asfastasu Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Finally pulled this one off of the shelf of doom and finished it up about half an hour ago! I guess a rainy weekend was the motivation I needed. I say finished but I really mean done for now🙃. Still need a source for mirrors and add an exhaust. Used the engine from the Revell GTS Dart to represent a 400 big block truck. I mixed up Tamiya acrylics for Mopar engine blue, but for whatever reason, its showing a lot darker than it really is ( I guess my lack of picture taking ability is showing through). The body was sprayed with Tamiya AS-9 RAF Dark Green and the white is Tamiyas primer cleared with ts13. The box is a resin piece I bought off eBay about 10 years ago. The rest of the kit is Little Red Express. I think the tailgate represents an earlier truck(72-76?) but it was all I had at the time I started building this five years ago. The bumpers grill, and rims were stripped of their kit chrome and sprayed using Alcad chrome. I added the upper chrome piece and the lower trim to represent an SE? trim package. I added the drip tray/ trim as the kit one was barely visible, l also should of bmf'd it as well. I also drilled out the molded in headlights and added some parts bin pieces. Comments, criticism welcomed. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 What a super clean looking build. Very nice detail work. With the right back drop it could pass for a 1:1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Holy Moly! That is outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Great looking pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Stunning! Thought it was 1/1 for a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asfastasu Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 Thanks!! I see I also forgot to add the master cylinder, D'oh!! Oh well🙄 That's what happens when you rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Lol. Did that with my 29 Ford. Took pics to send to friends, forgot to put on the exhaust tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 very nice, looks real, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Great looking truck! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Great looking OEM style build. The paint looks like something that Dodge would have offered and the finish looks real smooth. Nice clean chrome trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Excellent build. Great color choice! Just remember, don't mix radials and bias-ply tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 A real beauty!!🤠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asfastasu Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 40 minutes ago, Oldcarfan27 said: Excellent build. Great color choice! Just remember, don't mix radials and bias-ply tires Lol. Good eyes. Was wondering if anyone would notice. I lost one tire, it'll pop up in a month or so......right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asfastasu Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 Thanks everyone for the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Looks great! Color scheme is very typical of the era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spaulding Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Great job on the pickup, really like the color scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Really nice job! We had a '78 Short bed Adventurer, my dad bought it new. I would love to find a resin short bed so I could build a model of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watertown Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Super clean build with tremendous attention to detail. With some clever outdoor photography, no one would be able to distinguish this from the real thing. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Absolutely stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Really nice build. Â Looks great with the colors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81Jaybird Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 That is very cool. I love the color combo. What a clean looking build. Wish there were more Dodges in that condition driving around. Nice job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Super nice Dodge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Cool Dodge pickup. I like the color combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 I love it! It turned out great! I would love to build an 84 standard cab long bed like I had when I worked for Omaha Ice Co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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