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Well, I think the salt could be brushed on in certain spots to act as paint chips or rock chips in the fender flares or air dam. But the red primer underneath wouldn't really look right. I don't know if you could paint the fenders and dam a different color and then apply salt to look like rock chips? That or paint them black like you said too look like later add-on parts.

I know some aren't fans of slot cars and I respect that, but I personally enjoy a slot car more than a normal model car. The hobby has made a real resurgence in my neck of the woods and a few of us including myself are really into "no-bar" slot cars. Basically, the car has no wheelie bar(s) and just gives a little more realism to it all. Anyways, I bought this car from Bandit Resins probably 3-4 years ago and it was quite expensive. I won't put Bandit down as I know a lot of you have bought plenty of quality products and have seen some cars that look perfect. Mine just wasn't in the shape I thought it should be for the price, lesson learned. It's been painted/stripped about 6 times now and has always been a slot car. I've been lurking on this forum for a while now and thanks to reading the Tips/Tricks and many different project threads, I thought I'd give it a shot at making this car really slick. No one makes an 80' and that's what my 1:1 is, so I recently bought an 80' El Camino promo to cut up. The downside to the promo is that I'll have to figure out how to match the rear bumper in the malibu kit to the chrome El Camino kit. I had looked into cutting the core support forward off and swap, but it would be hard to match as I don't have much experience with splicing two together. So I plan on cutting them at the doorline and work on the roof since the flat panel and door line would be easier to hide the seam. Enough blabbering, I've stripped them down. Hopefully get the measurements and start cutting tomorrow. Thanks for looking! -Skylar.

I was bored looking through eBay and found a collection of old resin castings from SC Miller. I don't recall ever hearing of the guy, but I haven't been in the hobby that long. Maybe you guys would find it useful, maybe not. Some really weird cars to cast, you can tell its "antique", maybe some of the more "seasoned" gentlemen on here know this stuff. http://www.ebay.com/sch/Toys-Hobbies-/220/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ssn=curiosityconsignmentstore&_pgn=2&_skc=50&rt=nc

Nice work on the vinyl metal flake look, does a great job resembling the real thing. Project is taking shape, keep at it!

Yes, they're stock tail lights that have been candied over.

I like to use Petersen photo archive on Facebook, they post a tremendous amount of old photographs. I can get lost in that page for a few hours. https://www.facebook.com/Petersen.Photo.Archive?fref=ts

I would disagree, it can still be a street car but they're definitely pro-mods. Although they do drive over 1000 miles to compete in drag week. Micro Nitro would be the best place for wheels, he makes a great product. As for tires, I think it would take some looking around in the resin section and find something close to what you're looking for. Both the 57, sick 1.0 and larson's chevy II should all be fairly easy to re-create. I know the S10 would be quite a challenge as its proportions are extremely cut up as well as sick 2.0 which could be done using a promod camaro body (a few different resin casters sell them). Most of the cars in Unlimited have dedicated websites and will have endless amounts of photos for you to get a reference from. As for D.O.T. like X275, ODR, etc. there should be plenty of cars similar online. Check classifieds such as racingjunk, turbobullet and the like to find good inside/out pictures of normal 25.2/25.3 cars. Good luck, and try to document your builds on here as we love watching projects come together!

Great work, reflections look awesome.

I apologize for posting in both threads, I didn't see this question until later on after I posted. Correct, all 180SX cars were built on the S13 chassis. Although similar, they're not the same. On the chassis you're looking for (S14) they only came in two models. The 240sx in the US and the Silvia in EU, Jap, etc. I did some searching and found that there was an S13 model kit made by Aoshima that came with a fully detailed engine bay and an SR20 swap. The S13 chassis is similar enough that should be able to kit bash the front half of the chassis' together and make a fully detailed S14. All the photos attached are of the S13 model kit with the engine bay. Hopefully you can find some pictures of the S14 chassis.

There are a few videos on youtube of the unboxing/review of these models. Unfortunately a quick search for me only brought up curbside models. The KA motors in these cars like zoom zoom said weren't very fast. The SR20 which came in the japanese silvia versions were a bit quicker and could be found in a few other nissans in case you're considering opening the hood and building an engine bay. Also, on your search make sure you pay close attention to which version you buy, the one you have pictured is the "kouki" front end which I believe was 97+, they made another earlier version referred to as the zenki front end. Good luck with your search!

Neat, always loved mini trucks. Project is starting to look good, I'd be interested in seeing the datsun 720 too.

If you look around on Facebook groups you can usually find one within a reasonable distance. There are two within 35-50 miles from my house and I live in a very rural area. I know a lot of guys do normal road racing slot car tracks, but it does require fewer people too race. With drag racing, its easy to make 10-15 passes every hour because every pass is less than 2 seconds even with slow cars.

I appreciate the input, I will look ath escalade kits, hopefully they're still super cheap. I agree, keeping the black nice is a nightmare. Dad ordered his 07' classic brand new factory black. He washes it at least once a week and it gets polished and waxed frequently. Nice work on the model, pretty little ext. cab. On lowering the full size, my truck rides better than factory but it was a factory Z85 (heavy duty coils and leafs/shock combo). It definitely rides as good as dad's truck. Relatively cheap too as much of a drop it is. The 4/6" drop from mcgaughy is only $800 compared to the $1400-1500 for a top of line belltech kit. Here's dad's 07. Aluminum headed 5.3, 2wd. He totaled it at 75k miles, sat in copart for two years and we found it fixed a year ago and went about bought it back.

Yep, they sure did. You're looking at around $20 or so for one on eBay. Just search "grand national 1:24" in eBay.

Yep, the headlights are shorter in height, the parking lights are taller and the grill bar is too big. But in this scale, I think it's about as close as you can get. The only other option I think would be to take the escalade headlights and cut them up but it seems like that would be more work.

The JDS wheels look good, love the license plate. Nice color!

Wow, that sucks. As for the tar covered parts, I believe soaking them overnight in 91% rubbing alcohol should let you peel that stuff right off.

Thanks for the compliments! Yes, having no wheelie bars is a challenge finding ways to add weight. A lot of guys instead use a controller that will make the car leave soft. As for parachutes, there are plenty out that have resin copies on them but aren't functional. I have seen a few pictures of them in the 60's that were functional, but we go 35-42 mph in 27.5 feet now I think getting a parachute to stop it would just look unproportional. We do use a very thick glue though that stops them in a few feet.

I had thought about that, but the escalade doesn't have the correct headlights/taillights. But for the resin instead of metal roof and doors it would definitely be lighter. I will just have too see how cheap the kit is when I go to kitbash, to see if it's worth buying after buying the other two.

Dad is going to be down and out over the summer, so this seems like a nice father/son project. I will do my best to document the build online for those that would also like to take on this task. Here's what I've come up with for building YOUR 03-05 (06-07) Silverado. You can build a crew, ext. or single cab using the appropriate models. Maybe one of the numerous modeling legends on the board can take this and build a master! Please note that the models pictured I did not build and do not take credit for them. All credit goes to their respective builders. What you need: Revell 99' Silverado Ext. Cab Kit. 1:25 Scale They've released a few different versions, I would personally recommend the stock version. Welly (or Jada, seems they are the same) 02' Avalanche 1:25/1:27 (it seems the boxes say different numbers but are the same dimensions) Diecast. They've made a few lowrider versions, you might look around and pick one with bigger wheels or an interior color that you prefer as they're not the same for each version. Modifications: Going to be slicing and dicing quite a bit on these two. I have done a few photoshops to outline where I personally would make the cuts and what to use on the final piece. Green being for sure what I would remove for the final and red being a possibility. The roof might become quite a challenge for our crew cab build as the crew cabs are the only models that have the slats, they were used for strengthening in a rollover. If you are wanting to build an ext./reg cab or are building a crew cab from 03'/early-04' than you won't have to worry about these roof slats as they weren't installed. Don't forget to save the back of the cab from the rear door seam back on the 99'. As the rockers, back section, glass, etc. is all the same no matter what overall cab the truck has. As you can see I've highlighted the rear door, which is something I will probably use. I do know that others have used two ext cab 99' models and spliced together a rear door. However as this diecast has a full interior, it would seem more efficient to use what's there. Molding the front door panels might become a challenge, but that's something I'll face when the time comes. I may use all of the doors on the avalanche depending on how easily the moulding comes off. The hood and grill/headlights are perfect for those wanting to do an 03-05. However as I'm wanting an 06/07' model, I will have to cut these up and modify the hood slightly to be correct. The avalanche tail lights are much more similar to the later model silverado than the 99'. I will most likely use the 99 tailights as template and cut out/mold the two together to achieve the desired look. The bumper on the 99' is closer to what we are wanting for the 03-07 models as they are all the same, the only difference being that in 06+ they began painting the top bumper pad from the factory. We will have to omit the top of the pad as it reaches the fender, extending the trucks fender down. Also filling the top gaps in the bumper and moving the down. The bottom of the bumper will take some extensive reconstruction and will probably take blending the avalanche bumper in as well to make it look right. The bed is also important for us as crew cabs have an even shorter bed, if you're building an ext./reg cab please rejoice as you won't have to shorten it for your model. The crew cab is 9" shorter 5'8" vs. 6'5" for the ext./reg.

Thanks! I was looking through some diecasts after I posted this, I think I have it figured out. Take the Revell 99 Silverado 1:25 (not the SS concept version) and a 1:25 avalanche diecast. Figuring out how to splice the two front bumpers together to make it look close will be the hard part. They make a 1:25 diecast but its proportions are absolutely terrible. I'll post some pictures here in a few minutes for those who are looking for reference in the future.

Yep, you got me. Damnit. Now I feel dumb!

Hey guys, Curious if anyone has seen a resin kit or conversion for the 99-01 Silverado model kit? I doubt they would have a crew cab kit, so I know that's something I would have too make. I know the 06-07 bodystyle has a different grill and hood than the 03-05 but that is something rather easy to modify. I appreciate any help you can give! Here are some pictures of my daily driver. EDIT: I believe I have found out what it takes to build such a model and will begin on this project soon. I have one or two builds in the way and hopefully will begin on this by the end of next month. Feel free to comment and give any concerns or criticism on my plans. Thank you for reading this.

EDIT: I was wrong and the old guys got me! Haha!

I believe those are the Eagle/Boss knockoff's of the Budnik Fontana