Rusty92
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Looks great! The clear hood is cool.
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Woo! Thank you Tim! I’m very excited to get my hands on this.
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This is great. You’ve motivated me to work on my version as well.
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Two very nicely done models. Great job.
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On 11/25/2021 at 11:31 PM, Lordmodelbuilder said:
Nice work oh the Toyota. I built the Miller Datsun when it was issued in the 80's.
I built it to look like a friends lowered truck.
Thanks for the comments! I really like the look of your build. I always enjoy mini trucks. That one looks mean😎
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13 hours ago, doggie427 said:
First of all, I love your weathering job on your truck. Not to be a wise guy But the cameo pickup bed and fenders were fibreglass and wouldn’t have rust stains, faded paint and cracked fibreglas however was really common. 🤷🏻♂️
Thanks for the feedback and compliment. I knew the bed was fiberglass. I tried my best to make it look faded and distressed without it looking like rust.
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31 minutes ago, Brian Austin said:
I'd be more interested in the kit if it could be built stock. 😛
I agree with you. Though I’ll still be getting one.
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Thank you everyone for the comments. I realized I forgot to paint the bow tie on the tailgate. I’ll have to do that right away!
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Finished. See here:
I appreciate everyone taking interest in this project.
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Well, here it is! Finally done. This is my take on the truck from C. W. McCall’s song “Classified.”
Overall this is a good kit. A bit finicky during final assembly and the underside of the cab/bed lack a lot of detail, but since I don’t display them upside down it doesn’t really matter! Thanks for looking.
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On 11/6/2021 at 11:01 PM, bisc63 said:
Shaping up pretty nicely!
Thanks!
Pulled the Datsun out of the bath, started filling in some gaps on the rear cab piece. Also started cleaning up some panel lines with my Tamiya scribing tool. The Datsun body looks pretty good. Some stuff doesn’t line up too well, like the tail lights but that’s alright.
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Some progress today. Shot a coat of primer over all the parts but the body. Started filling some gaps on the back of the cab as well. Here are some progress photos on the Toyota. The Datsun is in the sink getting a bath.
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On 11/4/2021 at 7:53 AM, alexis said:
The Datsun, has the typical Monogram Tracker A/T tires. They look awfully square-sided to me. You might consider trying other tires (if you have any) to see how they look instead.
But, It is really up to you.
Thanks for the heads up! I’ll probably use the kit tires, as I don’t have a lot of other decent alternatives.
Not much progress. I am filling in the holes on the back of the cab since they look pretty large. Tonight I want to fit everything on the body, putty, and maybe prime some smaller parts. I will post photos!
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@alexis thank you. I’m thinking about doing the box art vehicle for each, I just happen to have similar paint to match which seems to never happen!
I did a little bit of work on the Toyota. Mostly test fitting the whole thing and started filling in a couple glaring gaps around the rear cab piece.
The Datsun kit has quite a few parts, I was surprised to see that. It had been a while since I bought the kit.
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Just wanting to get going on some snap tight slump busters. The decals in the Monogram kit are in great shape, at least on the sheet they are nice. Hoping they are not brittle and they will lay down nicely. These look like nicely detailed kits. I’m hoping they are as fun to build as they look!
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Too much drama over a re-release.
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Did some work to the seat.
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Got the remaining wall framed up and started putting on the siding. Thanks for looking!
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Getting back to this one. No progress since the last photo. Should have some updates later today!
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On 9/4/2021 at 7:55 PM, Oldmopars said:
I just recently did the 55 Cameo Coke edition, the glass fit perfectly. The fit was so good, I barely used any white glue to hold it in. I think Round2 must have fixed the molds, or I got really lucky.
The bed is still a pain in the rear, but the glass fits great.
Good to know. I definitely want to build another of these… someday, not soon though!
Today I accomplished: finished the wheel and tire weathering (except for one hubcap that I need to fill up a bit more), started weathering the engine, and did some weathering to the bed floor, box tub, and tailgate. I think I forgot the “less is more” mantra and the model is a bit more weathered than I intended, but it’s still good.
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I will have to get one of these!
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1 hour ago, espo said:
The fit of the glass on these kits is poor to say the least. On the last one did I added some small plastic stripes around the opening that would look like the black rubber moldings on the 1:1 and that seemed to offer just enough to fill the gap and give a gluing surface for the window.
That’s a great idea. I thought about doing something similar but obviously decided to not do so. On the next Cameo I do I’ll clean it up more.
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Today I got some work done on the wheels and seats. I also installed the glass, which is too small for this kit and barely fits in the opening. This kit is pretty good, but I think it leaves a lot to be desired.
Here it is sitting on its 6 lug wheels. I will black-wash these to help the details stand out more.
For the seat I started with just black seats and some “duct tape” which I made from Tamils masking tape painted silver. I will add these back later, but these alone were not enough for me. The interior needs to match the exterior and look a bit more beat-up. I roughed up the seats, added some scratches to simulate tears or cracks, I’ll add more when it’s painted. Making fine cracks prior to painting wouldn’t be wise as the paint will fill in the details.
After they were roughed up I applied yellow and ochre brown with a sponge to give a random patter for the foam. Once dry, I’ll use my chipping technique to simulate tears.
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Wow! This is great!