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Wow! Looks cool, Tom! The roof is 3D printed too?

Interesting project! I like the engine most of all! Tail gate and front bumper looks great too!

Hello to everyone! Thanks to Dennis and Anton for kind words! Holly days were well spent. Construction from styrene was completed more or less. This base used to accept epoxy patty I tried it on to the cabin. There is still something to work on However, it already looks familiar Thank you for interest!

Hello again! Some little progress on body. Slightly changed stamp line on front fenders. It should be curved. Rear springs were down sized (minus 3 mm) to lower rear part of a car. Thank you for interest!

Hello Joseph! Nice project! I guess you are building non exactly the same truck, as on top pictures. It has different style (facelifted) hood, then Plaskit have.

Well done, Warren! How have you done the windscreen? I've made a mandrel to vacuform the windscreen on mine. Interesting choise of chassis color & cab handel color. Nice touch with sanders & tail bumper. I would work a little more with head lights.

Well done, Charles! I'm impressed every time with how you make unique models from scratch. By the way: where are those dash board panels came from? I'm asking because I have to make the same thing for my Ironhide project.

Hello, Friends and all sympathizers! I looked at the date of the last post and shed tears. TopKick was left forgotten and abandoned. The frame is lying on the top shelf, it is lying... Until someone decided to wipe the dust off on the closet and swept the frame off the shelf along with the dust, GD! But about everything in order: For example, here are some parts straight from the printer! Many thanks to friend of mine In addition to the tank, there are caps for the front hubs at the bottom, and the hubs themselves, which have already flashed here. And of course, I immediately (almost) rushed to attach the tank to the frame. We all remember, and for those who do not remember, I will duplicate that there was such a photo: Yeah! this means that there are not enough steel belts and guides. I like it! And here they are! And here we will return to the frame that fell off the shelf.The brackets to which the rear "earrings" were attached were burst. And I fussed and made it out of copper. Also I redesigned the semicircular blocks that are between the springs and the arched part of the earring. They are made of a semicircular 3.2 mm rod and some kind of limiters were glued the ends of them from 0,2mm styrene. Otherwise the "earrings" always fall off the blocks. Now, after I tried to draw the hood in program and failed, I started to make it in old school manner

Thank you, Anton! I've forgot to show the instrument used for hinge bending: And a little more progress about tail lights Red things - are stock parts

Thank you, BRO!

Thank you, Mike! I appreciate it! I categorically welcome everyone! Summary of previous episodes: As you remember, there was a ragged edge left: ... after that vandalism But we will cover this mess with aluminum tin Yes, in the foreground are blanks for new stamplines I didn't like the front body shield. It stands as if he is an important detail, and not some kind of S. But it should look like: In short, I cut it out. And the right shield took its place. Well, there's a better trim lines on the door now. Loops.... I threw out the old ones. I cut new ones out of copper, because I bent/unbent aluminum once - they broke. Copper forgives this for the time being. On the left - cutting, on the right - bent loops. From above, door's loop, from below - bodie's loop. So how does it work: And now - on Camino: The joy of the eyes Yes, I almost forgot: I have joy! Friend of mine has grown mirrors! For which he has a big ARIGATO!

Thank you David and Carl!

Hello again! Was busy some months/ Let's continue! I took up the steering column for a change. After and Before The steering wheel switches are made of a pin and a toothpick The tail door was too thick, so I manage to cut it out and take off excess fat Please note: the bottom of the rear side is almost a centimeter thick. It is clear that this is done to facilitate the removal of the model from the mold, but I would make the tailboard separate.... Well - I did so. For speed, I removed the thickness from the inside with a circular saw, and she jumped to the front side. Fail! Filled with glue. So, I removed the thickness and now I need to close the hole I used 1.5mm plastic for the insert. He's tough. That's what we need. Now you need to make a semblance of this (specifically, for now - side stops for the door): Epoxy for this purpose is a spot on! I made a bunch of angles to make it clearer Yes. I also made a support plate, on which the rear bumper should lie ... and "fangs in the corners - also under the bumper. I tried to make the edges of the bumpers thinner and to shave excess resin - at the same time. We cut the notch for the handle! But now someone will ask: "What about the loops?" And I will answer: "There will be loops, comrades!" Historical background: as many have already noticed - there are "horns" sticking out at the bottom of the rear side. These are the body hinges. I did not fully understand: where is the door hinge and the axis of mutual rotation. Perhaps the axis of rotation is just on the outside of the door or just behind the face wall of the tailboard. At first I thought to make plastic loops.... well, in general, I did. Then I made it out of aluminum tin. I will use both sets: I will glue the tin to the door, with the axis of rotation as close as possible to the outer skin, and I will glue the plastic into the body for imitation - at the end. In the middle of these operations I will bend right angle of wire 0.5 mm. and stick one end into the door, the other end will glue in the floor. That's the plan. Then we'll see what kind of "goat's face" (the Russian version of failure) will come out of this. Thanks for your attention! Who honors my lamentations! 🙂

Incredible work now, Jeff! Following wiht pleasure. I wanted to build a school bus one day. So I learn.

Well done, Denis! Good looking piece of work! I like the doors and dash board! I would tinted the grill a little, as you did with wheels. Waiting for it on other site!

Thank you, Anthony! I realised that I have not mirrors for this project. I think this is replica: ... and it is - original I tried to make my own 3D models Stay turned!

I welcome my colleagues and all sympathizers! Mockery of the body look in the next series, but for now the soul asks to show off. On the fourth El Camino, the spare tire was hiding tight: Of course, I does not have a similar 5th wheel in my spares. So we will make a spare wheel in a case. To begin with, brew a strip of styrene inside 32mm tube Pull out, cool, glue. We get the radial part. And a Chinese cutter cut the round. Then I glue square rod inside to sand down angles of case The dummy wheel is ready If you think that's all - you wrong. We still need to break up interior tub! Who forgot the tub looked like this: Now looks - that And in the chassis was scraped too. Well, the "wheel" did not fit otherwise. Now the wheel stands almost as in the original Thank you for stay turned!

Thank you, co brothers!

Hello, colleagues! Let's continue our handiwork! Finally recut panel lines. I composed a template from 0,1mm styrene because without a template, the back of the doors was not very successful. Returned "chrome" trimming on the windshield pillars. However, there are points for improvement. Yes, I closed the gap under the grill with millimeter styrene. By gluing the muzzle with a negative slope, I increased the gap between the hood and the muzzle. I built up the hood in front with epoxy. Do not forget about the firewall. I sawed down this incomprehensible structure. Haven't seen heater like this on Camino 4 I tried to prime it yesterday, and as the Dozer from the Matrix said: "We still have to work on it and work on it." Put filler on the perimeter of the lens of the right headlight, lift the rear of the hood... Yes, 1-2 vertical ribs on the grill are poorly casted. In thought: is it worth bothering? In general, there is something to work on. Here are scratches of the sanding paper There is not evenly glued strip of styrene But I like almost everything about the interrior Well, except for these moments Silicon moulds were worn out. And then a nuance came out: the interior tub turned out to be too long and the firewall, which should be UNDER the bar, simply does not fit there. I'll cut the front wall of the tub and sand down the thickness of the firewall These are the grooves that are the most difficult to sand down. Thank you for watching!

Hello everyone! I learned that front wheels have very small turn angle. So let's try to fix it Front wheels rotation axis is tilted. The green arrow show us problem point: the plane of contact of the upper lever and the upper part of the "rotary fist" have a slope that is not perpendicular to the axis of rotation - which prevents normal rotation. I sanded the pad on the lever, and left it on the rotary fist. Let's look at the white insert in the transverse steering rod and realize that this is not all adventures. It was necessary to cut the steering rod into 3 parts (God loves the Trinity) in order to bend its side parts more curvly, which rested in the turn on the stabilizer bar and its brackets. Here are brackets The left wheel is rotated more because the split steering rod has more mobility and can stretch and contract. It may be worth replacing it with a wire, but we will have to make new brackets at the ends. Although I have already fixed some broken parts in places. In general, I'll shouldthink over. The angle is not great, but you can see how the right third of the steering rod still rests on the stabilizer. But now this chariot does not look like a tram Thank you for watching! I hope this will help to someone else.

Hello everyone! Where did I stop long ago? Oh, yes! On the radiator! Now I'll show my efforts in this field, but first a little more under-the-hood stuff. A little! And then someone will ask a question (although they won't ask): "Tell me, dear heart, and what are these gray lumps in the foreground with little lumps?" And I will still answer (although no one asked) - these are tanks, expansion tank and washing tank! However, a distributer tired me more than others. Here he is - a bastard. Below we see one and a half distributers. And yes, because the first attempt was torture. I missed the size. Well, it happens. A piece of tube on on contact is playing a role of tip Here is the radiator + some more parts: alternator, battery Yes, I couldn't help but dig into the radiator lining Here it is in its original form We see (who can't see, there are arrows) that some holes are clogged with road debris (beetles, mosquitoes, etc.). "But it's a mess!" We take a drill and cut off all the excess More on this photo you can see An inquisitive look will naturally notice the gap between ..... uh, the bumper and the lining, and he will be right, because there is an arrow there for this. We inflated the wings from above, raised the grill. It is logical that there will be a gap. But don't get excited! When the grill finally sticks to the body, a sheet of polystyrene will close this case. In the meantime, the wings need another layer of putty, so that by increasing the volume they coincide with the contour of the front panel adjacent to the wings. Pay attention to the more elegant windshield pillars. I'll attach the edging to them later And here you can not focus attention. I've already glued a strip to the trunk. So I raise the line of stamping on the body. Thank you for watching!

Thank you, Anton! The engine bay photos - is what I need now! I have couple, but it always good to have more angles.

Thank you, Anton! I would glad to see everything you have! So, after I made shafts for IronHide, it's time to do so for El Camino It was shortened a little in fitting process. Now I was ready to bend exhaust pipes, which should connect to exhaust manifold I glue the pickup manifold to its engine, try it on the chassis. The collector rested against the crossbar. Hm..... I looked at the reference photos and for sure: on passenger cars of those times, the exhaust outlet was at the back, at the last cylinder, and not in the middle, like mine. I decided to cut the exhaust manifold and swap the pieces Dismembered! Tried it on! Fiasco! Did not get into the middle exhaust outlets. Calm down! Now we will bend this collector from a rod and glue it together! Glued! Here is this masterpiece! I look at it and my eye twitches. After all, it seems like a simple thing, but there it is. An idea! Why not to take a collector from extensive kit collection? There must be something suitable. And exactly! And also in a Chevrolet pickup truck, but - of '73. Well, from lousy pants collectors - at least a shred of flanges. And they suit to engine though they of different scales Here is this insidious crossbar! Yes, I also added a crossbar behind the tank. I've seen it on references. Now everything is ready for laying the exhaust pipes and you can enjoy the process. The sponsor of pleasure is 2mm solder. It's the right one! It's beautiful, isn't it? And characteristically, it bends easily! While I was chatting with you here and the second one bent! The eye rejoices! Well, I'm a handsome man! However, it's too early to celebrate! We continue to eliminate the shortage of parts. That suddenly I was seized with the desire to weld the radiator and all its surroundings The rest is in the next episode!

Thank you! Fixed!

Hello again! Some body work While putty is gaining firmness, I remembered how wonderful the "out-of-the-box" modeling was One of my 4 cats help me not to lose small parts I’ve found suitable engine in my spares It came from model like this Well, the first thing I had to saw off was the gearbox crankcase It's a little cramped for him there... and you can't slip the driveshaft in this position And the lower part of the engine crankcase should also be (and will be) shortly I’ve used these reference pictures as a base: I had to take my Proxxon and modify the chassis. Now the driveshaft should fit. It remains to make it I tried the engine on. It seems to fit Let's move on. Taking the opportunity, I have made silicon moulds from various under-the-hood (and not only) small parts. Gray details from the Mobius 1969 F-100. After all, how much modern models have advanced in detail (although failures also take place here)! There are even horns!