southernboy

Dan that this is awesome! I don't mind the hijacking. As slow as my progress is on this thing it gives me something to look at!

Thanks or the info. I was thinking of painting the whole thing white first, then masking and taping what I want to stay white, then spray the red.

No updates yet. Rain/cold have taken over again. It was pretty this weekend but I had to get my dirt track racing fix. Hopefully I can shoot some color this weekend if the weather holds out.

I'll have to look closer but I'm thinking mine has decals. It looked like decals. If they aren't I'll get someone to make me some up. That R cab truck looks GREAT!! What did you use for the hose bed cover on the yellow one? I was thinking about that last night since I don't have any hose to go back there and it will save trying to detail those tight side sections.

Thanks David!! It will probably be an "out of the box" build. It was a Christmas present from a friend. We had "safety green" trucks at my old station (read neon green). I was thinking of a white cab top over red for this one. I may get more adventurous with the next one.

On my bench right now. The Revell Snap Tite Mack Fire Engine. It may take a while to get this one done because of the cold weather and me not having a dedicated place to paint. Right now I have washed and scuffed all the parts. I have my heater going in my out building, and some lights rigged up. Hopefully I can catch a break and get some primer on tonight. It was a pretty day here so I figured I would attempt it. So, hopefully the body will dry off with enough time for me to shoot some primer tonight. That's what I'm hoping for anyway.

Thanks guys! I thought about the emblems and such, but I've never done BMF and my hand isn't steady enough to paint those side emblems. I am going to invest in a magnifier soon though.

Thanks guys! Gary, I got it off of Ebay for a pretty good deal!

Thanks guys!!

It's been a looooong time coming. Some ups and some downs. Overall not to bad for my first model in a very long time. Please excuse the quality of the pics, they are from my cell since my camera decided to die on me.

Finished! Under Glass Topic started!

Pretty good day so far! Got the Bronc back on all 4 wheels and the body mounted. It's a little warped so I had to make a bushing (the little red piece) on the front to get it to touch all four mounting points and that also explains the weight to hold it into place. Luckily the bumper will cover the bushing.

Haha no cats. I actually dropped it

And then........

Getting closer!!

Ok, I have been lurking here on and off but have not had much time to build. I'm finally breaking this back out again, hopefully for the last time! Anyway, just an FYI to anyone who has not built this kit: If you're like me the back glass in the top is going to be a huge pain in the kidney to install! It's drying now, hopefully in what is the right position. We shall see!

This one is going to have a white top too! Thanks for the comments guys. Hope to have another update this weekend!

It is almost a teal color when the light hits it just right. I'm happy with the way it turned out. I didn't clear it, because I didn't want the truck to look "new" but rather a used but taken care of look.

Ok I know it's been a while (life gets in the way for me a good bit). But it's back on the bench... Here's a few mock up pics to share. Enjoy!

Thanks for the reply!

This may be an odd question but I have a body that is ready to be detail painted. (read trim, moldings, etc.) I used Plasticote primer and Duplicolor paint. I have not cleared it yet. My two questions are, will the Testor's paint I have (enamels mostly) be ok to paint the details over the lacquer paint? Also will the Duplicolor clear harm the enamels after I give them time to cure? The body has been painted for about 3 months now so there should be no curing issues with the Duplicolor paint. Thanks in advance!

FINALLY! I got a day when it was pretty enough to paint, and I was home. Got the color laid down, may have to do another coat, but you get the idea. On to the pics! (sorry they are crappy cell phone pics)

My paying job is at a car dealer. I'm the parts manager. My main job is being a dad. Just me and my daughter, and I wouldn't trade it for ANYTHING!! My non paying job is a volunteer firefighter. I just recently moved and got out of that. I was the Assistant Chief at one station and just a black helmet firefighter at another. I still have the itch and will get back into it when I get everything settled in the new place.

That looks giller! Good job!

Looks like something I would see running the streets around here. Nicely done!