1/18 1956 Ford COE car hauler project....

@whodeytink Thank you Mark, that's very nice of you to say but trust me....I'm a slug  compared to some of the collectors/modelers I see on YouTube!  😬 😬 

(I'll give you a preview..... the remaining three '58 Ford rim sets have been painted and wheel assembly has now begun. And yes, FoMoCo used black-painted front wheel hub-cap-covers, not silver. More to come, stay tuned....  ) 

@chris Looking forward to more pics.

7-3 UPDATE:

Working with all these new Fords, I could literally recreate a 1/18 assembly line. 😳  Now that the scale 14" Ford "steelie"  rim project is completed (nothing left to do but add color-matching spares in all the trunks  😏) ... the next "fun thing to tackle"  will be to add chrome-framed side glass to all the cars. 

Stay tuned......

more splendid pictures and progress.....thanks Chris  

I didn't know that that Ford model came in so many different colors. 

Steve 

@100ford2003 Actually Steve, I could replicate a few additional "truck loads"  utilizing colors I chose NOT to use on this build. And here they are:

I missed out on that Ford model. 

3-19-24 UPDATE:

I know, I know.....  "I thought this project was ancient history?"    Several months ago, you'll recall, I noted that MANY details were still required to create the "proper look"   of a new cars being transported. 

This included:

- Rolled up side glass.

- Inspection stickers.

- Witness marks.

- Inventory numbers (written on the rear windows ) 

- Protective front seat plastic covers.

- Factory box of wheelcovers in the trunk (I NIXED this project )

I procrastinated because I KNEW this "side glass"  project would be a PITA!   I had to not only meticulously trim/file down all the glass to fit (each opening being slightly different ) but also fashion window frames and then apply MONOCOTE  (shinnier than BMF ).  The convertible needed ALL 4 pieces of side glass. 🙄  

Making protective front seat "factory plastic"  covers turned out to be slightly easier than expected, adding all the stickers & inventory numbers was not. 

I was going to fabricate authentic 1958 Ford wheelcover boxes for each 4-piece set then place them in the trunks but after making a prototype box... I thought, "Why bother, who's going to see them?"   

My NEXT update will be about securely mounting all four '58 Fords on the trailer with scale chains & tie-downs.  Stay tuned......

behold the workings of a master  

Lotsa hard work here. Just having the windows "rolled up" was not particularly fun. Impressive work, sir.

You da man Chris!

Posted by: @rich-sufficool

Just having the windows "rolled up" was not particularly fun.

Thank you John, Rich and Jack.

Correct Rich, no fun at all.  The work was slow, nerve racking and delicate (I broke 1 pane of glass near completion.... I despise double work! )

Wow!  You'll never be accused of not sweating the details.  That's a lot of work there!  

Posted by: @marty-johnson

You'll never be accused of not sweating the details.

Very true...with everything!  That old adage, "don't sweat the small stuff,"  offends me.   "The Devil is in the details"  makes much more sense!  😀 😎  

Absolutely wonderful Chris. You have certainly captured the details on how these 1/1 s were shipped back in the day. Casual viewers who see this might not take in all of the fine details you have incorporated into this work of art. You have knocked it out of the park.