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Very nice! Good fab job on the flat deck.

I have just tried Bare Metal Foil for the first time on my last project and I must say I like it! I have always painted my trim before and it looks OK, but the foil is more realistic. I found it easy to apply too.

I have been working on getting the tailgate to operate properly. I am using straight pins for hinges. After drilling the tailgate and the bed sides, the hinge pin holes in the bed side were too close to the back edge for my liking, so I beefed them up with a little chunk of sprue and some custom made stake pockets. Once everything is painted I can insert the hinge pins and the tail lights should hold them in place and hide them.

Nice detail on the interior!

I've looked at this kit a couple of times and have been tempted to buy it. Any paint planned for it?

Nice job, I'd swear that's real mud!

I got the interior finished today. The instrument panel came out better than I had hoped. When I first saw the fine, shallow detail on the panel, I expected to see a decal for the instruments. No such luck! So I used panel line accent around the gauge numbers and some thinned down paint for the more open areas of the gauge faces.

They're on the front too. I went to Princess Auto and bought a huge bag of assorted springs for $6.00 and these fit perfect.

Finished up the chassis today and also the dash.

Just the right size in my opinion! Looking good.

Very nice. What paint did you use? Does this kit come with a full top also? Greg.

Yes, stay at least 2 steps ahead of me so I can glean from your experience. I hope you don't mind if I steal some of your ideas like the hinge slots. Greg.

Nice build. I am working on the '65 step side right now. Great job on the interior!

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Nice job on the weathering! I'm sure if anyone replaced the plug wires on a 1:1, they likely didn't follow the factory route.

I don't like the cheesy cast in visors so I made a set from .030 welding wire, masking tape, and an old gift card. I sealed the edges with a little liquid glue. Still need to paint them once I decide on an interior color. These visors work very well on this model because the roof is a double thickness.

Thanks for the exhaust pic Cale. I test fit mine after seeing yours and it will fit just fine. I was going to paint the bottom of the box body color, but I notice that you have it correct, it should be wood.

Thanks for the tips David. Being as this is my first wiring job, I am going to leave it as is. I am not too concerned with it looking factory original. I may try to get more accurate next time if I get my hands on some pre-wired distributors and/or some photo etched looms. What I like on a model is contrast that draws out little details, even if it means using improper colors or shades, yet still retaining a somewhat factory look. I was wondering how the exhaust was going to hook up since there is no wye pipe to connect both manifolds to the single exhaust. I can't leave a big gap in the exhaust system. That just won't do! Do you have a pic of the Suburban undercarriage? Thanks, Greg.

Very nice! I just finished one of these up. It's in the under glass section. You've done a much better job of the interior than I did. Nice detail!

Looking Good! I like the top chop.

This is my next victim, unless I get side-tracked onto something else. This will be an OOB build with a little detailing. This is my first attempt ever at wiring an engine.

Really nice job on that. I love the clean looks of the base models. How did you get that texture on the seats? FYI. The Revell '41 Chevy pickup kit has a 216 straight 6 cyl in it.

"what glue do you use for the foil to get it to stick" X2 ?

Well this one is for parts. The chassis has a good twist in it. On the up side, it has a nicely detailed engine, crank is visible with the pan off, pistons are there. It would make a good engine for a garage diorama!