StanGlover Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Just finished up this MPC ‘75 Datsun truck! Built from the recently reissued Lil’ Hustler kit. Airbrushed in Tamiya XF-17 Sea Blue for the exterior, XF-55 Deck Tan for the interior. Box stock except for the sport door mirror from the AMT ‘66 Mustang. This kit went together pretty well overall with plenty of detail, but there was a fair amount of flash on most of the parts. Also, my chrome tree was warped so I couldn’t use many of the custom parts (not that I wanted to). Overall I’m happy with the results and I love the color combo! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Very nice work! I love the flat finish. I agree this is a very nice kit to build. Best kept secret that a lot of the MPC kits of this era are very nicely engineered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanGlover Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Thanks Tom! I agree with you on MPCs. I buy kits based on subject over kit brand, and tend to gravitate towards 70s and 80s cars - peak MPC era. I love their wild box art too so I have several other MPCs in my stash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Very nice, I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Great looking little pickup. The exterior finish sure looks like a very flat Black rather than a Blue in the pictures. Nice interior and the wheels look good on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanSpence Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Great looking mini truck. You did a great job with this kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCostello Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, espo said: Great looking little pickup. The exterior finish sure looks like a very flat Black rather than a Blue in the pictures. Nice interior and the wheels look good on this. Yep, looks flat black to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanGlover Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Yeah it’s definitely more of a charcoal gray than blue. I actually bought that paint color thinking it would be a navy blue and was surprised how dark it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Nice tidy model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Very nice, love the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Really good to see, it's turned out very nicely. I have an old California Sunshine version of the 620, it looks like it has parts in it to build near-stock. I've been slightly nervous about starting it, must get on with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestCharlie Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 On 10/11/2020 at 9:16 PM, StanGlover said: Just finished up this MPC ‘75 Datsun truck! Built from the recently reissued Lil’ Hustler kit. Airbrushed in Tamiya XF-17 Sea Blue for the exterior, XF-55 Deck Tan for the interior. Box stock except for the sport door mirror from the AMT ‘66 Mustang. This kit went together pretty well overall with plenty of detail, but there was a fair amount of flash on most of the parts. Also, my chrome tree was warped so I couldn’t use many of the custom parts (not that I wanted to). Overall I’m happy with the results and I love the color combo! Nice build. I owned a 72, it was a true blast to drive. Wish I still had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 very nice job, looks fabulous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 looks awesome, love the way it turned out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 looks awesome. good job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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