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I modified these a bit with some sandpaper glued to the tips. They’ve got a better grip now for holding tiny parts when sanding or filing to shape.

I am looking for possible donors for nice differentials for GM full size trucks. The first pic is from the Revell GMC with snowplow kit. They’re not too bad, but they’re hollow. The rear is a 14 bolt full floater, and the front is a D-44 I believe. The very nice D-44 front on the left is from the Moebius F-100 and I have already cast it. My thought if I can’t find better ones is to re-work these and then make a mold of the center sections so I can re create them for future projects. The second pic is a 12 bolt truck rear from the Crew Chief Blazer and a scale drawing of what the diff cover should look like. Any info or leads appreciated. Thanks.

Nice work! You’ll need custom plates for it....EL-442.?

Nice job on the rust and the torn seat Tom...looks real to me.

Excellent job on this! Your screen name does not do you justice.?

Now that is something you don’t see every day. Absolutely amazing work on that chassis and suspension! The whole thing is beautiful. Quite the imagination and skills you have Sir.

Very nice! I had a ‘75 Regal...silver with a blue corduroy-ish interior.

Super nice job. Very realistic.

That turned out really nice. I love that camper! El Camino is sharp too.?

Nice! I like the weathering.

They probably sell them to us Canucks for double what they can get in the U.S.?

I wasn’t going to do build thread on this one but then I figured this truck section could use some more traffic. This kit has some scale issues with the engine and trans which I may just ignore. The kit tires are nice, but way too small in my mind, and the optional chrome rims are mismatched with six lugs on the fronts and five on the rears. The differentials are also out of scale...as in Puny! So some wheel and axle upgrades are on the list. I think the worst part of this kit is the poor interface between the interior tub/floorpan and the firewall and body sides, so I would like to improve that a bit. As always, comments or criticisms welcome. Stock kit tires with too much lift for them. Wheels and tires from the Revell Jeep Rubicon kit. Wheels and tires from the MPC Mount’n Goat Jeep Commando kit. HUGE gap all around the interior tub/floor pan and the firewall/body sides! ?

Dat paint job is beautiful.

If you had a better background in the photos, I’d swear that thing was real!

Yes, I am not a fan either of daily drivers. Unfortunately the wind tunnel has a big say in the design of the newer cars.

Thanks for the offer Kris, but I have the urge lately to cut stuff up, and I kind of like the extra short box look.

Thanks Brian. This was really my first attempt at kit bashing and scratch building. I learned a lot on this project. Thanks Mark Thanks Chris. Thanks David. It seems no single kit has all the good stuff so... Thanks Larry. Thanks Mike. They are fairly close to the same size and shape, so it worked out fairly easy.

Super nice work!

I haven’t decided if I’m going to chop this up yet. But if I do I think I will bob it a little. Thanks to whoever put his nice side profile pic on the web. I like the second and third pics.?

RC Eliminator in Winnipeg, Mb. shows them in stock on their website. I am going there tomorrow to pick up some items and will confirm it. Edit: They just confirmed that they do have the Revell line of paints in stock.

I like it a lot!

Thanks Tom.

Thanks Jim.