Platerpants Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 i want to do two of the firestones kit but it pretty much stops at the cab. I want to know how people go about correcting the windshield,bed, and or resin options. GRANDPA'S 78 is a regular cab standard wheelbase longbed 2wd. 78 Supercab not 4 door crew. This is how id build the real one if i ever had one. I can deal with the weird bed for this. Any resin cabs or tips to make the cab? I can deal with frame length. Any tips would be appreciated. these projects will be after i finish my 69 riv, replica of my truck, and my datsun pickup that should be in the mail any day now... too bad i cant start it, friend is house sitting while im on vacation in florida doing my second favorite hobby fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Here's the windshield opening that you get with the kit body. Side note, the drip rails are nearly non-existent on this kit, so I sanded them off and added Evergreen round to replace them. Also note that the kit emblems shown here on the cowl are faint and easily get buried under paint. And there wasn't FORD on the hood. When I reviewed the test shot for Model King, I suggested those needed to be on the decal sheet, so they are! Next build I do, I'll be sanding off that trim and using the decals. Here's a 1:1 that I will eventually build! See the relationship of the top of the windshield to the drip rail. Note that this is just a black gasket on this truck, so if you don't want to chance scribing a new trim line, you can probably get away with a Sharpie black line, following the edge. I just marked this one up for you! This is about the amount of plastic we'll need to cut away to make it look right. Now that you got me thinking, I will probably cut this up next chance I get up to the bench! I just checked and the kit windshield will support this. There's enough glass at the top thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toner283 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) Here is a link to the thread about crew cab resin cabs. Apparently the caster is also working on a king cab master.http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=89962&page=1 Edited June 19, 2014 by Toner283 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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