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	appreciate it! Will have to get me one
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				weathered MPC 28 Lincoln Model L dealer shop rig conversion
Andria H replied to Andria H's topic in WIP: Model Cars
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	Didn't get a chance to snap a pic yet... but I found a great condition original issue AMT T521 Double Header Trailmobile van trailer set & converter dolly with no missing/broken parts and lots of stuff still bagged and a nice box for $25 plus a donation to a veterans' fundraiser at a thrift shop. Am going to make this 2 separate 27ft vans for 2 separate big rigs, one of which is going to be an AMT Autocar made to look like an old Roseburg Forest Products unit, since I do not want to use up space on a double trailer unit, but will build the dolly as well so I can use it as a wiggle wagon with 1 truck or as 2 separate trucks' loads.
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				weathered MPC 28 Lincoln Model L dealer shop rig conversion
Andria H replied to Andria H's topic in WIP: Model Cars
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				weathered MPC 28 Lincoln Model L dealer shop rig conversion
Andria H replied to Andria H's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Wheels are severely distressed, fitted with mismatched truck tires up front/WWII era "G.I. surplus" truck tires in back, original tires & whitewall inserts inside the truck tires to make a tube and a set of widowmaker-style split rims. The fenders have been banged up a bit and given a nice coat of faux rust, soft top is given a faux fabric effect and extreme deterioration/discoloration simulated on top of that, the color/texture of aging vulcanized rubber is drybrushed onto the floormat, the wood bed floor is made to look worn/aged and stained up, the Rajah central lubrication system reservoir/lines on the firewall are all made to look leaky and distressed, as is the steering column end casing. The Marine Blue body paint is drybrushed over with a realistic looking patina of surface rust and fade/oxidation with oil/gas seepage where it makes sense, the wood dashboard with nickel plated upper trim rail is detailed with the detailed instruments yet to go in & a detailed aged teak finish will go on the steering wheel with nickel finish hardware. All nickel plate is made to look rusty/pitted, and the engine will be made to look recently serviced to go with the aged short block & sump and such. Safety markings are added to the back with a center mount stoplight and license plate plinth and places for 2 more taillights, a scratchbuilt "fabricated steel" front bumper is fitted to the front frame horns, engine block/transmission/final drive are in, front steering/all 4 wheels are static, and I will be fabricating a manual crank-operated tow boom from tow truck model kit/diecast parts and working on the remainder of the parts, including the hood and radiator/grille shell and lights & a smattering of accessories, maybe even a driver figure in a straw boater hat and some kind of historical outfit. - 
	
	
				weathered MPC 28 Lincoln Model L dealer shop rig conversion
Andria H replied to Andria H's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Fresh paintwork. Bed floor is not finalized. Paint isn't perfect, which is not a huge deal since I was just gonna rough it up with steel wool and drybrush it. See the next post for the end results. - 
	
	
				weathered MPC 28 Lincoln Model L dealer shop rig conversion
Andria H replied to Andria H's topic in WIP: Model Cars
In primer, playing with tow boom designs. Some of these had an early hand cranked crane in the bed, others had a 2-wheeled tow dolly, others had no towing gear at all and had a body more like a fire engine. - 
	
	
				weathered MPC 28 Lincoln Model L dealer shop rig conversion
Andria H posted a topic in WIP: Model Cars
Basically, it is inspired by this, as well as with a buddy of mine's build of a pristine V16 Cadillac wrecker conversion off a JoHan gluebomb. A few details are different, owing to this being a '28 instead of a '23 as seen in the pic, aswell as to my signature style of aged finish. Obtained from a local buddy's sale pile - 
	I'll have to dig through some things and see what you might want. Thanks
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				Revell GMC Van "Stranger things"
Andria H replied to Luc Janssens's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
I almost bought this 1/1 '77 Rally Wagon in the Portland area a few years ago. GMC offered both chromed and painted bits on vans in this era, so a builder can technically make a "whiteout" van - 
	
	
				Revell GMC Van "Stranger things"
Andria H replied to Luc Janssens's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
'71-'72, '73-75 and '76-77 G-van dashes are all different as well. Doghouse covers vary in size between inline six or V8 or Oldsmobile 350 Diesel vans iirc. - 
	
	
				Revell GMC Van "Stranger things"
Andria H replied to Luc Janssens's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
I owned one too ('74 Chevy G10 Contempo conversion) and almost owned a '77 GMC Rally Wagon 1-ton work van and a couple different Dodge vans at different times. Am semi serious about replacing my Subaru with a '95 E250 Glaval conversion van too. This is a nice example that custom builders/painters will eat up like, well, "free candy". The AMT kit is a '71-'72 and this looks like a '73-'75 GMC VanDura which there are no good replicas of. - 
	
	
				Revell GMC Van "Stranger things"
Andria H replied to Luc Janssens's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
The AMT '77 Ford Econoline and 1/20 MPC '74 Ford Econoline, and I think the 1/16 Revell vans, do have opening front hoods, the Lindberg Lil Red Wagon in stock form is a van-based pickup but has a removable doghouse too. But as a former owner of a '74 G10 in real life, what the heck is there to see under the front lid other than battery, master cylinder, radiator, and a few reservoirs? - 
	thanks all! Andy, I had no trouble at all with it.
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				Revell GMC Van "Stranger things"
Andria H replied to Luc Janssens's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
I am in for a bunch of these. I don't care for the AMT G30 much and the Monogram G10 shorty is hard to find/expensive. - 
	thanks Stuart. it's a nice kit, I am thinking about using the frame rails (shared with the MPC modified racers and Double Flip F100) front/rear suspension that uses the same/similar rails, as well as a lot of other parts, from another one on a 3D printed Kellison J4 at some point. A few old-school hot rodder friends born in the 1930s/40s on back to the early 1920s had told me that tri-5 Chevy and corresponding year Pontiac frames were popular to build specials or racers off of, hence MPCs widespread use of it I am sure
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	The '60 Nomad looks great, the Python and T seem nice too.
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	Mostly out of box build with a few things added/changed on the MPC 'Spirit of '57' kit. This was smooth and enjoyable build, I am excited to try the '53 F100 based on many of the same bits.
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	If anyone wants to part with an AMT "Beetle Bus" shorty VW kombi dragster, I'd love to have a chance at it and build it my way.
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				1937 GMC COE Service Truck
Andria H replied to Andria H's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
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				1937 GMC COE Service Truck
Andria H replied to Andria H's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
thank you Jon!