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I'm planning to build the floor out of basswood. Not sure yet if I want to try to make planks or cheat a bit and make it one piece with strips of metal.

It's been a little while since I did anything with this one. I wasn't satisfied with how the bed was going together, so I made my own!

Not to be "that guy" but your transmission shifter is in the transfer case shifter location. Sticks out like a sore thumb to me as my 96 K1500 has the same interior.

I built this a while back using the roof from a '69 Cougar. I might yet strip it down an re-do it as my skills have improved and I didnt paint it a veey flattering colour.

If you have a problem with the engine I'm using you're really not going to like what colour I painted it...! But, seriously, though, I do know the engine isn't entirely correct. I'm also using another one of these engines in a '75 K10 I'm building. I'm using them because I have them on hand and 1) couldn't get a Trumpeter Nova or two and 2) was unaware there was a resin source for the engine. I am doing a bit of tweaking with a different carb and air cleaner and adding an oil filter to the block in the appropriate location. It'll pass muster for my standards.

So far I have a radiator from a Monogram Bronco for the Blazer and one from the MPC Bronco foe the Jimmy. I have a few extras of the MPC squarebody kits so I may go that route.

Quite a few years back I purchased a parts lot that had two Blazers and a Jimmy; the Jimmy was built and the two Blazers were partially assembled. I also managed to snag, in another parts lot, a '69 Blazer grille. The Jimmy's body was severely warped and I decided to instead find a donor kit and use the GMC-specific parts to build a Jimmy. Years passed, plans came and went, and eventually Round 2 saw fit to re-issue the Blazer kit. I purchased a kit early this year with the intent of building a Jimmy. Again, plans came and went up until about a week ago when I woke up one morning and lost interest in all the kits I had on my workbench (don't you love it when that happens?). So, I packed everything up and dug out my Jimmy project. While I was rooting around for parts, waiting for some glued components to set, I found my '69 grille and decided to do a dual build of the '70 Jimmy and '69 Blazer. Here are the chassis (chassises?): The Jimmy (white frame) is getting a SBC. When starting to assemble the kit unit, the block and transmission appear much larger than 1:25 scale, probably closer to 1:24 or larger, so I sourced a block/transmission, oil pan, timing chain cover, and water pump from the parts bin. The heads, valve covers, intake manifold, transfer case, and rear transmission support are all kit items. The Blazer (orange frame) is getting a six cylinder from the AMT '60 C10. Transfer case and transmission tail shaft/mount are kit items. Body shots: Now, because of the way that the kit is molded with the separate roof and tailgate, the body ends up being quite wobbly and weak. Since I'll be displaying both of these trucks with the roofs on I decided to glue them, the tailgates, and the rear hatches on for stability. I ended up using the reissued kit's hood and tailgate on the Blazer as they were in much better shape than parts I had available. Also, the roof on the Blazer is from another of the kits in the parts lot as the orange roof had sink marks where cab lights were glued on. Moving on to the grilles, I sanded down the back of the Blazer grille to open it up to match the Jimmy. The hood bowtie is from the same C10 that coughed up the six cylinder. I've also opened and enlarged the radiator openings on both bodies in order to fit better radiators. The Jimmy grilles I have are both old with faded chrome. I stripped this one and painted it with Krylon Matte Aluminium. It looks decent, but I may play around a bit to get a better finish. The Blazer grille will get the same treatment. While the firewall opening is mostly correct in the kit, V8 trucks had a panel slightly recessed. I haven't been able to find reference pictures of an I6-powered Blazer or Jimmy, but in order to get everything to line up correctly the engine is just about touching the interior tub. I may fill in the gap between the firewall and tub, or not... Both trucks also received missing panel lines between the fender/cowl and fender/rocker panel: Finally, the wheels. The Blazer is getting the deep dish chrome steelies in the kit but with corrected rears while the Jimmy is getting a set of chrome spoked wheels from the MPC squarebody kits. Both are using Formula Desert Dog PCV tires. Thanks for looking!

My club just completed our Passin' Gas Challenge, where members were challenged to build a gasser kit out of box with no additions or scratchbuilding. The only exception was the wheels and tires as previous issues of the AMT '33 Willys kit had horrible tires. My entry was the AMT '37 Chevy coupe kit. This was my first (completed) gasser build and I'm starting another! Thanks for looking.

According to IIDRN round2models.com is indeed down.

Here's the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, BTW: http://blog.caranddriver.com/jeep-confirms-hellcat-powered-grand-cherokee-to-dealers-reveals-0-60-time/

I have a 1/72 model of a WWII Fiat pickup truck; I can just imagine how tiny this robot thing will be!

A deployable fire fighting robot in 1/72?!

Looks good, Dad!

The potential for building many different options is pretty cool with the new Moebius kit. For this build, I have combined the 4x4 suspension and front crossmember from the AMT 78 F-350 reissue with the AMT 53 F-100 reissue. In these two chassis shots, you can see the 4x4 components in white plastic. The F-350 kit has the transfer case divorced from the transmission with a small drive shaft. I cut off the frame mounting tab and attached the transfer case directly to the transmission. The wheels and tires are from the MPC World War II Jeep. Here is a mock up: I had to make filler panels to go between the outside of the cab and the frame to cover the gap. I also cut down the side steps from another 53 F-100 kit to make the short steps. I also cut out the radiator support. Chassis in primer: Now in color with the bed at an appropriate height. Paint is Krylon Dual True Blue and Ivory.

Oh! I almost forgot about this one:

I'm wondering if someone casts these wheels in resin? They are the 6-bolt, round window wheels used on medium duty trucks, F-600, F-700, C-600, C-700...?

Now this is how I've been wanting to build my Lonestar from the start, but could never find any pictures of such a configuration. Now I can get back on it!

I didn't think there was a car smaller than a Peel P50; I was mistaken!

This is amazing work, Pavel!

Just bought the Moebius '71 F-100, next will probably be the Revell '57 Ford wagon.

My current arrangement, all set up after moving in at the end of May. It is a small room, but not the smallest I've crammed into!

I can verify, but I don't have a picture at the moment.

FYI, there are no Exxon or Mobil stations in Canada; only Esso.