'40 Ford Tudor! Finished!

[Plowboy]

Interior looks nice John! I want to do something similar to my 34 sedan. Don't know if I would have the patience or skill to accomplish what you have.

[dodgefever]

Great idea for the upholstery, I need to try that. Between this and Plowboy's, I'm getting the itch to build one again.

[spex84]

The patience and good eye required to keep the pattern consistent is impressive. I want to give it a shot, but I'd have to practice on a flat card first, just to try and keep the blobs equally sized and spaced.

[froghawk]

The Tudor is finally out of the paint booth! Vintage Duplicolor '79 Chevy Camel Metallic and Tamiya Gold under Tamiya TS-13 Clear.

[spex84]

That's a gorgeous color combo! I'm glad to see some brown/bronze cars happening.
The scallop pattern reminds me of that sweet '40 coupe you did a while back!
So is that without any polishing?? SO smooth!

[froghawk]

Jul 15, 2018 18:54:26 GMT -5 spex84 said:

That's a gorgeous color combo! I'm glad to see some brown/bronze cars happening.
The scallop pattern reminds me of that sweet '40 coupe you did a while back!
So is that without any polishing?? SO smooth!

Thanks, Chris! Nope, no polishing yet. I'll rub it out in a few days. Thanks for remembering the coupe – this is meant to be a companion car to that one.

[krassandbernie]

I dig it! Not to hijack your thread; but here are two '62 Vettes I built over 10 years ago in similar colors......the 'root beer' Vette was an original issue with the opening trunk. I pulled an all-nighter laying out the bare metal foil and cutting it out by hand on the gold Vette for my first panel line paint job......and with rattle cans for that matter. It actually came out quite well; but I later regretted the way I laid out some of the lines. I haven't tried it again since.

[Dennis]

That interior!!!

That paint!!!

Good God, man!!!

[Joker]

Awww yessss!
Old schkool scallops.

[Plowboy]

Love the paint! I wish I had your patience and skill for laying out these type of paint jobs. Can't wait to see this one come together!

[froghawk]

Jul 15, 2018 22:54:53 GMT -5 krassandbernie said:

I dig it! Not to hijack your thread; but here are two '62 Vettes I built over 10 years ago in similar colors......the 'root beer' Vette was an original issue with the opening trunk. I pulled an all-nighter laying out the bare metal foil and cutting it out by hand on the gold Vette for my first panel line paint job......and with rattle cans for that matter. It actually came out quite well; but I later regretted the way I laid out some of the lines. I haven't tried it again since.

Thanks, Ed! Nice work on those old 'Vettes! Very precise cutting on the gold one. Actually the camel metallic on my '40 is more of a copper color than root beer brown (not sure why they called it "Camel"!)

[froghawk]

Jul 15, 2018 23:27:06 GMT -5 Dennis said:

That interior!!!

That paint!!!

Good God, man!!!

Thanks, Dennis! I know, I'm crazy!

[froghawk]

Jul 16, 2018 0:00:06 GMT -5 Joker said:

Awww yessss!
Old schkool scallops.

Thanks, Joker! You know I love my stuff old school!

[froghawk]

Jul 16, 2018 11:52:48 GMT -5 Plowboy said:

Love the paint! I wish I had your patience and skill for laying out these type of paint jobs. Can't wait to see this one come together!

Thanks, Roger! I call it "Tolerance for Tedium!" I am getting anxious to wrap this one up the closer it gets to the finish!

[WagTagRodShop]

Man, I love this thing! its soooo bitchin!

The scallops are simple and I love the way the hood ties into the body. really ties it together.

P.S. i hate that your 'pre polish' paint looks better than most of my finished cars...