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The detail painting & chrome trim are particularly well done! I like the color, too.

DITTO!

Cool stuff!

Thanks, Bruce! No, didn't lower the front. It is a straight box stock build.

Thanks, Jim!

Thank you! I was trying to replicate my gf's recollection of a truck her dad once owned. When researching this generation Chevy I could not find any with a painted front bumper. (They were chrome, the pics I came across) She recalled the bumpers being black. We are not sure if this is even the right truck but it was fun trying to the memories.

Your "holster" is sure to make "Easy Rider" rifle racks obsolete! Very cool build!

I found this to be more challenging than most box stock builds. Location placement of the windshield and vague and or too loose fit of some pieces like the taillight I was pleased with how well the decals worked in the recesses of the hubcaps, etc. It turned out ok in the end.

It just seems to me , and I could be wrong here, that licensing is basically giving their permission and approval of any commercial project depicting their product or use of their copyrighted logos, etc. I'm not sure why they'd have to choose one venue over another. Are they afraid over saturation? Is there such a thing where marketing is concerned?

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I realize licensing extends far beyond models but that is what we're discussing here. And although I don't play & rarely view video games that very thought popped into my head as I was typing my last post!

I always find licensing a curious thing. While I understand the car companies would want their products accurately depicted, and I guess collecting their dime for use of intellectual property, it seems a lot of it is like free product promotion and they would be eager to encourage product development of items such as models & toys. After all, as some of us older folk remember, the car companies use to to commission the model companies to to produce models to used as promotional tools.

I'm always hopeful for more '50s & '60s American autos. I'm big on MoPars but would also like to see some mid 50's Pontiacs,Olds & Buicks. "57-60 Mercs and any Studabakers or AMC's. Others too many to list.

Seat cover looks great, too. Are they decals?

Cool! Thanks for sharing.

Yep, I had 2 eye docs tell me that. I'm 65...

Not a bad town, but what a drive from anywhere to get there! My Mom & Dad retired there. I visited there many times when they were alive. Their ashes are now scattered in the mountains outside of Santa Fe.

Yep! Never too many accessories!

I do seem to have more energy than a lot of people half my age, as they only seem to get exercise on their game controllers & the like. As for vision cateracts come with age according to my eye doc, if we're "lucky enough to live that long''. I have to agree that exercising, aspirin, caffeine & hot showers do keep me going as well. Even at that I do become easily winded of late. I used to ride 25 mi+ 4 -5 days a week on bike (longer in the summer up to 100 in a day) but this summer 10 mi. 2 days a week seemed to be all I had time or interest in doing. (And I used to do RAGBRAI - a week long ride across Iowa, sometimes even riding to the starting point & back home at the end). I do put under the hood (or Chassis) time in on my '50s 1:1 cars (and what I can on my & my gf modern cars) Being a couch potato is not on my bucket list but, bottom line - Getting old sucks!

Thats true of the JoHan '35 Mrecedes, too. And the tire tool(s) under the seat of the Revell '41 Chevy PU if I recall correctly. I just laugh and throw those bits in a parts bin.

I have been wearing contacts (1 eye with astigmatism) for several decades & learned long, long ago I had to remove them to do any serious modeling details. Its the only way I get a clear up close view but now cataracts are beginning to affect my vision & I'm concerned that when it's time for surgery my modeling vision will be compromised. Just hope I can get the projects done I most want to complete before then. (& I have have just barely started 2 of the 5-7 on that list, and I'm slow! ) I used to bicycle quite a bit but hardly ever put in any saddle time anymore (mostly I guess I moved to a less than bike friendly part of Ia.) I really need to get more physical again! I do go for walks occasionally, but it seems there is much to do before I become too feeble & that time seems to be approaching quicker than I...

That's cool. Who makes it?

Welcome Robert. I too spent a lot of time growing up in Albuquerque - 5th grade thru high school. Even did a semester @ UNM. My sister still lives in Santa Fe. My grand dad & dad were both born in NM. as well. I did a lot of model building there and kinda wish I was still building there. Its a beautiful part of the world.

Says it all!

It looks absolutely real in the outdoor shots! If you you had it on a different base I don't think anyone would know that it wasn't.