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

Hey, flames are supposed to be bold! Those are

awesome. That gloss looks to be super slick for sure... 

Max

I masked off and painted the flames this morning. I personally think they are a tad bit too bold but...................I think they'll tone down with a clear coat some. Just gotta wait a day or so before I do clear the cab and hood.

After a couple of mist coats and let the part being painted sit for a minute or so I go for the wet coats. This photo is after about 15 minutes in the drying booth. The "Wet Look" is one of the best gloss coats I've worked with. Man I love this stuff!!!!

It doesn't take a brain surgeon to see what the reflection in the paint is. Won't see the clear coated parts again for another 3-5 days till they gas out.

Thank you for dropping in and for the encouraging comments guys. Will be wrapping this one up hopefully within the coming few weeks.

Wow! Everything is coming along nicely. It all looks sensational so far Bro.

Looking good, Joe.

crown r n7

Looking good what color this time?

 

Black:

Looking good what color this time?

Thanks Mark! Glad you dropped by.

Really great progress Joe.  I appreciate all the fab work.  Really setting everything off. 

Thanks Max!

You know there's really not just a whole lot more left to this kit now but the body, glass and chrome trim. I assembled and installed the front wheels and tires this morning. I had to enlarge the inside diameter of both tires to accept the wheels but other than that and having to sand another set of wheels down to rob the center caps to use on these it wasn't all that bad of a construction for them.

I primed the cab, hood and separate roof panel this morning. Here's about where the stance is gonna be. Nice and low..............



I also fabricated an A/C line with a blue A/N fitting this morning to install on the A/C dryer. I just couldn't go with that little 3mm section of line hanging out of the dryer. 

Just keeping an eye on you! The project is looking good. Love those keys on the seat!

Maxie

Thanks Joe and John.

Well guys since I couldn't use the wheels that I wanted I decided to use my favorites which are the Weld Draglites. The only problem with those are that 99.9999% of the rear wheels that I've seen whether they are resin or kit supplied have the bead locks on the wheel.......................which I do NOT want for a streetable vehicle.

Here's where we start. A set of resin Draglites from Competition Resins:

After some research I found what I want to coat the wheels with. This months issue of Scale Auto has a whole 5 page article devoted to the different methods of chrome coating and clearing. After reading through it I'll be going with the Molotow chrome with Spaz Stix Ultimate Clear both of which I ordered last night. Here's after removing the bead locks and drilling out all the wheel holes, center hole and the unused lug stud holes and cleaning it up a bit as compared to the untouched one on the right.

I found a block of time last night to work on the interior so I could finish it up this morning:

Coming along really nice!  Interior is stunning and the motor - well, I would put on an engine stand and call it done

That interior looks absolutely amazing Joe. I have to agree that that little touch with the clear definitely enhances the carpet. Good call there. 

Gonna have to do something about that radio. I aint likin' THAT at all. Dang macro shots!!!!

Something about the "carpet" and the way I did it just did NOT agree with me. I textured the flooring by spraying some Rustoleum Textured paint from a spray can and then coated the textured paint with a coat of flat black. The more I looked at it the more I caught myself thinking that if I had flocked the flooring in black it would've had a slight semi gloss and some depth to it. The way I had it painted there was neither quality there. Just ..................................flat bland black was it. So I thought a minute......   and decided to apply some Tamiya Clear in a light coating. The results turned out better to me.



To recap. Before:



and after. Just a tad bit more depth and more correct finish IMO:



I've also got the dash finished. I really don't consider this to be one of the better dashes I've done for two reasons. 1.) I think I could've done better and 2.) when I was done with this dash I had and still have the feeling of .......................that's it????!!!!  

Any ways here's the dash:

Thanks Nick!!

Just for kicks I added a Hot Rod Magazine and tossed a set of PE keys attached to a scratchbuilt key ring in the seat. I also added a set of PE foot pedals and gave 'em a quick wash to spice things up in the interior a bit.

beautiful interior and yes some of the Revell kits tell you to install the interior on the chassis. its a good way to pop out the windshield.  but roll the dice and there is always plan B.

Got some more done on the interior. I'm going to flock the floor with black carpet and install a PE accelerator and brake pedal yet and maybe throw a couple of items in the front seat. The dash panel I just test fitted into place and still have to do a lot of detail painting and apply a good gloss coat over the dash pad. I did away with the Foose decal on the medallion in the center of the seat and chromed it. I put an "embroidered" demon decal just under the medallion for a little interior snazz. These seat and interior decals were a little tricky to me and it seems like I may have needed a little stronger setting solution for them besides Microsol. I'm thinking something like Solvaset would have done a better job of settling them into the crevices but they didn't turn out too awful bad with around 8-10 coats of Microsol.

All in all the interior packs into a neat little "tub" and fits very snuggly into the cab..................which I'll cover in a little more detail below.



I was reading in the latest issue of Scale Auto that I received in the mail a few days ago and saw an article pertaining to this kit and it stated that the cab was some difficulty encountered when installing the cab over the interior during assembly. This was due to instructions calling out that the interior tub was to be installed on the chassis first.......? A bit unorthodox I thought ..............and so did the writer/ builder of the article/ model.



I always buy two kits when I modify any given build. Having that second kit has saved my bacon several times in the past and.................it's done it once again. Being the overzealous and sometimes impatient modeler that I sometimes am , I  seem to skip the VERY basics.............the test fitting process. But then again I didn't have the Scale Auto article ahead of time. One of the trouble areas are the ledges at the bottom of both interior side panels on the lower outside edges of the interior bucket shown here as a big "step" along the bottom edges of the side walls.



You can see the potential for a troubling fit here in the photo below. Imagine trying to cram the interior tub into a nicely painted cab.



What I did was sand these steps down in combination with sanding the bottom inside edge of the doors on both sides to reduce the interference fit so I wouldn't have to fight it while installing the interior into place. So I'll be installing the cab into the interior first before installing the cab onto the chassis. I still have to test fit the windshield to ensure proper fit at the front of the tub to windshield area in the cab so I'll be working on that today/ tomorrow. N E wayz .................here's the results after an easy/ trouble free install.



This kit has a few controversial pitfalls but so far I've been able to overcome all of them. We'll see what the rest of the build has in store.

JOE RIX

Man! That is an impressive set of decals for the interior. Appears that will test your patience a bit. All in all though, that should make for a sharp looking interior. 

 

Man! That is an impressive set of decals for the interior. Appears that will test your patience a bit. All in all though, that should make for a sharp looking interior. 

Thanks for the votes of confidence fellas. Will be back on this one tomorrow morning 

Oh ! 

  Das alright , You kin handle it ! I know you can . After that engine  , who couldn't  ?

Nice I would definitely use them!!! Seal them then a light wash oh boy

I appreciate that Greg. Hopefully this thing keeps going this smoothly. lol

That engine is amazing, Joe.

Tanker - Builder

Okay Now !

     Nuff already ! am I gonna Build  .You are making me get excited .Dats not good fer an old man , Right , B.S. It ain't . Now I got the fire back .What the H&^% !! Guess I'll have to build the Foose Caddy !

 I tink I'll go with a Roush in da House too . 

 

Okay Now !

     Nuff already ! am I gonna Build  .You are making me get excited .Dats not good fer an old man , Right , B.S. It ain't . Now I got the fire back .What the H&^% !! Guess I'll have to build the Foose Caddy !

 I tink I'll go with a Roush in da House too .