Revell 36 Ford....05/13/2020 final update...

[ChrisV]

Steve, your attention to detail is amazing - have you thought of having the body cast in resin?

[lo51merc]

Steve, when you said "you made the floor and fenders one cohesive unit", could you show us that unit by itself. Honestly, I pulled out my Revell 36 project and it does look a little airy. I'm glad you've got this going again.
Gary

[Johnny]

This build is pure porn, I guess Monograms 1936 Ford have never looked as good as this build!

[EchoBravoSierra]

Apr 7, 2015 15:19:07 GMT -5 rbartrop said:

Beautiful work, and I agree with the others that it's almost a shame to cover up all that nice bodywork with a coat of paint.

Almost... But if you've ever seen a Steve Boutte paintjob, you know it'll be worth covering it all up.

[steveb]

Apr 7, 2015 22:24:16 GMT -5 lo51merc said:

Steve, when you said "you made the floor and fenders one cohesive unit", could you show us that unit by itself. Honestly, I pulled out my Revell 36 project and it does look a little airy. I'm glad you've got this going again.
Gary

I'll take some more detailed photos tonight. Thanks!

[steveb]

I put the kit floor & fenders on the frame, & then, added in different thickness styrene sheet to fill the gaps. I used thicker pieces for the floor behind the kit floor & thinner pieces for the sides. I used fine fiberglass cloth & superglue to tie the 2 floors together.

[lo51merc]

Thanks, Steve. There's some food for thought here. I keep looking at your grille. Did you remove the horizontal bars on it?
Gary

[steveb]

Apr 8, 2015 22:09:19 GMT -5 lo51merc said:

Thanks, Steve. There's some food for thought here. I keep looking at your grille. Did you remove the horizontal bars on it?
Gary

They weren't very prominent, & disappeared when I started deepening the vertical grooves.

[steveb]

The Hollywood flipper hubcaps are now available from Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland. They are concave on the backside & will fit a few different kit wheels without much modification. The wheels that I know they will fit on are Revell-Monogram '36 Ford, '40 Ford, '48 Ford & Galaxie LTD '47 Chevy. On some of these, you'll need to remove or relocate the valve stem for the best fit. To order them, you can use both the phone number: 410 - 768 - 3648 and the email address: [e-mail].



This is what they will look like after chrome plating. Chrome Tech USA did the work.

[Deleted]

Pretty sweet!

[IceMan Collections]

I enjoyed going through this entire thread again. The filler you use seems very easy to work with. What is it?

Joel

[Joker]

Stunning bodywork and crisp clear photos.
Hope to see more of your custom pieces available to us mortals.
Thanks for sharing your w.I.p. with us.

[steveb]

Jan 14, 2016 13:56:52 GMT -5 IceMan Collections said:

I enjoyed going through this entire thread again. The filler you use seems very easy to work with. What is it?

Joel

Thanks! The filler I use is Evercoat Glaze Coat. It's a 2 part mix that takes a few minutes to solidify. Most of the time you can start sanding it about 30 minutes after application.

[Deleted]

Nice tip. My MMD Green and White Putty's are getting hard to even squeeze out of the tube.

[Mike Hall]

Lookin real good how long of a wait did you have with chrome tech.