Jonathan

That is one sharp truck!

Guess I should have mentioned - I totally buggered the "glass" by trying to tint it with Tamiya smoke. I've had great success with this in the past, but for whatever reason this was diaster and I wasn't able to salvage the kit's glass. So, I cut new pieces from clear K&S plastic sheet. The shiny bits are all Alclad II; although the wheels are as they come in the kit - sort of a flat aluminum plating (which is quite nice). I lost one of the pins for the front wheels, so I fashioned one from styrene rod. Decent, I guess. At least from a few feet away. I ended up stripping the original paint. I used Tamiya red oxide primer and Tamiya light metallic blue for the exterior. If you look closely, you'll see some trash in the paint around the rockers and the tail panel. Since the red oxide shows through slightly, I think it ended up looking like a car that is being driven daily, but needs some work. I decided to let it ride. I have one more of these - in Pace Car markings, although the decals are shot. The Pace Car version includes T-Tops and different wheels. Uhm....?

Wow!

I've built three of those now - it's a great little kit. I really like your color choice.

Really digging the swamp cooler!

Beautiful work!

You are correct! Tamiya Light Blue

Welp, I didn't finish before the new year, so - it's the first build of the new year!

The old motorized kit from circa 1979. Tamiya paints used throughout. More subpar phone photos here: https://southernfriedherring.weebly.com/scale-stuff/tamiya-124-datsun-280zx-finished

That is bizarre. Gnarly!

So cool. Did the real truck ever exist with that cut into the bed sides? I'm guessing not, but who knows...

Man, this is awesome work!

I think a proper S-10 transkit for an extended cab (first generation) would be a great seller.

Very nice build. I really like the barn, too! Details on that?

Looking at it here, it looks a little dirty. So, I'm going for a daily driven, but aging car. Yeah, that's my story.

Lil' update. Got (most?) of the black trim completed. Still need to do the lights and emblems.

Wow! Beautiful work!

Nice attention to detail. I really like where this is going.

Would love to pickup a copy ...

Picked this little gem up from eBay some years ago. Vintage Tamiya kit, very representative of the era, with motorization option. Interestingly, this kit does include a decent semblance of an engine, if you cut the hood out. Not sure I'll go that route at this point. So far: Tamiya Lacquer, Tamiya panel line accent (possibly overdone!) and Alclad II chrome ...

Really nice work! I always thought these looked better as extended cabs. I wish someone would make a decent extended cab transkit for the Revell S-10!

That's the coolest thing I've seen in a while!

Epic project! "Plymouth" is stamped/etched into the frame? Wow!

I found the wheels on eBay, sold by "prostreethobbies". 3D printed. Here is a link to them: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324685093033

Really excellent work!