Fish_65 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Just finished this one up last week. It was a lot of fun to build and it completely changed from the original concept, but I'm pretty happy with it. It was going to be a green shiny paint truck with Pegasus chrome reverses and pinner whitewalls. The more research I did the more I found images of the JDM shop truck...I like that truck a lot. So the plan changed and it ended up like this. I built a few of these Datsun pickups back in the 70s, but they never turned out that well. I didn't want to get too crazy so it's basically out of the box with some paint detailing. I lowered the suspension with an assortment of street rod parts and used the steel wheels from the Revell 57 Chevy Black Widow kit (6 lugs) along with a set of American Satco 165/70R14 tires. The paint is Rust-Oleum Chalked Farmhouse Red that was weathered by wet-sanding down to the primers and using some Rustall here and there. Thanks for looking. Comments welcome. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Nice. Got this one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Neat little truck, realistic finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabbysdaddy Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 That's really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuilderX Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Nice! always liked them pickups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goon Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Looks great. I built that kit last year. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Nice work on the patina. I like the JDM Legends shop truck too. I did a build of this kit inspired by that truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Great looking finish on the body., very realistic looking. I also was a fan of the JDM Legends TV program and wish that it would return. I liked seeing how the people interacted with one another with respect no made up drama. Your build really captures the look of their shop truck. Put this in the center of your display shelfs with all the shinny builds around it and wait and see what draws everyone attention first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I like it! Great project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie B Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Very cool build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 SWEET, I had a red 75 1:1 myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 i love the patina. looks spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Good looking truck. Great looking engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D the Jolly Roger Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Oh, I definitely love that look on top!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Perfect. The weathering is just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_65 Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Thanks for the kind words everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dust collectors Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 This thing looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 COOOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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