Revell 56 Ford F-100 Demon II-Completed! 04/15

Thanks T.B.

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 I know I am late with this . Did you consider heat build-up when you put the custom cover on the alternator ? There's  a" Fox Body " down the street . Same engine  ,darned near . Oh ! It's a real one . But can't tell the difference ! Youse is dun good , fella !

Thanks Greg. I appreciate the good word buddy! As far as seeing it in person...who knows?

This is one of those builds where using a few words to denote a job well done seems petty.

You really did a great job on this one, Joe. Attention to detail squared.

I'm hoping one day to see this one in person, who knows? I have a hunch those dark grey flames are completely different in person.

Nice work, Joe.

Thanks Jack. They are a fun kit to build. It almost puts itself together.

I was just looking at this kit at the HS shop on my lunch break wondering about the possibilities. This one is as good as it gets for sure!! The black paint and flames look really good. Very clean work!

Never replied to the great comments. Thanks fellas and yes.............the "Demon II" Willy's was a go.....

mustang1989

Another Pro Street theme using the same paint scheme...........I could see that.

 

I endorse this message!! 

That body style lends itself to tubs and flames, and with your skillset, I think you would smash it out of the park.

My

I vote for a '41 Willys W.I.P.! That would be about the only other car model I'd build. I could get some pointers and might even chase down the kit. Big talk here, I'm really way behind in several projects. OK, I'll at least start the chase for one!

Maxie

PS--seeing a supercharged '41 Willys on the back wheels in the day still raises the hair on my neck! Great sound too!

Absolutely stunning finish Joe. You have torched it on all aspects of the build. From detail to paint job, you have certainly demonstrated experten skills. It truly is a beauty my friend and I greatly appreciate you sharing it with all of us. now, bring on the next epic project.

stunning beautiful paint and those flames real special

Another Pro Street theme using the same paint scheme...........I could see that.

Thanks Steve, Mark and Bruce! I've been thinkin' about giving my "Street Demons" 41 Willys the same treatment. Maybe another Demon II project.......

Damn! Mustang, that is one sweet ride! Great job!

Hello Joe,

That is fantastic work.  Mean and beefy!  I really like the red truck too.  Outstanding workmanship and detail.  I especially appreciate the wire looms and spark plug wire routing.  On the surface, it may seem a small detail, but to me those little touches are what elevates a good model to a great model.  Ace work sir!  

Dang Joe, that is Awesome!

Thanks Max, Greg, John and Steve.

Greg: It did take a few passes before I got the photos right. I had to play around with the lighting (3 different lamps-one from each side and one directly overhead) and then edit the photos out to lighten it up a bit, and then of course....croping.

John: LOL! No holeshot diorama yet bud. I don't want to ruin the model by building sucky figures. Figures are NOT my strongpoint.

Dang Joe  Don’t worry 'bout photos. Those two look Awesome 

Great way to show a variation on a theme 

Bad ass!  How about a holeshot diorama?

Beautiful, just beautiful Joe.

It looks real. Black is a bear to photograph, not saying you did badly, you did grrrrrreat.....but I'll bet it looks even better in person.

Your attention to detail paid off, as we've come to expect, in your finished product.

Thank you for sharing the building of this one.

Excellent! That thing looks real! Good job for sure.

Max

Thanks fellas!!

A couple of years ago I decided to re-visit an old childhood fave of mine. I was drawn to the Street Demons series and even more drawn to the 56 Ford F-100 offering in that series. I ended up doing a total revamp of that kit when I did sit down to have a "second go" at that kit. Little did I remember just how awful that kit really was (or was it that it didn't really matter at such a young age----I just built it) but I did end up finding out that kit really had its challenges. After completing the revamp kit in 2015 I found out that I'd learned a valuable lesson in my adult modeling in regards to just how far I'm going to go with detailing a kit and more importantly how much money NOT to throw at a build. I detailed it to the point that I dread handling it every time I pick it up to take it to shows or if I have to do a photo shoot like you'll see below.
To flash forward to around August of last year, I'd been wanting to build another 56 for a while and then along came the Foose 56 F-100. Man............the body was totally tweaked and the appearance of this truck was so much sleeker than the original F-100's were. So with that I purchased a Revell Foose FD-100 kit. 

 

My imagination went into overdrive at the possibilities. I had Thomas over at Speedway Decals go to work on fabricating the slides I'd need to pull this, more refined Demon version, off.
I kept the power and drive train and made some modifications to the rear suspension to narrow the rear end and lower it even more while retaining all of the original four link suspension parts. I had to cut the bed and make fender wells for the much wider tires that were to go in the rear. I tried to detail the engine up as much as I could using all of the OOB parts for the engine. I didn't want to have to modify this and modify that to retain the original look of the Roush engine (which is one of the best engines I've built modeling wise-save for that stupid hole in the oil pan for the metal axle to pass throughfacepalm_zpsgaclnqrj.gif ) I turned to Weld Draglites once again for this this newer version. The front wheels are from a Revell Pro Stock Camaro kit and the rears are from Competition Resins with a coat of Molotow Chrome shot through an airbrush and cleared with Spaz Stix Ultimate Clear. After that a coat of Tamiya Smoke was airbrushed onto all wheels to tone down the "toy chrome" look.
Paint is Testors Semi Gloss Black as a base color with Testors "Wet Look" clear bringin' up the shine. Both were decanted and shot through an airbrush to get the smoothest results possible. Flame masks from Anarchy Models and Alclad II Polished Aluminum ensured a nice smooth flame job. The "Foose" lettering was removed from the tail gate and F-O-R-D lettering was applied in its place.
If I had any words of caution about this kit I would say that the interior tub needs to be installed BEFORE setting the cab down onto the truck frame and to make sure to test fit the hood AFTER installing the radiator core support brace. I test fitted it before installing it and it fit perfect ...........only to find out that it didn't afterwards. Some gentle sanding cleaned it up enough to fit in the end. Also............make SURE then engine is all the way down in the mount slots provided. I had to risk and "all or nothing" attempt at forcing it straight and luckily I got by with it. facepalm_zpsgaclnqrj.gif Overall I was very happy with this kit as it's a solid build that takes to handling well and it just felt like everything "clicked" together unlike a lot of the older kits that I tend to build...........especially with any mods.

With all that being said, here's the finishing shots:

 Once put along side the original "Demon I" (which the front plate on it reads Demon 3 in the series of 6-I didn't know two years ago that I'd be building another one) the differences are painfully obvious in the overall shape of the truck-particularly in the areas of the fenders , grille area and cab height). I took full advantage of these differences to make a more aggressive looking pro street truck this time around.

Side by side shot: (Sorry folks, the ol' 429 Boss truck just has to be in the lead )

Just checking in on the project. Yep, looking good!

Max

Hey Joe, that looks sweet! Awesome work there, Friend-O.

Thanks fellas. I can't tell you how much fun this one has been even with some of the issues this kit has.

Here to almost at the finish line. 

Glad to see you closing in on the finish. As is, it is a marvelous piece of workmanship. I'm excited to see this after all the finishing touches. 

Ok folks , after two hours of working on it this morning since 3 a.m. I've got this thing within putting distance. I've got everything done but the tail lights and rear bumper................and of course the final polish and finish up.

With that being said I figured, "What tha heck" and decided to post a couple of spoiler shots.

Thanks fellas! Still on this one and am in the final stages of assy. Will post photos of the finished product soon hopefully...............fingers crossed.