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That's one you don't see every day. Haven't seen one of these on the road in many years. Good job. Looks like you could drive it away.
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Looks good from here. I agree we need more pics.
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AMT Pete 352 Day Cab
Doug 1061 replied to Straightliner59's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
That is cool. I agree rear axle is too wide. I have one of these in my pile, might have to try a day cab. Gotta get up the nerve to cut the cab down. If I may say something, it looks like the frame rails need to be cut back pretty much even with the front spring perches. That will make the cab move back a bit and center the steer tires under the wheel arches. It also helps to line up the grille in the cab opening. This is a tricky kit, at least to me. Looks like a fun project. -
GMC Astro 95 (АМТ 1:25)
Doug 1061 replied to yura1961's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
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Nice. Looks like something you would see driving around Denver back in the 60's. I still haven't got up the nerve to try a paint job like that. Great body and paint work. Only thing missing is a chain steering wheel.
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Peterbilt 359 and gravel trailer
Doug 1061 replied to vekasiini's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Looks great. Did you have to alter anything on the steer axle so the tires sit under the fenders? It seems like most of the AMT truck kits have the tires sticking out too far. I have 3 or 4 of these in the pile waiting for their turn at the bench. I have 2 of the trailer kits also. Hoping to put the 2 together and make a 35 ft. tandem axle out of it. That is all you see out here in the western US. Hopefully I can pull it off. -
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Thanks for all the comments everyone. I went back this morning and brush painted in the panel lines. Much better. Thanks for the suggestions. I think I'll start using gray primer on these darker colors, so it won't stand out so much. I thought I had it sanded down well enough since this is the fourth paint job I had to do on it. Every paint job is an experiment. I don't usually have this much trouble. Guess I was overdue lol... Again, thanks for the input on this.
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Those were the days. And all for the paltry sum of around $3500 or so. Of course that was a fortune back in '70.
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Nice. Nailed the period correct look. Right down to the yellow plug wires. You just weren't cool without them.
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This was a stalled project from a couple years back that I finally broke down and finished up. I wanted it to be Panther Pink but it had a different idea..... After the 3rd wrecked paint job I decided to go with Testors Arctic blue. Not one of my best builds but a good scale 20 footer. Overall happy with it. Don't know what the deal is with these Testors metallic colors, they don't seem to like to cover in the door and trunk lid seams. It's not from a lack of sanding what with it being painted 4 times. Strange it only shows from certain angles. Thinking maybe I shoulda used gray primer instead of white. Would appreciate any thoughts on that. Thanks for lookin'. Doug.
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Autocar Dump Truck Isolation Build
Doug 1061 replied to Oldmopars's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Looks nice and beat. Impressive that you built it in less than a week. It usually takes me 3 or more months to build a truck. I really like the inside the body treatment. Nice job. -
What’s your most and least favourite task?
Doug 1061 replied to NOBLNG's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
My favorite thing is painting, at least when all goes well... My least favorite is a toss up between windows and decals. One big reason why I don't build race cars. -
My take on Revell 2010 Shelby. This kit is kinda difficult. Biggest problem was getting the stance correct. There is a design flaw in the chassis/floor pan, namely the rear inner fenders. They were at too much of an angle and the tires would rub on it and not let the suspension tuck up in there like it should. This resulted in my Mustang having a stance more like a Bronco. Not good. I had to cut the inner fenders and stand the inner part up and add a piece of plastic to widen the opening. I didn't make it super pretty since it doesn't show on the finished product. On the front suspension I cut out a coil on the springs and basically made what amounts to drop spindles, kinda quick and dirty. It was a bit disappointing for a modern day tooling, especially for it being a high dollar kit. Other than that everything else was good, went together with little to no fuss. Color is Dupont Chroma base, and PPG clearcoat. A friend of mine was cool enough to give me a bit of that paint he had from when he restored his '71 Torino. I am happy with how it came out, can't find a case to put it in so will likely have to make one. Thanks for lookin'.
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Moebius 1966 F-100 Styleside.....My Take..
Doug 1061 replied to thatz4u's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
I just finished up the '65 long bed, also have '66 shorty in my pile. Pilfered the grille from shorty to make 66 long bed. They both appear to be the same except for grille and bed length. 3 mirror options, 2 transmissions, outer tailgate skins, etc. Nice kit overall, builds up nice. Don't know if this is the right place for this, but would like to give a shout out to Moebius for their customer service. When unpacking the kit I noticed one headlight was missing from sprue. I emailed them with a photo, didn't hear back for about 10 days. Got a reply back, they apologized for the mishap and sent me a replacement part at no charge. Didn't even ask me to cover postage. I would have been willing to since it wasn't really their fault, just one of those things. Can't beat that. -
One of my favorite muscle cars. That is some nice foil work.
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Moebius '65 Ford longbed. Back in the late 80's a friend of mine picked up a '66 Ford truck painted up like the Italian flag. I think he paid $500 for it ,likely a bit much. It did run and drive. Never did know why it was painted like this, assumed it was a sign for an Italian restaurant. I told him if this truck ever gets kitted I would build it. Here is the actual truck.Anyway, here is my rendition of it. This is my first attempt at weathering on frame and under hood. Hope my post is OK, new to this forum stuff. This is the first Moebius kit I have built. Nice kit overall, fit together good. Comments welcome.
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Hello all. I'm Doug, like several of us I started building models a very long time ago. Stopped in late 70's when kits were getting near $5.00 because it was getting entirely too expensive.... Got back into it about 15 yrs. or so ago and have been at it ever since. Been checking out this forum for some time now. I am not a very fast builder, much faster at buying. Kinda new to this forum thing, Have learned a great deal here and look forward to learn more all the time.