Bullybeef
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Gonna call this 99%
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I’m digging the concept, you had me at flathead lol
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History of Revell's Squarebody Pickup kits
Bullybeef replied to kalbert's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
Does anyone know if the new revell monogram square body models are the same moulds as these? -
So in memory of the very first model that I built all the way back in 1979, I found a mostly complete blazer snap kit. It’s in pretty good condition, the only missing parts are the taillight lenses. I also from the same person bought a new in box 1979 step side pickup the MPC Mule Skinner. I’ll be using the drive train to turn the snapper detail up a notch or two, this should be a fairly straight forward build as it will be a curb side ( the hood does not open) I’ll be starting another thread on the step side pickup build.
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Thank you Craig, I did score another load of 32-48 flatheads in my latest trade adventure and there were quite a number of stock flatheads in there. I also got a second Latham supercharger. I will be making that engine a focus of another build. Possibly in a chopped Vicky
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Love the interior treatment, looks like tweed
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Thank you, I was pretty happy how it turned out.
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Sigh... this build has almost defeated me, the body is not coming along as I had hoped, but the frame and engine are almost finished. made some engine mounts and made a nice little shorty exhaust. I may back burner this for a little as I was tempted to stomp on the body after the last round of primer, so many flaws are showing snd I’m not happy at all, I went through my stash of bodies and almost swapped it out for another! so not sure when the next update will be...
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Well after a week of smoothing, filing, filling, sanding, more filling, more sanding... I think it was smooth enough to shoot a colour coat on. it’s starting to look very very very close to my vision.
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That boat is really cool @alan barton
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As a tribute to the original I’d go 50’s style. Either way I’m watching with anticipation.
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Sorted this pile of rebuilders, to separate the cream from the garbsge
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Wow I may have to steal the frame idea for my stalled 33 build
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Thank you sir, means a lot coming from you. The tedious work of filler has taken a little longer than I anticipated, but it’s almost done.
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Thank you Alan. so far all I’ve done is shape will jewellers files and sanding boards. here is the first primer shot, it will need some filler in some areas but very little.
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It’s meant to weld the pieces together, I try to use it sparingly so that cleanup is a little faster.
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Got a shed load of 36 rebuilders and parts over the past couple of days of trading. picked out the nicest of the lot and gave it a go. I’ve read a couple of threads on the poor fitment so I knew I was in for a challenge, and as per usual I found my model inspiration from the interwebs. stsrted by the most important thing the stance mock-up. Then I focused on getting the body together, placed some shims, drug out the bottle of ca glue and got the canopy set in place, once the ca was set I whipped up a fresh batch of sprue goo. that set for 48 hrs and then I started shaping and filing the seams. worked on that til I had it to a point I liked, now sitting in primer for a couple of days, we will see how it turned out in the next instalment.
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Work on this has stalled slightly, spent a couple of days doing some trading, and in the end I have a great stock of kits that I will build, as well as a plethora of great usable parts. one of the kits was a really sweet vintage roadster, the guy threw in the other boxes as a treat. so after sorting parts and kits for a couple of days, I managed to at least get the suspension components painted and ready to install, I’ll be using the frame from the monogram roadster, already cut the fenders off and smoothed out the rails, seeing as how this will be a channeled rod I concentrated on the front and bottom.
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Looks good, hope mine turns out as nice
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I’ve just read through this and all I can say is wow!
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Wow that looks awesome, is the tonneau cover custom?
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I think this will be the look I’m after
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I’ll have to find a current kit
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Thank you all for the help, now to track one down
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Well I hopped in the way back machine with Mr. Peabody and Sherman to research some older builds of the ‘32 that we all love so much! Found this thread in my travels and it’s high time it was brought back from the depths of time. my three finished and two work in progress
