Since finishing the '37 Ford, I haven't had anything to build. Mainly, didn't have the cash to spend since i've been sinking money into my real car. So this past weekend, my check was a tad bigger since i got a promotion at work. So that Saturday, I stopped by Ollies. Not a big selection, but more kits than previously. So I opted for this '40 Ford Coupe. No real idea what I wanted to do with it, I stopped by Hobby Lobby. Another 40% off sale.
I picked up a '55 Bel Air and another '37 truck since the last one was "too hot rodded" for the wife. What i needed was a color scheme for the Coupe, but nothing was sticking out. Then I remembered the wife had this can of Krylon Creamsicle Orange at the house. So I decided a white/orange two tone.
Following the typical bath and scrub, light sanding and a few coats of primer, I layed down the base coats. I was using the Testors Gloss White lacquer that I had bought for the chevy and the Krylon the wife had for the rest. Everything seemed to lay great. Let it dry overnight and checked it when I got home from work. Laid on another light coat of Krylon and it seemed to cover well. Again, let it sit overnight. Came home from work and saw this.
Said to hell with it. This past Thursday after work, stopped by Hobby Lobby to see what they had in orange. Picked up a can of Testors Competition Orange along with a few other supplies. Having stripped it the night before, I took it to the spray booth. This orange covered well, but I also noticed it took longer to dry. The Testors white was dried in about 24 hrs. The body wasn't ready to touch for 48 hrs.
Up to this point, I hadn't started anything else on the car, but I wish I would have really looked at it. Started pulling parts off the sprue tree's and noticed more flash than all previous models, a lot of parts that were half molded or a lot of air bubbles in the parts. This was what I would call last shift on Friday/first shift on Monday.
After digging through the parts, I ended up building this using options for all three options. The chassis was warped where the fenders went, accidentally broke one trying to straighten it a bit. Nothing a little gorilla glue wouldn't fix. Though the upper body fit snug to the lower body, there was a massive gap between the lower body and chassis. Took a little finagling to get them together to glue.
The interior is very, very basic. Though I did a little chrome highlights on the dash and handles, I opted to leave it very basic. Did a two tone scheme on the seat to match the exterior and painted the dash orage as well. Other than that, it's a pure white interior.
Finished the build this evening. It was rushed. The mold lines on the body were skimpy at best. The mold lines on the hood sides are barely visible, not enough foil and masking wasn't working. So the hood is just bare.
Still haven't decided if I am going to use any of the Coca Cola decals. Looks okay as is, but seems to be missing something.
Still need to order the paint "the wife picked out" for the redo of the '37. Until then, I believe I will get started on the '55.
