Chuck Most

Very cool! I think the BF Goodrich Krawlers from Fireball Modelworks would look great on that Dodge- http://www.fireballmodels.info/

That's not a kit... it looks fully assembled to me.

I've actually been doing quite a bit of research on these, and so far here's what I dug up. (Note, some of the info here has already been mentioned, but what the hey...) The C3500HD had a special chassis, an 8" C-channel design which was available with reinforcing plates. The GVWR was 15,000 pounds, and three wheelbases were offered- 135.5", 159.5", and 183.5". The rear frame rails were flat and spaced at 34" wide. This special chassis necessitated the spacer panel between the grille and bumper, and the flared fenders. All 3500HDs were sold as cab-and-chassis trucks. Until 1996, only a standard cab was offered. A crew cab variant came for 1996. An extended cab model was never offered. The cabs used the "grab bar" type outer door handles used on the Kodiak/Top Kick medium duty trucks, and came with standard rooftop clearance lamps. The interior was upgraded with the rest of the C/K series trucks for 1995, unlike the Kodiak/Top Kick, which kept on using the 1988-style "flat" dash. The 3500HD could be ordered with pretty much all of the options, packages, and colors available on the regular C/K series trucks. Only the ultra-lux options like full leather seating were unavailable. They could be ordered with the halogen-lamp equipped Silverado/Sierra package grilles. Being a C series, no four-wheel drive version was ever offered from the factory (that would make it a K3500HD), though several aftermarket companies produced four-wheel drive versions. These conversions had a Dana 60 or 70 front axle. These were produced until 2002, making them the last of the GMT400 generation to be built. Available engines: 5.7 (350 small block) V8 (1991-1995) 7.4 (454 big block) V8 (1991-2000) 8.1 Vortec V8 (2001-2002) 6.5 Turbo Diesel (1992-2002) Available transmissions: 4L80E (Automatic) All Years NV4500 5-Speed (Manual) All Years Front Axle: Solid axle with leaf springs, disc brakes, five lug hubs Rear Axle: Dana 80 with leaf springs, disc brakes, ten bolt hubs (A few may have been built with a GM "Corporate" 14 bolt full floater with heavier duty axle tubes and hubs.) Wheels: 19.5" steel ten-lug- obviously they're interchangeable between the five-bolt front axle and ten bolt rear axles. I'm hoping maybe Bill (Longbox55) will chime in here- he probably knows more about these things than I do.

Probably should mention this too... The 3500HD had a slightly different frame than the lighter duty trucks- hence the 4" spacer between the bumper and grille. They also had a solid front axle with leaf springs. That being said- the MPC/AMT frame would be the best starting point short of scratchbuilding your own. Very few had the 350- most had either the 454 or 6.5 diesel. GM kind of slaps the HD name on a lot of their heavier duty pickups nowadays, but during this era, HD meant it was basically slotted above the regular 3500s and the below the Top Kick/Kodiak medium-duty trucks.

The 3500HD in this era wasn't offered as a pickup. It only came as a chassis/cab, stake bed, dump, etc.. The regular 3500s came as pickups, though. Mike- any of the MPC/AMT Chevy 1500 kits could supply the needed parts, though you might want to do away with the rear half of the chassis- ever understood why they molded the bed floor to the chassis on these kits.

Nice! They look like they're made of candy.

Very cool! There's a local truck I've been wanting to build for a while... this one isn't an HD, but the version I want to build is.

Sweet! Wouldn't mind just having one or two of what I see there, much less the whole haul!

Are there any existing kit-based V-Engine blocks that would be close in size? If there were, you could just kitbash and scratchbuild from there.

I ended up adjusting the passenger's side tank a bit- the look of it being "tweaked" started to lose its charm after a bit. I also added the battery boxes. Treadplate was added to the top of the driver's side box- the passenger's side box will have a missing lid and exposed batteries.

I seriously doubt it... but if they DID, I'd gladly eat my words and buy a few of them.

Don't forget the Marmon hood and decals. I wonder if they got the idea for that kit after seeing those Rolls-Royce and '40 Ford front end "conversions" from JC Whitney for VW Beetles.

And may the Schwartz be with you.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for the proper shade of blue for one of these beasties?

I think its a pretty cool car, and really makes sense if you're one of those people who's staring down a very long work commute. It'll never replace the one three-wheeler I really want (the Morgan), but at about 1/6 the price I'm guessing if I ever go that route the Elio would be the one to likely end up in my driveway.

The Big Lebowski Super Troopers The Kentucky Fried Movie Robocop (1987 original- still haven't seen the recent remake and I'm not sure if I want to.) Maximum Overdrive The Toxic Avenger Winnebago Man The Terminator Inglorious Basterds Airplane!

I've sprayed on days when it's too humid, and the paint always ends up like that. Doesn't matter what the temperature is or if it's sunny- it can still be humid, especially if it has rained recently or rain is in the forecast a couple days in the future. Like I said... I'm not 100% sure if humidity is the culprit here, but I'm leaning toward excessive humidity being the problem judging by how the paint came out.

Still looks like humidity is what's causing the problem. I don't know if polishing would help, but I'd imagine if it did it wouldn't be much of an improvement.

I don't think Titans have stake pockets, but I think the look is promising. I say go for it.

That might be the problem- humidity will cause the paint to "blush" like what's happening in the pics. The paint will dry dull and several shades too light.

Comic. Sans.

Fuel tanks are finished, and installed (at least temporarily for now). Battery boxes and air tanks will be added aft of the fuel tanks, once I get the exhaust routing figured out. I dropped the passenger's side tank after the last application of primer. I found the step that snapped off, but decided not to put it on. Because of the way the cab mounts are positioned on the chassis, this side won't quite fit square, but I liked how it looked so I decided to keep the "bent" looking tank. I might lower it a bit, though, so the cap will come off! (In theory, of course.)

I want this guy's job!