59 ford f100

[Silverado1]

Started on the chassis and interior with bench seats and dash.

[Zukiiholic]

Awesome Scratch building skills.. :O

[Silverado1]

Originally Posted by Silverado1

Started on the chassis and interior with bench seats and dash.

Working on interior roll bar, skid plate, steering stabilizer,primed the dash,seats and body.If anybody is interested in how I did the stabilizer let me know.

[joe122]

Just lov'n the fab work and the build! Sean, I do have a question, your body lines, what tool do you use? I've been using a scribing tool, very rigid and sharp, but my lines don't turn out as defined as yours.

[Silverado1]

[QUOTE=joe122;5181843]Just lov'n the fab work and the build! Sean, I do have a question, your body lines, what tool do you use? I've been using a scribing tool, very rigid and sharp, but my lines don't turn out as defined as yours.[/QUOTE

First I make the body out of .100 styrene then I cut a piece of styrene 0.20 as a e.g. door panel and glue it over top of the body and do this with each body panel after that and leave a hair gap between them to resemble panels. This also serves to cover up imperfections in your main body build. In other words I'm making a skin for each body panel. Around the curved areas the 0.20 bends real easily. Hope this makes sense let me know I can always send a picture if needed

[joe122]

Genius! I did this with my M715 for the body lines but didn't think to stop and start them where door jambs would be. Very good idea. Thanks Sean. I'll have to live with scribe lines on this one.....but there's always next time.

[Silverado1]

Originally Posted by Silverado1

Working on interior roll bar, skid plate, steering stabilizer,primed the dash,seats and body.If anybody is interested in how I did the stabilizer let me know.

Finished my running boards and front & rear bumpers out of 16 gauge steel.

[Silverado1]

Cut and fitted windshield, made a push bar and handles and door mirrors.
Drew a template out of cardboard

Traced the cut out on a sheet of clear acrylic


Curved the acrylic with a heat gun

Glued an edging of 1/2 round styrene to the outside edge to resemble moulding

Did the final fit with the file


Carved rear view mirror and door handles


Cut a groove in the bottom of my push bar in 16 ga steel wide enough for a 3mm threaded rod

Braised the threaded rod

Attached push bar to bumper

[Silverado1]

Originally Posted by Silverado1

Cut and fitted windshield, made a push bar and handles and door mirrors.
Drew a template out of cardboard
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Traced the cut out on a sheet of clear acrylic
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Curved the acrylic with a heat gun
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Glued an edging of 1/2 round styrene to the outside edge to resemble moulding
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Did the final fit with the file
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Carved rear view mirror and door handles
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Cut a groove in the bottom of my push bar in 16 ga steel wide enough for a 3mm threaded rod
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Braised the threaded rod
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Attached push bar to bumper
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I sprayed the body with silver paint, once dry I put glazing putty to fill all the minor imperfection then wet sand with 400#. I use silver paint because it show all the flaws so I can fill and sand. Before I put on my final color.






I put on a final coat of silver to ensure that there is no other marks left before I put on my final color. It is easier to cover up if you are using a lighter paint then the black primer.








Would anybody be interested in having a body built? I haven't decided if I want to do it but would there be any interest?

[Silverado1]

Finally finished my truck less a windshield which I broke trying to install. OUCH that really sucked!!!!!

[Maddog Madigan]

Oh just watched GCM video with you and your rigs. Wow. Glad your here to share your creations of artwork. Amazing job! You say you have 70 or so, that will give us plenty of popcorn time. Can't wait to see your next!

[roughneck]

now those front and rear bumpers and that push bar are something i would pay money for if it was made to fit a scx10