DANGERUS

Great custom build of my favourite body style of pickup. Where did you get the Escalade front end?

Wow, that's quite the transformation! Makes me want to tackle a glue bomb rebuild, myself.

Nice work. I really like the paint job!

I just picked up this kit myself and hope it turns out anywhere near as nice as your build. I especially love the diorama and the grey Ferguson peeking out of the barn. Right now I'm looking for paint for the Massey. Which paint did you use?

Looks amazing!!!

Wow!!! That is a stunning truck! I checked out this thread near the beginning, when you were still in the planning stages and I'm just coming back to it now. Beautiful job. I have dabbled in 3d printing, myself-- both fdm and resin printing. Fdm is definitely better for the large items such as the tank. Have you ever tried using an epoxy smoothing coating on your prints? I've seen ads for several products said to be intended to smooth out your prints, but I've never tried them. Seems like something that could make the finishing process faster and easier(?). Just a thought.

Thank you. I might just have to go pick up a nice display cabinet now!

Yeah, it's not intimidating to build if you're a new builder or have been away from the hobby for a while, but it does make a pretty solid-looking final product. Without too much trouble you could cover up any signs of the assembly slots and add some extra details to really make it pop. Plus as a bonus there are many aftermarket parts available for this kit that allow you to customize or improve it.

I primed it with Stynylrez Acrylic primer before spraying it with the Duplicolor. I'm pretty sure I have sprayed it directly on the plastic in the past, though. I guess you'd want to do a test-spray, maybe to the inside of the body, before committing to spraying it on your model.

Thank you!

That looks amazing! Beautiful paintwork.

Thank you! The sense of accomplishment is a great feeling when you get it finished. I'm learning to be less self-critical in the process, too.

Thank you all for the kind words. I appreciate finding a supportive and encouraging group to share the hobby with. As far as how the dash turned out, I was pretty happy with that myself. It was fun trying the woodgrain look for the first time. It originally came out with quite an orange tint to it, so I did a little research on how to tone that down, and ended up spraying a couple coats of thinned Tamiya clear green on it. That darkened it down a little and knocked down the orange hue. @Monty: The paint I used was Duplicolor aerosol. I tried decanting it and airbrushing it, but I wasn't happy with the results (that's on me, still not super-experienced with an airbrush), so I sprayed it straight from the can. I don't have a local hobby shop, so I've been walking the aisles of the local auto parts store lately looking at the racks of touch-up paint.

Thanks Dan, I like the colour combo as well. I had a little trouble with the paint at first and almost repainted it something different. Glad I stuck with it. Now I need to find somewhere to display this thing, and get it off the workbench!

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