Russell C Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) While I feel somewhat sorry for other people's ancient builds, I feel sorry for a few of my own, too. A decals wanted thread here at MCM prompted me to fish out another of my ancient history builds just to see how it was holding together in storage, and to see if it was salvageable for display again. Not too bad, had to pop a couple of pieces back on temporarily with Elmer's glue just so they'd stay put for the photos. I built it in late 1981, an effort to combine what I preferred from the Monogram Bison & General kits, with an excuse to indulge in my liking of double sleepers. From the Chevy, I chose its quarter fenders, capped straight stacks, air deflector & bumper (minus some lights), and I used the General's grille and headache rack. The 'tag-axle-in-the-air' appearance is not intentional, but is instead an indicator that my frame extension ended up not being all that happy over time. Fun exercise in a simple original paint design, but built with rather inexperienced teenage model building skills. I'd say it is worthy of some restoration / cleanup work: polishing out the orange peel, ditching the air deflector, blackwash for the grille, fixing / lengthening the frame a bit more, substituting some better wheels and tires, plus some other tweaks to punch up its appearance. Wouldn't take a whole lot to get it looking really nice and sharp. Edited April 29, 2020 by Russell C fixed busted photo links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 its not a bad looking truck. The frame needs to be fixed is the most noticeable thing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Yep, I kinda like that paint job....Very creative for a youngster!!! And the double bunk looks right at home.....I wish I'da thought of that when I had my last General model....Great work.....Can't wait to see the resto job.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I really like it ! Something about that paint scheme and the double bunk really catches my attention. This is definitely a truck that deserves some TLC and not to be stuffed back in the depths of storage. Now I want to build one just like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Great job combining two kits. Fixing the frame is definitely worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scummy Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 The frames only like that because of OVERLOADING !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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