I'm just finishing up this detailed '57 Ford F100 (short box, non 'Custom Cab', small back window, etc. from AMT's recently re-released '60 custom cab long-box kit.
Aside from the small back window and shortened box, some of the now added details include...separate frame modified from a '56 Ford (AMT's '60 kit uses a one piece promo style frame/underbody), steering i-beam front axle, correct 272" Y-block V8, opening doors, operating tailgate (with fabricated correct complex chains), tubing exhaust, fabricated inner doors and interior, etc., a fabricated stock floor with the hidden interior steps, separate door handles and windshield wipers (stuff languishing in my parts bin for years), and black wire windshield and rear window gaskets .
I used a 'Texas 3D Customs' '57 hood, grille, and front bumper to which I added simulated hood hinges and a separate Ford nose emblem.
Paint is basecoat/clearcoat to simulate the available Inca Gold (a warm yellow) and colonial white two-tone.
Although the model represents a relatively basic '57 pickup, many of the fabricated subtleties and details took some research and quite a while to sort out but I'm really delighted with the finished model
