bogger44 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) Finally got one finished here in the new year. This is it's third paint job (and original color I was going to go with, MM Sterling Silver lacquer). I had changed my mind on color and the first paint job was with Krylon New Penny. Loved the color but it came out terrible. So it got stripped decided to go with Duplicolor Toreador Red, but had a heck of a time getting an even shade across everything. Frustrated, I broke out the Sterling Silver and, on a whim without stripping the red, sprayed directly over the Duplicolor and luckily the two paints agreed with each other. Other than that I had a great time building this and getting creative. I'm calling it a parts box special of sorts, as everything under the hood, interior goodies, hood scoop, wheels/tires, and decals all came from the spares boxes. Providing the grunt is a rebuilt (and now blown) 454 from a long gone AMT 70 Impala bomb I built years ago as a young teen. The headers are normal style long tubes, but I gave them some heat and bent them into shape to become fenderwells. The collectors are aluminum tubing. The fender stripes are actually the custom hockey stripes from the Revell 70 Cuda, just sliced & diced a little. I didn't include any chassis pics as the only thing added down there were some different lower control arms to raise up the front, and everything is black hahaha. I couldn't get a decent interior pic, so I included one I took quickly with my phone when in the WIP stage. Someday down the road I may throw a fuel tank/cell into the bed, but I'm calling it done for now. Thanks for taking a look and any comments or questions. Edited February 14, 2022 by bogger44 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 That's a good looking stepside Gasser. Love the color and all the detail work. Nice and tidy on the business end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Great looking truck and I like the theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Really nice looking truck Tony. Perfect (for me at least) ride heigth👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 That turned out pretty good. Silver paint will cover everything. I use it whenever I want to paint over colored plastic especially red plastic. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Fantastic!.....👍🙂👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Very nice. That's a good looking truck model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrod 97 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 That is one kewl truck. Looks good in that color. I can almost hear it rumbling down the 1/4 mile... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I’m not into gassers, but I do love those trucks! Nice job on it!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 Thanks much guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedpro Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I really like this. Nice clean build. Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Fantastic build, Tony! I have always like your models.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 That truck looks like it means business. Cool take on the old Chevy. Looks neat with the nose-up stance. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 great looking truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I'm not a fan of gassers. But, that's a cool looking old truck Tony! Don't think I've ever seen a '72 GMC done as a gasser before. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 Thanks guys. It was fun thinking outside the box with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Very cool truck Tony!! Great work too👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Excellent. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em_Jay Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 that is a beautiful build. i wish they would re issue that kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Very cool build! I like it! Very nice work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 That is one sharp pickup! The silver looks quite nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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