Gary Chastain

The attachment points to the runner always bugs me on chrome parts. By dechroming the parts, it allowed me to remove those bad areas, blend them in and I also filled the hole in the top grill front where the GMC logo attaches. Everyone of these GMC kits have broken or damaged GMC logo. I will be using a decal instead. Painting the Revell chrome is really no different than painting, just give extra attention to dust, as it really shows up on chrome.

Thanks Jeff, might work in some more chrome into the build. We will see as this build is really “off the cuff”, keep changing things.

Rechromed grill , bumper and head lights have worked out well. Mock-up to get the battery boxes and fuel tanks placed. May slide the battery box back a bit, aligned with the door better and may eliminate the second set off steps that come in the kit, we will see.

If your fingers were not in the picture, I would say “that is an awesome picture of the real motor”. Outstanding detail, well done.

I have the very same kit but I have been reluctant to open and build. Seen some gorgeous builds with this kit. Interested in the responses

Lookin good

I have built a couple of these and the tooling for this kit is really not in good shape but Jeff is correct, with a little patience they build up nicely. Well done on your progress. Will be following.

You really did this kit justice, very well done.

Love all the detail, looks the part

The details are addictive, looks good

Very cool project and lots of detail, fun to watch this come together.

Decided to fill the hole where the GMC logo goes on the grill, as they are almost always broke or damaged. I have a nice GMC decal from a pickup kit that fits there nicely. So stripped all the chrome from around the grill , reworked everything and used Revell Chrome spray. Turned out so well that I am stripping the headlights and bumper to clean all the molding marks off.

Finally after getting an acceptable paint finish on the air deflector, got a little assembly done.

Your moldel building strategy exemplifies the future of our hobby, where a 3D printer is a standard tool on everyone’s bench. We are so limited in options of complete kits. Building a newer model truck or an older truck not offered anywhere, for instance, I can purchase a late model cab from one vendor, then go in search for a somewhat correct motor from another vendor, then I need some kind of donor kit for the frame and axles which may not be correct, the purchase wheel set from another vendor, oh, and some detail parts. All along spending hundreds of dollars. Sometimes this effort is fun and others times it gets frustrating. But I keep doing it???

You did justice to a very expensive kit, well done.

Wow Jeff, that is looking really good. I am a big fan of the PE and CTM stuff, always adds a good bit of detail.

Another high quality build going on there Charles, well done.

Just speechless at the detail.

Well today has been a disaster, painted the air deflector for the roof and yes sir, I gotta run in the paint?. Next, I had stripped the chrome for the four grill pieces, reworked the edges and normal injection molding marks, primer and painted gloss white, let it dry. Today I sprayed Revell chrome over the gloss white and it lifted the white. I had done an experiment with spraying a test plastic bar with primer and gloss black and sprayed the chrome over both. It looked better over the gloss black than the primer and did not lift the black. So in the stripper they go and start over.

Yup, I would be worried the vinegar would discolor the paint or worse. Might have to try it.

Decals look really good

Lovin the progress

Impressive detail work Brian.

Impressive

Just wow……your skills are top notch.