Oldmopars

Thank you all for the comments, I am committed to getting all of my WIPs finished, even if they have been a problem.

Looks like a great idea to me, why not?

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.

I suggest that until you really know what will work with other paints, think of it as a system. If you want to use Duplicolor paint, use Duplicolor primer, Tamyia Paint, Tamyia Primer, etc. I really love the Duplicolor paints and use them all the time, as a system. I get great results and never fight with it. I do like the Rustoleum 2X paint/primer, however it takes forever to dry. Wait at least 2 weeks before sand and buff. Duplicolor I can sand/buff later the same day.

Where to start, what a pile of complete poo. This thing is ugly beyond ugly. Molded in light blue with scales molded into the 4 part body tub and everything else. Bad chrome, 2 peice tires, poor fit, ugly snakes on the seats, and on and on. I had a plan when I got it to un-ugly the kit and make something cool out of it. I should have just started with the out of production Bull Horn kit and saved myself a lot of trouble. I had to sand down the tub, several times to remove the scales, but they kept returning every time I primed it. I think I painted this tub 4 times. It was blue, but I ran out of blue paint and was not going to spend $11 more on this thing. The tub had cut outs for the doors so you would just climb in. I removed that and filled it in, but then had to redo the whole interior to make it match. I ended up buying a Bull Horn kit so I could make a copy of the grill. I should have built it and thrown this one. I have been working on this one for over a year and every time I pull it out, I work on it for a little while and get frustrated and put it back. I decided that I just needed to finish it. I am not thrilled with it, but here it is.

I figured I had to dirty the tires, how could it have driven to that spot with perfectly clean tires?

I really like this kit. I builds really well, lots of details. Not an easy kit, but a good one. My only issue is the way the hood fits. For the pictures I had to use some poster tack to hold it in place because it wants to fall and not set right. The color is by Duplicolor, Box Stock build.

All done. I got it all finished up. Decals added. Will post under glass

They look just like the tires that come with Moebius trucks, and way better than what most of the AMT kits have.

Thank you all. I hope to finish it up this weekend. I am trying to finish up my WIPs.

Cool, I had no idea.

I have been working on this Prostar for a while of and on. These are great kits and well worth the time and money. Every time I work on this I am impressed by it, but also a bit overwhelmed. It has taken me a while to get it this far. So, I don't have a build thread. I am almost done, still have a few more details and the decals to add.

I had to modify the rear wheels and use Monogram fronts. The bed is also Monogram as well as a bunch of other parts.

Very cool, I'm also working on the same kit. It has a ton of potential. I have 3 of these. 1 finished, the one pictured, and a new one

I finished another quick prject, so this is back on the bench. I want to do the best job I can on this, so it will be an on/off project for a while. I cut the frame apart and the fuel tank was basicly not there, just a vauge representation of it. So, I needed to build one. I got some foam board just like Renshape and carved out the tank. I cut a slit around the middle and added plastic sheet for te tank seam. This will sit in the frame on a new cross member with real straps. I am also adding the fuel sender/pick up tube and wiring. In the first pictures it is in progress. Last pictures are mostly done, it will get the sender added and some weathering.

Yep, I forgot I had to trim the radiator also to get the hood down.

Thank you. I’m finding that I need to work on this in spurts. I took a small break for a little truck for my wife, and as I cleaned my model stash I found a kit I need to build or chuck. It no longer fits in the box and so it screws up the stack. it may be a week or 2 before I get back to it.

She loved it. She comes from a family that loves classic cars/trucks and during our 30 years of marriage we have both had a few. So, with her love of Coke and classic vehicles, she thought it was wonderful. I also built her a 1957 1/16th scale T-Bird in pink, she liked that too. I posted that about 8 months back.

Thanks. The bed is just difficult to assemble. There are no tabs, nothing to help line it up. It also requires 4 hands to hold it together. All in all it is just a bunch of parts with vague attachments. The rest of the truck is good, but typical AMT fit and quality. In the end it built up really nice, and allowed mr to do it in less than 12 hours. (Hot dry weather helped too)

I had to go to HL and they had all kits 40% off. My wife loves Coke stuff so with this kit 40% off, I had to get it. She was gone this weekend, so I built it today before she came home. It’s completely box stock box art build. A fun kit with a challenging bed. Other than the bed, it went together well.

Well, I will not give the exact price or who I got it from without his permission, but the cost was very low. Less than I spent on gas the last time I filled up my Suburban. (It does have a big tank) I wish he was making more of them, I would buy several.

I can attest to the quality of his work. He made the Dodge/Plymouth Ramcharger grills at my request a few years ago and they are outstanding. I need to build another Ramcharger.

The tail end after a little primer.

I got some work done on the engine. I still have to add the rockers to the other side, add the exhaust and all the accessories and wires. I also did some work on the body. I only had half of the tail lights, so I used 1/2in tube and made the hole that they would sit in. I will hang some wire with a socket on it in final assembly. BTW, I can spin the crank and all the pistons move up and down in the bores. And, the 134 on the oil filter is the correct part number.

That’s the way this hobby is. You go weeks working hard on a project, then something else comes up and you don’t get to the bench for a while. This is a good thing. It allows us to control the hobby, not it controlling us. Don’t worry about it, just try to have fun.