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23/02/2023 6:05 pm
Here is the latest kit I built. A 1940 Ford custom pick up by monogram. Decided to paint it Black like the FM model I could display it with bed rails or the tonneau cover. Unfortunately, the paint did not turn out great on the cab. This was the model that I painted 3 times and stripped 3 times to not have fish eyes. All in all from a distance it does not look bad in my honest opinion.
23/02/2023 7:19 pm
Nice work John.......there`s no more genuine a car than a pickup truck 😔
Steve Jacobs reacted
23/02/2023 8:50 pm
It looks excellent ! A classic pickup and you are probably the only person who could tell the paint job is not perfect. (in other words, much like a real '40 Ford pickup !)
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23/02/2023 9:53 pm
looks great John, I haven't worried about slight imperfections in paint on the trucks and pickups I've done. As Mike says, they are like the real pickup. To me like a real working vehicle.
24/02/2023 6:40 am
Love it! The wheels, wood bed rails and the louvers set it off wonderfully!
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Topic starter
24/02/2023 9:32 am
Thanks all. Like Geoff, I enjoy building, especially while I still can.
24/02/2023 11:34 am
John, the paint looks period correct. Good job.
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