Progress: 1950 Ford COE

Revells 1950 Ford truck turned into a COE!!!!(cab over engine) Yes I have three projects going, who doesn't? Started this morning and have made great progress in just 4 short hours. This is actually two different kits, thats why there are two body colors. Heres a few pics so far:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_FB.JPG

Heres the body joined to the fenders, and the stock length chassis:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/15830750_F1.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F2.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F3.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F4.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F5.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F6.JPG

Now here is the shotened chassis with the wheels I will be using, and this is just a mock-up. Paint will be Aqua color:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F7.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F8.JPG

Feedback and comments welcome! OL' DUDE

Looking good! Although those stock rims don't look to good with it in my opinion.

Hey,

I always wanted to do an old coe truck. I really hope this turns out great. And I'm sure it will. Good luck. Keep up the awsome work.

Frank X.

That's pretty cool. I'm not too keen on the short wheelbase with the stock bed. Looks more like it should be a flatbed car hauler for your '40.

Good start

Very Cool !!!

Very Cool !!!

:iagree:

Super Awesome!

Cool! I agree with cwmax, though, that short wheel base looks weird (and scary - I wouldn't drive it!) Is it prototypical or custom? Either way, looks awesome. I can't wait to see it come out.

Not something you see every day thats for sure! Looks good :sunglasse

Very cool project! :)
You HAVE to finish this one.
The racers wedge may look cool behind that cab!
But it looks cool as a slammer too..

Cool! I agree with cwmax, though, that short wheel base looks weird (and scary - I wouldn't drive it!) Is it prototypical or custom? Either way, looks awesome. I can't wait to see it come out.

I have no idea if it is prototypical, so I guess it would be custom? Thanks for the feedback and yes I am using the wheels in the pic!!!!!!

This is going to be sooo cool.

My father has an original 1950 Ford F100 COE with flat bed. Original flathead engine, and funky 2 stage tranny.

I'll keep an eye on thie thread. :grinyes:

awesome

Love it.....very cool idea

Very creative project. It'll be another stunner....

I dont think you could call it prototypical because GMC made a couple trucks like this.

Very cool!!!:sunglasse

Very original idea. I like it.

Cool, Odd and a bit scarry!
Maybe a stake-side extension on the bed would help the proportions.
:smile:

I dont think you could call it prototypical because GMC made a couple trucks like this.

The sense of "prototypical" I'm using I've lifted from model railroaders. I am trying to get it to catch on in the model car community, too, as I find it very useful. It means following the prototype of the real thing, instead of being a one of a kind or one-off (which would be a custom, I guess). A prototypical locomotive would be one that was true to the one it was replicating in scale. In fact, one manufacturer introduced its premium line under the name "Proto 2000" to capitalize on the word.

Very cool project! :)
You HAVE to finish this one.
The racers wedge may look cool behind that cab!
But it looks cool as a slammer too..

I was going to say the same thing about the Racers Wedge. :biggrin:

Made some progress today! Not much but I did get the top chopped!! I do have another chassis and will mock up a few other ideas. Here is a picture of the chop, just sitting on the cab not molded in yet:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/15830750_F9.JPG

Feedback and comments welcome! OL' DUDE

this is gonna be sick

wOaaa....:eek: that chop gives it a whole new look.


I'm like'n it!! :evillol:




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Sweet , I wish I had the guts to do that :eek2: .

That's just http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/icons/icon14.gif

Here is another quick update, got the top sectioned and pillars lined up. Now I have to finish smoothing out the roof and then its bodywork time!! I can only work a hour or two because I have a few pinched nerves in my neck!!!!!!!!! The chop gives this COE a whole new look! Heres a few pics:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/15830750_F11.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F12.JPG

Thanks for the feedback and comments!! OL' DUDE

Awesome and very creative work Dennis.

awsome project :smokin:

awsome project :smokin:

:iagree:

Some guys keep amasing me every time.........and you're one of them!! Nice progress so far!! :bigthumb:

This is looking really good. Keep it up.

JeFF

Awesome, looks like it's coming straight from a comic!

That sir is very very cool , and will motivate me to get going on a Custom Hauler idea I have had for some time.
And if I might I will offer you a bit of inspiration
Heres one I saw at a Good Guys event this year that got me thinking
http://images8.fotki.com/v108/photos/1/11686/1324962/IMGP2878-vi.jpg

http://images8.fotki.com/v108/photos/1/11686/1324962/IMGP2879-vi.jpg

That is totally badass!!!!! I now have to have the racers wedge, I must get it now!!!!!!!

That is totally badass!!!!! I now have to have the racers wedge, I must get it now!!!!!!!
I knew you would like that.
How about a cheaper alternative, you are a modeler of considerable skill

http://images8.fotki.com/v132/photos/1/11686/378084/hauler-vi.jpg

sorry for the poor quality scan

Looking good!

Hey,

Isn't there suposed to be the wedge flatbed in the re-release of the camper shell? http://wwwboard.modelcarkits.com/index.pl?read=532427

Frank X.

Hey,

Isn't there suposed to be the wedge flatbed in the re-release of the camper shell? http://wwwboard.modelcarkits.com/index.pl?read=532427

Frank X.
Yep thats the racers wedge we are talking about

I knew you would like that.
How about a cheaper alternative, you are a modeler of considerable skill

http://images8.fotki.com/v132/photos/1/11686/378084/hauler-vi.jpg

sorry for the poor quality scan

Is that in 1/25th-1/24th scale that you faxed me? It looks very close!! And again, thank you very much!! Dennis

Is that in 1/25th-1/24th scale that you faxed me? It looks very close!! And again, thank you very much!! Dennis
I think it is, but I can't say for sure as I got it from someone else.
It was scanned form and old car modeler mag and says that its at 50% so given the size of the one I have I beleive it has already been enlarged.
D

I think it is, but I can't say for sure as I got it from someone else.
It was scanned form and old car modeler mag and says that its at 50% so given the size of the one I have I beleive it has already been enlarged.
D

Thanks again, I am off work tomorrow so I will be mocking it up tonight!! Already went by the LHS to find some diamond plate!! This is awesome!!

Heres a little progress with the plans dag65 sent!!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/15830750_F13.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F14.JPG

Thanks for the feedback and comments!! Ol' Dude

When that one is done you are going to have to build a really cool custom tailer quenn for that baby.

That was fast!
:)

Heres a little progress with the plans dag65 sent!!

Wheelie bars, anyone?

Wow this thing is gonna be so awesome when its done!!!

Hey,

I like the idea, but the bed looks way too long. Would you consider stretching the wheelbase abit? Are you going to have dual wheels in the rear, now that the ramp bed is on there? Awsome project so far!! Keep up the great work.

Frank X.

Here is a small update. I got the hood where I want it, now its time for some putty to whip it in shape! Maybe the bed is too long but once its all built, with a car on it, it should be fine! Thanks for your concern!!!!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/15830750_F15.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F16.JPG

Thanks for the replies!! Ol' Dude

Looking good, man you work fast

Dennis that looks awesome... you're doing some really nice work!!!

It'll look great with one of your rat rods on there.

That looks cool-but the wheelbase does look a bit short. I'd be tempted to stretch the wheelbase so that the rear wheel centerline is a bit further back...right now it looks centered ahead of the visual center of the ramp, so it makes the ramp area look long and back-heavy. If you were to move the wheel openings back about 1/2 of the wheel opening distance, it would balance the shape and it wouldn't look so long in the back. Or you could simply add another set of rims directly behind the existing ones, and make it a dual axle design that splits the four wheels from just one axle and side by side to two axles and front/back, which might look pretty cool on this truck.

That sounds like a great idea, only if you can donate the 1958 Thunderbird 2-n-1 kit by Monogram! Thats the kit I took the wheels from!!

Hey Zoom-Zoom, maybe you should read Ol' dude's sig: "Build to satisfy yourself....." It's even in your own sig.
But I must say I like the idea of the dual axle. :icon16:

Good work Ol' dude.

Maybe you want to rethink the p/u bed. Check out page 11 in the Feb. 2005 issue of Rodder's Digest. Very similar to your original plans.

Hey,

Really nice, and lightning fast progress! lol. Can I get a resin copy of your cab and hood when you are done wiht it? I have been looking for old coe trucks for a while. Yours falls exactly into the "my dream list". lol. Keep up the great work!

Frank X.

Made some progress with putty and sanding! I got the basic shape of the hood and front-end. The fenders are now molded into tho lower part of the cab. Still got alot of work to do! Heres a few pics:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/15830750_F17.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F18.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/15830750_F19.JPG

Thanks for the comments and feedback, Ol' Dude

Great work so far there ol' dude . Are you making the hood part of the cab ?

Dennis, will this be at the meeting today? It looks excellent.

Great work so far there ol' dude . Are you making the hood part of the cab ?

I am for the time being, after I get the shape and everything looking right, I will rescribe the lines. And yes Mike, I will have it at the meeting today!! Are you going to be there? If so, bring a model kit wraped for the secret santa give away!!!!!!