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'65 chevy stepside pick-up revell > almost done / special paint design


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thnx !!

i got way better pics now in daylight and some updates from todays work





with a lot of patience i did the inside of the hood black and also the edge on the bottom .. the springs on the hinges will be done in chrome later on

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fitted the battery

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now the inside of the hood is black the vents in the front of the hood pop way more (depth)

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front window rubber black

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with the hood on , because the underside of the edges is painted black it now creates like a darker panelline without being able to see paint it looks black , i liked the effect myself

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now some black on the inside of the cab roof is needed and glasswork , got everything dryfitted and so far it really looked good ..
not gonna show then its no supprise when i post the finished pics :P

oh and a real wooden floor in the bed , but thats for last

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today i painted the rear window rubbers black and painted teh visible top part inside the cab all black

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made a bed floor from real wood with styrene strips in between , the idea was to make the strips chrome but i liked the matching white , also wanted to do 2 clear coat layers on the wood but now i like the contrast of the matte wood

loose testfit

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glued in

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then made a bed cover and kept in inbetween the side edges

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this is why the cover is painted in copper metallic to match the roof and make the rear more one with the cab stylewise

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well almost done , but still need to do details work

1. window wipers
2. doorhandles
3. make a exhaust system
3. small details in the bed , like toolbox or.....
4. make real nice endpics


i actually never ever taped stuff or painted a real design , the bed cover was the perfect test part

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sprayed the bedcover and started assembly and soon it was sitting on its wheels

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undercarridge , all the work with painting the wheel well indised underside of cab and bed payed of , the chassi now really pops

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then i got a big smile , turned out my not well thought over design was actually really cool , just taped something without real thought ..
i love how it ties in everything

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would be cool to get the copper ford on a trailer behind it !!

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and last clear coated the bed cover

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thnx guys !!! well its far from perfect there are enough flaws here and there paint wise , but in the end i'm happy with the result ..

this one triggered something as well , def. will do more pick ups in the future .... loved this build

now i have to finish the detail work ...

the clear coat on the bed cover

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placed the kits brake servo , no lines included so i bend one from brass tube and painted it chrome

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window wiper partially painted chrome , the kit wipers didnt want to play ball so this wiper is from a jaguar xj 220 supercar lol

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coming together

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thnx doc , much apriciated

just took some outdoors pics , but the weather is lousy , grey skyes .. but this weekend we should expect sun and 19 degrees here in holland so hope to make some sunny outdoor pics then , the copper should really pop then

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and some indoor pics

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fitted the coolant hoses , need to paint them flat black

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now to make some cool taillights .... and then its close to be posted in under glass

just recieved a revell shelby cobra 427 s/c kit and some nice wheels and tyres i traded for 2 jap kits ..

and man that kit is sweet .. may well be the first ever kit i will build how they intended it :) paint wise i def will do something i like rather then period and race correct but man that kit is soo sweet , also includes a tonneau cover and low windscreen .. vintage racer style ....will let that one sit for a while want to really take my time on that one ..

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thnx ! , just got rid of the original mounts and made a new pin higher up :)

didnt bother to change the whole chassis becuase thisa was already partially build when i got it .. so i just make higer mounted pins for the wheels

it could sit way lower but then you would have to open op de part under the hood and make whole new wells

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thnx ! , just got rid of the original mounts and made a new pin higher up :)

didnt bother to change the whole chassis becuase thisa was already partially build when i got it .. so i just make higer mounted pins for the wheels

it could sit way lower but then you would have to open op de part under the hood and make whole new wells

Thanks man,im thinking about buying another 65 and making it lower! Awesome build bud

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This is a mean looking truck ;)

Great wheel choice, but I also liked the big five spokes you had mocked up on page one... Which kit were those from?

Makes me want to get the 65 Stepside and do something similar :D

Enjoy the Cobra, BTW, it's a great kit also...

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