Post by Mr. Metallic on Apr 24, 2023 7:09:18 GMT -5
Splice and dice, there will be a lot of that going on here. Bob Black knew I was wanting to get my hands on an AMT 60 Ford pickup, but with what I had planned for it I didn't want to pay the high prices these were getting, even for true glue bombs. Bob generously sent me a box full of parts with the thought that I could probably forge a complete build out of these "raw materials"
I have never been a fan of the design of the front end of the 60 Ford pickup. Others like it, and that's great. And I like the unique shape of the headlights and the strong presence made by the curves of the center of the hood. It mostly boils down to those indentations on the bottom of the front of the hood. In my mind I started formulating an idea that a small sectioning of the body would remove those gaps and tighten the front end up a bit. Thanks to Bob, I can finally give it a try. Ironically, no sooner did I get the package from Bob than Round2 announced they were bringing this kit back. Just makes me care even less about carving this stuff up. The parts are a mix of vintage plastic and OLD resin (I believe it's an R+R Vacuum Craft piece). May as well try to prove to myself this concept will work with the hood and go from there. Here is the proposed section, about 2mm (2 inches in scale)
Once I did a fit up of the sectioned hood to the grille I felt like I was on the right track, so I went with the cab mods. The resin longbed had a roof that was trashed, and the original plastic body had been hacked apart to separate the bed from the cab. Fortunate thing for me that since I was planning to section the body at the beltline I could use this opportunity to swap roofs.
Looks scary, but there is a purpose. The second pic shows the cuts just in front of the firewall. That left me a slightly longer gluing surface to meet up with the inner fenders on the resin body.
And, proof of concept. The new roof section is set in place and now you can start to see the much "tighter" front end.
Now, if you look closely at the pic directly above you can see how rough the pillars are on the drivers side. Something I hadn't noticed at this point, and would shortly come to rear it's ugly head once I started tweaking the roof and body for final attachment. These breaks have now been glued and are sitting to cure. Meanwhile I'll continue work on fixing and refining the hood.
Now, I do have other projects about 10 deep on the bench, so updates on this one may be sporadic until it gets closer to the build-off deadline. But for now it just feels good to see the design I had in my mind actually works.
I have never been a fan of the design of the front end of the 60 Ford pickup. Others like it, and that's great. And I like the unique shape of the headlights and the strong presence made by the curves of the center of the hood. It mostly boils down to those indentations on the bottom of the front of the hood. In my mind I started formulating an idea that a small sectioning of the body would remove those gaps and tighten the front end up a bit. Thanks to Bob, I can finally give it a try. Ironically, no sooner did I get the package from Bob than Round2 announced they were bringing this kit back. Just makes me care even less about carving this stuff up. The parts are a mix of vintage plastic and OLD resin (I believe it's an R+R Vacuum Craft piece). May as well try to prove to myself this concept will work with the hood and go from there. Here is the proposed section, about 2mm (2 inches in scale)
Once I did a fit up of the sectioned hood to the grille I felt like I was on the right track, so I went with the cab mods. The resin longbed had a roof that was trashed, and the original plastic body had been hacked apart to separate the bed from the cab. Fortunate thing for me that since I was planning to section the body at the beltline I could use this opportunity to swap roofs.
Looks scary, but there is a purpose. The second pic shows the cuts just in front of the firewall. That left me a slightly longer gluing surface to meet up with the inner fenders on the resin body.
And, proof of concept. The new roof section is set in place and now you can start to see the much "tighter" front end.
Now, if you look closely at the pic directly above you can see how rough the pillars are on the drivers side. Something I hadn't noticed at this point, and would shortly come to rear it's ugly head once I started tweaking the roof and body for final attachment. These breaks have now been glued and are sitting to cure. Meanwhile I'll continue work on fixing and refining the hood.
Now, I do have other projects about 10 deep on the bench, so updates on this one may be sporadic until it gets closer to the build-off deadline. But for now it just feels good to see the design I had in my mind actually works.