Project 039 -- '97 Ford F-150 XLT
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8 May 2019, 21:44
Chris GreathouseIt will be Vallejo's Andrea Blue. You can see the color on the project page.
9 May 2019, 03:14
Nathan DempseyI'd love if I could find a 2017/18 quad cab F-150 to build. I'd rip the work body off the Mobius kit that's coming out and make my old work truck.
9 May 2019, 03:26
Chris GreathouseWish I had any scratch-build materials, a light bar would be cool... and yes I know there's probably resin light bars or whatever for sale. Not the same as making.
Just fyi, I just bought Zero-Paints color-matched Lime Green for Brian's Eclipse, so that'll be one of my next projects 😛 .
9 May 2019, 05:11
Bob HallGuess I need to clarify Black & White with light bar ! LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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9 May 2019, 05:20
Chris GreathouseDoiiii... You're you... Of course it'd be a trooper truck 😛 How silly of me.
9 May 2019, 06:17
Chris GreathouseI usually start thinking about the next project about half-way through the current one. So I can buy colors, study the instructions if they're wacky like the 300SL (unfortunately it still snowballed) and be mostly good to go after an interim day or two, and dig in. Today would be such a day, all I've is project setup/project art, album setup and snapped a few pics and rounded up people to watch like moths to a flame 😛 . For me this is similar in time spent as a full-time job, probably more so. It just clears my mind of all my problems, and I love it... and to be honest I'm scared of what is waiting in my mind when I stop. So I push on...
9 May 2019, 06:35
Chris GreathouseSomeone suggested using a tea ball infuser to filter out the paint boogers and such... I grabbed the infuser I use with the fish tank to thaw out bloodworms, cocked it open and made a perch for it on my clean pot. If it works out well, I'll buy some cheap ball tea infusers (without the handle) and crack them open so that half the ball can freely sit on the paint cup... Then my fishes can have their infuser back.
9 May 2019, 18:24
Chris GreathouseThey are just called tea ball infusers, or loose leaf infuser ball. Here's 12 for $12, meaning 24 halves to use before you have to clean with alcohol/cleaner. amazon.com/dp/B01MSNHV76/ There are also 2-3 packs as well for $8-9... You can also probably find them in the cooking gadget section of grocery stores/department stores.
9 May 2019, 20:26
Chris GreathouseLess confusing instructions this time, yay. Also, pieces snipped and sanded... now stick time... then primer time 🙂
12 May 2019, 18:58
Chris Greathouselol, Robert you jackel 😛 It will be Vallejo's Andrea Blue. You can see the color on the project page.
12 May 2019, 20:12
Chris GreathouseNope nope nope nope! Changing the color to something unpronounceably foreign... 😛
13 May 2019, 02:25
Chris GreathouseWhite's been primed up. This kit has a fairly detailed interior for a skill 2. Been thinking of a good color combo. I came up with Silver Grey FS37150 as the base color then Dark Sea Grey FS36231 for details (seats, armrests, center console and the dash console).
13 May 2019, 02:30
Chris GreathouseBy the way, the tea ball makes a great strainer! Just shoot thinner through the ball after the color and poof, no waste.
13 May 2019, 02:41
Chris GreathouseRunning out of kit parking spots in my current plexiglass fixtures. Grabbed some L-brackets... bent them to approx 110d, cut plexi to fit, screws in the wall, nuts and bolts through the plexi. House 4 vehicles per shelf for 20 more spots 🙂. It's kiddie corner to the truck shelves I built over the door, you can see the tail end of the Blue Shark.
15 May 2019, 01:57
Bill NewcomerVery creative Chris. My new cabinet had lots of empty space so I found four more 10x36" tempered glass shelves for $53 + free shipping. I am just waiting for the new pegs to come in the mail. Keep on building'!
15 May 2019, 15:10
Chris GreathouseWe acquired about 10 sheets of acrylic that were going to be thrown away. So I make everything out of it. Even if it's not 100% classy/clean looking, it's functional and the slope lets people see the cars up top. I Think I did really good bending all those brackets to the same degree by eye/hand. brackets were $16 (I still have 6 left too) and my stock of nuts and bolts ran dry so I bought 60 more of each for $15 (I still have 30ish left) I have enough for 2-3 more shelves.
15 May 2019, 17:21
Chris GreathouseWorking from the inside out, next will be body color, then all the black/steel colors for the suspension/misc parts.
15 May 2019, 19:30
Chris GreathouseThanks James, I like how it turned out. I kind of surprised myself when I took the masking off of the tub and there were very few touch-ups needed... Body color time.
15 May 2019, 19:49
Chris GreathouseThe instructions call for "Flat Grey" as the color for the entire interior, but there were too many details to not at least do a 2-tone... I could've done something with the seat design, but I left it as most interiors I googled were just single or 2-tone.
15 May 2019, 21:12
Chris GreathouseGot the secondary colors done, everything is shaping up well... I also primered and painted all the black pieces.
16 May 2019, 22:24
Chris GreathouseI was really surprised at the price.... I usually pay $3-4 shipped for Vallejo 17ml bottles... This ZeroPaint is 60ml and it was only $13 shipped.
16 May 2019, 22:32
Chris GreathouseThanks Michael! I'm liking it too!
Other news -- ZeroPaints are a solvent based paint. What (product name) do I need to clean the airbrush? As of now my whole color range is acrylics... So I have no solvent based supplies... Hoping for a cheap clean.. (wiper or brake fluid or ISO? any of those?) How about thinner? (product name/type) to use, again going for cheap. Thanks All!
17 May 2019, 02:55
Bob Hallyou can get a large can of testors airbrush thinner and solvent at hobby lobby for about 9 bucks
17 May 2019, 03:12
Martin OostromCleaning is the Same as with acrylics, a bit easier even. Just beware, the seals in your airbrush might not be solvent proof. Check that first, or you might have to remove them before cleaning! Or replace them after
17 May 2019, 06:22
Chris GreathouseI use the Iwata cleaner, should I be good with that? and I have a extra set of o-rings so I should be good on that front. The zp.co m site says anything that contains Toluene is good... I just want to make sure I have the right product, or a product that'll work.
17 May 2019, 06:32
Chris GreathouseThe truck body has been detailed, next is gloss, panel lines, then I have to build up the truck enough so the bed and cab are connected properly because the decals go the length of the body... then gloss over for final protection and building.
17 May 2019, 21:22
Chris GreathouseAnd I stripped the bumpers and wheels using Super Clean... gotta figure out what to do with those too.
17 May 2019, 21:32
Martin OostromAs usual, test first. Apply a bit of the paint on some plastic and see if the iwata stuff works. I don't have the stuff so i cant help you there
17 May 2019, 21:46
Chris GreathouseGood call thanks. What do you use for cleaning acrylics and oil-based paints from your airbrush?
17 May 2019, 21:48
Martin OostromFor acrylics I use Revell aqua clean or Vallejo airbrush cleaner. For the oil based stuff alclad thinner or mr thinner or Ammo odourless thinner.
Interestingly enough, the Revell aqua clean is the only one that really gets dried paint from my palette.....
Wim van der Luijt uses a self made concoction, but he works at a chemical plant and might be knowing what he's doing 😉
Every once in a while I put my airbrush in my ultrasonic cleaner. Just to keep her in shape.
Car looks great by the way, before I forget 🙂
17 May 2019, 22:44
Chris GreathouseThanks James... I'm just truckin' along... So for the oil-based stuff, the thinner and the cleaner are one in the same product?
18 May 2019, 04:09
Chris GreathousePainted the wheels and bumpers that I Super Cleaned/dechromed yesterday. I really like how the bumpers turned out.
19 May 2019, 02:22
Chris GreathouseGloss gloss baby... Waiting to dry, then panel lines and decals, last gloss, then building... The end is coming 🙂
19 May 2019, 21:59
Michael HickeyYou're flying through these builds Chris and doing a good job of it too.👍
20 May 2019, 00:04
Bob HallIf Ya want another set of these decals for anything I still have my left over ones. Looking great ! Beautiful shade of FORD BLUE ! LOL !!!!!!!
20 May 2019, 03:55
Chris GreathouseMy name is a Borat... This color is Ford Blue. NOT. lol Thanks Bill
20 May 2019, 20:52
Chris GreathouseWell, ran into a sticky mess... somehow during my clear spray session with Future. The stuff got into the back half of my brush without me knowing and I cleaned the front half (paint rarely gets into the back half so I don't clean often) and put the brush away for the night... Woke up to shoot the 2nd clear and oh no... The trigger was stuck, the quick connect valve was stuck open pushing 100% air... So a 100% field strip and and clean 🙁
20 May 2019, 20:58
Chris GreathouseGoo gone took off the little bit of tape residue from holding the cab and bed together, but it didn't mess with the clear or color at all... Thank you Bob for the tip!! It works a treat! 🙂
20 May 2019, 21:42
Kerry COXLooking at the kit laid out, I was surprised at just how much will go into the build. 👍
Looking forward to the sections as you proceed. 👍 🙂
21 May 2019, 00:44
Chris GreathouseBuilt the engine, Put the glass and interior tub into the cab, and finished the tailgate. 4 steps of chassis and suspensions, then wheel assembly, and final assembly.
21 May 2019, 07:03
Chris GreathouseI put one hub on backwards on accident, then I did a right one... I didn't like the center of the hub, so I put them on all backwards... So yes and no... it was a happy little accident. I guess I could have probably dug in the hub box you sent me for better looking hubs, but I like this.
21 May 2019, 19:55
Bob HallI'm sorry sir, but I'm going to have to site you for not have a 3rd break light installed and displayed, as required by law on all road legal vehicles as of April 1986. Please sign on the line provided, this is not an admission of guilt. Drive safely and obey all traffic laws. Have a Nice Day Sir ! LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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22 May 2019, 01:46
Chris GreathouseIt was a tiny tiny shard of clear plastic that got sacrificed to the floor gremlins 😛 Oh well, and you can take that ticket and shove it Mr. Lawman 😛
22 May 2019, 01:59
Nathan DempseyClearly Chris has never driven through Texas. I have and I enjoyed every ticket I received!
22 May 2019, 02:43
Chris GreathouseBought a couple table top studio lights because the front of the pictures were always dark. I think these did a fair job of lighting up the fronts for only $18. Comparison pictures at the end. amazon.com/gp/product/B07DVP53G2
27 May 2019, 23:43
