Vince311

whoa buddy! indeed...that is sweet! I'll reach out to him. cheers!

@mikemodeler @Can-Con thanks for the review! Yes, aware of the conversion from 4wd to 2wd. I've seen at least one 3D kit that facilitates this. Somewhere I read about a guy using a NASCAR chassis as well. ?? The long bed conversion seems to be the real challenge. The Mad Modeling (Morgan Auto Detail) bed is designed for a 1:25 kit. Thus the Deserter kit. I originally wanted to use the GMC snow plow or Big Game truck, as those have the proper front clip. But alas, both are 1:24...and won't work with the MAD bed. hmmm. Then there is this route.

Not sure starting another project, with four stalled projects on the bench, is a good idea. But... planning them is my favorite part. This build is a tribute to my dad's Plumbing truck, from the early 80s. I hope to get this started this year. It's got a few unique elements to it that should be a challenge. Here is my build sheet thus far. EDIT: updated build sheet with new plan of attack. 1/23/24

15 minutes at a time, over two years…finally complete. No real customization, aside from license plate and some paint touches. Great kit. LA 7 Mary 3 & 4

@martinfan5 great build! I'm in the midst of this same project. Curious, on the tank decal application. The instructions are a bit confusing... showing 'cut lines'. How did you handle this? Did you cut into the decal on each of these lines? thanks in advance. Vince

Send me a pic, if you don’t mind. Thx!

Looks like other folks who did this build have used the Goodyear radial GT tires… which are a bit thinner. I understand these came on the 78 1:16 Camaro kit.

So....i found that on the new GL 1:16 box, they includes silhouettes of the part trees. i was able to get a scan and recreate the firewall shape. i need to scale...but this might work for my purposes. i don't plan to have the hood open much....:-) now it appears that others have swapped out the massive tires for thinner variants. never ends!

If it’s not too much trouble. If it’s in the chassis it might be challenging to get a pattern. I was hoping someone still had one that was in the box… And a tracing could be made

Wheels located! Thanks Wick!

I bought an older kit and everything is there ….except for the Missing firewall piece.

Indeed. Feb 2018. They did a very nice write up (aside from spelling my last name wrong). lol.

Yes, the brougham (hard top) is a great design. I had one, but unfortunately used it for a parts car. I liked the lines way more so than the fastback variant. The dashes look cool, but are a pain to remove and replace. cheers!

Not dead....just stalled out with life projects.

Working getting the Mach 1 mustang to sit in the Torino chassis. Little trim and shim. Also added an actuator to the Air cleaner. 1:64 scale interior is coming along. Top removed and shaving the fast back deck. Found a donor with perfect bench seat. 1:18 scale interior is shaping up (removed console).

Awesome! I’m in west linn

Thank you! Looks like super thin styrene strips. That could work. I think etching might be a bit to much. This should be fun

I’m going to be building a Chevy Swb truck similar to the one in photo. I’ll be Using the snow plow gmc truck as a starting point. what is the best way to create the body molding? (As circled) thanks!

thank you! I bought the one i have a couple years back....and don't recall what it was off of. Eyeballing it....i think it will work as far as length/width. the back window will need to be modified. I've seen one done that used a '65 Impala top and boot. these were big cars! I've been keeping my eye open for some of those bigger late 50's - early 70s convertibles for the parts. The boot on my car is particularly flat...dare i say concave. I figure that once the hard top is cut off, i can get more serious about top/boot dimensions...

Yep. Same car. Sans the sheep skin seat covers and body line moldings. We hit a deer in ‘87, so the grille was eventually replaced with a hideaway set up.

I actually really like the top up. White/red Here i am at 7 years old, and then my son after the restoration....Same neighborhood.

Great fab work. That 70.5 falcon is legit! I’m looking at 59 impalas as a boot donor.

To make this project more challenging, I’m attempting to build three scales in parallel. I think building the 1:1 was actually easier. ?

Ha! It’s one of 3900~. 351c 2v car. Not super rare, but you generally don’t see them often. The red on red was fairly unique. I restored it to original, although I upgraded the wheels.

working with the resin body has been interesting. soft lines, globs of material, mis fit with the GT components. Just like the real cars ?