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  1. Edward Gore
    Yeah, that black looks great. And good idea with the red seat
  2. Edward Gore
    Looking HOT so far!
  3. Edward Gore
    sorry to hear about the body paint but your build so-far looks super clean!
  4. Edward Gore
    Thanks, LB. I'll be sure to get at you if I need those ref photos! cool This material works, finally done with this part A sharpened pencil tip was used to shape and hold each radius because of the variable corners and the porous wood material broke free easily from the CA where it touched The lower piece at the bottom of the cab cracked free during this over handling but that's cool, it's fixable
  5. Edward Gore
    Thanks everyone for getting at me with those various suggestions and ideasfor the rear window weather strip. I'm going with the .025 styrene rod method that is so-far the easiest and I already have a pack here. I'm forming the rod by bending it by hand. Then Crazy Glue (CA) in place as I go along. I'll update soon with results if this actually worked...
  6. Edward Gore
    Thanks for the offer, Longbox55! (ah, your user name...) and good suggestion, Agent G
  7. Edward Gore
    Jeff, That looks great, man! Really nice and consistent all around. But the '55 I'm building has this weather stripping sort of in the frame though. I guess I can do the similar thing but with a thinner piece of strip styrene Hi Joe, The front axles are the only difference that I can see. They are both the 'U' shape but the 'Street Machine' version is deeper, therefore making the front end ride lower. I don't have a side by side comparison photo right now but if you need to see one let me know and I'll take one for you
  8. Edward Gore
    Thanks guys! Dave - There are many many fish n' tackle shops around here. I'll look around for that material
  9. Edward Gore
    I wanted to complete this model by this weekend for a local model fest, but lots of OT at work kept me away from the bench. The rear window body work is finished with only the window weather stripping to install. What type and shape of material would you recommend for this? I found the tiny chain for the tailgate support from a craft store in the jewelry beading department thanks for looking . . .
  10. Edward Gore
    That's nice. What is the roll bar padding made from?
  11. Edward Gore
    Outstanding S-Build and progress!
  12. Edward Gore
    Yes, it's a very fun hobby. What type and color paint did you use?
  13. Edward Gore
    Thanks John, yes subtle weathering will be done. It looks dusty and has road grime along the lower half of the whole vehicle. No battle damage or even fender bending from what I can see. My dad estimates that this was around 1957 so the truck is almost brand new. I'm guessing at the interior and going with an almond ivory and brown. . Progress continues with the rear window. I found a picture online that was directly behind the cab. After resizing the image it was printed to scale. From this I can cut out the shape and use this for a template, as pictured in my above previous post. I didn't take measurements from a 1/1 pickup truck to scale from. I'm working this one visually which is the way I usually build models. If it looks right then it is, usually the window part has a weatherstrip detail along the edge around this part that has a thickness beyond the glass I needed to uniformly fill the 'glass window' area with a sheet of styrene cut to the correct shape. I don't know the thickness of this material, I just placed them against each other and ran my thumb over it. It felt smooth and flush so I used it. To get the exact shape right, I burnished a piece of paper over the detail shape of the window part Then this was penciled for better clarity. This was then cut out with scissors and transfered to the styrene sheet. Then the styrene material was cut out to the proper shape This was then shaped over a steel block for better gluing and adhesion Crazy clampidge while the glue set was deployed After glue set, automotive product Body Filler was used to fill the gaps arond the 'glass window' part that this kit is famous for
  14. Edward Gore
    Good suggestion. There will be some base coat followed by weathering These are a couple more shots:
  15. Edward Gore
    Interesting topic for sure. Great contributions so far. I don't have anything circus related to add right now. Funny that you made this thread, I was just thinking about the various Ice-cream trucks around
  16. Edward Gore
    Thanks fellas. I don't know what gray that I'll paint it yet. From the prototype pics, it looks like a dirty/dusty gloss Navy gray.
  17. Edward Gore
    yup the glass is poopooh. Good start on your project
  18. Edward Gore
    I have the reissue version tooled kit so I don't have to. It's already corrected
  19. Edward Gore
    Thanks for the comments on the detailing ! pancake - is the WIP thread in the 'Workbench' forum? I'll check it out The rear turn signals needed to be built and installed. These were made with the parts from the this AMT Dodge pickup kit parts 65. They are the correct diameter so I used them. Digging them out of the kit box I notice that they are bad bad, terribly tooled parts as you see below I used tube putty to reshape the backs into a shallow dome shape Clear lens parts from the spares box were sanded down to an appropriate thickness The bracket was an electronics component. The lens looks weird in this picture because they are tacked in place with tac-putty temporarily Bolt details were made by slicing hex rod then gluing them in place next to the tailgate hinge on both sides This pickup is a small rear window cab version. Work will continue on this . . . thanks for looking
  20. Edward Gore
    Thanks for looking in Joker! I'm jumping around on this build Careful and extensive online research revealed pictures of what the shifter base plate and auto-tranny cover plate looks like. Then I realized that I'm going to install a floor mat so the hole and any scribed in plate parts will not be seen anyway . . . cab floor base plate photos: floor shifter base plate cover plate w/o floor shifter I'll probably use this piece of styrene or textured paper. I also realized this 'unseen' fact regarding the gas tank part as well. . .
  21. Edward Gore
    Nice work, Tim. Dig that color, interference Lime Gold? I always liked the stock kit supplied wheels out of this kit as the best part of the kit. BTW, I know what that grille part came from I took one apart before and it is still in my spares box waiting for a purpose. Your purpose looks right on point!
  22. Edward Gore
    Thanks fellas! progress continues . . . Painted the chassis flat black for now and cleaned up the flash on all the AMT/ERTL kit parts for assembly of the bed and step side fender parts
  23. Edward Gore
    oh, ok. I'm building the other AMT '55 with the other box art... well sort of I'm with Chris on the color. I like the way it looks now. Esp. with that lowered stance, well done on that too, BTW EDIT: Does the glass fit bad on your kit as it does on mine?
  24. Edward Gore
    Great build up. Is this a resin kit or is it just the lighting?
  25. Edward Gore
    good info on the spare tire carrier, Longbox55, thanks Thanks all for looking in and your comments The interior door handle deatil tooling wasn't satisfactory so new ones were scratch built from parts from a cassette recorder and a disposable lighter. Then some work on the seat back detail with filler putty
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