap Auto or Autobarn. It seems pretty good, if a little hot.

That's coming up a treat!