Earlier this year(2026), I have been assigned to create a 1948 Ford Deluxe. I like history, truly love it. Every time I 3D model anything older than myself, I’d like to research the subject. Starting from Wikipedia, YouTube, basically any social media, also any documentation found on Google images/Pinterest. I dig even deeper researching the subject until I remembered that “Hey, I need to do actual work!” Then I started to look for any blueprints and videos, in order to find the resources that’ll help me to get the most accurate result.
I learnt that this 1948 Ford Deluxe doesn’t follow the usual “post-war” era cars, the “post-war” era car usually change their model with the more aerodynamic and streamlined body shape. For example: The 1948 Chevy Fleetline and 1948 Packard, both has the rear fender combined into the body. Ford still uses the same body shape as the “pre-war” era for the Deluxe. Well it did kinda get a facelift, but the body shape doesn’t change.
The first thing i usually do when 3D modeling a car is looking for the car blueprint, but this specific car doesn’t has one. I actually found the similar year, but Ford Deluxe has some variants. There’s this coupe variant, the convertible and the one that i was looking for is the 4-door sedan. The only blueprint that i found is the coupe ones, so i had to use the front part of the car. I tried to use “Pointgram”, i can add a bunch of points as reference from photos to accurately 3D model the car. But I haven’t really grasp the software UI yet, it has similar function as autodesk image modeler. I ended up 3D model the Ford as i’ve always done, use the blueprint and photos as the reference. In the next blog i may write about I tried the pointgram software, i already tried pointgram when i 3D modeled the 1972 Chevy C10.
Here’s the first screenshot that i took after an hour of 3D modeling, I usually dont record my timelapse while im in the office.