Rbray47

Mine came pre-mangled from the factory...

Looks like some of the junk that Testor's reboxed in the 80s.

Mine should be here tomorrow. I was going to cut off the fender flares and rebuild the wheel openings, but if the plastic is wonky, I may have to rethink that.

Mine are boring. Beat up Toyota, beat up Jeep, and Nissan Rogue.

Does it actually come with those 8 lug wheels shown on the box art?

Thanks for all of the compliments. Yes, I was going for late 50s early 60s. I used to really be into that style of rods and customs. Now though, I tend to build more 70s and 80s style (jacked up rears and wide rims)

Love it! I might have to get one when the Hobby Lobby opens back up.

I use Evercote usually, but I'm out at the moment. Dries fast and somewhat easy to sand. I have had mixed results with hobby grade fillers. I also use superglue for very small imperfections. Some people will use superglue mixes with baking soda, but that too has given me mixed results. If the humidity swings rapidly the soda can liquify and come to the surface.

Not sure if this is considered a car or truck...I'm sure the mods will take care of it if I'm wrong. This is an old build given to me in pieces by my older brother. He built it in the late 80s. Being in the Navy, he moved a lot. It got broken somewhere along the way. He gave it to me around 00 or 01 and I tossed it in the closet and forgot about it. Then, a year or so later I won an ebay auction for a lot of kits that had either been started or parted out. One of the incomplete kits happened to be an older issue of my brother's build. I stripped off the Testors light blue paint and repainted it with the closest Tamiya shade I could find. The wood was molded in tan, so I just brushed tamiya clear orange over it which turned out pretty well. I had to replace his wire wheels because I broke one trying to clean them up. I ended with 53 Corvette hubcaps and tires. All of the chrome and the engine came from the donor kit. It's been 10 years since finishing, so I cant recall everything that I replaced, but for the most part I used his kit.

Another build sped up by the quarantine. Kit arrived in the mail on Thursday, I finished it this morning. Built entirely out-of-box. Paint is Testors Flame Red over the bare plastic. The foiling got tedious so I gave up and finished with a Molotow pen. It came with that hood scoop, but I dont think it was meant to be used. I had clearance issues with the tunnel ram and carbs. I had to grind out the inside of the scoop, as well as add a gasket to get the hood to close. Eh, not bad for a 70s engineered kit.

So...has anyone gotten their hands on one yet? I bought one on Ebay last night. Should be here later this week.

I like it! Now I wanna go dig mine out of the stash.

Thanks for all of the compliments! After I uploaded the pics, I realized that the door handle was falling off lol Good thing I found it! Below is a screenshot of the inspiration.

Just finished today. This quarantine really speeds up the build process! I started on it less than two weeks ago. Paint is Testor's Flame Red with their wet-look clear. Rims came from an Amt/Lindberg Dodge 330 with the redline tires from the Dirty Donny GTX. The air cleaner and valve covers are from my junk box. I didnt put the mirrors on (I'll just knock them off by accident) and there's still some Turtlewax in the panel lines. I also shaved the emblems, as they're getting harder to paint as I age lol

Great site. Thanks!

I'd love to see more of that catalog (and others, too lol)

Nice start! My favorite brand of pickups. My dad bought a new 82 in that color. He kept it about a year and gave it to my brother, who drove it until all of the other SoCal drivers destroyed it.

Just remembered, I've spent more time than I care to gluing door mirrors back on. From now on, I'm thinking it might be a good idea to drill and pin them in place.

I hate installing windows. Everything else is fine.

Wow, that looks awesome.

Every time Ollie's gets kits in stock. They rarely get anything I'm interested in building. Bought a couple each of the 05 300, 72 Challengers, and 64 Dodge 330s. Hopefully I'll be able to combine one of the 300s with the Challengers.

Actually, I dont remember. I *think* I may have filed the rear mount (above the engine) down a bit. It's been over a year so I may be wrong.

Growing up in eastern Kentucky, I saw a lot of log trucks. Many were privateers or belonged to small family operations. Very few were modern or safe. My uncle always had a couple of really nice GMC Generals, which I hope to model some day. But, other family members had less expensive setups. I remember seeing several farm trucks with steel poles welded on and put to work. This build wasn't really planned as a log truck (much like the trucks from my childhood) But my wife brought this L700 kit home from Ollie's one day, and it was so ugly I had to build it. I stretched the frame a bit, and constructed everything behind the cab from plastic and aluminum tubing and angles. The headache rack mesh came from an old Fram air filter. My cat stole one of the kits tires, so I swapped them out for a set from Moebius (since completion I've found where he stashed it) This truck really doesn't represent those old, beat to death, examples since I had to replace the wheels. But, once I get the originals painted and mounted, I'll weather everything and add some cargo.

I'd be in for one of those Rabbits. Had one years ago, fairly decent kit.