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Thanks, Carl. Ha! Good point. Thank you.

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Thank you, Sean.

Unfortunately I have not done that as it just adds another layer of work. Yes, I'm lazy in that regard...

As someone else mentioned before, I use WIP threads to "keep notes." For me, WIP threads are as much about sharing information as they are for storing information for myself. I do realize that there is always a danger that the forum may crash or some/all of my threads may be lost. But I enjoy WIP threads and I know I would not enjoy keeping more traditional notes.

Thank you, Gary! I too am a Ford guy, but I've grown to appreciate these Chevy trucks more and more.

Gary, check out my recent Tahoe build as I did the exact same thing:

A couple of different updates for this month: I recently bought the full box of AK Interactive Real Paint Acrylic Paint Markers. This was after I bought a single pen from that line to test out and absolutely loving it. I used RAL-8012 Rotbraun-Red Brown to give the seats some additional detail. I had to give the seats two passes for even coverage. Even though the center fabric looks lighter than it would in real life, I do like that the seats now have some contrast. As you may remember from a few posts ago, I painted the hood with Tamiya Bright Red first as a proof of concept. When I painted the hood, I left a dimple in the plastic on the top driver's side corner. I was lazy at the time, but I regretted not dealing with it. I filled the dimple with Tamiya putty and then sanded the whole hood down for an even surface: I then blended the area in with Tamiya pink primer and re-sanded the hood with 1000 grit: Yesterday, I finally got a chance to paint the body and bumpers. I followed my usual routine of 3 increasingly heavier passes of Tamiya paint at 10 minute intervals followed up by Mr. Super Clear UV Cut. Again, all 6 passes of paint and clear were done concurrently at 10 minute intervals. Unfortunately I had some bubbles on the bed, so I will sand those down in a week and repaint them.

I agree. You put into words what I couldn't the first time I opened up my kit. I like it, but the "squareness" is what threw me off from the get-go.

Same here. Especially with the recent re-issues of the GM counterpart (the GMC Sonoma a few years ago and the upcoming Xtreme kit).

Is this a new tool?

I see what you did there.

I like it. I strongly believe that MPC's truck body is much more accurate than Revell's, so that really took it up a notch.

Thanks. I actually like the 3D printed design more as the mount is separate and more clearly discernible. The kit mounts kind of join up against the mirrors, making more of one solid piece. But I can understand this as it was probably meant to make the piece more structurally sound. The 3D printed mirrors are flimsy and the mounts can definitely be snapped off if not handled with care. You described the headlight differences much better than I could have. I did the exact same thing on my 1996 C-3500 build, but I think the effect looks better on that truck than on this one. The clear lenses on the C-3500 kit have a vertical line running down the middle and for some reason, the BMF looks less subdued on those lenses than on this kit's version:

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