July 2023 ~ Old Mans Curiosities

Calling the ford done. There are a few things left to do. One is to reattach the front bumper. As i started final assembly, it got down to some "pinpoint" connections to glue. The typical Testors glue takes awhile to tack up and hold and the Tamiya thin cement for some reason wasn't working.

I also had to drill out the back of the custom wheels to get them to fit. In the end, I cambered the wheels a bit, as they look better than completely vertical. Did run into a fit issue with the custom tires, as they sat again the fender wells. Took a little thinking and almost slicing my fingers, but i was able to use small soru tree parts to add spacers. With the spacers in, i had the wheel clearance I wanted. The rear set a bit lower that the front, but it works, especially with the camber in the wheels.

Overall, I was very happy with the build. Though the wife chose the color and wheels, and olike the truck, it's too hot roddy for her. So I will build another for her in stock form.

Used acrylic paint for the wood, it turned out better than i imagined. Wanted a light blonde kind of wood to offset the blue. Finished it up with the Meguiars scratch remover and wax.

Wife wanted a truck to go with her car. So she found one over at Hobbylinc and we decided on colors. She ordered a set of custom resin wheels off Ebay and we waited. Slowly, it's been going together. With the options of custom and original, the instructions could be built better but I understand the retail space and saving money.

The motor and chassis are done. The first few coats of paint are on, however, the small Tamiya cans don't hold a lot. Normally I can do everything i need with one. But this truck is a bit different. I literally have to spray around the cab windows, touch up the lower half of the cab and do the underside of the bed. But I don't have any paint. Went online to order some as Hobbylinc would have taken another week and a half to two weeks to get here.

The custom rims have been chrome painted and tires glues on. I was sitting here bored and did a test fit with the chassis and lower body. Ruh-roh--RAGGY! There is a big fitting issue as the tires are wider than the originals. At least on the front, I don't have the bed put together yet as I'm looking to do real wood instead of paint.

The kit itself is great. Need to find a good tutorial for fitting custom tires to these kits. This is also the first kit i've ever done plug wires with. Not to difficult a process. But first time "What do I do?" Especially with the flat head distributor. I modded it the best i could.