Mercuryman54 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Last mock-up before paint. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 (edited) Nice choice in subject matter, the 3/4 ton 4x4. Toughest thing is to figure out what paint scheme and colors to go with. Like the period looking wide base 16.5" tires and wheels. Just a reminder, a common mistake on these '70-'72 Moebius kits is to snap the rear portion of the bed to the frame, it actually needs to be propped up a tiny bit in the rear so the body moldings can line up as a straight arrow from front to rear. Also, overdoing the black wash around the headlights, don't carry too far down, for proper looking headlight buckets. Will be following this build. Edited June 26, 2022 by leafsprings 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Looks great! Love your choice of wheels and tires, with nice depth to the wheels over the kit ones, and the ride height suits it too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 I love this build! Did you foil those hubcaps? Looks so good already! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercuryman54 Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 5 hours ago, dino246gt said: I love this build! Did you foil those hubcaps? Looks so good already! I airbrushed Molotow mirror chrome on them. Detail painting was done with water based acrylic paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 7:50 PM, Mercuryman54 said: I airbrushed Molotow mirror chrome on them. Detail painting was done with water based acrylic paint. A good technique I can use on my Mercury conversion hubcaps, thanks! You do realize your 'handle' does kinda suggest some emblem mods... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercuryman54 Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 2 hours ago, hct728(Bob) said: A good technique I can use on my Mercury conversion hubcaps, thanks! You do realize your 'handle' does kinda suggest some emblem mods... I have some Mercury trucks in the planning stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 This looks like its going to be a nice one. Are they the Mud King tires from Fireball? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Never mind. I was able to make out the lettering on the sidewall. Still looking forward to seeing this build. 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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