redneckrigger

Had a similar issue recently with a resin truck cab, which had no trim line around the windows to show the rubber gasket. Thought up this tool in the middle of the night and made it the next day. Works superbly. Two completely different people with the same need coming up with an almost identical tool.......awesome!

This is a stunning replica! That is a superb build that looks like a full size truck. VERY nice! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Absolutely awesome work! I have seen your Jeep pickup in person at an NNL East, and the caliber of your work is incredible..............AND inspiring! Thanks for sharing it in so much detail. Truly great!

Dang..............you hit that one right on the head! Beautiful rust work! I have a 2012 that I drench in used motor oil every time I service it, spraying inside every nook and cranny I can get to, and having drilled holes in hidden spots to get to. Without that, mine would look JUST like that! GREAT work!

Very nice work on an iconic truck!

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Its got the best of all worlds...................i'ts GREAT work, it's a COE, and it's a Detroit! 3 for 3! Batting 1.000!

Great photos.................THANKS!

I use only regular auto body products................PPG paints, mostly enamels, along with regular PPG cool temp enamel reducer. No hardeners. I also use Mr. Surfacer primers. Also used through a Paasche VL air brush. As a retired auto body shop owner, I use what I know!

Very nice build! Superb!!!

Actually, just saw this thread tonight........and yes, it's a good one..................well, I'm from Vermont, and am an old fart, and am about as much of a back country redneck as you may be able to find. Also, have had MANY jobs in my life, and now that I am at retirement age, I STILL don't know what I want to be when I grow up. But, of all the jobs I had, the most enjoyable was working for a construction company as a rigger. I ran a crew that moved machinery of all sizes, in all sorts of places. We moved transformers that weighed 400 tons or more, generators, heavy metalworking machines, dead equipment, etc. so, redneck.....rigger.

Installed a firewall from the parts box, cut the doghouse opening to the right size and found a doghouse cover from an old Chevy van that will do the job. Filled a bunch of gaps to finish when dry. Got the subframe partly done and the extension cylinder installed.

This is in 1/25th scale. Takes a bit of imagination, and just time and no fear of working outside the box!

Those ARE a bunch of fun..................but after having shot them, I will say I hope you have strong wrists! WOW! Oh yeah, while your at it, pay a little visit to Phil........................he's out of his mind, as usual!

Wow......................just WOW!!!

VERY nicely done! Love the paint!

I've never tried that molding trick, but I sure will now! But, when I need a tape to mask or tape around contours such as this, I use 3M FineLine blue tape. It is a very flexible tape, specifically made for contours in the full size bodyshop trade. It is VERY effective for curves, and gives a very tight edge for painting, and I am sure it would work very well for what Steve is suggesting. I use it for all two tone paint jobs, or where I want a fine and crisp edge for paint, and it will bend around any radius. then use the blue painters tape, or the green frog tape to do the bigger, less contoured areas. As a former bodyshop owner, I have found that vast majority of the supplies I used on 1:1 cars and trucks work perfectly in 1/25 scale as well. Gotta try it!

May we inquire as to what the perceived need for such a time limit is, or was?

While I disagree with the perceived need to limit the edit time window, I TOTALLY agree with Bill that there is definitely a need to have a preview function. THAT would eliminate a lot of the need to edit. I try to make sure that my grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct when I make a post. Aside from the subject content, this is often a reason for me to edit a post. I simply miss it when I pre-read it before I post it. To MAKE us go through a preview function may alleviate a lot of the need for the edit feature.

The limited time to edit or correct posted info is important. Why on earth is there all of a sudden a time limit??? At least to the uninformed, (me), it makes zero sense at all.

Got the subframe built with all of the tapered rollers added to it. Attached the slider frame to the body. Made the 12 foot extension cylinder from Evergreen and aluminum tubing. Still have to install the cylinder to the subframe and attach it to the body, and make and install the subframe cross braces. Then need to make the hoist cylinders and their frame mounts and the body pivot. Lots of little details but it's coming along.

As a retired Paramedic in Massachusetts, we used to be covered by a law that made it a felony to assault a member of EMS. Still made it REAL hard not to have a dirtbag accidentally slip and fall during the call, if you know what I mean.

We have a 2011 Rav 4, hands down the BEST car we have ever had, and we've had a LOT of them. It started making a very loud howling sound from the rear end. I figured it was to do with the viscous coupler, but, not being a Toyota expert, figured I'd call my buddy who is the master mechanic at the dealer where we got it, and confirm my fears. He said, yup, for sure, real loud right, yup VERY loud. Then he told me it was about $1500 for parts alone. He could probably feel me cringe over the phone. But then he said, hey wait a minute. He put the phone down and came back a minute or two later and told me it was covered by an extended warranty program they have. Totally free, labor included. Holy cow! I AM an American iron lover, (have a '46 and a 2012 Chevy truck and a '91 Mustang GT), but this Toyota is GREAT!

Got the rollback body started today............diamond plate bed and Evergreen structure. Got the dashboard shaped and painted, and the gauges installed. Now on to the subframe and extension cylinder frame for the body. Slowly getting a box full of parts for this build assembled! The dash is made from a Ford Louisville dash with a LOT of reshaping. After a bunch of figuring out what to do, this is what I ended up with. Used gauge decals from Slixx, and gauge bezels made from aluminum tubing and gauge faces. Now have to add the knobs and various switches and fabricate the rollback subframe and hoist and extension cylinders. Installed the front and rear axles, and made the rear axle into a two speed version

Charlie, that is simply fantastic! You continue to set the bar for so many of us to strive toward!