DJMar

Nice work on the engine detail!

Looks great! I love the before & after views. The color is perfect for this build, it just fits.

Everyone needs a '57 Chevy truck! Actually, I don't think the AMT '55/'57 Chevy trucks are that great, design wise, but it's not a bad build.

Really sweet, very clean build. The weathering is spot on. I have to respect the fact that you used the stock hubcaps & tires! This is one of my favorite AMT kits of all time, even with its shortcomings.

Now, that there is car you would see in a "I know what I got" Craigslist ad, with an asking price of $9k. ? Seriously cool build. That screen protector trick for the broken glass is great!

That's a sweet build.

Well, that's not good. I hope you're feeling better soon, and mend quickly.

Thanks! I'm a sucker for white painted bumpers, grilles, mirrors, etc., on trucks.

Gassers for the win! Love it. ??

Forgot these...

Looking good! Can't go wrong with Juniper Green. What is the base interior color? It almost looks light gold on my monitor.

Kit rescue! I picked up this kit more than 20 years ago, sitting in the Estate Sale section of the LHS. I took it home for the princely sum of $4, with the damaged box, and missing the wheels, tires and engine. For the past 2 decades, the the cab and bed pieces have served as my test paint and weathering mule. One day, about 4 years ago, I pulled the kit off the shelf and dropped the whole patchy, painted mess into the stripping tub. The goal was to just get it together, curbside style, using the remaining kit parts and whatever wheels & tires I could scavenge from the parts box. I went forward with the build with no firm plan in mind, other than to create something simple. I just mocked it up today with some blu-tac holding everything together. At one point, I molded the hood spears in, to get rid of the chrome doodads. The grille was opened by sanding the back of the kit part. The seat is actually a leftover piece from the AMT '55 Chevy truck, with some minor detailing. I believe the wheels and hubcaps are from AMT's '56 Victoria. Tires are some ancient tall and skinny donuts from the parts bin. Paint is Rustoleum Camouflage Army Green on the body, and good old Testors Flat White for the roof, bumpers, grille, tailgate lettering and headlight buckets (not shown here). I elected to keep the hood emblem. The cab side emblems came with the kit, so I'll paint those and add them to the final build. I still have some work to do on the interior, including detail painting the dash, adding the steering wheel, etc., etc.. I also have two side mirrors that I scratched up from brass rod and sheet styrene, that still need to be painted. Plus, all the usual final assembly stuff. The "Farmers Market" decals are from the Special Edition Revell 1937 Ford pickup 2-n-1 kit. The whole thing still needs to be clear coated and weathered a bit. You can still see the shine on the decals, probably because I applied them in a puddle of Future to be sure they adhered to the flat paint. I wanted the model to have the look of a well-used, but not dilapidated, old truck. It looks ok now, but needs some dirt! I might actually get this one done before summer turns to fall, given that it is almost complete. Maybe...

Nice red interior...with maybe a black exterior?

Me too! I'm assuming that's a decal, unless you chose to mask and paint (done that before, won't do it again).

Thanks, that's cool. I love the look. I'm guessing the only way to get a Sweptline shortbed now is to modify the bed in MPC's '78 Dodge D100 kit.

I think it's a great color. Not factory stock, of course, but still cool. Nice flake/pearl as well. Is that Testors Blazing Orange?

I'm digging the color. I also like the gold on the engine and rear axle. ??

Oh yeah! That color just pops on the Viper. Looks great, especially with the black wheels.

That's an interesting question. I'm not old enough to have seen one of these trucks bone stock, and all the restored versions I've seen have had either body color paint OR chassis black on the underside of the cab. Even after scouring Chevy truck forums, I was unable to find anything definitive.

Well, thank you. I would have never figured that one out. I don't ever recall actually building that kit, but apparently I got the wheels from somewhere! ?? I appreciate the quick responses. I can now go back to the squirrels in my head, already in progress.

That's sharper than a two headed tack! Lots of nice work on the chrome trim, and the grille and tail light panel look great. It's actually a pretty nice kit, especially with the separate frame and floorboards. Really sweet build!

I have about a half-dozen kit boxes filled with parts from the late 70s, and I'm usually pretty good remembering what came from where. They are 6 lug wheels, 15.5mm barrel diameter, with 16.5mm outside diameter at the rim. They also have the typical AMT/MPC wheels boss on the back, for metal axles. The spokes are molded closed. They look like more modern wheels, with little offset. With the lug pattern, I'm guessing some sort of 4WD. My old brain is getting soft. These have me stumped and I can't recall what kit they're from. Any help would be appreciated.

Beautiful truck! That color combination is spot on. Even the license plate matches!

That's awesome. I remember when this kit (and the other Monogram Pro Stock kits) came out. Good times. It looks to be in really nice shape after all these decades.

I do as well. Reminds me of simpler times. Also, that chassis looks killer. I've seen those on Iceman's site but have never pulled the trigger.