BARBER Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Been meaning to post my in progress pics and what not on here but never got around to it. Anyways I'm a member on a GM truck forum and inside the 'lounge' area there was talk of building models and a member suggested maybe doing a model contest. The model was chosen to be the 99 Chevy Silverado. I already bought this model the summer before, so I was fair game to participate. A lot of researching on models, wheels/tires, etc. eventually led to this site as well. The contest ended up not being much. Me and another member are the only ones who were actively participating in it. Contest went from the 1st to the 22nd of March. I made my final touches on the 23rd. Specs on the model: Custom handmade parallel 4 link suspension with pan hard bars. Dana 60 axles. So-Real Concepts SSR Boggers and Weld wheels. Other details include handmade coilovers with reservoirs - handmade transfer case - front driveshaft kit bought off of ebay - front axle made to resemble a Chevy Dana 60 with a driver side driveshaft and transfer case drop - hydro assist on the front steering - colormatched paint on the bumpers and engine cover - custom painted dash/interior - real 35% window tint on back 3 windows and 'brow' on the windshield - shaved '1500' emblems. This is my first time messing with a plastic model for a long time. I used to building 1/64th diecast semis and farm equipment. There is some flaws with this model. The cab and bed doesn't line up perfectly; headlights are fogged up from the glue; and other tiny mess ups here and there. Starting out. Suspension hangers, brackets, etc. all cut off. End links Rear axle Rear axle and suspension work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARBER Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 Bear with me, I got A LOT of pictures... Making the front axle Done, steering done as well Mocking up the front axle Links Hydro assist One coilover Front axle and suspension mounted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Lift looking pretty good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARBER Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) Drop pitman arm for the steering box Working on the steering Here I got the bumpers painted, pulled off the masking tape and when I did that, it pulled off a bunch of the chrome and some of the paint on the bottom valance on the front bumper Got some Bare Metal Foil and fixed it. Painted the bottom valance black instead Frame all done, ready to be painted Edited March 25, 2010 by BARBER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARBER Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 Assembly Interior Cab sitting on the frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARBER Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 And some finished pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARBER Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 Thanks. If any of the wheels look 'out of alignment' in any of the pics, its because they aren't glued on. I plan on building the 49" IROKs to put on this soon. They'll be a bit taller than these boggers and will make it look a bit more proportionate. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazxr2 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 That's ace looks mighty fine. Wish I had the skill to do sumthing like that a+++++++ from me anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Nice & beasty Shawn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnaind Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Whew!! Tired me out just lookin'at all that scratchbuilding! Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duntov Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Wow.....TOP NOTCH engineering on this truck!!!! Well Done!!! Regards Bill (Duntov) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67PontiacGTO Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Where did you get the srpings for your coil overs and the axles? BTW I love your truck, I am a diehard gm truck fan and a lifted or lowered gm truck get my driveshaft turning!LOL Edited March 26, 2010 by 67PontiacGTO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt francis Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Ok you have me at a lose of words on all that scratch building.....WOW !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARBER Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Where did you get the srpings for your coil overs and the axles? BTW I love your truck, I am a diehard gm truck fan and a lifted or lowered gm truck get my driveshaft turning!LOL Springs came out of a ballpoint pen. I followed this tutorial: http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f135/BigEd0601/Coil-overs/ And thanks for the comments guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimastergary Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Nice Love the Mini Monster truck look Now I know how to salvage a few truck models I have with no springs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharr7226 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Wow. Very impressive scratch building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Excellence looking lift. You got some really good Scratch building going on and nice painting. I like the Aluminum sleeves over the rods.. Nice looking Coil Overs Nice pan-hard bars. and you did this in A (1) Month? 1 or 2 things not quit right for the 1:1 world but Perty darn good.. Great work... welcome to the 1/24 scale realm.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreak78 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Nice truck and thanks for the turorial post as it may help me on a monster truck build. I think all your scratch building made me exhausted though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vizio93 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Nice job on that Chevy, I can't wait to see the bigger tires on it !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARBER Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Thanks for the comments guys. And yes it was done in under a month. All the work was done between calving out cattle on our ranch. Calving came first and had little time to work on this on some days. Glad to have it done though. I've been meaning to get some pics of the paint in the direct sunlight. Will do so sometime. Unsure when I'll get the IROKs ordered, it really needs them I think. I'll get pics up whenever I get those on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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