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Jeep J-20 Project
leafsprings replied to Fish_65's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Great idea and great work on the J 20 conversion. 8 lug steelies look right at home on this one. -
International Transtar 4300 Eagle
leafsprings replied to raisin27's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Good choice for a build. When looking for inspiration, I look at original factory brochures. Seeing a pattern on many 60's and 70's trucks, aluminum front wheels, steel rear wheels. -
1978 Ford F100
leafsprings replied to Mj-Styro's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Yes, old thread, but interesting, build shows how much better, IMO, the standard wheelbase bed looks. The stretch wheelbase F 350 bed was probably used on less than 10% of '73-'79's pickups, yet the geniuses at AMT used it. Probably not a good business decision. Oh, well, more opportunities for the aftermarket $$$$. -
Looks good, your making a lot of progress, thanks again for your effort. The only 16.5 tire offered by AMT was in the Ford F 350 Super Camper Special kit in the mid 70's, shown in photo, a Goodyear custom hi miller bias ply highway tread 9.50-16.5. The rim diameter appears to be around 3/4". Sorry, don't have a micrometer. A tire, wheel and hubcap package would be awesome, we could build the truck in the photos.
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1969 Chevy base C/10
leafsprings replied to hedotwo's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
The custom topper work is impressive. Rookie Resins once offered the correct base model C 10 hubcaps, would look great on this build! -
Wow, that was quick. I don't know how you do it, but that is it. Thank you very much. Here are some close up photos of the real 3/4 ton 12" hubcap ( painted version) that might help fine tune it some more. I've always wanted to do a 3/4 ton Chevy camper special with all the recent '72 reissues. The popped out center blue bowtie shown is '69-'72 ( shown), later '73-'75. the center was pushed in with a gold bowtie.
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1969 Chevy base C/10
leafsprings replied to hedotwo's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Great job on removing all the "gingerbread". Model companies automatically had a habit of giving us high level trim vehicles. -
White Freightliner day cab SD
leafsprings replied to leafsprings's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Thanks everyone for the positive comments! Added wheels from AITM, replaced the wedge brakes with S cam brake chambers and oval hole frontal air intake system. -
Great looking build! The classic lines on this IH really make your beautiful paint job stand out. IH styling was so much smoother than typical cabovers of the time, Dodge and Ford in particular.
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AMT Peterbilt 359 California Hauler to be reissued
leafsprings replied to Mr mopar's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
Always wondered how the decision was made to choose an engine for truck kits. IMO, a Cummins was a much more popular engine in early Petes. The real 1:1 Pete that the original AMT non sleeper box art cover depicted had a 1676 CAT. I can see the logic with Detroits in Astros and Titans. -
White Freightliner day cab SD
leafsprings replied to leafsprings's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Finally out of the paint shop, interior is a goldish silver, exterior gloss black and white, CME fleet colors. Used the window less back panel for a more vintage look. -
GMC Trash Container Hauler
leafsprings replied to Warren D's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Great idea for a build. A clean working class vehicle with a slight touch of chrome looks sharp. All white cab and green debris box look realistic. -
AMT 1960 3-in-1 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck
leafsprings replied to rekcirb13's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
Very impressive job on the transformation. With all the details added, it really looks like the AMT model. All the colors, exterior and interior, look factory spot on. -
Here is another shot of a '72 GMC. And here is the little devil that got missed by AMT. GMC called it an "extension".
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1941 Chevrolet tanker
leafsprings replied to landman's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Nice progress, chassis and wheels look great! When it comes to bodies and frames for light-medium duty type trucks, we really have to turn over every stone to find something that will work. Foreign kits. obscure American kits and resins usually come together to the rescue. -
First photo '67, second photo '72. There was a chrome molding trim surrounding the grill added for '68 thru '72. Notice how trim lines up with edge of bumper. If Modelhaus was still around, I'm sure they would have offered the correct grill PLATED to their product offerings by now.
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My biggest pet peeve is the grill, we did not get the grill shown in the photo below, the sides were never raked back at the bottom as the '68-'72's were. The grill used in the kits are closer to the one year only '67 grill minus the letters in center of grill.
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Paint scheme looks great! Looks early 70's, when company fleets were proud to show off their unique colors.
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Coca Cola Kits ?
leafsprings replied to Greg Myers's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
An idea for converting the '53 Coke pickup to a '53 Coke flatbed. -
AMT 1960 3-in-1 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck
leafsprings replied to rekcirb13's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
I did pretty much the same on a F 350 conversion, flat panel with some putty work, but the back of '57-'60 cabs really have a lot of detail that is hard to duplicate. -
AMT 1960 3-in-1 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck
leafsprings replied to rekcirb13's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
The same Flareside bed ( stepside in GM ) was used from '53-'72. The problem with the stepside conversion is the '60 Styleside bed ( fleetside in GM ) was molded into the cab. The separation leaves you with no back of cab. Aftermarket never offered a resin back of cab panel for this, or a small back window back of cab panel, probably because there was not enough interest because it was a low production kit. That should change if it was re issued thru reverse engineering and they become plentiful.