Finally!!! `37 Ford Boyd Coupster

Well, after almost a year, I finally finished something!! I really missed being involved here, so it is nice to be back.
First I should apologize for the quality of the pics. I just moved in here, and I have to figure out the best place to take pictures. I may post more later on. I tried to adjust the color in Paint Shop Pro (I think I did more harm than good), but it just doesn`t catch the violet color right. Imagine just a shade more purple in the top half of the car.
Anyway, this is Testors Boyd "Coupster" kit. Believe it or not, it was painted with TESTORS sprays!! :uhoh: :eek7: :eek: :eek: I must say, the Ultraviolet spray is absolutely beautiful, and these pictures don`t do it justice. I highly recommend it. Wimbledon White was used for the bottom half. These colors were part of the new line of Testors spray laquers, and IMO are right on par with Tamiya, maybe even better! I was very impressed, especially for Testors!
Let me know what you think! :smile:
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HOLY!!!!!!!!!!! Look at the shine on that puppy!!!!! Excellent job man!!!!! Good work!!!!

Extremely beautiful build. I must have that kit. Is the kit testors as well?

Oh my God, it looks amazing!

Please post more pics of the front, chassis, and engine...as I must have that kit.

Da-yum, that it cool has ever!! Please post more pics soon!!

Wow. Thanks guys. The kit is a Testors kit and is number 5313. It is a pretty decent kit and even includes valvetrain detail under the valve covers!!!! However, the plastic seems cheap and started to "melt" under automotive primer.
I`ll try to get more pics, including the engine. The wheels are Pegasus "Diablos" and are excellent quality. Pretty much the entire front suspension was scratch built to accept the much bigger tire and wheels and to get it to "sit" jsut right.Other than that, it is pretty much box stock.

Awesome build. Love it!

I bought the Hot Wheels 1:64 Legends Boyd Coddington set with the CheZoom, Hi-Boy, Cadzilla and Smoothster.

Probably one of the most beautiful builds I've seen.

That's some impressive paint! Nice build, colors suit the model well. :sunglasse

I had okay results w/Wimbledon White and Italian Red, disastrous results w/Big Bad Blue...the can/nozzle were garbage...but it does airbrush nicely when transfered to a cup and mixed w/some Gunze Mr. Color Thinner.

I was hoping it would be as good as Tamiya, but in my experience it's nowhere near as good, because of the crappy nozzles. It's still hit or miss w/Testors...Tamiya is good all the time.

Great color combo!
The finish is outstanding. Nice job.

Very Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for all the complements guys!
You guys probably wont believe this, but I actually saw a real boyd coupster tonight! It was orange, and a convertible top. Believe it or not, the kit`s fenders seem a little narrow compared to the real life car.

Probably one of the most beautiful builds I've seen.

Ditto

looks awesome!! i totaly fell in love with it!

keep it up!

Beautiful.....

ahh i'm blinded that shine is incredeble!!!!!!!!!!
nice car man, please post more pics!!!!!!!!

OMG I am speechless...

You have always produced some of the most beautiful finishes, and this one tops them all IMO. Sweet ride!

Once again, you guys are way to kind! :)

ahh i'm blinded that shine is incredeble!!!!!!!!!!
nice car man, please post more pics!!!!!!!!

Assuming the weather cooperates, I am going to try to get better pics this weekend. For some reason, my camera is washing out the pics and changing purple to blue. :( Maybe I have to start considering a new camera. I really wish I could show you guys this purple color.

Im dying for more pictures...please-.

That looks amazing. Great work.

Good to see that you are back. Look foward to seeing some more work from ya.

Man that looks like Boyd himself built that. Great job!!!!!

Man that looks like Boyd himself built that. Great job!!!!!

Dont criticize it like that! Its better than the real thing.

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Man that looks like Boyd himself built that. Great job!!!!!
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Dont criticize it like that! Its better than the real thing.


Now that`s a bit much! :D
Thanks again everyone. It looks like the weather isn`t going to cooperate for me this weekend, unless you consider a hurricane cooperating. :D So here are two more pictures in the meantime, though they are even worse than the first ones.
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Awh man...beautiful! What about indoor pics?

Actually, that top pic was taken indoors. I`m really having a hard time getting good pictures with this one and I`m not sure why. That purple color just wont record properly. :(

The more pics the happier I am.

Nice to see your models after a while!!! As always - top notch work on the Ford!!!

:cwm27: Ohh my god thats the most shiny plastic model ive seen, nice work man, post more pics please.

:iceslolan so we can drool more.

Gorgeous! and great to see you back, only you could make a testors kit dazzle the members of these boards.

Awesome work - usual standards.

Thanks! I may yet get some pictures up this weekend! They are now calling for sunny skies!! :)
Anyway, I forgot to take pictures of the engine, but there isn`t much to show there. I did wire it, but there wasn`t much to detail. The kit gives you two engine options, fuel injected and blown. I chose the fuel injection, which pretty much just looks like an LT-1 with a modified intake box.

Incredible job with the paint and a better spokesmodel for it, Testor's could not find! They should put it on the kit's boxtop.

But...are the front wheels one backwards?..or the rear? or did you want them to be asymetrical? (i.e. the front wheel's "spokes" scoop the air into the brake assembly, while the rears seem to vent it out of the brake assembly).

Either way, a beautiful build and a show winning paintjob!

But...are the front wheels one backwards?..or the rear? or did you want them to be asymetrical?
Oops! :eek: That was an accident! Good eye!

Very nice car!!! I think the rears are on backwards. Most will say they are supposed to spin, in direction, like a vortex. I think since it will be sitting still most the time :biggrin: they look more aggressive digging in, like the front.

In either case, that paint job is second to none. :bigthumb: