1953 Ford F100 Mild Custom UPDATED 11/17/19

[krassandbernie]

I like it Dennis.......nice color choice! What did it cost you to have your baby picture scaled down for the tonneau cover decal?

[Dennis]

Nov 9, 2019 17:14:12 GMT -5 krassandbernie said:

I like it Dennis.......nice color choice! What did it cost you to have your baby picture scaled down for the tonneau cover decal?

$18.99 with the 40% off coupon!

[krassandbernie]

Nov 9, 2019 17:22:06 GMT -5 Dennis said:

Nov 9, 2019 17:14:12 GMT -5 krassandbernie said:

I like it Dennis.......nice color choice! What did it cost you to have your baby picture scaled down for the tonneau cover decal?

$18.99 with the 40% off coupon!

Sweet! LOL!

[mod3llover]

What kit is that decal from Dennis?

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I think I just saw that color on something else tonight... Looks great on a '53 F100 too!

I have that interior set, put one in the F100 I built for my brother, actually repossessed the truck and put it in after I got the set from Ed! Did it in a "Buck-Skin" tan, think brand new baseball glove color and you've got it. Have another for the truck that I'll be building for me, soon I hope!

[Dennis]

Nov 10, 2019 15:17:04 GMT -5 mod3llover said:

What kit is that decal from Dennis?

AMT '34 Pickup. The newest Retro-Deluxe release.

[Dennis]

UPDATE!

Since I had to strip the running boards and floor I felt now would be a good time to address mounting the side pipes. Before I showed lakes pipes from Revell's '49 Mercury mocked up but I wasn't feeling them. Instead I decided to go with the pipes from AMT's most recent '36 Coupe/Roadster retro-deluxe issue. I installed pins that go into the bottoms of the boards, drilled the ends out and painted up in there flat black. I also made some simple pipe extensions that disappear up into the frame since the front corners of the side pipes will be visible and need to look like they're hooked up to something.







Moving on to some finish work...

I assembled the wheels, sanded the tire treads and gave the wheels a thin black wash in their nooks and crannies.



I assembled the headlight rings and lenses to the grill. Man am I happy with the way that turned out!



And I detailed out the dashboard and steering column.



All for now.

[froghawk]

Great work on this one, Dennis!

[spex84]

Looking good! The black wash helps the details pop..I'm always afraid to add wash to chrome reverse wheels, like I'm ruining them if they aren't 200% ultra-shiny. Lol.

That grille bar/headlights came out looking extra nice.

[Mr409]

This is coming out really nicely. That color is an excellent choice for one of these bodies and I like the graphic on the bed cover as well. Nice work on black washing the wheels, too. This will look really good when it's done.

[Dennis]

UPDATE!

A little more progress today. The Drag City Casting seat and door panels are finish painted using Tamiya sprays: Maroon, Racing White and Flat Clear. The seat belts are from an AMT '50 Ford and still need their buckles painted bright silver.



The Wife and Kids were out tonight giving me several hours to myself so I sat down at the dinner table and polished out the paint using Adam's Paint Correcting Polish. I still need to wax everything but will save that for another time.

[mod3llover]

This is one of the best `53 builds I
have seen in quite a while Dennis!!

David S.

[krassandbernie]

To quote Hannibal.........."I love it when a plan comes together!"

[Dennis]

UPDATE!

A little more done. The running boards are now properly painted but still need to be masked so I can paint the floor and underside. The hood is also painted and cleared but still needs polishing. I'm really pleased with the louver job!





And here's some new, improved mock ups with the hood in place, the properly painted running boards and recently assembled and black washed wheels. Gotta admit, I'm digging it!

[krassandbernie]

Very smooth! I can't wait to see it finished now! I love the white grille inside the painted body........probably more so than if it were chrome oddly enough!