tribalgt03

gotta fix that higher notch,im to tired to mess with it ..maybe tomorrow

ok I could'nt sleep,so I built my frame..this is not the finished frame..still lots of work I want to do to it

thanks for the compliment..ive never tried my hands at a model..the last time I did I was 15,but not really into them then either ,but for right now I have a son who has no motivation except black ops 2..lol and im really doing this for him,so maybe he will see that its fun to build something regardless of what it is and have follow through to complete something other than ranking up in a video game..tried teaching him welding..he got burnt and never tried again..tried sports..tried a parenting class..lol..true story..,but this is a little for me too..I wanted to replicate my nissan HB in 1/24,but found out its discontinued..never had the model bug before,but I really might buy another model..not to sure on what i'll buy..lol..but ima buy another one for sure..plus its a lot cheaper than full sized builds..lol...since you have been a member for some time on here..do you have any tips..any are appreciated

here is one of my pics from my nissan build..no modeling tonight..im beat..spent way more time on nissan than expected

Im kinda tired after working on the nissan,but I did hit the model frame with some clear just to see how the green shines,but the frame in the pics is far from a finished product...I might abandon the stock model frame entirely and build from scratch..I still want to sand this one and smooth it all out and build on to it to see how my back half idea works

Im going to have to copy your grill and felt pen idea..lol..it looks great!

anyone got any tips or ideas?...its saturday and Ima do work on the hardbody,so if you want to follow my truck build its on ratsun(real truck),but i'll wrap that up by noon spend time with the wife and maybe tonight back on the syclone..im more excited about making a custom rear on the model right now than the truck..lol..its coming together faster and easier in plastic..lol..

Awesome and thanx for the welcome...yeah the box s10 and c10 were some of my favorite trucks,but over time ive had a few here and there from bagged to lifted and the body lines look good either way high or low to me on the box chevy trucks..I am working on a 92 hardbody in my garage,so this was the closest to my nissan that I could find in 1/24...but im actually having more fun right now with the model than the actual truck,because im not getting burned and cut every 5min fabbing my frame..lol..when I get back home tonight I might play around with it

i think im done for the night,but here is todays progress....its friday time to go party!

Im thinking of doing the frame in mean green..and the floor pan black

thanx..Ive got the back half done,but I didnt like seing the lines where I cut,so I covered it all in model putty when it dries ima sand it down and prime it...hopefully no more lines..shouldnt say done,but its to where I can start adding the tubing and 4 link

cant wait to see your choice of wheels bro...

got part of the back half done

make your own...shouldnt be to hard..I seen how to make resin molds and I can use fiberglass,epoxy ect,so let me give it a shot,because ima make my own compressor and tank for my truck when I get that far

came out pretty smooth

and im still not to sure on which look I want to finish it off with of these 2 choices?

Thats just the start of my new frame...figured i'd just make my own,because I wasnt pleased with how modeling tray tubes looked..lol..I want to add custom tubing and my own design to it..something like this pic

Well I just got home from work(its friday left early..lol)but I stopped off at the hobby shop here and bought some plastic and putty to make my own frame..using crazy glue on it so hopefully that makes it strong,so im just gonna scrap the truck frame I made last night,because this is gonna look a lot cleaner Just seen your work...Awesome!..I dont think I can compare,but ima try..lol

hmmm...5 cars 1.2007 bmw M5 V10 2.1987 Cadillac fleetwood...grandma condition only..lol 3.EVO 9 4.Ford Raptor 6.2 5.Pontiac G8 gtp What I drive:2001 Bullitt Gt .. 2010 Tahoe 2003 Bmw M5 Under Construction:1992 Nissan Hardbody and always my 92 5.0

Totally understandable...as far as the model truck im not sure what I want to do except the suspension..lol..but I was thinking of using the syclone ground effects or just making it a bagged s15...if I put the ground effects I wont have to worry about channeling it to make it body dropped..lol..but If I do then its just another amt model syclone..I really dont know..looking for opinions..lol..S15 it or Syclone it..lol..thas the question,but its late for me,so its time to shut down..i'll post more progress if I wrap anything up tomorrow night..

this is awesome!

When I get home tomorrow ima box up the rear frame and start on my 4 link...maybe play with some color ideas too..gonna make a stop at the hobby shop after work and mix a few colors.......

For sure ,but my time for projects is getting slim and the look on the wifes face says it all..lol..But yeah I like the car as far as buying one ive seen a few here in sacramento CL from 3k to 25k,but since the economy has took a plundge here the classics are affordable again...well at least from 5k to 15k...theres a nice 69 rs Camaro in rocklin Ca on Craigslist right now for I believe 7500...clean body too and 10k for a running 1 thats pretty nice by the bay area....from what I can see in that pic it looks pretty complete and very buildable..I had that body in a T/A and it sold pretty fast.Never been to colorado city tx,but I was in Kileen for a while and those old camaros there are it..if you have one you're a god there..cant wait to see your camaro complete..let me know where you post the build for it so I can keep up..I got my 1992 hardbody build on Ratsun.net

Ive done all I could with this model for tonight,but I also have a 1992 hardbody im working on in my garage too(not tonight..lol)..Thanks for the heads up on forum post,..Im gonna look up all these post to try and get a paint scheme idea or tips of the trade on here..lol..the 87 is the primer one and the white one was my 85..cant have either in California..I had the primer one when I lived in Oklahoma..it was hooked up..cammed 496BBC and the white one was a project until I found out motor swaps are illegal without paperwork in Ca..lol.so it got sold for parts..it was just a 350 with a nice 6 link...Ive got tons more pics of other rides ive had I also have a nice Bullitt Mustang too currently..im so much of a car guy that im suprised that I havent done this earlier for sure sell me that camaro on the trailer in the pic..lol

few more..lol