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Again, not a whole lot to report. Got the grill finished with the exception of some final weathering. First I stripped the chrome and it left it this odd yellowish color which was perfect for the headlight lenses so I masked them off before hitting with some flat black spray paint. Followed by a light mist of satin canyon black. Then I dry brushed some neutral grey. The masking on the head lights was removed and I rubbed a silver welding pencil on them to bring out the molded detail. Really happy with the way the headlights turned out.

This is looking great!

Looking forward to watching this unfold.

Looking good, love the grey primer will be the final color.

Started weathering the wheels a little bit. Wanted the rubber to look aged a bit. Hit them with some light dry brushing and made a wash to get into the tire grooves a bit, still need to add a bit of dirt but that will come when it's closer to finishing. The difference between before and after is pretty slight. Open to comments and suggestions, thanks for looking.

The interior is Pretty much done with the exception of a turn signal lever and some slight weathering. The frame was pretty warped so that needed to be sorted before I could dial in the stance. Shot it with a pale yellow that I'll continue to weather in hopes of looking like a faded old beige. Since the drivers side door either was sanded away or was overlooked when fixing the fender I decided to drill it out like the lock was popped and the truck broken into at some point. Trying to figure out what to do for side mirrors since I do not want to use the bulky ones supplied with the kit. (although they are nice pieces I'll save for another project. That's it for now, would love to hear some feedback from ya'll. Thanks for looking.

Since I'm going for stock I needed to carve out a spot for the tailgate handle I'll be making. The decal provided with the kit wasn't going to cut it.

This was the initial mock up, steelies with moon caps and a lowered stance but not dropped. I didn't like the wheel/tire combo that came with the kit since deciding to build it as mostly stock. '70 Grande was kind enough to send me some six lug steelies with got me closer to my goals but I was having trouble finding tires that looked right for what I was trying to accomplish. That being said, I do like the look and will probably build another using them and having it lay frame with a bagged suspension like something you'd see at a mini trucking show in the late 90'/early 2000's. On here I saw someone use the six lug steelies from the Revell Black widow kit and was able to acquire them in a trade and they're closer to what I wanted so I opted for them instead.

Pretty happy with the way it turned out. (it's been cleaned up considerably since these photos were taken.

Hoping this will be a "quick build" to get me out of a bit of a building slump. I have two projects sitting idle as I'm unsure on paint and decals. Before I could do anything I needed to sort out an issue with the drivers side front fender, it seems like there might not have been enough plastic in the mold. I reached out to AMT to let them know about the issue and the offered to replace the part. I went ahead and fixed it on my own but took comfort in the fact that I knew a replacement was available if I couldn't sort it out on my own with some styrene and putty. I hope to wrap this thing up sooner rather than later so I can get a move on a few stalled projects. That being said, bench time is hard to come by with work being as demanding as it is. Thanks for looking.

Hoping this will be a "quick build" to get me out of a bit of a building slump. Have two projects sitting idle as I'm unsure on paint and decals. Before I could do anything I needed to sort out an issue with the drivers side front fender, it seems like there might not have been enough plastic in the mold. I reached out to AMT to let them know about the issue and the offered to replace the part. I went ahead and fixed it on my own but took comfort in the fact that I knew a replacement was available if I couldn't sort it out on my own. I hope to wrap this thing up sooner rather than later so I can get a move on a few stalled projects. That being said, bench time is hard to come by with work being as demanding as it is. Thanks for looking.

Killer job on this thing!!

Looking awesome!

For whatever reason I can't seem to see the pictures? The description and comments have me thinking this thing is looking sharp! Anyone else having this issue? Would love to see this build.

That is one tough looking truck. Nice work!

Looking forward to see how you sort out the grill since you did such a nice job with the long bed conversion.

Looking good!

Amazing work, thank you for carving out time to share your progress.

This might be my oldest surviving build. Some years ago the front bumper was fixed/reattached. Other than that it’s been unchanged since being built 20+ years ago. Paint is Boyd black and blue pearl with a lime gold metal flake chassis and motor. Mostly box stock with lowered suspension and shaved door handles.

That thing came out great. Well executed build of a very cool car.

Killer! Nice work.

Really digging this, nice work!

This thing is looking awesome! Nice work and cool subject. Looking forward to following along.

Awesome work, thanks for sharing!

Understated and tasteful, love it.