Revell 56 Ford F-100-COMPLETED PHOTOS!! 01/23

Astounding detailing you have been doing Joe. The tail pipes look great and the engine work is nothing short of nuts. Now, take some ibuprophin, apply a few drops of visine, quit your belly aching and get back at it.

Hmmm;

   After reading all this I am awed .You must have the staying power of " Old Ironsides " . That said , When you get it finished and win the Class and Most Popular model , Can I have it ? For display of course . I could tell everyone that it was done by a Master Builder ! I just live down the road in New Braunfels , LOL.LOL. You are doing one outstanding Job . Good Luck !        Tanker - Builder

Thank you Joe and TB!  Tanker, I used to attend that National Guard Armory on the hill just down the street from Walnut Lane off of IH 35 about 8 years ago. You going to the show in Austin?

I worked on the throttle linkage at the intake manifold starting with the base bracket. I formed it and added the retaining bolt heads and then installed both levers and a retaining nut onto both levers at the "pivot point". I actually went over this morning on time so I'm running short on that this morning.

Here's my reference photo that took me forever to find because I was looking for a carburetor and linkage configuration that I felt I could actually pull off.



and here's the bracket and linkage that mounts up at the base of the intake manifold....(the camera kept trying to focus my hand instead of the part but I finally got it after a few shots).



I forgot to post this earlier but the throttle linkage came from a place called Model Car Garage.....



The nut and boltheads came from the same place..... (every now and then I get the urge to build a 1/24 scale warbird...some of this stuff would come in real handy there....)

 Later on I did some more work on the linkage. I've got to install a couple of pieces of hardware to top this all off but you're lookin' at about 95% complete right here. I've still gotta add the accelerator pedal linkage but that's it.

Remember that turn signal bulb that I broke and stole the filament out of? I used it as the throttle return spring......

 I started work on the common fuel rail for the carburetors. I used .062" diameter solder as a basis for it and drilled two holes in the sides for the fuel inlet lines to the carbs and one in the end at the back of the fuel rail for the fuel inlet line from the fuel pump. I shot some gloss black over it and set it aside to dry. In a few days I'll shoot a coat of chrome alclad over it to give it a nice shine.

I put the air inlet horns on top of the carburetors today. Man does that engine stand tall in the frame! I feel pretty good about where I'm at with this build right now.



As I put this build back up in its holding cell I noticed that the "down low" view gave it an even more aggressive stance so I brought it back down and took a picture of it that way.....

Cmon Joe, quit showing us pics of a real engine and trying to pass them off as your model!

Oh Man! That just looks awesome Joe. All that meticulous work and detail is really coming together in one heck of a fantastic fashion. Your carbeurator linkage detail is simply mind boggling and beautifully executed. Hang in there, your rounding towards home plate now.

Lee: Hahaha!! Thanks pal!

Joe: Thank you too kind sir!!! Hopefully it'll go smooth sailin' from here......

That is some beautiful work on those linkages there Mustang! You have more patience than me! I have a bunch of PE linkages myself and they are a right royal pain! I have 3 frets of them just for Top Fuel engines and they are even worse! I can't wait to see that thing when it is done. Keep up the great work. 

Thanks Mick! Been meanin' to get ahold of you through PM again. Hope all's ok buddy!

Well I've got the fuel line installed and routed. I used a pin for chrome fuel line and coated it with some Tamiya Smoke X-19 to give it that true metal look and made a 90 degree banjo fitting to go onto the fuel rail at the carbs. Check it out....



I started on the inner fender wells yesterday by removing all that nasty molded on detail and cleaned it up and painted it.
Before:


And after. (This still needs to cure out so I can polish it up and make it into a mirror finish but you can see the difference so far)

That fuel line is outstanding Joe. In fact, the engine as a whole is a defining piece of true craftsmenship. Simply gorgeous work. Looks to me that in addition to sanding off the molded on detail there was a fair amount of clean up to be done on the fenders. Looks sharp now, especially with the paint on. You are doing some really magnificent stuff here Joe. Stay with it and we're here to cheer you forward.

Hi Mustang,

I'm doing alright thanks. I've tried to PM you 3 times now but for some unknown reason it doesn't seem to work. If you could email me that would be much easier. Hope to hear from you. My email address is mgadd63@hotmail.com

Cheers

Mick

Gotcha! Gimme till tonight as I cant access my email here from work.

man thats realistic I can smell  the gas,oil and grease! I admire your build 

Thanks crown!!!

Started work on the "carpet" and have since done some spot correcting on it . I still have a little trimming left to do but I'm all good with it. While I'm at it the dash is pretty much finished. A little trimming here and there on the chrome BMF and we'll be set there.

WOw Mustang!!!!!!!!! This is Master level stuff! I am seriously impressed.

Thanks Mr. Mike!

Well here we are with the interior about 70-80% completed. The aluminum steering column helped ALOT as well as the steering wheel from the Barris T Buggy kit. All brake and accelerator pedals are PE as well as the Hot Rod Magazine in the front seat. Instrument panel and radio trim are Chrome BMF. The steering wheel spokes and center are AB'd with Alclad. I still have a set of keys and some Oakley sunglasses to paint up and adhere to the seat beside the magazine. I've got some clean up to do here and there but it's getting closer folks.....







and a far off shot to show overall progress....

Awesome Joe, how did you do the gauge panel?

Oh yeah, sweet stuff you be doing to the interior Joe. Tha AM steering column and pedals are definitely nice touches. Couple that with your own personal skill and enhancements and you sir have one choice looking cockpit.

Heya Lee. I used a whitel lead pencil on the numbers and used BMF on the trim. Thanks for the compliments bud.

Joe: Thank you as well kind sir!!

Paints' on the body now...........

Dang, 'Stang! This is just getting better, and better. Are you brave enough to AB your own custom flame job?? LOL

Thank you kindly Mr. Mike and that'll be a NO! lol

Final details on the seat:

He, he, he. I thought I'd get that reaction lol!

Carry on with yo' bad self.  :)

LOL . Thanks for the vote of confidence Mike...(cept for those flames by hand.....YEEESH!) not yet my good friend, not yet.

Wow I've never tried anything like that looks like a lot of forethought has to go into something like this, very inspiring.

Great to see the paint going on. It's lookin' right fine so far. The mag, keys and sunglasses are awesome. What a fantastic touch.

I like this build a lot, looking good. I always wondered if this kit would be worth building, looks like it. 

Naw ;

 I don,t travel to shows much . Gas prices and a fixed income did that in . I miss it too . T.B.